Tag: Matt Sheppard

What To Watch For: Liberty 100 Set for Land of Legends Raceway this Tuesday

CANANDAIGUA, NY – The anticipation has built and built. On Tuesday, July 20, the stars of the Super DIRTcar Series will return to action at Land of Legends Raceway for the $7,500-to-win Liberty 100. Seven-time champion Matt Sheppard, Erick Rudolph and Justin Haers are charging into the Series’ return in their home territory on a

SUPER SPECTACULAR: Matt Sheppard Rolls Perfect Game at Ransomville

RANSOMVILLE, NY – The running of the 36th annual Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway featured a star-studded podium with international flair.  Seven-time Super DIRTcar Series champion “Super” Matt Sheppard, from Waterloo, NY, triumphed after 100 laps of hard-fought Big Block Modified racing in front of a packed house at “The Big R.”  Pride of Australia,

7/7/21 — Ransomville Speedway

RANSOMVILLE, NY – The running of the 36th annual Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway featured a star-studded, international podium. Seven-time Super DIRTcar Series champion “Super” Matt Sheppard, from Waterloo, NY, triumphed after 100 laps of hard-fought Big Block Modified racing in front of a packed house at “The Big R”.  Pride of Australia, Peter Britten

What To Watch For: 36th Annual Summer Nationals Set to Thrill at Ransomville Speedway

Mother Nature has bested our last stretch of the schedule but Ransomville Speedway is ready to right the ship with the 36th annual Summer Nationals featuring a $7,500-to-win Super DIRTcar Series 100-lap Feature. Plus, the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series West Region gets their season started with the first Mike Bonesky Memorial. The Super DIRTcar Series

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Series Stars Set for Horsepower 100 at Albany-Saratoga

MALTA, NY – After six heart-pounding, earth-shaking, window-rattling championship points events in 2021 the Super DIRTcar Series is ready to go to back to one of the most historic race tracks in New York – Albany-Saratoga Speedway.  The New York Capital Region has a great history with speed and racing. Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway,

THUNDERCLAP: Friesen Brings the Noise and Tames The Nasty Track

LaFARGEVILLE, NY – Stewart Friesen, from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, wheeled his way to the front and picked up a healthy $7,500 for a night’s work. The #44 flashed across Can-Am Speedway’s start/finish line just ahead of Tim Fuller, who led the most laps. Lightning Larry Wight, from Phoenix, NY, brought the #99L home third.  Max McLaughlin,

4/10/21 — Can-Am Speedway

LaFARGEVILLE, NY – Stewart Friesen, from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, three-wheeled his way to the lead picking up a healthy $7,500 for a night’s work. The #44 flashed across Can-Am Speedway’s start/finish line just ahead of Tim Fuller, who lead the most laps, and Larry Wight, from Phoenix, NY, who was able to wind up his Big

Super DIRTcar Series Who’s Who: Who is Back and Who is New?

WEEDSPORT, NY – Big Blocks are being tuned to perfection across the Northeast. The first whiffs of VP Racing Fuel are hitting noses and brand new Hoosier Racing Tires are getting loaded up in preparation for the Super DIRTcar Series tour to begin this Saturday, April 10, at Can-Am Speedway.  Seventeen elite drivers are going

FLAT OUT: Maresca Motors to First Career Super DIRTcar Series Win

BARBERVILLE, FL – Michael Maresca stomped his throttle at the drop of the green flag and drove wheel-to-wheel with seven-time Volusia Speedway Park winner and three-time Big Gator champion Matt Sheppard to capture his first career Super DIRTcar Series Feature win. The Pierrepont, NY driver of the #7MM is the pride of the North Country

Penalty Report: Sheppard Earns Probation for Altercation with McLaughlin

Competitor: Matt Sheppard Series: DIRTcar/SDS Event – Super DIRTcar Series Event: Volusia Speedway Park – 2/11/2021 Violation: Section 11.0 – Penalties, Fine Schedules & Protests 11.1 – Penalties and Fine Schedules D. Any member and/or participant that goes into another competitor’s pit area and/or to another competitor’s car and becomes involved in any type of

HALF-SECOND HERO: McLaughlin Edges Decker for First Career DIRTcar Nationals Win

BARBERVILLE, FL – Max McLaughlin raced home to his second Super DIRTcar Series win and his first trip to Volusia Speedway Park’s confetti-filled Victory Lane on Thursday night during the 50th DIRTcar Nationals. The 20-year-old pilot of the #32C Sweetener’s Plus Big Block Modified was just barely able to box out future Hall of Famer

Historic 2021 Schedule Takes Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds to New Heights

Historic 2021 Schedule Takes Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds to New Heights  Bristol Throwdown, NAPA Super DIRT Week, Can-Am World Finals Highlight High-Flying $1.5 Million Super DIRTcar Series Tour WEEDSPORT, NY – From the 50th DIRTcar Nationals at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park to Tennessee’s legendary Bristol Motor Speedway, back to Quebec’s Autodrome Drummond, NAPA

Fast-Timers’ Fates Varied throughout DIRTcar OktoberFAST

$3,750 awarded for fastest laps in Time Trials over five races at DIRTcar OktoberFAST presented by DIRTVision WEEDSPORT, NY – October 16, 2020 – All six nights of DIRTcar OktoberFAST presented by DIRTVision featured thousands of dollars of special awards put up by our excellent partners in racing. Among the most prestigious of these awards

Hard Chargers Brought Excitement to DIRTcar OktoberFAST

The most exciting special award of DIRTcar OktoberFAST presented by DIRTVision was the classic Hard Charger Award. Five exceptional partners added an additional $250 bonus for the driver who advanced the most positions during the course of the Feature: The Hard Charger Award.  To receive the Hard Charger Award, a driver usually suffers a difficult

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE: McLaughlin Caps OktoberFAST with Emotional First Career Series Win

WEEDSPORT, NY – October 11, 2020 – There was a little magic in Max McLaughlin’s right foot as he peddled his Billy Whittaker Cars Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified to his first career Series win. McLaughlin’s Sweeteners Plus No. 32c flashed across the Weedsport Speedway finish line beneath Dave Farney’s double checkered flag display