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Super Matt Sheppard Sets Track Record En Route to Unique eCigs Pole Award

Top-six for NAPA Super DIRT Week Billy Whittaker Cars 200 Set OSWEGO, NY — Oct. 5, 2017 — Matt Sheppard’s assault on the 2017 Super DIRTcar Series continues into the 46th annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway, earning him the Unique eCigs pole award. Rick Laubach, Billy Decker, Keith Flach, Dom

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McCreadie Takes Fastest Lap in Super DIRT Week Practice

OSWEGO, NY — Oct. 4, 2017 — The Super DIRTcar Series got on the 5/8th-mile clay-oval at Oswego Speedway for the first official time during the 46th annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. While the first practice was scheduled for an hour, Mother Nature cut it short when a rain shower descended upon the

Bobby Varin Wins at Fonda

Bobby Varin Inherits Lead on Final Lap to Win St. Lawrence Radiology 100 at Fonda Speedway Danny Varin Finishes Second for Father/Son Top Two By MIKE MALLETT FONDA, NY – Sept. 23, 2017 – Saturday night’s St. Lawrence Radiology 100 at Fonda Speedway came down to a pair of track champions. Tim Fuller, the 2017

Matt Sheppards Picks Up Win Number 10 at Cornwall

Matt Sheppard hits double digits in the Super DIRTcar Series at Cornwall Lap traffic being the great equalizer in the final portion. CORNWALL, ONT, CAN – SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 – Billy Decker seemed to be the man to beat at Cornwall Motor Speedway but lap traffic became challenging for the leaders as Matt Sheppard was

Tim Fuller Wins at Mohawk Raceway

Tim Fuller wins an entertaining Super DIRTcar Series event at Mohawk! Fuller’s first Super DIRTcar Series Victory of 2017 HOGANSBURG, NY – SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 – While Mohawk International Raceway regulars showed the way early in the 100-lap event, it was Super DIRTcar Series regular, Tim Fuller that was able to get by Billy Dunn

Sheppard Picks Up Win Number 9 at Brewerton

Sheppard Comes on Late to Win Duel at the Demon 100 at Brewerton Speedway Uses Bottom Lane to Pass Decker and then Wight in the Closing Laps for Ninth Series Win of Season By MIKE MALLETT DirtTrackDigest.com BREWERTON, NY – Sept. 15, 2017 – It was a wild night at the Brewerton Speedway as Matt

Sheppard wins at LeRPM Speedway

Matt Sheppard Picks up Eighth Win of Season at LeRPM Speedway SAINT-MARCEL-DE-RICHELIEU, QUE. — Sept. 9, 2017 — finishing 21st at Autodrome Granby the night before, Sheppard lowered the track record mark during qualifying and would go on to pick up a heat race win. Sheppard headed into the redraw as the driver to beat.

Larry Wight Wins at Granby

Larry Wight Scores Second Super DIRTcar Series Victory of 2017 GRANBY, QUE — Sept. 8, 2017 — Lightning Larry Wight struck for his second Super DIRTcar Series victory of the 2017 season at Autodrome Granby over Steve Bernard, Billy Decker, Pat Ward and Max McLaughlin. The Series moves onto RPM Speedway on Saturday, September 9,

Sheppard Wins Labor Day 100 at Weedsport

Sheppard Returns to Victory Lane at Weedsport Speedway 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

Brett Hearn Wins at Lebanon Valley

Brett Hearn Ends Super DIRTcar Series Winless Drought with $17,500 Triumph at Lebanon Valley Speedway Sheppard’s Series Win Streak Broken at Five with 10th Place Finish By MIKE MALLETT DirtTrackDigest.com WEST LEBANON, NY – August 31 2017 – All it took for Brett Hearn to end his Super DIRTcar Series winless streak was a trip

Matt Sheppard Tames Ohsweken For Fifth Consecutive Win

Matt Sheppard Tames Ohsweken For Fifth Consecutive Win Chad Brachmann Nearly Steals Repeat Ohsweken Victory in Rain Delayed Feature OHSWEKEN, ON, CAN – August 24, 2017 – The first 49 laps of the Triple Crown Showdown were a side-by-side battle between polesitter Larry Wight and front row starter Chad Brachmann, but the final 25 laps

Matt Sheppard Scores First Career Ransomville Win at Summer Nationals

Matt Sheppard Scores First Career Ransomville Win at Summer Nationals Extends Series Win Streak to Three Races RANSOMVILLE, NY – August 8, 2017 – Matt Sheppard was the third and final leader after he took the point position from Billy Decker on lap 49 and led the remaining 52 laps to win his third straight Super

Sheppard Completes Quebec Sweep With Drummond Win

Matt Sheppard Gets a Historic Super DIRTcar Series Win at Autodrome Drummond Sheppard Sweeps Quebec Swing as Pair of Locals Complete the Podium By Martin Belanger DRUMMONDVILLE, QC, CAN – July 26, 2017 – The Super DIRTcar Series regular went to battle with the top local runners of Autodrome Drummond as the Series wrapped up its

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: Peter Britten Makes History at Sharon

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: Peter Britten Makes History at Sharon Britten Dashes From 20th to Become First Australian Super DIRTcar Series Feature Winner HARTFORD, OH – July 20, 2017 – Peter Britten created a little piece of Super DIRTcar Series history on Thursday night. Britten came from the 20th starting position and then used a slidejob

The Kid’s Alright: Billy Whittaker Wins All-Star Showdown at Eldora

The Kid’s Alright: Billy Whittaker Wins All-Star Showdown at Eldora ROSSBURG, OH – July 19, 2017 – Billy Whittaker started on the pole and drove the cushion to perfection on his way to victory in the Super DIRTcar Series All-Star Showdown at Eldora Speedway on Wednesday night. While it was a non-points race, it was

Friesen Wins Hall of Fame 100

Friesen edges McCreadie by a Nose at Hall of Fame 100 Stewart Friesen picks up second Super DIRTcar Series win of the season at Weedsport Speedway WEEDSPORT, NY – July 11, 2017 – On a night that honored Northeast Dirt Modifieds new hall of famers, it was potentially two-future Hall of Famers that battled it

Lightning Strikes For Larry Wight at Airborne

Lightning Strikes For Larry Wight at Airborne Wight Gets First Super DIRTcar Series Win of 2017 PLATTSBURGH, NY – July 6, 2017 – Larry Wight displayed a dominating performance in the Super DIRTcar Series first-ever visit to Airborne Park Speedway on Thursday night. Wight became the race’s fourth leader when he took the lead from

New York Number: Friesen Flies to Victory at Utica-Rome

New York Number: Friesen Flies to Victory at Utica-Rome Sprakers, NY Driver Scores First Win of 2017 in New Yorker 100 VERNON, NY – July 2, 2017 – Stewart Friesen took the lead from Pat Ward on lap 55 with a pass in the slick outside lane after a lap 45 restart and withstood a

McCreadie Steals the Spotlight at the Big Show

Tim McCreadie Steals the Spotlight at the Big Show Takes the Lead From Larry Wight With 23 Laps to go for $10,000 Payday MALTA, NY – June 27, 2017 – Larry Wight took the lead from Stewart Friesen on a lap 74 restart, but Tim McCreadie pounded the cushion to go from fourth to the