Sheppard Shines in STIDA Late Model Power Rankings

By admin March 5, 2020 Uncategorized

TULSA, Okla. (March 5, 2020) – Brandon Sheppard is out to a commanding lead in the inaugural edition of the STIDA Late Model Power Rankings.

The New Berlin, IL, racer has enjoyed a stellar early portion of the 2020 season that has already included eight victories among his 21 overall top-fives.  Sheppard set the tone early with three Wild West Shootout triumphs in Arizona and has followed that up with another three Lucas Oil Late Model wins at East Bay and another pair of DIRTcar Nationals wins at Volusia Speedway Park.

Sheppard holds a 255-point advantage over fellow Illinois shoe Brian Shirley, who is the only other driver to reach double-digits in the top-five column at 11.  Canada’s Ricky Weiss holds down the third position with New York’s Tim McCreadie and Tennessee’s Jimmy Owens also among the current top five.

Filling out the current top ten in STIDA Late Model Power Rankings are Brandon Overton, Mike Marlar, Jonathan Davenport, Kyle Bronson and Darrell Lanigan.

The current top 40 in STIDA Late Model Power Rankings are as follows:

Rank Name Hometown Wins Points
1 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 8 547
2 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 3 292
3 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB 1 255
4 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 3 197
5 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 3 188
6 Brandon Overton Evans, GA 2 177
7 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 0 163
8 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 1 161
9 Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 0 159
10 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 0 142
11 Devin Moran Dresden, OH 1 124
12 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 0 122
13 Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS 0 119
14 Chris Madden Gray Court, SC 1 113
15 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 0 107
16 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 0 102
17 Cade Dillard Robeline, LA 1 97
18 Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 1 91
19 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 0 91
20 Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA 0 91
21 Rick Eckert York, PA 0 71
22 Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL 0 68
23 Chris Simpson Oxford, IA 0 65
24 Ricky Thornton, Jr. Chandler, AZ 0 65
25 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 0 64
26 Mason Ziegler Chalk Hill, PA 1 62
27 Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR 0 59
28 Johnny Scott Las Cruces, NM 0 58
29 Ross Bailes Clover, SC 1 56
30 Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM 0 51
31 Michael Page Douglasville, GA 1 47
32 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA 0 46
33 Josh Putnam Florence, AL 1 40
34 Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA 0 40
35 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 0 40
36 Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 0 39
37 Garrett Alberson Las Cruces, NM 0 34
38 Sam Seawright Fort Payne, AL 0 31
39 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 0 31
40 Pearson Lee Williams Troutman, NC 1 30

The STIDA Late Model Power Rankings joins the stable of Power Rankings including STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Cars, Non-Wing Sprint Cars and Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Cars, each presented at SprintCarMania, as well as the MidgetMadness Midget Power Rankings.

STIDA was originally founded in 1998 by Larry Rice, a three-time USAC National champion and 1978 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, with the vision of serving the safety and insurance needs of drivers competing in any country.  Configured in an effort to help short track drivers in key areas, STIDA strives to promote safety and keep short track racers abreast of the latest safety technologies in our sport.  Get covered now by calling 1-800-378-4608 or get more information by checking online at www.stida.com.

The STIDA Late Model Power are determined by cumulative points based on a sliding scale dependent upon car count at Late Model events across all sanctions and non-sanctions throughout North America.

For additional information, contact Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

Sources: Lonnie Wheatley, STIDA LMPR PR