Sheppard\u2019s 30th career series win is his first-ever Big-Block Modified win at Cornwall Motor Speedway<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nCORNWALL, ONTARIO \u2014 June 30, 2014 \u2014 He\u2019s unstoppable; with two Super DIRTcar Series wins to his credit already this season, \u201cSuper Matt\u201d Sheppard, of Waterloo, N.Y, is on a roll. He outdueled veteran racer Billy Decker, of Sidney, N.Y., Sunday, June 29 to claim a stunning victory at Ontario\u2019s Cornwall Motor Speedway and solidify his point lead over Decker, eight-time series champion Brett Hearn and the many other drivers vying for the title.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t say enough about this whole team here. Man, is this thing rolling!\u201d Sheppard said of the Heinke-Baldwin Racing FX Caprara Car Co. No. 9h. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t seem to matter whether we\u2019re on a quarter-mile high-banked bullring like Cornwall, or a bigger track like Canandaigua; we\u2019ve been good everywhere we\u2019ve been. \u201d<\/p>\n
Starting tenth on the grid, Sheppard worked his way forward as Australian driver Pete Britten took the initial lead. Decker ran in second, but was quick to challenge Britten. The pair powered off a lap-14 restart, but Britten Troyer No. 21a stumbled, wandering too low on the track and falling to 11th place.<\/p>\n
Decker led over Boisvert, and, by lap 19, Sheppard had already charged to third place. In lab 25, the Phelps Cement Products No. 3 of Justin Haers slowed to a stop on the backstretch to bring yellow flag conditions. Larry Wight brought another caution in lap 37, and on the restart Sheppard powered to second place.<\/p>\n
Decker motored forward, but Sheppard was gaining on him. Sheppard went for the pass in lap 50, and the leaders raced side-by-side until Decker jumped too high on the cushion in turns 3 and 4 of lap 51, causing the Gypsum Wholesalers LJL Racing No. 91 to spin a the yellow flag to wave.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was pretty well gone for a long time, then it seemed like when we got to second we were slowly able to start catching him,\u201d Sheppard recalled of his mid-race battle with Decker. \u201cWe were able to get a run, battled side-by-side, and we were finally able to get around him.<\/p>\n
The three-time Super DIRTcar Series Champion sped ahead, leading over Matt Billings and Alain Boisvert. Shepherd seemed to effortlessly cruise forward, putting more and more distance between the No. 9h and the rest of the field. He struggled with lapped traffic late in the race, but the struggle didn\u2019t slow him down.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe lapped traffic was tough,\u201d Sheppard said. \u201cEveryone was running two-by-two. There wasn\u2019t a lot of room to really go anywhere. \u00a0You had to wait for them to string out and go single-line, either high or low, so you could get by them<\/p>\n
\u201cThat takes some patience sometimes,\u201d he continued. \u201cYou want to get around them as fast as you can, but sometimes that just slows you down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the challenge, Sheppard maintained his lead position through the checkered flag to claim his 30th career Super DIRTcar Series win, as well as his first-ever Big-Block Modified win at Cornwall Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels good to finally get this Big-Block win here,\u201d Sheppard said. \u201cIt seems like we\u2019ve been in the hunt a bunch of times.\u201d<\/p>\n
Billings, \u00a0of Brockville, Ontario, \u00a0finished second after wresting a position from Boisvert off a lap-42 restart.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t really think the car was very good, but I think we just kept digging and kept on working,\u201d said Billings, who has been making the haul to Central New York tracks Brewerton Speedway and Canandaigua Motorsports Park to compete against the likes of Sheppard on a weekly basis. \u201cRunning in Brewerton and Canandaigua weekly really puts you down a few pegs. But you\u2019ve got to keep climbing high and keep trying to reach the top.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quebec driver Boisvert maintained his spot to claim third. Kyle Dingwall, of Morrisburg, Ontario, \u00a0finished fourth after starting seventh and Billy Dunn, of Watertown, N.Y., finished fifth. Rounding out the top ten are Jimmy Phelps in sixth, Mat Williamson in seventh, defending series champion Hearn in eighth, early race leader Britten in ninth and Gary Tomkins in tenth.<\/p>\n
The Super DIRTcar Series continues Thursday, July 3, at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in Elbridge, N.Y. , for the classic Stars & Stripes Summer Super Show presented by Dig Safely 811. Race fans can catch the action even earlier, with the DIRTcar 358-Modified Series invading Humberstone Speedway in Port Colborne, Ontario, for a Canada Day special Tuesday, July 1. Both the DIRTcar 358-Modified Series and the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series will be running Wednesday, July 2, \u00a0at Ransomville Speedway in Ransomville, N.Y. For more information about the Super DIRTcar Series, \u00a0visit www.sugerdirtcarseries.com.<\/p>\n
Super DIRTcar Series Statistical Report<\/strong><\/p>\nCornwall Motor Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\nSunday, June 29, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\nA-Main:<\/strong><\/p>\n1. 9h Matt Sheppard \u2013 Waterloo, N.Y. ($6,000)<\/p>\n
2. 74 Matt Billings \u2013 Brockville, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
3. 73 Alain Boisvert \u2013 Dorval, Quebec, Canada<\/p>\n
4. 66 Kyle Dingwall \u2013 Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
5. 49 Billy Dunn \u2013 Watertown, N.Y.<\/p>\n
6. 98h Jimmy Phelps \u2013 Baldwinsville, N.Y.<\/p>\n
7. 6m Mat Williamson \u2013 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
8. 20 Brett Hearn \u2013 Sussex, N.J.<\/p>\n
9. 21a Pete Britten \u2013 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia<\/p>\n
10. 84 Gary Tomkins \u2013 Clifton Springs, N.Y.<\/p>\n
11. 40 Joel Doiron \u2013 Alexandria, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
12. 21 Yan Bussiere \u2013 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada<\/p>\n
13. 42p Pat Ward \u2013 Genoa, N.Y.<\/p>\n
14. 99L Larry Wight \u2013 Altmar, N.Y.<\/p>\n
15. 91 Billy Decker \u2013 Sidney, N.Y.<\/p>\n
16. 10v Billy VanInwegen \u2013 Sparrowbush, N.Y.<\/p>\n
17. 3 Justin Haers \u2013 Phelps, N.Y.<\/p>\n
18. 10R Gabriel Richer \u2013 Les Coteaux, Quebec, Canada<\/p>\n
19. 54 Steve Bernard \u2013 Granby, Quebec, Canada<\/p>\n
20. 115 Stephane LaFrance \u2013 Casselman, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
21. 22c Mario Clair \u2013 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada<\/p>\n
22. 66x Carey Terrance \u2013 Hogansburg, N.Y.<\/p>\n
23. 01 Chris Raabe \u2013 Napanee, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
24. 151kb Brian McDonald \u2013 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
25. 25 Erick Rudolph \u2013 Ransomville, N.Y.<\/p>\n
26. 35 Mike Perrotte \u2013 Plattsburgh, N.Y.<\/p>\n
27. 27J Danny Johnson \u2013 Rochester, N.Y.<\/p>\n
28. 43 Keith Flach \u2013 Ravena, N.Y.<\/p>\n
29. 23 Laurent Ladouceur \u2013 Alexandria, Ontario, \u00a0Canada<\/p>\n
30. 98S Rich Scagliotta \u2013 Hillsborough, N.J.<\/p>\n
B-Main 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Terrance, Bussiere, Ladouceur, Morin, Chicoine, Ward, Wilson, D. Stacey \nB-Main 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Bernard, Wight, VanInwegen, Richer, Kerr, Perrotte, Rice, W. Stacey, Scagliotta<\/p>\nQualifying Heats (8 laps, top 5 transfer, top 3 redraw)<\/p>\n
Heat 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Raabe, Dingwall, Boisvert, McDonald, Hearn, Bussiere, Ward, Ladouceur, Chicoine, Herbison \nHeat 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Sheppard, Williamson, Dunn, Haers, Tomkins, D. Stacey, Morin, Wilson, Rice \nHeat 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Decker, Britten, Rudolph, Clair, Flach, VanInwegen, W. Stacey, Wight, Bernard \nHeat 4:<\/strong>\u00a0Johnson, Billings, Doiron, LaFrance, Phelps, Scagliotta, Richer, Kerr, Perrotte<\/p>\nTime Trials:<\/strong>\u00a01. Decker 13.123; 2. Sheppard 13.157; 3. Johnson 13.194; 4. Britten 13.215; 5. Doiron 13.231; 6. Billings 13.232; 7. LaFrance 13.266; 8. Raabe 13.296; 9. Boisvert 13.297; 10. Bernard 13.307; 11. Flach 13.360; 12. Dunn 13.361; 13. Wight 13.362; 14. Williamson 13.364; 15. Herbison 13.380; 16. Phelps 13.382; 17. Haers 13.388; 18. Clair 13.456; 19. Ward 13.479; 20. Terrance 13.525; 21. Dingwall 13.536; 22. Rudolph 13.584; 23. VanInwegen 13.587; 24. Tomkins 13.607; 25. Scagliotta 13.625; 26. Ladouceur 13.666; 27. Richer 13.755; 28. Perrotte 13.783; 29 . McDonald 13.787; 30. Chicoine 13.869; 31. Bussiere 13.884; 32. Morin 13.988; 33. Kerr 13.988; 34. D. Stacey 14.124; 35. Wilson 14.627; 36. Rice 14.693. No Time: Hearn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheppard\u2019s 30th career series win is his first-ever Big-Block Modified win at Cornwall Motor Speedway CORNWALL, ONTARIO \u2014 June 30, 2014 \u2014 He\u2019s unstoppable; with two Super DIRTcar Series wins to his credit already this season, \u201cSuper Matt\u201d Sheppard, of Waterloo, N.Y, is on a roll. He outdueled veteran racer Billy Decker, of Sidney, N.Y., […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[158,179],"tags":[258,263,278,152,165,304,341,206,322,123,290,220,60,268,113],"division":[],"series":[],"regions":[],"class_list":["post-17924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-big-block-modifieds","category-super-dirtcar-series","tag-358-modified","tag-big-block-modified","tag-brewerton-speedway","tag-canada","tag-cornwall-motor-speedway","tag-dirtcar","tag-high","tag-humberstone-speedway","tag-modified","tag-new-york","tag-ransomville-speedway","tag-rolling-wheels-raceway-park","tag-sportsman-2","tag-sportsman-modified","tag-tracks-2"],"yoast_head":"\n
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