WEEDSPORT, N.Y. — Sept. 4, 2017 — Matt Sheppard gets back into Victory Lane during the Labor Day 100 at Weedsport Speedway. Sheppard survived a late race onset from driver of the No. 44 Stewart Friesen to pick up his seventh Super DIRTcar Series win of the season. This win marks his second consecutive Labor Day 100.
FEATURE (100-laps): 1. 9S – Matt Sheppard, 2. 44 – Stewart Friesen, 3. 98H – Jimmy Phelps, 4. 21A – Peter Britten, 5. 25 – Erick Rudolph, 6. 93 – Danny Varin, 7. 39 – Tim McCreadie, 8. 91 – Billy Decker, 9. 84 – Gary Tomkins, 10. 42P – Pat Ward, 11. 88 – Mike Mahaney, 12. 20 – Brett Hearn, 13. 99L – Larry Wight, 14. 19 – Tim Fuller, 15. 6H – Max McLaughlin, 16. 109 – Billy Whittaker, 17. 43 – Keith Flach, 18. 00 – Bobby Varin, 19. 8 – Rich Scagliotta, 20. 7M – Mike Maresca, 21. 11R – Rob Bellinger, 22. 44X – Anthony Perrego, 23. X – Chad Phelps, 24. 55 – Matt Hulsizer, 25. 21R – Ryan Jordan, 26. 3B – Chad Brachmann, 27. 35 – Alan Barker, 28. 22 – Brandon Walters, 29. 21G – Kody Graham, 30. 3 – Justin Haers
Heat #1 (8-laps, 5-Qualify): 1. 9S – Matt Sheppard, 2. 93 – Danny Varin, 3. 21A – Peter Britten, 4. 00 – Bobby Varin, 5. 109 – Billy Whittaker, 6. 44X – Anthony Perrego, 7. 1H – Tim Hindley, 8. 11J – Justin Wright, 9. 22 – Brandon Walters
Heat #2 (8-laps, 5-Qualify): 1. 42P – Pat Ward, 2. 84 – Gary Tomkins, 3. 3B – Chad Brachmann, 4. 20 – Brett Hearn, 5. 6H – Max McLaughling, 6. 8 – Rich Scagliotta, 7. 55 – Matt Hulsizer, 8. 88 – Mike Mahaney, 9. 28P – Eldon Payne
Heat #3 (8-laps, 5-Qualify): 1. 39 – Tim McCreadie, 2. 99L – Larry Wight, 3. 3 – Justin Haers, 4. 43 – Keith Flach, 5. X – Chad Phelps, 6. 11R – Rob Bellinger, 7. 21G – Kody Graham, 8. 35 – Alan Barker
Heat #4 (8-laps, 5-Qualify): 1. 98H – Jimmy Phelps, 2. 44 – Stewart Friesen, 3. 91 – Billy Decker, 4. 25 – Erick Rudolph, 5. 19 – Tim Fuller, 6. 21R – Ryan Jordan, 7. 7M – Michael Maresca, 8. 34 – Andrew Ferguson
Last Chance Showdown (8-laps, 3-Qualify): 1. 8 – Rich Scagliotta, 2. 55 – Matt Hulsizer, 3. 88 – Mike Mahaney, 4. 44X – Anthony Perrego, 5. 1H – Tim Hindley, 6. 11J – Justin Wright, 7. 22 – Brandon Walters.
Last Chance Showdown (8-laps, 3-Qualify): 1. 11R – Rob Bellinger, 2. 7M – Mike Maresca, 3. 21R – Ryan Jordan, 4. 21G – Kody Graham, 5. 35 – Alan Barker, 6. 28P – Eldon Payne Jr., 7. 34 – Andrew Ferguson.
SEASON WINNERS
· Matt Sheppard – 7 (Five Mile Point Speedway on June 11; Autodrome Granby on July 25; Autodrome Drummond on July 26; Ransomville Speedway on August 8; Merrittville Speedway on August 9; Ohsweken Speedway on August 24, Weedsport Speedway on Sept. 4)
· Billy Decker – 3 (Fulton Speedway on April 29; Outlaw Speedway on June 20; Eldora Speedway on July 18)
· Stewart Friesen – 2 (Utica-Rome Speedway on July 2, Weedsport Speedway on July 11)
· Ryan Watt – 1 (Bridgeport Speedway on May 16)
· Tim McCreadie – 1 (Albany-Saratoga Speedway on June 27)
· Larry Wight – 1 (Airborne Park Speedway on July 6)
· Peter Britten – 1 (Sharon Speedway on July 20)
· Larry Wight – 1 (Airborne Park Speedway on July 6)
· Brett Hearn – 1 (Lebanon Valley Speedway on August 31)
