THOROLD, ONTARIO – Monday, August 5, 2013 – After battling through lapped traffic for the lead over St. Catharines racer Mike Bowman, three-time Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series Champion Matt Sheppard took his second series win of the season at Merrittville Speedway Monday, Aug. 5. (CLICK HERE FOR FULL RACE REPORT)
Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series
Merrittville Speedway – Monday, August 5, 2013
Statistical Report
A-Main (100 laps):
1. 9s Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, N. Y. ($6,000)
2. 27J Danny Johnson, Rochester, N. Y.
3. 20 Brett Hearn, Sussex, N. J.
4. 71 Mike Bowman, St. Catharines, Ontario
5. 6 Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, Ontario
6. 42 Pete Bicknell, St. Catharines, Ontario
7. 14J Alan Johnson, Middlesex, N. Y.
8. 25 Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N. Y.
9. 7z Dale Planck, Cortland, N. Y.
10. 3 Justin Haers, Phelps, N. Y.
11. 84 Gary Tomkins, Clifton Springs, N. Y.
12. 17c Chris Steele, Fenwick, Ontario
13. 06 Brandon Easey, St. Catharines, Ontario
14. 12 Chad Chevalier, Port Colborne, Ontario
15. 38x Ryan Susice, Ransomville, N. Y.
16. 21a Pete Britten, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
17. 37s Robbie Krull, Cambria, N. Y.
18. 66x Carey Terrance, Hogansburg, N. Y.
19. 08 Mark D’Ilario, Smithville, Ontario
20. 98H Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, N. Y.
21. 8 Rich Scagliotta, Hillsborough, N. J.
22. 38 Scott Wood, Thorold, Ontario
23. 49d Billy Dunn, Watertown, N. Y.
24. 10v Billy VanInwegen, Sparrowbush, N. Y.
25. 108 Bill Bleich, Port Robinson, Ontario
26. 10c Tim Currier, Auburn, N. Y.
27. 74 Matt Billings, Brockville, Ontario
28. 19w Justin Wright, Piffard, N. Y.
29. 72 Tommy Flannigan, Port Robinson, Ontario
30. 48T Dave Rauscher, Waterloo, N. Y.
31. 3b Chad Brachmann, Sanborn, N. Y.
32. 17p Tim Jones, Sanborn, N. Y.
Did not qualify:
11 Brett Clarke
17p Pete Cosco, St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Todd Gordon, Thorold, Ontario
29e Erik Martin
37md Jeremiah Shingledecker, Polk, Penn.
71B Don Brown
96 Fred Carlton, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
99 Bruno Lepage
99p Steve Paine, Waterloo, N. Y.
Lap Leaders:
Bowman (1-62)
Sheppard (63-100)
B-Mains (top 3 transfer)
B-Main 1: Bleich, Flannigan, Krull, Carlton, Scagliotta, Cosco, Jones, Brown, Clarke. DNS: Gordon, Martin
B-Main 2: Currier, Chevalier, VanInwegen, Phelps, Billings, Paine, Rauscher, Shingledecker, Lepage. DNS: Dunn
Qualifying heats (top 5 transfer, top 3 to redraw)
Heat 1: Planck, Easey, Wood, Hearn, Rudolph, Bleich, Clarke, Krull, Brown, Gordon
Heat 2: Sheppard, Bowman, D’Ilario, Haers, A. Johnson, Carlton, Scagliotta, Jones, Cosco, Flannigan, Martin
Heat 3: Steele, Tomkins, Brachmann, Wright, Susice, Currier, Chevalier, Billings, Paine, Shingledecker
Heat 4: Bicknell, Williamson, D. Johnson, Britten, Terrance, VanInwegen, Phelps, Rauscher, Lepage, Dunn
Time Trials: 1. Hearn 15.597; 2. Phelps 15.643; 3. Britten 15.670; 4. Scagliotta 15.709; 5. Planck 15.741; 6. Sheppard 15.768; 7. Wright 15.810; 8. Tomkins 15.812; 9. D. Johnson 15.840; 10. Currier 15.847; 11. Steele 15.862; 12. Bicknell 15.894; 13. Bowman 15.935; 14. Haers 15.951; 15. Easey 15.982; 16. Billings 16.004; 17. A. Johnson 16.012; 18. Brachmann 16.017; 19. Bleich 16.029; 20. Dunn, 16.034; 21. Williamson, 16.080; 22. Rudolph, 16.094; 23. VanInwegen, 16.104; 24. Susice, 16.104; 25. Wood, 16.122; 26. Chevalier, 16.131; 27. Gordon, 16.137; 28. Jones, 16.142; 29. D’Ilario, 16.226; 30. Terrance, 16.251; 31. Flannigan, 16.298; 32. Shingledecker, 16.383; 33. Rauscher, 16.395; 34. Carlton, 16.404; 35. Cosco, 16.505; 36. Paine, 16.540; 37. Krull, 16.614; 38. Brown, 16.651; 39. Clarke, 16.765; 40. Lepage, 16.970; 41. Martin, 17.046
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