WEEDSPORT, NY – The seven-time Super DIRTcar Series champion Matt Sheppard showed the fast way around Weedsport Speedway to pick up round one of the Cavalcade Cup and $7,500. Polesitter Max McLaughlin failed to fend off Sheppard’s early-race charge and settled for second place. A fast and furious Tim Fuller finished third to complete the podium.
Feature (60 Laps)
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard [3][$7,500]; 2. 32C-Max Mclaughlin [1][$4,000]; 3. 19F-Tim Fuller [5][$2,500]; 4. 44F-Stewart Friesen [2][$1,800]; 5. 91D-Billy Decker [4][$1,600]; 6. 25R-Erick Rudolph [9][$1,400]; 7. 5H-Chris Hile [7][$1,300]; 8. 44P-Anthony Perrego [11][$1,200]; 9. 121T-Gary Tomkins [13][$1,100]; 10. 35M-Mike Mahaney [10][$1,000]; 11. 22W-Brandon Walters [6][$800]; 12. 21A-Peter Britten [12][$700]; 13. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [15][$600]; 14. 99L-Larry Wight [19][$575]; 15. M1-Dave Marcuccilli [8][$550]; 16. X-Chad Phelps [14][$525]; 17. 3H-Justin Haers [17][$500]; 18. 42P-Pat Ward [18][$500]; 19. 88W-Mat Williamson [21][$500]; 20. 27J-Danny Johnson [20][$500]; 21. 83X-Tim Sears [25][$500]; 22. 111D-Demetrios Drellos [24][$500]; 23. 34R-Kevin Root [23][$500]; 24. 2L-Jack Lehner [26][$500]; 25. 32R-Ronnie Davis [16][]; 26. 28M-Jordan McCreadie [22][]
Hard Charger Award: 99L-Larry Wight[+5]
Qualifying Flight-A
1. 35M-Mike Mahaney, 16.372; 2. 5H-Chris Hile, 16.698; 3. 121T-Gary Tomkins, 16.744; 4. 25R-Erick Rudolph, 16.879; 5. 3H-Justin Haers, 16.935; 6. 34R-Kevin Root, 16.959; 7. 33J-Robbie Johnston, 17.149; 8. 11J-James Sweeting, 17.267; 9. 02B-Roy Bresnahan, 17.551; 10. 17D-Marcus Dinkins, 17.771
Qualifying Flight-B
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 16.566; 2. 91D-Billy Decker, 16.831; 3. 22W-Brandon Walters, 16.831; 4. 88W-Mat Williamson, 16.923; 5. X-Chad Phelps, 16.96; 6. 42P-Pat Ward, 17.119; 7. 48T-Dave Rauscher, 17.332; 8. 37S-Jeremiah Shingledecker, 17.479; 9. 14M-CG Morey, 17.558; 10. B16-Alan Barker, 18.321
Qualifying Flight-C
1. 32C-Max Mclaughlin, 16.748; 2. 44F-Stewart Friesen, 16.772; 3. 21A-Peter Britten, 16.778; 4. 28M-Jordan McCreadie, 16.843; 5. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 16.855; 6. 99L-Larry Wight, 16.969; 7. 1JG-Jackson Gill, 17.082; 8. 83X-Tim Sears, 17.125; 9. 2L-Jack Lehner, 17.153; 10. 88A-Joe August, 17.663
Qualifying Flight-D
1. 44P-Anthony Perrego, 16.878; 2. 19F-Tim Fuller, 16.921; 3. M1-Dave Marcuccilli, 17.02; 4. 215p-Adam Pierson, 17.05; 5. 111D-Demetrios Drellos, 17.084; 6. 32R-Ronnie Davis, 17.157; 7. 27J-Danny Johnson, 17.169; 8. 98W-Rocky Warrner, 17.235; 9. 62s-Tom Sears, 17.523; 10. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 17.63
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 35M-Mike Mahaney [1]; 2. 25R-Erick Rudolph [4]; 3. 5H-Chris Hile [2]; 4. 121T-Gary Tomkins [3]; 5. 3H-Justin Haers [5]; 6. 11J-James Sweeting [8]; 7. 34R-Kevin Root [6]; 8. 33J-Robbie Johnston [7]; 9. 17D-Marcus Dinkins [10]; 10. 02B-Roy Bresnahan [9]
Heat #2 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 9S-Matt Sheppard [1]; 2. 91D-Billy Decker [2]; 3. 22W-Brandon Walters [3]; 4. X-Chad Phelps [5]; 5. 42P-Pat Ward [6]; 6. 88W-Mat Williamson [4]; 7. 48T-Dave Rauscher [7]; 8. 37S-Jeremiah Shingledecker [8]; 9. 14M-CG Morey [9]; 10. B16-Alan Barker [10]
Heat #3 – Flight (C) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 32C-Max Mclaughlin [1]; 2. 44F-Stewart Friesen [2]; 3. 21A-Peter Britten [3]; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [5]; 5. 99L-Larry Wight [6]; 6. 28M-Jordan McCreadie [4]; 7. 83X-Tim Sears [8]; 8. 1JG-Jackson Gill [7]; 9. 2L-Jack Lehner [9]; 10. 88A-Joe August [10]
Heat #4 – Flight (D) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
1. 44P-Anthony Perrego [1]; 2. 19F-Tim Fuller [2]; 3. M1-Dave Marcuccilli [3]; 4. 32R-Ronnie Davis [6]; 5. 27J-Danny Johnson [7]; 6. 111D-Demetrios Drellos [5]; 7. 215p-Adam Pierson [4]; 8. 62s-Tom Sears [9]; 9. 11T-Jeff Taylor [10]; 10. 98W-Rocky Warrner [8]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer
1. 88W-Mat Williamson [2][]; 2. 34R-Kevin Root [3][]; 3. 11J-James Sweeting [1][]; 4. 48T-Dave Rauscher [4][]; 5. 37S-Jeremiah Shingledecker [6][]; 6. 17D-Marcus Dinkins [7][]; 7. B16-Alan Barker [10][]; 8. 14M-CG Morey [8][]; 9. 33J-Robbie Johnston [5][]; 10. 02B-Roy Bresnahan [9][]
Last Chance Showdown 2 ( Laps)
1. 28M-Jordan McCreadie [1][]; 2. 111D-Demetrios Drellos [2][]; 3. 83X-Tim Sears [3][]; 4. 215p-Adam Pierson [4][]; 5. 2L-Jack Lehner [7][]; 6. 62s-Tom Sears [6][]; 7. 98W-Rocky Warrner [10][]; 8. 88A-Joe August [9][]; 9. 11T-Jeff Taylor [8][]; 10. 1JG-Jackson Gill [5][]
