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Thunder on the 1000 Islands
May 18, 2022
Can Am Speedway
21047 State Route 411
Lafargeville, NY
Event Description
The Super DIRTcar Series races 75 laps in a $7,500 to win event at Can Am Speedway!
Series Racing
Super DIRTcar Series DIRTcar Pro Stock Series
To Win Amount
$7,500.00
Feature Laps Length
75
Event Schedule
3:00 PM - Pit Gates Open - Technical Inspection Begins
3:00 PM - Draws Opens
5:45 PM - Draws Concludes
5:45 PM - DIRTcar Pro Stock Drivers Meeting
6:00 PM - Super DIRTcar Series Drivers Meeting
6:30 HOT LAPS/My Place Hotels Qualifying
Super DIRTcar Series Hot Laps
DIRTcar Pro Stocks Timed Hot Laps
Super DIRTcar Series My Place Hotels Qualifying
7:20 OPENING CEREMONIES / ANTHEMS
Super DIRTcar Series Heats (8 Laps)
DIRTcar Pro Stock Heats (8 Laps)
Super DITcar Series Redraw Front Stretch (Track Prep if necessary)
DIRTcar Pro Stock Redraw - Front Stretch
Super DIRTcar Series Last Chance Showdown(s) (10 Laps)
DIRTcar Pro Stocks Last Chance Showdown (10 Laps if necessary)
Intermission/Track Prep if necessary
Super DIRTcar Series Feature (75 LAPS)
DIRTcar Pro Stock Series (30 Laps)
DIRTcar Pro Stock Series
To Win Amount
$7,500.00
Type of Grandstand
bleachers aluminum and wood
Handicapped Seating
Ground level of the main grandstant
Handicapped Parking
Directly in front of the General Admission gate
Pit Gate Location
Parking lot
Personal Coolers
no outside drinks medical only
Credit Card Use
Concessions, Office, Ticket Window
Alcohol Sales
Available at the Beer Stand
Parking Cost
Free
Camping Availability
non-electric, onsite
Closest Airport
Watertown
Other Airport
Syracuse
(315) 876-3478
Ticket Phone
(315) 876-3478
Track Email
canamspeedway@gmail.com
Track Size & Type
0.375; clay
SUPERMAN RETURNS: Sheppard Dominates Thunder on the Thousand Islands at Can-Am
McLaughlin surges 18th-4th, Friesen’s runner-up makes him new Series points leader
Matt Sheppard stood in Victory Lane where he has many times before after winning the Thunder on the Thousand Islands Super DIRTcar Series event at Can-Am Speedway Wednesday night, making himself $7,500 richer.
After posting a DNF in his last race with the Series at Bridgeport Speedway on May 3, the reigning champion bounced back in dominating fashion, leading all 75 laps for his first Series win of the season.
Sheppard ran a solid time in Qualifying to place him second on the starting grid before a win in Heat Race #2. Later, “lady luck,” as he describes it, was on his side, pulling the pole position for the 75-lap Feature.
“Things are going our way,” Sheppard said. “We’re getting good draws, we’re getting cautions when we need them, we’re not getting cautions when we don’t need them, lady luck is just as big a part of it as anything. You can have a fast race car and do everything right, but if you don’t have luck on your side, you’re in trouble too.”

Sheppard took the green flag and bolted out to an early lead. Jimmy Phelps put pressure on him in second until Lap 48 when he was passed by Stewart Friesen. Sheppard never relinquished the top spot, holding the lead the entire way in the caution-free event.
“I looked up at the lap counter and saw the laps were ticking on, and I was kind of like, ‘I don’t know if I want to see a caution now,’” Sheppard said. “Like I said, it went our way tonight.”
Defending winner of the Thunder on the Thousand Islands, Stewart Friesen, had his work cut out for him after drawing the eighth position in the redraw. Friesen finished second in his last Series event at Bridgeport, getting edged out by one spot to local driver Ryan Godown in the final laps.
He battled his way into contention after a quick eighth-to-fifth jump on the opening lap, then clawing his way through the top-five over the next 45 laps. His biggest climb was catching Jimmy Phelps for the second spot, erasing a gap of over 1.5 seconds from Lap 26 to Lap 47 when he finally made the pass.
In the end, the multi-time NAPA Super DIRT Week champion was unable to close a six-plus second gap to leader Sheppard, finishing the race in the runner-up spot for the second race in-a-row. However, back-to-back bridesmaid results have put him in control of the Series points standings by 13 over Max McLaughlin.
“We’ll keep trying and we’ll keep swinging,” Friesen said. “This place is a lot different than it was last year. We’ll see what it is the next time we come back. We go to Weedsport and then Lebanon Valley, so some tracks we’ve had good runs at lately. We’ll try to get one better.”

Rounding out the podium was 2005 Series champion Tim Fuller, who made a late-race charge and went from fifth-to-third inside the final 20 laps.
McLaughlin had one of the most eye-opening drives of all, advancing 14 spots of position in 71 laps on his way from 18th to finish fourth. He now sits second to Friesen in the Series points standings, just 13 markers behind.
UP NEXT
The Super DIRTcar Series next heads back home to Weedsport Speedway for the Heroes Remembered 100 on Sunday, May 29, followed by a Monday night showdown at Lebanon Valley Speedway on Monday the 30th. Stream all the action live on DIRTVision.
ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)
Feature (75 Laps): 1. 9S-Matt Sheppard[1]; 2. 44-Stewart Friesen[8]; 3. 19-Tim Fuller[6]; 4. 8H-Max McLaughlin[18]; 5. 88-Mat Williamson[3]; 6. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[2]; 7. 25R-Erick Rudolph[16]; 8. 3H-Justin Haers[9]; 9. 28-Jordan McCreadie[4]; 10. 21A-Peter Britten[20]; 11. 2L-Jack Lehner[7]; 12. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[13]; 13. 4-Anthony Perrego[14]; 14. 99L-Larry Wight[24]; 15. 2A-Mike Gular[17]; 16. 3J-Marc Johnson[21]; 17. 91-Billy Decker[25]; 18. 7Z-Zachary Payne[11]; 19. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[23]; 20. 215P-Adam Pierson[19]; 21. (DNF) 7MM-Michael Maresca[15]; 22. (DNF) R70-Ryan Arbuthnot[5]; 23. (DNF) 49-Billy Dunn[12]; 24. (DNF) 66X-Carey Terrance[10]; 25. (DNF) 60-Jackson Gill[22]; 26. (DNF) 34-Kevin Root[26]; 27. (DNF) 66W-Derek Webb[27]
[Read More]POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 9S | Matt Sheppard | 75 | 0.000 | 75 | Running | 150 | $7,500 |
2 | 8 | +6 | 44 | Stewart Friesen | 75 | -5.425 | 0 | Running | 146 | $4,000 |
3 | 6 | +3 | 19 | Tim Fuller | 75 | -6.973 | 0 | Running | 144 | $2,500 |
4 | 18 | +14 | 8H | Max McLaughlin | 75 | -8.398 | 0 | Running | 142 | $1,800 |
5 | 3 | -2 | 88 | Mat Williamson | 75 | -11.198 | 0 | Running | 140 | $1,600 |
6 | 2 | -4 | 98H | Jimmy Phelps | 75 | -12.246 | 0 | Running | 138 | $1,400 |
7 | 16 | +9 | 25R | Erick Rudolph | 75 | -17.245 | 0 | Running | 136 | $1,300 |
8 | 9 | +1 | 3H | Justin Haers | 75 | -17.693 | 0 | Running | 134 | $1,200 |
9 | 4 | -5 | 28 | Jordan McCreadie | 75 | -19.420 | 0 | Running | 132 | $1,100 |
10 | 20 | +10 | 21A | Peter Britten | 75 | -20.221 | 0 | Running | 130 | $1,000 |
11 | 7 | -4 | 2L | Jack Lehner | 75 | -23.198 | 0 | Running | 128 | $800 |
12 | 13 | +1 | 83X | Tim Sears Jr | 74 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 126 | $700 |
13 | 14 | +1 | 4 | Anthony Perrego | 74 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 124 | $600 |
14 | 24 | +10 | 99L | Larry Wight | 74 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 122 | $575 |
15 | 17 | +2 | 2A | Mike Gular | 74 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 120 | $550 |
16 | 21 | +5 | 3J | Marc Johnson | 74 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 118 | $525 |
17 | 25 | +8 | 91 | Billy Decker | 74 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 116 | $500 |
18 | 11 | -7 | 7Z | Zachary Payne | 74 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 114 | $500 |
19 | 23 | +4 | 84Y | Alex Yankowski | 74 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 112 | $500 |
20 | 19 | -1 | 215P | Adam Pierson | 73 | -2 Laps | 0 | Running | 110 | $500 |
21 | 15 | -6 | 7MM | Michael Maresca | 48 | -27 Laps | 0 | DNF | 108 | $500 |
22 | 5 | -17 | R70 | Ryan Arbuthnot | 48 | -27 Laps | 0 | DNF | 106 | $500 |
23 | 12 | -11 | 49 | Billy Dunn | 46 | -29 Laps | 0 | DNF | 104 | $500 |
24 | 10 | -14 | 66X | Carey Terrance | 31 | -44 Laps | 0 | DNF | 102 | $500 |
25 | 22 | -3 | 60 | Jackson Gill | 24 | -51 Laps | 0 | DNF | 102 | $500 |
26 | 26 | 0 | 34 | Kevin Root | 15 | -60 Laps | 0 | DNF | 102 | $500 |
27 | 27 | 0 | 66W | Derek Webb | 14 | -61 Laps | 0 | DNF | 102 | $0 |
POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | +1 | 3J | Marc Johnson | 10 | 0.000 | 10 | Running | 0 | $0 |
2 | 1 | -1 | 84Y | Alex Yankowski | 10 | -1.185 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 12S | Darren Smith | 10 | -2.273 | 0 | Running | 90 | $0 |
4 | 6 | +2 | M1 | Dave Marcuccilli | 10 | -3.038 | 0 | Running | 90 | $0 |
5 | 4 | -1 | 91 | Billy Decker | 10 | -4.226 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
6 | 5 | -1 | 56 | Garrison Krentz | 10 | -6.073 | 0 | Running | 90 | $0 |
7 | 8 | +1 | 7S | Shaun Shaw | 10 | -7.284 | 0 | Running | 90 | $0 |
8 | 9 | +1 | 18JR | Louis Jackson Jr | 10 | -8.814 | 0 | Running | 90 | $0 |
9 | 7 | -2 | 6W | Nick Webb | 10 | -10.849 | 0 | Running | 90 | $0 |
10 | 10 | 0 | 37 | Paul St. Sauveur | 10 | -13.737 | 0 | Running | 90 | $0 |
POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | +1 | 99L | Larry Wight | 10 | 0.000 | 9 | Running | 0 | $0 |
2 | 1 | -1 | 60 | Jackson Gill | 10 | -3.138 | 1 | Running | 0 | $0 |
3 | 6 | +3 | 31 | Lance Willix | 10 | -6.786 | 0 | Running | 90 | $0 |
4 | 7 | +3 | 66W | Derek Webb | 10 | -10.113 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
5 | 8 | +3 | 63 | Adam Roberts | 10 | -10.815 | 0 | Running | 90 | $0 |
6 | 10 | +4 | 17 | Marcus Dinkins | 9 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 90 | $0 |
7 | 3 | -4 | 48T | Dave Rauscher | 1 | -9 Laps | 0 | DNF | 90 | $0 |
8 | 4 | -4 | 34 | Kevin Root | 1 | -9 Laps | 0 | DNF | 0 | $0 |
9 | 5 | -4 | 14 | CG Morey | 0 | -10 Laps | 0 | DNF | 90 | $0 |
10 | 9 | -1 | 23 | Cameron Black | 0 | -10 Laps | 0 | DNS | 90 | $0 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | +1 | 2L | Jack Lehner | Saratoga Springs, NY | 0.000 |
2 | 1 | -1 | 7Z | Zachary Payne | Stanley, NY | -0.070 |
3 | 4 | +1 | 66X | Carey Terrance | Hogansburg, NY | -0.884 |
4 | 3 | -1 | 83X | Tim Sears Jr | Central Square, NY | -0.969 |
5 | 6 | +1 | 2A | Mike Gular | Harleysville, PA | -2.427 |
6 | 5 | -1 | 84Y | Alex Yankowski | Covington Township, PA | -4.215 |
7 | 7 | 0 | 12S | Darren Smith | Binghamton, NY | -4.590 |
8 | 10 | +2 | 56 | Garrison Krentz | Lockport, NY | -5.687 |
9 | 9 | 0 | 6W | Nick Webb | Brownville, NY | -7.502 |
10 | 8 | -2 | 18JR | Louis Jackson Jr | Hogansburg, NY | -8.259 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | +1 | 9S | Matt Sheppard | Waterloo, NY | 0.000 |
2 | 1 | -1 | 98H | Jimmy Phelps | Baldwinsville, NY | -1.755 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 88 | Mat Williamson | St. Catharines, ON | -2.870 |
4 | 7 | +3 | 4 | Anthony Perrego | Walden, NY | -4.637 |
5 | 8 | +3 | 8H | Max McLaughlin | Mooresville, NC | -5.514 |
6 | 5 | -1 | 3J | Marc Johnson | Guilderland, NY | -6.030 |
7 | 4 | -3 | 91 | Billy Decker | Unadilla, NY | -7.613 |
8 | 6 | -2 | M1 | Dave Marcuccilli | Montezuma, NY | -7.890 |
9 | 9 | 0 | 7S | Shaun Shaw | Philadelphia, NY | -9.564 |
10 | 10 | 0 | 37 | Paul St. Sauveur | Saint-Hyacinthe, QC | -13.668 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | +1 | 19 | Tim Fuller | Watertown, NY | 0.000 |
2 | 1 | -1 | 44 | Stewart Friesen | Sprakers, NY | -2.358 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | Jordan McCreadie | Watertown, NY | -2.620 |
4 | 4 | 0 | 7MM | Michael Maresca | POTSDAM, NY | -4.658 |
5 | 5 | 0 | 215P | Adam Pierson | East Corinth, VT | -6.616 |
6 | 6 | 0 | 60 | Jackson Gill | Plessis, NY | -8.140 |
7 | 8 | +1 | 48T | Dave Rauscher | Waterloo, NY | -10.473 |
8 | 9 | +1 | 14 | CG Morey | Rutland, VT | -12.067 |
9 | 7 | -2 | 66W | Derek Webb | Brownville, NY | -12.328 |
10 | 10 | 0 | 23 | Cameron Black | Lafargeville, NY | 86.832 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | +2 | 49 | Billy Dunn | Watertown, NY | 0.000 |
2 | 1 | -1 | 3H | Justin Haers | Phelps, NY | -1.366 |
3 | 2 | -1 | R70 | Ryan Arbuthnot | Renfrew, ON | -3.193 |
4 | 4 | 0 | 25R | Erick Rudolph | Ransomville, NY | -3.439 |
5 | 5 | 0 | 21A | Peter Britten | Brisbane, QLD | -3.870 |
6 | 6 | 0 | 99L | Larry Wight | Fulton, NY | -5.142 |
7 | 7 | 0 | 34 | Kevin Root | Geneva, NY | -6.280 |
8 | 8 | 0 | 31 | Lance Willix | Theresa, NY | -8.159 |
9 | 9 | 0 | 63 | Adam Roberts | Watertown, NY | -10.094 |
10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | Marcus Dinkins | Watkins Glen, NY | -11.889 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 7Z | Zachary Payne | 18.809 | 0.000 |
2 | 3 | 2L | Jack Lehner | 18.823 | -0.014 |
3 | 10 | 83X | Tim Sears Jr | 18.835 | -0.026 |
4 | 5 | 66X | Carey Terrance | 18.963 | -0.154 |
5 | 4 | 84Y | Alex Yankowski | 19.239 | -0.430 |
6 | 2 | 2A | Mike Gular | 19.333 | -0.524 |
7 | 1 | 12S | Darren Smith | 19.364 | -0.555 |
8 | 8 | 18JR | Louis Jackson Jr | 19.578 | -0.769 |
9 | 9 | 6W | Nick Webb | 19.649 | -0.840 |
10 | 7 | 56 | Garrison Krentz | 19.825 | -1.016 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 98H | Jimmy Phelps | 18.737 | 0.000 |
2 | 10 | 9S | Matt Sheppard | 18.782 | -0.045 |
3 | 9 | 88 | Mat Williamson | 18.943 | -0.206 |
4 | 8 | 91 | Billy Decker | 18.956 | -0.219 |
5 | 1 | 3J | Marc Johnson | 18.972 | -0.235 |
6 | 7 | M1 | Dave Marcuccilli | 19.039 | -0.302 |
7 | 6 | 4 | Anthony Perrego | 19.127 | -0.390 |
8 | 3 | 8H | Max McLaughlin | 19.171 | -0.434 |
9 | 2 | 7S | Shaun Shaw | 19.613 | -0.876 |
10 | 4 | 37 | Paul St. Sauveur | 20.018 | -1.281 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | 44 | Stewart Friesen | 18.704 | 0.000 |
2 | 5 | 19 | Tim Fuller | 18.855 | -0.151 |
3 | 3 | 28 | Jordan McCreadie | 19.087 | -0.383 |
4 | 4 | 7MM | Michael Maresca | 19.101 | -0.397 |
5 | 10 | 215P | Adam Pierson | 19.358 | -0.654 |
6 | 1 | 60 | Jackson Gill | 19.525 | -0.821 |
7 | 6 | 66W | Derek Webb | 19.645 | -0.941 |
8 | 7 | 48T | Dave Rauscher | 19.804 | -1.100 |
9 | 2 | 14 | CG Morey | 19.912 | -1.208 |
10 | 8 | 23 | Cameron Black | 19.922 | -1.218 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 3H | Justin Haers | 18.983 | 0.000 |
2 | 4 | R70 | Ryan Arbuthnot | 19.029 | -0.046 |
3 | 7 | 49 | Billy Dunn | 19.124 | -0.141 |
4 | 9 | 25R | Erick Rudolph | 19.150 | -0.167 |
5 | 8 | 21A | Peter Britten | 19.188 | -0.205 |
6 | 10 | 99L | Larry Wight | 19.342 | -0.359 |
7 | 1 | 34 | Kevin Root | 19.461 | -0.478 |
8 | 2 | 31 | Lance Willix | 19.555 | -0.572 |
9 | 5 | 63 | Adam Roberts | 19.590 | -0.607 |
10 | 6 | 17 | Marcus Dinkins | 20.083 | -1.100 |