BREWERTON, NY – Sept. 15, 2017 – It was a wild night at the Brewerton Speedway as Matt Sheppard continued his solid form taking home his ninth Super DIRTcar Series triumph of the 2017 racing season. The Waterloo, N.Y., driver did it the hard way by first passing Brewerton Speedway track champion and Super DIRTcar Series high-point man Billy Decker before working over Larry Wight in the final ten laps to pass him as well for his 56th career series win in the Duel at the Demon 100.
Super DIRTcar Series Statistical Report – Duel at the Demon at Brewerton Speedway – September 15, 2017
Feature (100 Laps) – 1. 9S – Matt Sheppard (7); 2. 99L – Larry Wight (3); 3. 98H – Jimmy Phelps (2); 4. 83X – Tim Sears Jr. (6); 5. 91 – Billy Decker (10); 6. 88 – Mike Mahaney (4); 7. 42P – Pat Ward (1); 8. 6H – Max McLaughlin (25); 9. 44 – Stewart Friesen (12); 10. 21A – Peter Britten (5); 11. 43 – Keith Flach (14); 12. 34 – Andrew Ferguson (21); 13. 3 – Justin Haers (11); 14. 55 – Matt Hulsizer (13); 15. X – Chad Phelps (19); 16. 5H – Chris Hile (15); 17. 20 – Brett Hearn (9); 18. 8 – Rich Scagliotta (24); 19. 07 – Tim Kerr (22); 20. 7M – Michael Maresca (27); 21. 109 – Billy Whittaker (29); 22. 22 – Brandon Walters (18); 23. 35 – Alan Barker (30); 24. 7 – Lee Gill (20); 25. 19W – Justin Wright (28); 26. 62s – Tom Sears Jr. (23); 27. 16 – Mike Bowman (16); 28. 63 – Adam Roberts (26); 29. 19 – Tim Fuller (8); 30. 14J – Alan Johnson (17);
Qualifying Group 1 – 1. 91 – Billy Decker 13.890; 2. 99L – Larry Wight 14.250; 3. 44 – Stewart Friesen 14.351; 4. 6H – Max McLaughlin 14.364; 5. 55 – Matt Hulsizer 14.420; 6. 62s – Tom Sears Jr. 14.432; 7. 14J – Alan Johnson 14.516; 8. 1S – Beth Bellinger 14.577; 9. 7M – Mike Maresca 14.758; 10. R21 – Ryan Jordan 14.787
Qualifying Group 2 – 1. 19 – Tim Fuller 14.300; 2. 83X – Tim Sears Jr. 14.300; 3. 9S – Matt Sheppard 14.344; 4. 43 – Keith Flach 14.398; 5. 22 – Brandon Walters 14.564; 6. 34 – Andrew Ferguson 14.675; 7. 88A – Joe August Jr. 14.688; 8. 109 – Billy Whittaker 14.752; 9. 21G – Kody Graham NT
Qualifying Group 3 – 1. 3 – Justin Haers 14.242; 2. 21A – Peter Britten 14.312; 3. 42P – Pat Ward 14.377; 4. 5H – Chris Hile 14.485; 5. 8 – Rich Scagliotta 14.834; 6. X – Chad Phelps 14.846; 7. 63 – Adam Roberts 14.980; 8. 39 – Ryan Bartlett; 9. M1 – Tim Murphy 16.508
Qualifying Group 4 – 1. 98H – Jimmy Phelps 14.384; 2. 20 – Brett Hearn 14.417; 3. 88 – Mike Mahaney 14.534; 4. 35 – Alan Barker 14.565; 5. 7 – Lee Gill 14.565; 6. 16 – Mike Bowman 14.652; 7. 07 – Tim Kerr 14.672; 8. 19W – Justin Wright 14.791; 9. 02 – Roy Bresnahan (DQ Light)
Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top-5 Qualify – Top-3 Redraw) – 1. 99L – Larry Wight; 2. 91 – Billy Decker; 3. 44 – Stewart Friesen; 4. 55 – Matt Hulsizer; 5. 14J – Alan Johnson; 6. 62s – Tom Sears Jr.; 7. 6H – Max McLaughlin; 8. R21 – Ryan Jordan; 9. 7M – Mike Maresca; 10. 1S – Beth Bellinger
Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top-5 Qualify – Top-3 Redraw) – 1. 19 – Tim Fuller; 2. 83X – Tim Sears Jr.; 3. 9S – Matt Sheppard; 4. 43 – Keith Flach; 5. 22 – Brandon Walters; 6. 34 – Andrew Ferguson; 7. 88 – Joe August Jr.; 8. 109 – Billy Whittaker; 9. DNS-21G – Kody Graham
Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top-5 Qualify – Top-3 Redraw) – 1. 3 – Justin Haers; 2. 21A – Peter Britten; 3. 42P – Pat Ward; 4. 5H – Chris Hile; 5. X – Chad Phelps; 6. 8 – Rich Scagliotta; 7. 63 – Adam Roberts; 8. 39 – Ryan Bartlett; 9. DNS-M1 – Tim Murphy
Heat 4 (8 Laps – Top-5 Qualify – Top-3 Redraw) – 1. 20 – Brett Hearn; 2. 98H – Jimmy Phelps; 3. 88 – Mike Mahaney; 4. 16 – Mike Bowman; 5. 7 – Lee Gill; 6. 19W – Justin Wright; 7. 07 – Tim Kerr; 8. 02 – Roy Bresnahan; 9. 35 – Alan Barker
Last Chance Qualifier 1 (10 Laps – Top-4 Transfer to A-Feature) – 1. 34 – Andrew Ferguson; 2. 62S – Tom Sears Jr.; 3. 6H – Max McLaughlin; 4. 7M – Michael Maresca; 5. 88A – Joe August Jr.; 6. R21 – Ryan Jordan; 7. 109 – Billy Whittaker 8. 1S – Beth Bellinger 9. DNS-21G – Kody Graham
Last Chance Qualifier 2 (10 Laps – Top-4 Transfer to A-Feature) – 1. 07 – Tim Kerr; 2. 8 – Rich Scagliotta; 3. 63 – Adam Roberts; 4. 19W – Justin Wright 5. 35 – Alan Barker; 6. 39 – Ryan Bartlett; 7. 02 – Roy Bresnahan; 8. DNS-M1 – Tim Murphy
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: VP Racing Fuels ($50 Cash): Max McLaughlin; Fast Time ($100 Cash): Billy Decker; Bicknell Racing Products ($100 Product Certificate): Matt Sheppard; Cometic Gasket ($50 Cash): Chris Hile; Comp Cams ($50 Cash): Peter Britten; Comp Cams ($50 Product Certificate): Matt Sheppard; Edelbrock ($50 Cash): Stewart Friesen; Fox Racing Shocks ($50 Cash): Mike Mahaney; JE Pistons ($50 Cash): Billy Decker; JE Pistons (Product Certificate): Chris Hile; JE Pistons (Product Certificate): Brandon Walters; KSE Racing Products Inc. ($50 Product Certificate): Rich Scagliotta; MSD Ignition ($50 Cash): Matt Sheppard; MSD Ignition ($25 Cash): Adam Roberts; SuperFlow Dynos & Flowbenches ($50 Cash): Chad Phelps; Wrisco Aluminum (Product Certificate): Matt Sheppard; JRI Shocks ($50 Cash): Chad Phelps; Dig Safely 811 Redraw Bonus ($100 Cash): N/A; Speedy First Aid Hard Luck Award (Product Certificate): Tim Fuller; ASi Racewear ($50 Cash): Pat Ward.
SEASON WINNERS
· Matt Sheppard – 9 (Five Mile Point Speedway on June 11; Autodrome Granby on July 25; Autodrome Drummond on July 26; Ransomville Speedway on August 8; Merrittville Speedway on August 9; Ohsweken Speedway on August 24; Weedsport Speedway on September 4; Le RPM Speedway on September 9; Brewerton Speedway on September 15)
· Billy Decker – 3 (Fulton Speedway on April 29; Outlaw Speedway on June 20; Eldora Speedway on July 18)
· Stewart Friesen – 2 (Utica-Rome Speedway on July 2, Weedsport Speedway on July 11)
· Larry Wight – 2 (Airborne Park Speedway on July 6; Autodrome Granby on September 8)
· Peter Britten – 1 (Sharon Speedway on July 20)
· Brett Hearn – 1 (Lebanon Valley Speedway on August 31)
· Tim McCreadie – 1 (Albany-Saratoga Speedway on June 27)
· Ryan Watt – 1 (Bridgeport Speedway on May 16)
