GRANBY, QUE – July 24, 2019 – Super Matt Sheppard survived an eleven-car pileup on lap 29 to drive through the field for his fifth Super DIRTcar Series win in 2019. Sheppard took the lead from Queensland, Australian driver Peter Britten on lap 16 after battling wheel-to-wheel for four consecutive laps. Drummond winner Erick Rudolph rounded out the podium after driving up from the twelfth starting position.
FEATURE (100 Laps)
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard [8][$7,500]; 2. 21A-Peter Britten [9][$4,000]; 3. 25-Erick Rudolph [12][$2,500]; 4. 6m-Mat Williamson [3][$1,800]; 5. 91-Billy Decker [6][$1,600]; 6. 20-Brett Hearn [10][$1,400]; 7. 44-Stewart Friesen [16][$1,300]; 8. 99L-Larry Wight [4][$1,200]; 9. 96-JF Corriveau [7][$1,100]; 10. 2L-Jack Lehner [23][$1,000]; 11. 71-Pierre Hebert [22][$800]; 12. 26-Ryan Godown [20][$700]; 13. 21-Yan Bussiere [2][$600]; 14. R2-Rusty Smith [18][$575]; 15. 35-Mike Mahaney [5][$550]; 16. 111-Demetrios Drellos [11][$525]; 17. 17-Marcus Dinkins [26][$500]; 18. 66xm-Michael Maresca [1][$500]; 19. 19m-Jesse Mueller [13][$500]; 20. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [15][$500]; 21. 59-Yanick Mathieu [14][$500]; 22. 49B-Fracois Bernier [19][$500]; 23. 25b-Steve Bernier [24][$]; 24. 63D-Dominic Dufault [21][$]; 25. 37-Paul StSauveur [17][$500]; 26. 27J-Danny Johnson [25][$500]
KSE Hard Charger Award: 2L-Jack Lehner[+13]
Qualifying Flight-A
1. 91-Billy Decker, 18.074; 2. 35-Mike Mahaney, 18.089; 3. 19m-Jesse Mueller, 18.41; 4. 20-Brett Hearn, 18.511; 5. 63D-Dominic Dufault, 18.644; 6. 37-Paul StSauveur, 18.762; 7. 27J-Danny Johnson, 18.875; 8. 92P-Martin Pelletier, 19.248; 9. 3B-Claude Brouillard, 19.322; 10. 43-Martin Hebert, 19.715
Qualifying Flight-B
1. 21-Yan Bussiere, 18.079; 2. 66xm-Michael Maresca, 18.193; 3. 59-Yanick Mathieu, 18.326; 4. 6m-Mat Williamson, 18.399; 5. 2L-Jack Lehner, 18.659; 6. R2-Rusty Smith, 18.919; 7. ONE-David Hebert, 19.106; 8. 91L-Matthieu Laramee, 19.112; 9. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 19.15
Qualifying Flight-C
1. 99L-Larry Wight, 17.813; 2. 111-Demetrios Drellos, 17.874; 3. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 18.014; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 18.139; 5. 49B-Fracois Bernier, 18.716; 6. 75-Maxime Michon, 18.799; 7. 73JR-Mathieu Boisvert, 18.899; 8. 47-Simon Harvey-Perreault, 18.942; 9. 88J-Jeffery Lapalme, 19.163
Qualifying Flight-D
1. 21A-Peter Britten, 17.947; 2. 96-JF Corriveau, 17.979; 3. 44-Stewart Friesen, 18.087; 4. 26-Ryan Godown, 18.106; 5. 25-Erick Rudolph, 18.192; 6. 71-Pierre Hebert, 18.251; 7. 35B-Francois Bellemare, 18.303; 8. 25b-Steve Bernier, 18.724; 9. 25p-Michael Parent, 19.091
Heat #1 – Flight (A) – Spon.-1 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 91-Billy Decker [1]; 2. 35-Mike Mahaney [2]; 3. 20-Brett Hearn [4]; 4. 19m-Jesse Mueller [3]; 5. 37-Paul StSauveur [6]; 6. 63D-Dominic Dufault [5]; 7. 92P-Martin Pelletier [8]; 8. 27J-Danny Johnson [7]; 9. 3B-Claude Brouillard [9]; 10. 43-Martin Hebert [10]
Heat #2 – Flight (B) – Spon.-2 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 66xm-Michael Maresca [2]; 2. 21-Yan Bussiere [1]; 3. 6m-Mat Williamson [4]; 4. 59-Yanick Mathieu [3]; 5. R2-Rusty Smith [6]; 6. 2L-Jack Lehner [5]; 7. 91L-Matthieu Laramee [8]; 8. ONE-David Hebert [7]; 9. 17-Marcus Dinkins [9]
Heat #3 – Flight (C) – Spon.-3 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 99L-Larry Wight [1]; 2. 111-Demetrios Drellos [2]; 3. 9S-Matt Sheppard [3]; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [4]; 5. 49B-Fracois Bernier [5]; 6. 47-Simon Harvey-Perreault [8]; 7. 73JR-Mathieu Boisvert [7]; 8. 88J-Jeffery Lapalme [9]; 9. 75-Maxime Michon [6]
Heat #4 – Flight (D) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 21A-Peter Britten [1]; 2. 96-JF Corriveau [2]; 3. 25-Erick Rudolph [5]; 4. 44-Stewart Friesen [3]; 5. 26-Ryan Godown [4]; 6. 71-Pierre Hebert [6]; 7. 35B-Francois Bellemare [7]; 8. 25b-Steve Bernier [8]; 9. 25p-Michael Parent [9]
LCS1 – Last Chance Showdowns (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer
1. 63D-Dominic Dufault [1][]; 2. 2L-Jack Lehner [2][]; 3. 92P-Martin Pelletier [3][]; 4. 27J-Danny Johnson [5][]; 5. 91L-Matthieu Laramee [4][]; 6. ONE-David Hebert [6][]; 7. 3B-Claude Brouillard [7][]; 8. 17-Marcus Dinkins [8][]; 9. 43-Martin Hebert [9][]
LCS2 ( Laps)
1. 71-Pierre Hebert [2][]; 2. 25b-Steve Bernier [6][]; 3. 35B-Francois Bellemare [4][]; 4. 47-Simon Harvey-Perreault [1][]; 5. 25p-Michael Parent [8][]; 6. 73JR-Mathieu Boisvert [3][]; 7. 88J-Jeffery Lapalme [5][]; 8. 75-Maxime Michon [7][]