{"id":954,"date":"2011-07-20T05:55:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T05:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.211.190.68\/superdirtcarseries\/2011\/07\/20\/sheppard-dominates-autodrome-granby\/"},"modified":"2020-05-27T15:42:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T15:42:39","slug":"sheppard-dominates-autodrome-granby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superdirtcarseries.com\/recap\/sheppard-dominates-autodrome-granby\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheppard Dominates Autodrome Granby"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
Matt Sheppard dominates at Autodrome Granby<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n By Martin B\u00e9langer<\/p>\n GRANBY, Quebec\u2014July 19, 2011\u2014After an early pass of David H\u00e9bert for the race lead, Matt Sheppard dominated the rest of the Super DIRTcar Big-Block Series race from Autodrome Granby to pick up the win.<\/p>\n The Super DIRTcar Big-Block Series participated in their second race in two-days in Quebec, this time competiting at Autodrome Granby, the second race of the popular \u201cGreat Canadian Tour.\u201d Another scorching hot day greeted the modified stars that ran in the \u2018Ste-Marie Centre du Camion 100\u2019\u2019 race #7 of the Super DIRTcar Series.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Justin Haers and Granby points leader Francois Bernier led a field of 36-modifieds to the green flag with Haers jumping out into the early lead. As Haers led early, Matt Sheppard and David H\u00e9bert were already picking up positions on the race track.<\/p>\n A lap-3 caution for Jean Boissonneault bunched up the field, and the ensuing restart forced the first red flag of the 2011 Super DIRTcar Series to be displayed, as a massive pile-up blocked the entire front straightaway. Luckily, most cars were able to drive away from the carnage.<\/p>\n David H\u00e9bert continued his march forward on the next restart, as he made quick work of Gary Tomkins to move into third, with Dale Planck and Matt Sheppard following suit around Tomkins to complete the early top-5.<\/p>\n Lap-15 saw Dale Planck\u2019s solid night come to an end as mechanical problems on the RezX Racing 77x car brought out the caution flag. David H\u00e9bert took advantage of yet another restart as he was able to pass Francois Bernier and set his sites on race leader Justin Haers. Matt Sheppard followed H\u00e9bert around Bernier to take over third.<\/p>\n Both H\u00e9bert and Sheppard were able to quickly cut into the lead built up by Haers and pressure the Phelps, NY driver. The pressure eventually got to Haers, as he slid high in turn 2 on lap-22, opening the door for David H\u00e9bert to move into the race lead with Sheppard taking over second.<\/p>\n Matt Sheppard then used the outside groove to take over the lead from H\u00e9bert on lap-25 and quickly began stretching his lead on the large field.<\/p>\n Two hard-chargers began making their presence known, as Danny Johnson and Brett Hearn were able to fight around Justin Haers to take over third and fourth, respectively. Johnson and Hearn were soon able to catch H\u00e9bert and a fantastic battle thrilled the crowd as the three drivers dueled for second. Johnson and H\u00e9bert swapped the lead multiple times, with H\u00e9bert holding the spot as the caution flag flew on lap-44 for debris. As the field took the crossed-flags indication the half-way point of the race, the top-5 were Sheppard, H\u00e9bert, Johnson, Hearn, and Martin Roy, who was having a fantastic race.<\/p>\n Once again, Sheppard opened up to a comfortable margin over the rest of the leaders on the following restart, but it was Danny Johnson who won the battle for second and now had his sites set on Sheppard.<\/p>\n A pair of caution flags late in the race as Sheppard was about to catch lapped traffic allowed the defending Super DIRTcar Big-Block Series champion to run with clean racetrack in front of him. Solid restarts allowed him to prevent Johnson from making any serious moves at Sheppard.<\/p>\n Lap-84 saw H\u00e9bert\u2019s fine night come to an end as the St-Damase, Quebec driver lost control of his modified and spun the car, giving Brett Hearn third place.<\/p>\n Sheppard set another strong pace as Roy took third over Hearn on lap 86. Hearn got back to Roy and passed him on lap 90 as Billy Decker began making his presence known, moving into the top-5 around Bernier. Sheppard led the final laps to win his second Super DIRTcar Series feature of 2011 over Danny Johnson, Brett Hearn, Martin Roy and Billy Decker completes the top 5.<\/p>\n \u2018\u2019I had a dominant car tonight and last night,\u2019\u2019 claimed an elated Sheppard in victory lane. \u2018\u2019The track was superb again and this is good for our points after losing a few last night to Billy Decker.\u201d Brett Hearn was also had smiling face in third, \u2018\u2019we always have success in Quebec and we will try to build on these two events after struggling earlier in the series\u2019\u2019. Danny Johnson was found light on the scale and was disqualified, penalties will be announced in the near future.<\/p>\n The series will remain in Canada as it will head to the Merrittville Speedway on Monday August 1st<\/sup> to complete the Great Canadian Tour. It will be race #8 and nearing the halfway point in the Super DIRTcar Big-Block Series.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Super DIRTcar Big Block Series Race #7\u2014Autodrome Granby, July 19, 2011 \u2018Ste-Marie Centre du Camion 100\u2019 Event Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Feature Results: 1. Sheppard (9S), 2. Johnson (27j)**, 3. Hearn (20), 4. Roy (90), 5. Decker (91), 6. Scagliotta (8), 7. Bernier (49), 8. M.Clair (1x), 9. Robidoux (46), 10. Wight (99l), 11. Haers (3), 12. Britten (21A), 13. Ledoux (12), 14. Bellinger (8R), 15. Phelps (98H), 16. H\u00e9bert (1H), 17. Chicoine (97), 18. Tomkins (4K), 19. Dufault (63), 20. Humes (0), 21. Sundborg (16), 22. Currier (10), 23. Gamache (74), 24. Lepage (99), 25. Bernard (54), 26. Terrance (66x), 27. Bussi\u00e8re (21), 28. Gougeon (44), 29. Boisvert (73), 30. D.Stacey (66W), 31. Planck (77X), 32. Bourgogne (20B), 33. Lalancette (98H), 34. Brouillard (3), 35. Sears (62), 36. Boissonneault (61),<\/p>\n **Johnson found light on the scales, penalties to be announced <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n LAP LEADERS:<\/p>\n Haers 1-23<\/p>\n Hebert 24<\/p>\n Sheppard 25-100<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BILSTEIN FAST TIME AWARD<\/strong>: 91 Billy Decker 18.261 sec\/98.571MPH<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Heat Races <\/strong>(8 laps, top 3 went to redraw)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #1: Haers, Johnson, Bussiere, Roy, Dufault, Wight, Bourgogne, Lalancette, D.Stacey<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #2: Decker, M.Clair, Tomkins, Gougeon, Ledoux, Currier, Lepage, Sundborg<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #3: Sheppard, Planck, Hebert, Britten, Boisvert, Robidoux, Scagliotta, Bernard, Brouillard<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #4: Hearn, Phelps, Bernier, Terrance, Gamache, Bellinger, Boissonneault, Chicoine, Humes, Sears<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Autodrome Granby Super DIRTcar Big Block Series Race #7 Roster (37)<\/strong><\/p>\n 0 Dan Humes\/Canaan,CT<\/p>\n 1 David Hebert\/St. Damase,QUE<\/p>\n 1x Mario Clair\/St-Edmond,QUE<\/p>\n 3 Claude Brouillard\/Tracy,QUE<\/p>\n 3h Justin Haers\/Phelps, NY<\/p>\n 4K Gary Tomkins\/Clifton Springs, NY<\/p>\n 8 Rich Scagliotta\/Bound Brook,NJ<\/p>\n 8r Rob Bellinger\/Dexter,NY<\/p>\n 9s Matt Sheppard\/Waterloo,NY<\/p>\n 9ss Luke Whitteker\/Iroquois, Ont<\/p>\n 10 Tim Currier\/Auburn,NY<\/p>\n 12 Yannick Ledoux\/Granby,QUE<\/p>\n 16 Eric Sundborg\/Granby,QUE<\/p>\n 20 Brett Hearn\/Sussex,NJ<\/p>\n 20B Kevin Bourgogne\/Granby,QUE<\/p>\n 21 Yan Bussiere\/Drummondville,QUE<\/p>\n 21a Peter Britten\/Brisbane,QLD<\/p>\n 27j Danny Johnson\/Rochester,NY<\/p>\n 44 Sebastien Gougeon\/Drummondville,QUE<\/p>\n 46 Kayle Robidoux\/St-Constant,QUE<\/p>\n 49 Francois Bernier\/St-Hyacinthe,QUE<\/p>\n 54 Steve Bernard\/St Paul Abbotsford,QUE<\/p>\n 61 Jean Boissonneault\/Granby,QUE<\/p>\n 62 Tom Sears\/Clay, NY<\/p>\n 63 Dominic Dufault\/Ste-Victoire,QUE<\/p>\n 66w Dexter Stacey\/Kahnawake,QUE<\/p>\n 66X Carey Terrance\/Hogansburg, NY<\/p>\n 73 Alain Boisvert\/Pointe-Claire,QUE<\/p>\n 74 Frederic Gamache\/Granby,QUE<\/p>\n 77x Dale Planck\/Cortland,NY<\/p>\n 90 Martin Roy\/Napierville,QUE<\/p>\n 91 Billy Decker\/Unadilla,NY<\/p>\n 97 Michel Chicoine\/Ste-Cecile de Milton,QUE<\/p>\n 98h Jimmy Phelps\/Baldwinsville,NY<\/p>\n 98H Justin Lalancette\/Cornwall, Ont<\/p>\n 99L Larry Wight\/Phoenix,NY<\/p>\n 99 Bruno LePage\/Maple Grove,QUE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2011 Super DIRTcar Big Block Series Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n DAY-DATE<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Sun-May 30 Rolling Wheels Raceway Tim Fuller<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Tues-Jun 14 Canandaigua Motorsports Park Billy Decker<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Tues-Jun 21 Orange County Fair Speedway Billy Decker<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Sun-Jul 3 Cornwall Motor Speedway Danny Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mon-Jul 4 Rolling Wheels Raceway Matt Sheppard<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mon-Jul 18 Autodrome Drummond Brett Hearn<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tues-Jul 19 Autodrome Granby Matt Sheppard<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mon-Aug 1 Merrittville Speedway<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thurs-Aug 25 Lebanon Valley Speedway<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sun-Sept 4 Cayuga County Fair Speedway<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sat-Sept 10 Autodrome Drummond<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sat-Sept 17 Mohawk International Speedway<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ***Super DIRT Week XL***<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Sun-Oct 9 New York State Fairgrounds<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sun-Oct 16 Brockville Ontario Speedway<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ***Eastern States Weekend***<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sun-Oct 23 Orange County Fair Speedway<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ***World Finals***<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fri-Nov 4 Dirt Track at Charlotte<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sat-Nov 5 Dirt Track at Charlotte<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast Region is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners; including Hoosier Racing Tire; VP Racing Fuels; GM Performance Parts and Safety-Kleen. Promotional partners include the University of Northwestern Ohio and Chizmark & Larson Insurance. Contingency sponsors are ASI; Bert Transmissions; Bicknell Racing Products; Bilstein Shocks; Brodix; ButlerBuilt; Comp Cams; Intercomp; JE Pistons; KSE Racing Products; Motorsports Safety Systems; MSD Ignition; Penske Shocks; Racing Electronics; R2C; Super Flow; Vicci Racing Apparel; WIX Filters; Wrisco Industries; Xtreme Lubricants and Extreme Mufflers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Matt Sheppard dominates at Autodrome Granby By Martin B\u00e9langer GRANBY, Quebec\u2014July 19, 2011\u2014After an early pass of David H\u00e9bert for the race lead, Matt Sheppard dominated the rest of the Super DIRTcar Big-Block Series race from Autodrome Granby to pick up the win. 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