Brandon Sheppard Wins at Whynot Motorsports Park

By admin March 25, 2017 Whynot Motorsports Park, World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series

Donald Bradsher Lands First Career Quick Time

MERIDIAN, MS- March 25, 2017- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series visited Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS for the first time ever on March 24. A total of 45 Late Models appeared on the scene to test their luck and their skill at the House of Hook but it was ultimately Brandon Sheppard who took the checkers in the 50-lap feature and claimed his first Series win of the 2017 season.

Sheppard showed how consistent he and his Rocket crew will be this season as he placed fourth in qualifying and won his heat. Sheppard also struck a little bit of luck during the redraw as he pulled out wrench number one from the Craftsman tool box.

“I got to thank Mark [Richards] and all of the guys at Rocket for making this happen for me,” said Sheppard. “This is an awesome team and I am really excited for the rest of the year.”

Yet, Sheppard didn’t have an easy stroll to the lead as Billy Moyer Sr. started second in the Feature, shot to the lead early and held on to that position for 22 laps. Sheppard and Moyer ran door-to-door but with the help of some lap traffic, Sheppard pulled away.

Timothy Culp also used lap traffic to his advantage as he made his way from a sixth place start to compete with Moyer for second on lap 22 and then battled with Sheppard for first on lap 24. It was a juggling match between Sheppard and Culp until the last lap.

“Rodney gave us a great racetrack and shoot I am just tickled to death to be standing here right now,” said Culp. “To compete with these guys is just awesome. I got stuck on the bottom for a bit and I tried to roll onto the middle but if it wasn’t for those lap cars I think we might have had a little bit different of an outcome at the end.”

Chris Madden rounded out the podium as he found his way from a tenth place start to finish third in the Feature. In Victory Lane, Series Announcer Rick Eshelman reminded Madden that he is racking up the “points, points, points” this Season and Madden laughed and said we want to “win, win, win”.

The Feature wasn’t the only part of the night that had fans on their feet. The 3/10-mile 80-foot-wide track stayed true to its reputation of being really racey top to bottom all night long. To start the night out, Donald Bradsher put his name on the map as he claimed his first career Quick Time and almost defeated the current track record. Bradsher landed a 12.542 lap time and the Whynot Motorsports Park track record is a 12.510.

The Series is now headed to Billy Moyer Jr’s stomping grounds of Arkansas to race at I-30 Speedway on March 25.

World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Statistical Report; Whynot Motorsports Park, March 24, 2017

Craftsman Club Feature: 1. 1- Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. C8- Timothy Culp[6]; 3. 44- Chris Madden[10]; 4. 21- Billy Moyer[2]; 5. 18- Eric Wells[11]; 6. 91- Tyler Erb[5]; 7. 157- Mike Marlar[3]; 8. 18s- Jack Sullivan[9]; 9. 1*- Chub Frank[12] 10. 7- Rick Eckert[16]; 11. 99j- Frank Heckenast Jr[4]; 12. 3s- Brian Shirley[7]; 13. 21j- Billy Moyer Jr[14]; 14. 14M- Morgan Bagley[17]; 15. 1C- Chad Thrash[22]; 16. 18c – Chase Junghans[19]; 17. 9- Devin Moran[15]; 18. F5- Garrett Alberson[18]; 19. 2c- Joey Coulter[13]; 20. 96- Tanner English[20]; 21. 93- Donald Bradsher[8]; 22. R5- Chandler Petty[21]; 23. 25- Shane Clanton[23]; 24. 4-Ds- Chad Hollenbeck[24]

Last Chance Showdown 1: 1. 14M- Morgan Bagley[2]; 2. 18c- Chase Junghans[3]; 3. R5- Chandler Petty[4]; 4. 25- Shane Clanton[9]; 5. 1R- BJ Robinson[6]; 6. 86- Brian Rickman[5]; 7. 86B- Kyle Beard[7]; 8. XL4- Luke Scott[10]; 9. 51- Dean Carpenter[12]; 10. 17- Billy Franklin[1]; 11.56- Jonathan Rowan[8]; 12. 77- Gavin Landers[11]; DNS. 7K- Shay Knight; DNS. 25M- Justin McRee; DNS. A8- Austin Arnold

Last Chance Showdown 2: 1. F5- Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 96- Tanner English[2]; 3. 1C- Chad Thrash[11]; 4. 14z- Zach McMillan[3]; 5. 4-Ds- Chad Hollenbeck[4]; 6. 10- Michael Arnold; 7. 44W- Brett White[7]; 8. 86R- Rick Rickman[12]; 9. 27- Nick Thrash[11]; 10. 4- Brian Ligon[5]; 11. 995- Dwight Falcon Jr[8]; 12. G4- Shelby Sheedy[10]; 13. 6r-Robbie Stuart[14]; DNS. 1T- Terry Mosley

Heat 1: 1. C8- Timothy Culp[4]; 2. 93- Donald Bradsher[1]; 3. 18s- Jack Sullivan[6]; 4. 2c- Joey Coulter[2]; 5. 17- Billy Franklin[10]; 6. 18c- Chase Junghans[5]; 7.86-Brian Rickman[7]; 8.86B- Kyle Beard[3]; 9. 25- Shane Clanton[8]; 10. 77- Gavin Landers[9]; 11. 7K- Shay Knight[12]; 12. A8- Austin Arnold[11]

Heat 2: 1. 1- Brandon Sheppard[2]; 2. 91- Tyler Erb[1]; 3. 44- Chris Madden[4]; 4. 21j- Billy Moyer Jr[3]; 5. 14M- Morgan Bagley[7]; 6. R5- Chandler Petty[5]; 7. 1R- BJ Robinson[6]; 8. 56-Jonathan Rowan[9]; 9. XL4- Luke Scott[8]; 10. 51-Dean Carpenter[10]; [DNS] 25M- Justin McRee

Heat 3: 1. 21- Billy Moyer[2]; 2. 3s- Brian Shirley[3]; 3. 18- Eric Wells[4]; 4. 9- Devin Moran[1]; 5. F5- Garrett Alberson[5]; 6. 14z- Zach McMillan[9]; 7. 4- Brian Ligon[6]; 8. 44W- Brett White[8]; 9. 10- Michael Arnold[7]; 10. 27 -Nick Thrash[10]; 11. 1T- Terry Mosley[11]

Heat 4: 1. 157- Mike Marlar[1]; 2. 99j- Frank Heckenast Jr[5]; 3. 1*- Chub Frank[3]; 4. 7- Rick Eckert[2]; 5. 96- Tanner English[4]; 6. 4-Ds- Chad Hollenbeck[6]; 7. 1C- Chad Thrash[7]; 8. 995- Dwight Falcon Jr[10]; 9.G4-Shelby Sheedy[11]; 10. 86R- Rick Rickman[8]; 11. 6r- Robbie Stuart[9]

Qualifying Group A: 1. 93- Donald Bradsher, 12.542; 2. 9- Tyler Erb, 12.593; 3. 2c- Joey Coulter, 12.660; 4. 1- Brandon Sheppard, 12.683; 5. 86B- Kyle Beard, 12.709; 6. 21j- Billy Moyer Jr, 12.745; 7. C8- Timothy Culp, 12.796; 8. 44- Chris Madden, 12.871; 9. 18c- Chase Junghans, 12.944; 10. R5- Chandler Petty, 13.014; 11. 18s-Jack Sullivan, 13.015; 12. 1R- BJ Robinson, 13.027; 13. 86- Brian Rickman, 13.04; 14. 14M- Morgan Bagley, 13.058; 15. 25- Shane Clanton, 13.085; 16. XL4- Luke Scott, 13.105; 17. 77- Gavin Landers, 13.168; 18. 56- Jonathan Rowan, 13.349; 19. 17- Billy Franklin, 13.437; 20. 51- Dean Carpenter, 13.503;21. A8- Austin Arnold, 13.528; 22. 25M- Justin McRee, 13.687; 23. 7K- Shay Knight, 13.793

Qualifying Group B: 1. 9- Devin Moran, 12.680; 2. 157- Mike Marlar, 12.686; 3. 21- Billy Moyer, 12.711; 4. 7- Rick Eckert, 12.756; 5. 3s- Brian Shirley, 12.818; 6. 1*- Chub Frank, 12.936; 7. 18- Eric Wells, 12.976; 8. 96- Tanner English, 13.019; 9. F5- Garrett Alberson, 13.022; 10. 99j- Frank Heckenast Jr, 13.043; 11. 4- Brian Ligon, 13.098; 12. 4-Ds- Chad Hollenbeck, 13.215; 13. 10- Michael Arnold, 13.238; 14. 1C- Chad Thrash, 13.327; 15. 44W- Brett White, 13.329; 16. 86R- Rick Rickman, 13.367; 17. 14z- Zach McMillan, 13.371; 18. 6r- Robbie Stuart, 13.414; 19. 27- Nick Thrash, 13.538; 20. 995- Dwight Falcon Jr, 13.584; 21. 1T- Jerry Mosley, 14.249; 22. G4- Shelby Sheedy, 14.271

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: Craftsman/Sears ($200 Cash): Brandon Sheppard, Eric Wells, Tyler Erb, Chub Frank, Rick Eckert,; Craftsman/Sears ($100 Cash): Timothy Culp; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Brandon Sheppard; MSD Ignition ($50 Cash): Brandon Sheppard; Quarter Master ($100 Product Certificate): Chris Madden; Wrisco (Three Sheets of aluminum): Brandon Sheppard; Penske Racing Shocks ($50 Product Certificate): Chris Madden ; JE Pistons ($50 Cash): Eric Wells; VP Racing Fuels ($50 Cash): Chub Frank; Edelbrock ($50 Cash): Chub Frank; Comp Cams ($50 Cash): Billy Moyer Jr.; Cometic ($50 Cash): Billy Moyer Jr. ; JRI Shocks ($50 Cash): Billy Moyer Jr.; Superflow Dyno’s ($50 Cash): Joey Coulter; Quartermaster ($25 Product Certificate): Devin Moran; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Chase Junghans; Quartermaster ($50 Product Certificate): Joey Coulter; Arizona Sport Shirts ($100 Product Certificate): Donald Bradsher; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Donald Bradsher; MSD Ignition ($25 Cash): Chad Hollenbeck; QA-1 ($50 Cash): Tyler Erb; Rookie Bonus: Devin Moran; Bonus Bucks: Timothy Culp

SEASON WINNERS:
Rick Eckert- 1 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 17)
Chris Madden- 1 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 18)
Shane Clanton- 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 24)
Don O’Neal- 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 25)
Brandon Sheppard- 1 (Whynot Motorsports Park on March 24)

Unofficial World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series Championship Standings

Pos.	Car #	Driver	Points	Trail By
1	1	Brandon Sheppard	630	0
2	7	Rick Eckert	606	24
3	44	Chris Madden	596	34
4	91	Tyler Erb	592	38
5	3S	Brian Shirley	588	42
6	18	Eric Wells	580	50
7	1*	Chub Frank	576	54
8	99JR	Frank Heckenast Jr.	574	56
9	21JR	Billy Moyer Jr.	562	68
10	9	Devin Moran	550	80
11	25	Shane Clanton	544	86
12	14M	Morgan Bagley	542	88
13	2C	Joey Coulter	522	108
14	18C	Chase Junghans	470	160
15	93	Donald Bradsher	452	178
16	116	Brandon Overton	448	182
17	21	Ivedent Lloyd Jr.	374	256
18	B1	Brent Larson	346	284
19	2F	Dennis Franklin	340	290
20	17M	Dale McDowell	320	310
21	16T	Tyler Bruening	310	320
22	0F	Coleby Frye	300	330
23	101	Casey Roberts	274	356
24	4-D’s	Chad Hollenbeck	274	356
25	0	Dale Hollidge	238	392

The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Textron Off Road (Official Side-by-Side Vehicle), Craftsman (Official Tool), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Morton Buildings (Official Building), Sears (Official Home Store), The Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience (Official Racing Experience, VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel) and DirtonDirt.com (Hard Charger Award); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, MSD, Penske Shocks, QA1, QuarterMaster, Superflow Dynos and Wrisco Aluminum (Exclusive Racing Aluminum); along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Capital Race Cars, Integra Shocks, Impact Racing Products, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, Rocket Chassis and TNT Rescue.

Founded in 1978, the World of Outlaws®, based in Concord, N.C., is the premier national touring series for dirt track racing in North America, featuring the most powerful cars on dirt, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series. Annually, the two series race nearly 140 times at tracks across the United States and Canada. CBS Sports Network is the official broadcast partner of the World of Outlaws. DIRTVision® also broadcasts all World of Outlaws events over the Internet to fans around the world. Learn more about the World of Outlaws.

Sources: Kayla May/World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series PR
http://www.woolms.com/news/race-reports/267-2017-race-reports/2095-sheppard-wins-at-whynot