GRANBY, QUEBEC – July 23, 2013 – There’s nothing like a comeback, and three-time defending Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series Champion Matt Sheppard was ready for one after mechanical issues in Monday’s series event left him in 26th place. And, sure enough, “Super” Matt Sheppard delivered a comeback the very next night, taking the win at Autodrome Granby Tuesday, July 23. (CLICK HERE FOR FULL RACE REPORT)
Super DIRTcar Series – Statistical Report
Autodrome Granby – Tuesday, July 23, 2013
A-Main (100 laps):
1. 9s Matt Sheppard – Waterloo, N. Y.
2. 3h Justin Haers – Phelps, N. Y.
3. 74 Matt Billings – Brockville, Ontario
4. 20 Brett Hearn – Sussex, N. J.
5. 7z Dale Planck – Cortland, N. Y.
6. 46 Kayle Robidoux – St. Constant, Quebec
7. 99P Steve Paine – Waterloo, N. Y.
8. 21a Pete Britten – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
9. 5* Danny Johnson – Rochester, N. Y.
10. 21 Yan Bussiere – Drummondville, Quebec
11. 49d Billy Dunn – Watertown, N. Y.
12. 98H Jimmy Phelps – Baldwinsville, N. Y.
13. 37 David Hebert – St-Damase, Quebec
14. 8 Rich Scagliotta – Hillsborough, N. J.
15. 84 Gary Tomkins – Clifton Springs, N. Y.
16. 61 Jean Boissonneault – Granby, Quebec
17. 22 Mario Clair – Drummondville, Quebec
18. 48too Dave Rauscher – Waterloo, N. Y.
19. 73jr Mathieu Boisvert – Lachine, Quebec
20. 23 Danny Bilodeau – Victoriaville, Quebec
21. 10c Tim Currier – Auburn, N. Y.
22. 94 Steve Nadeau – St-Robert, Quebec
23. 10v Billy VanInwegen, Jr. – Sparrowbush, N. Y.
24. 66 Carey Terrance – Hogansburg, N. Y.
25. 54 Steve Bernard – Granby, Quebec
26. 172 Andre Gauthier – Granby, Quebec
27. 73 Alain Boisvert – Lachine, Quebec
28. 91 Billy Decker – Sidney, N. Y.
29. 49 Francois Bernier – Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
30. 64 Daniel Nadeau – Montreal, Quebec
Did Not Qualify:
146 Daniel Rivard – Granby, Quebec
5 David Cote – Drummondville, Quebec
87 Marin Gagne – Granby, Quebec
97 Michel Chicoine – St-Cecile de Milton, Quebec
10x Michael Maresca – Potsdam, N. Y.
99 Bruno Lepage – Maple Grove, Quebec
22j Gino Clair – St-Germain, Quebec
12 Yanick Ledoux – Granby, Quebec
74 Frederic Gamache – Granby, Quebec
B-Main 1 (10 laps, top 3 qualify): Terrance, Scagliotta, M. Boisvert, M. Clair, Cote, Chicoine, Rivard, Maresca, VanInwegen. DNS: Gagne
B-Main 2 (10 laps, top 3 qualify): S. Nadeau, D. Nadeau, Boissonneault, Currier, Gamache. DNS: Haers, G. Clair, Ledoux, Lepage
Qualifying Heats (8 laps, top 5 transfer, top 3 to redraw)
Heat 1: Sheppard, Hearn, Briten, Phelps, Bussiere, Inwegen, Rivard, Gagne, Cote, Clair
Heat 2: Bernier, Bernard, Robidoux, Rauscher, Billings, Terrance, Scagliotta, M. Boisvert, Chicoine, Maresca
Heat 3: Planck, Tomkins, A. Boisvert, Bilodeau, Johnson, S. Nadeau, D. Nadeau, Boissonneault. DNS: LePage
Heat 4: Decker, Paine, Dunn, Hebert, Gauthier, Haers. DNS: G. Clair, Ledoux
Time Trials: 1. Britten, 18.490; 2. Sheppard, 18.556; 3. Planck, 18.798; 4. Hearn, 18.856; 5. Bernier, 19.029; 6. Phelps, 19.037; 7. Terrance, 19.041; 8. M. Clair, 19.088; 9. Decker, 19.108; 10. Dunn, 19.190; 11. Currier, 19.309; 12. Bernard, 19.471; 13. 84 Tomkins, 19.485; 14. Johnson, 19.496; 15. Paine, 19.511; 16. Hebert, 19.533; 17. Rauscher, 19.574; 18. A. Boisvert, 19.587; 19. Haers, 19.594; 20. Robidoux, 19.647; 21. S. Nadeau, 19.652; 22. M. Boisvert, 19.681; 23. VanInwegen, 19.696; 24. Bussiere, 19.753; 25. Billings, 19.779; 26. Chicoine,19.794; 27. Bilodeau, 19.863; 28. Cote, 19.904; 29. Rivard, 19.957; 30. Maresca, 20.120; 31. D. Nadeau, 20.243; 32. Boissonneault, 20.528; 33. Gagne, 20.579; 34. Gauthier, 20.929; 35. Scagliotta, 21.726
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