Super DIRTcar Series SummerFAST
2023-08-16
Land of Legends Raceway
2820 County Road 10
Canandaigua, New York 14424 

Event Description
3-day Summer Spectacular featuring the Super DIRTcar Series with the DIRTcar Pro Stock and Sportsman Series at DIRTcar flagship facilities including Brewerton Speedway, Fulton Speedway and the Land of Legends Raceway.

series Racing
DIRTcar Sportsman Series, Super DIRTcar Series

Big Block Modified Track Record
17.125 established by Billy Decker on August 9th, 2007

To Win Amount
$7,500.00

To Win Amount
$7,500.00

Type of Grandstand
Bleachers

Handicapped Seating
We have handicap area available in sections A-D in turn 4

Handicapped Parking
Handicap placarded vehicles are allowed to drive into the grounds and park behind the bleachers. (Access gate is off our general parking lot)

Pit Age Limit
None

Pit Gate Location
Off County Road 10

Personal Coolers
Small 6 pack sized coolers allowed. NO alcohol or glass containers allowed

ATMs
1

Credit Card Use
Ticket Window

Alcohol Sales
We serve multiple brands of beer/wine. No outside alcoholic beverages allowed to be brought in.

Smoking Policy
No smoking allowed in the grandstands

Family Section
Section J

Parking Cost
Free

Camping Availability
onsite, non-electric

Camping Cost
Free

Closest Airport
Rochester (Canandaigua has a small airport)

Other Airport
Syracuse

Track Phone
(585) 412-9258

Ticket Phone
(585) 412-9258

Track Email
info@landoflegendsraceway.com

Track Type
0.500; super fast clay oval

Big Block Modified Track Record
17.125 established by Billy Decker on August 9th, 2007

Competitor Downloads
 https://www.dirtcarmembers.com/downloads.php

BACK AT IT: Matt Sheppard Conquers SummerFAST Finale With Land of Legends Win, Event Title

Sheppard outdueled Mike Mahaney for Land of Legends Raceway win, extends Series points lead by 15 points

After finishing runner-up in five of the last seven races, Matt Sheppard broke through and claimed his third victory of the championship season at Land of Legends Raceway Wednesday night.

The win also secured his second consecutive SummerFAST championship.

“Everything just went our way tonight,” Sheppard said. “We had a good car early. Good car in the Heat. Drew a good number for the Feature… Just thankful to finally be here in Victory Lane and not the first loser tonight.”

The 60-lap SummerFAST finale saw SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner Mike Mahaney shot out in front at the drop of the green flag. After a six-lap battle with Jack Lehner who started to his outside, Mahaney was able to distance himself out front. But he was not alone for long.

Sheppard, the nine-time and defending Series champion, moved into second place by Lap 10, then positioned himself for an attack on the lead. He and Mahaney kicked it into high gear for a fierce multi-lap battle.

Mahaney ran the top line from the start and stayed there as long as he could. Sheppard stayed right on his bumper, running the inside, leaving no room for Mahaney to miscalculate. Mahaney used lapped traffic whenever he could to block a hard charging Sheppard, but as the laps ticked down, he realized he needed to shift down track.

With Sheppard showing a nose around Turn 2, Mahaney used all the gas he had around the back straightaway.  Before he shifted to the inside, Sheppard read his play and stayed tight on the inside, using his speed to cross in front and take the lead on Lap 25.

“We had been running the top at both ends and (Turn) 1 and (Turn) 2 was still there for me,” Mahaney said. “On the top of (Turn) 4, the cushion kind of gave up. It didn’t have the bite. (Sheppard) was getting a better run off of (Turn) 4. He would pull up next to me, and I would see him. I knew I had to move down, so I moved down. We crossed in (Turn 1) and (Turn) 2 there, and he moved up in front of me. I crossed high to low; we went down the backstretch, and he had a better run into (Turn) 3 which sealed the deal.”

Sheppard, of Waterloo, NY, found clean air, and never looked back. His #9s machine drove strong as he passed the half-way point of the 60-lap race, extending his lead over Mahaney in second and Lehner in third. But with his most challenging battle behind him, he drove through lapped traffic with precision, and cruised his way to victory.

He retained the title of SummerFAST champion with the win and added 15 points to his lead in the Series points battle.

“I have a lot of laps around this place,” Sheppard said. “I kind of know when to move around. I found the bottom first. (Mahaney) was running the middle and top and leading and probably not knowing where to go. I had the luxury of searching around and judging whether or not I was gaining on him. When I moved around, I felt like I started gaining on him. It was definitely to my advantage.”

After being passed by Mahaney for the lead on Lap 7, Lehner ran a solid campaign for the remaining 53 laps of the race, finishing in third for his first podium of the championship season. Even though he didn’t walk away with a win, the 24-year-old still took lessons from the matchup.

“I was excited to be on the top, I took off (on Lap 3) and I felt really good up there,” Lehner said.“Then, I was like, alright, settle in. I think we might be good. Right before that (Lap 3) caution come out, I saw Mahaney show a nose, on the bottom. I was like shoot, now what do I do? I was the leader, I had choice. I guess I’ll go down to the bottom and I’ll try to take that away from him. Maybe it wasn’t the right move, but at the end of the day, we still ended up third.”

Monday night winner Mat Williamson charged up from 12th to finish fourth, missing the SummerFAST title by six points. He remains in second place in the Series points battle, 64 points behind Matt Sheppard.

Rookie Felix Roy recorded his third top-10 of the season, finishing in ninth place.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series Big Blocks head to Ransomville Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 22 for a 75-lap, $7,500-to-win, spectacular.

SummerFAST (60 Laps)

1. 9S-Matt Sheppard[3]; 2. 35-Mike Mahaney[1]; 3. 2-Jack Lehner[2]; 4. 88-Mat Williamson[12]; 5. 19-Tim Fuller[8]; 6. 39C-Kyle Coffey[6]; 7. 3-Justin Haers[4]; 8. 70A-Alex Payne[11]; 9. 91-Felix Roy[22]; 10. 25R-Erick Rudolph[20]; 11. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[14]; 12. 99L-Larry Wight[18]; 13. 8H-Max McLaughlin[10]; 14. 34A-Anthony Perrego[27]; 15. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[23]; 16. 14J-Alan Johnson[19]; 17. 15-Todd Root[5]; 18. 54-Steve Bernard[26]; 19. 5H-Chris Hile[25]; 20. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[7]; 21. 12-Darren Smith[24]; 22. 29-Matt Caprara[9]; 23. 14-CG Morey[13]; 24. 42P-Pat Ward[16]; 25. 7Z-Zachary Payne[21]; 26. 15X-Justin Stone[17]; 27. 17-Marcus Dinkins[15]