Matt Sheppard won the 50 lap Short Track Super Series South Octoberfest at the Hagerstown Speedway on Saturday. This was Matt's twenty-sixth win of the season, first at Hagerstown Speedway this year, and second Short Track Super Series South win of the season. For the 43 year old Sheppard it was their fouth win putting him fouth on the Hagerstown Speedway win list since 1991. Finishing 3.6520 seconds behind in second was Alex Yankowski. This was Alex's forty-eighth Top 5 of the season, first at Hagerstown Speedway this year, and second Short Track Super Series South Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Anthony Perrego, their nineteenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Ryan Godown, their twenty-fouth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Mike Gular, their thirteenth top 5 of the year. Rocky Warner, Danny Bouc, Tyler Dippel, Matt Stangle, and Billy Pauch Jr. rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and StreaksCareer Top 10s: Mike Gular - 600 Short Track Super Series South starts: Brandon Grosso - 50 Short Track Super Series South top 5s: Ryan Godown - 25 Consecutive Short Track Super Series South wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Short Track Super Series South top 5s: Matt Sheppard - 7