AS SEEN ON TV: Sheppard Dominates Cedar Lake on CBS Sports Network

With the bright lights of national television shining on the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series, Brandon Sheppard stepped up to the plate and knocked a home run out of the park.

Leading 39 of the 40 laps on Saturday night, Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill. rocketed away from Cade Dillard on the second circuit and never looked back en route to his fourth career World of Outlaws win at Cedar Lake Speedway. Marking his sixth victory of the 2020 season, Sheppard’s latest triumph aboard the Rocket1 Racing, Valvoline No. 1 came with a cool $20,000 payday that he earned LIVE on CBS Sports Network.

However, Saturday’s triumph for Sheppard didn’t come without a little saving grace for “The Rocket Shepp.” After Dillard of Robeline, La. led the opening lap with his high-side momentum, Sheppard rallied on the bottom to narrowly lead the second trip around the New Richmond, Wisc. 3/8th-mile. On lap three though, Cade stormed right around B-Shepp and secured command of the top spot only for the caution to fly and negate his pass for the lead. The lap two red flag for a flipped Boom Briggs was the only stoppage of the 40-lapper on Saturday night. Boom was okay and even joked after climbing out, “Get my car back to the trailer okay, I’m going to have a beer.”

“We really got luck there at the beginning of the race when that caution came out,” Sheppard admitted in victory lane. “The bottom was still a little slimy and Cade was able to get a better start than I was. Luckily, I barely got him when we crossed the line on that second lap. I seen that Boom’s car got tore up and I hate that for him, but man that caution really helped me.”

As lucky as the stoppage served him, Sheppard still had to grind it out over the final 38 laps on a tricky track with Dillard following his every move throughout lap traffic. Dillard’s MB Customs No. 97 kept Shepard honest on a handful of occasions making it a close battle for the lead, but couldn’t find the momentum to overtake the defending World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series champion.

“About halfway through I felty really good, especially through the center where I felt like I was making up some ground on him,” Dillard said afterwards. “I just couldn’t get through that hole in turn three the longer race went on. We got to him at one point, but he just wasn’t going to make any mistakes to give us a chance. Congrats to him and that team, it’s fun racing with those guys. I’ll echo what he said, it’s an honor to just be up here on this stage and consistently at that. It took me a long time to get to the point, so this is really nice. It’s awesome to come to a facility like this with all you fans.”

Speaking of the fans, Cedar Lake Speedway hosted a packed house throughout 4th-of-July weekend with state-of-the-art COVID-19 screening procedures used at the arrival of the facility. Along with the crowd at hand, thousands at home were able to watch the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models AND World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars not only on DIRTVision, but LIVE on CBS Sports Network as well.

Much like Dillard, Sheppard revels in the fact that he’s standing at the top of Dirt Late Model Racing on a nightly basis, and it humbles him

“Cade has been really tough, Ricky has been really tough, everyone we race with out here on the World of Outlaws makes for tough competition night in and night out,” Sheppard, the defending champion, stated. “To be as consistent as we are against this type of talent is pretty special. Between Cade, Ricky, myself, and the rest of the bunch, we race each other so clean, but really hard as well. It’s unbelievable to be standing up here and on CBS at that, that’s really awesome and great for our sport. Thanks to all you fans for coming out and supporting us, this is a great crowd.”

After leading the opening lap, a second-place finish was the story for Cade Dillard and his MB Customs No. 97 entry. It wasn’t the $20,000 win they wanted, but it kept Cade’s hot streak of five straight top ten finishes alive and supplanted more momentum for a team on the rise.

“I’ve learned to be so much more patient over this past year,” Dillard noted about his progression. “Around 10 or 15 laps left I was closing on him in lap traffic and probably was a little too patient this time. It was just getting so thin up there on the cushion that you could really tear a race car up. It’s a hard act to balance while you’re trying to win the race, but you’re trying to finish in general too.”

Closing out the podium on Saturday was Ricky Weiss of Headingley, Man. for the second-straight night with a third-place finish. After going five straight races without a top five finish, Weiss and his Drydene Performance Products No. 7 walk out of Cedar Lake Speedway this weekend with some regained confidence after a pair of podium appearances.

“This has been a really great weekend for Team Drydene, I’m proud to be supported by those guys all year long,” Weiss said. “It’s cool we got to race on CBS Sports Network for them tonight and race in front of this great crowd too. Overall a solid weekend for us.”

Rounding out the top five was Dennis Erb Jr. in his Rocket XR-1 No. 28 and Jimmy Mars in his MB Customs No. 28M. Concluding the top ten at Cedar Lake Speedway was Scott Bloomquist in the Drydene No. 0, Chase Junghans in his own No. 18 machine, Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, Ill., Darrell Lanigan in his Barry Wright Race Cars No. 29V, and Friday’s first-time winner Ashton Winger.

Up next for the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series is another Wisconsin doubleheader next weekend. On Friday, July 10, the Late Models head for Outagamie Speedway in Seymour, Wisc. followed by a Saturday, July 11 trip to the Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wisc.

Morton Buildings Feature (40 Laps) – 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1][$20,000]; 2. 97-Cade Dillard [2][$7,000]; 3. 7-Ricky Weiss [3][$4,000]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb [5][$2,500]; 5. 28m-Jimmy Mars [4][$2,000]; 6. 0-Scott Bloomquist [6][$1,700]; 7. 18-Chase Junghans [13][$1,500]; 8. 99jr-Frank Heckenast [9][$1,400]; 9. 29v-Darrell Lanigan [15][$1,350]; 10. 12-Ashton Winger [7][$1,300]; 11. 71-Rick Hanestad [20][$1,250]; 12. 11-Pat Doar [10][$1,200]; 13. 56-Colton Horner [25][$1,150]; 14. 11g-James Giossi [11][$1,100]; 15. 16-Rusty Griffaw [23][$1,050]; 16. 71jr-Buddy Hanestad [22][$1,000]; 17. 20rt-Ricky Thornton [16][$1,000]; 18. 20-Rodney Sanders [8][$1,000]; 19. 15-Nick Anvelink [17][$1,000]; 20. 6m-Jeff Massingill [21][$1,000]; 21. 1e-Caley Emerson [24][$1,000]; 22. 10-Paul Parker [18][$1,000]; 23. 58-A.J. Diemel [19][$1,000]; 24. B1-Brent Larson [12][$1,000]; 25. 99b-Boom Briggs [14][$1,000]. Lap Leader(s): Sheppard 1-40. Hard Charger Award: 56-Colton Horner[+12]

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Independence Day Spectacular
Saturday, July 04, 2020
Cedar Lake Speedway
2275 County Road CC
New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017 

Event Description
They come together to open and close the season, but for the first time in its storied history, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars and World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models will join together mid-season to celebrate Race Fans’ Independence Day on July 2-3-4 at Cedar Lake Speedway in the first major American sports event contested with a full crowd since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the sporting world.

Spectacular fireworks display, along with a thrilling Dare Devil motorcycle display by Ill Conduct's Cole Freeman on Saturday evening! Plus after-party festivities.

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Late Model Series

To Win Amount
$20,000.00

Feature Laps Length
40

Event Schedule
Pit Gates:
Thursday: 1pm
Friday: 2pm
Saturday: 2pm

Grandstand Gates:
Thursday: 5pm
Friday: 4pm
Saturday: 3pm

Racing:
Thursday: 7:00pm
Friday: 7:30pm
Saturday: 5:00pm

*All times Central

Related Documents
 https://www.cedarlakespeedway.com/page/show/1911074-world-of-outlaw-showdown

Ticket Phone
(612) 363-0479

Options And Prices
Advanced Adult 3-Day- $119.00
Advanced Adult 2-Day- $99.00
Adult GA - Thursday- $29.00
Adult GA - Friday- $49.00
Adult GA - Saturday- $49.00
Senior - Thursday- $28.00
Senior - Friday- $38.00
Senior - Saturday- $38.00
Kids - Thursday- $20.00
Kids - Friday- $20.00
Kids - Saturday- $20.00
Kids - (12 & Under) – GA- FREE
VIP- $199.00
Ramp - Thursday- $40.00
Ramp - Friday- $60.00
Ramp - Saturday- $60.00

Camping (Weekend Package)- $50.00

Discounts
None

Grandstand Type
Bleachers / chairbacks

Reserved Seating
Yes

Family Section Location
all areas are family friendly

Handicapped Seating Location
Both sides of stadium have wheel chair accessible seating

Pit Pass Price
Adult Pit - 3-Day $130.00; Adult Pit Member- 3-Day $110.00; Adult Pit - Day 1 $35.00; Adult Pit - Day 2 $55.00; Adult Pit - Day 3 $55.00; Upgrades from G.A. to Pit $5.00

Pit Age Requirement
NO age restriction for pits. 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian.

Parking Cost
$0.00

Handicapped Parking Location
Outside the front gate

Camping Availability
non-electric, onsite, sanitary facility, showers, waste services

Camping Cost
$60 for the Weekend

To Win Amount
$20,000.00

Reserved Seating
Yes

Type of Grandstand
Bleachers / chairbacks

Stadium Seating
Stadium seats are allowed.

Handicapped Seating
Both sides of stadium have wheel chair accessible seating

Handicapped Parking
Outside the front gate

Pit Age Limit
NO age restriction for pits. 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian.

Personal Coolers
Coolers are permitted at the speedway, however you are NOT ALLOWED to bring in any alcoholic beverages or glass containers.

ATMs
1

Alcohol Sales
Beer and wine will be available to purchase

Smoking Policy
No smoking in Grandstands

Family Section
all areas are family friendly

Parking Cost
$0.00

Camping Availability
non-electric, onsite, sanitary facility, showers, waste services

Camping Cost
$60 for the Weekend

Cedar Lake Speedway
2275 County Road CC
New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017 

Track Phone
(715) 248-7119

Ticket Phone
(612) 363-0479

Track Email
[email protected]

Track Size
0.375

Sprint Car Track Record
10.775 seconds by Terry McCarl on 9/11/04

Late Model Track Record
12.950 by Shannon Babb on 8/3/23

Closest Airport
Minneapolis, MN (MSP / KMSP) Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport

Other Airport
Eau Claire, WI (EAU / KEAU) Chippewa Valley Regional Airport

Track Map

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

Competitor Info
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series

Technical/Safety Rules:
Will be under the guidelines of the 2020 World of Outlaws Late Model Rulebook
{Heat races, Last Chance Showdowns, and Feature you will get one (1) pound per lap burn-off. (Not in Qualifying)}

Tire Rule: (Hoosier Tire: LM30 & W30 on all four (4) corners. LM40 RR Option.)
{Grooving and Siping is Allowed}

Work Area:
Outside Turn 2 all weekend long
2 laps for flat tires only

Driver Radio
454.0000

Race Control
451.9250


World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars

Technical/Safety Rules:
Will be under the guidelines of the 2020 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Rulebook