Dubuque, IA– July 6, 2018– Brandon Sheppard rebounded from a flat right rear tire on lap nine of the 40-lap World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series Sears Craftsman Feature to collect his seventh Series win of the 2018 season.
Sears Craftsman Feature (40 Laps): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [4][$10,000]; 2. 32-Chris Simpson [2][$5,000]; 3. 28-Jimmy Mars [10][$3,000]; 4. 30-Brian Birkhofer [3][$2,500]; 5. 91-Tyler Erb [7][$2,000]; 6. 9-Devin Moran [5][$1,700]; 7. 44-Chris Madden [23][$1,400]; 8. 18c-Chase Junghans [9][$1,300]; 9. B1-Brent Larson [21][$1,200]; 10. 7-Rick Eckert [19][$1,100]; 11. 25-Shane Clanton [6][$1,050]; 12. 77-Jordan Yaggy [11][$1,000]; 13. 157-Mike Marlar [1][$950]; 14. 40-Joel Callahan [16][$900]; 15. 54-David Breazeale [8][$850]; 16. 87-John Emerson [13][$800]; 17. 16-Tyler Bruening [12][$770]; 18. 111-Steven Roberts [17][$750]; 19. 10-Paul Parker [14][$730]; 20. 58-Dave Eckrich [20][$700]; 21. 29-Spencer Diercks [24][$700]; 22. 93-Jay Johnson [26][$700]; 23. 76-Blair Nothdurft [18][$700]; 24. 15k-Justin Kay [22][$700]; 25. 3x-Skip Frey [15][$700]; 26. 56-Chris Speiker [25][$700]
Hard Charger Award: 44-Chris Madden[+16]
Qualifying: 1. 29-Spencer Diercks, 14.464; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 14.5; 3. 25-Shane Clanton, 14.74; 4. 32-Chris Simpson, 14.793; 5. 157-Mike Marlar, 14.811; 6. 30-Brian Birkhofer, 14.842; 7. 9-Devin Moran, 14.871; 8. 54-David Breazeale, 14.913; 9. 44-Chris Madden, 14.994; 10. 91-Tyler Erb, 14.998; 11. 77-Jordan Yaggy, 15.047; 12. B1-Brent Larson, 15.142; 13. 40-Joel Callahan, 15.154; 14. 10-Paul Parker, 15.237; 15. 18c-Chase Junghans, 15.274; 16. 87-John Emerson, 15.346; 17. 111-Steven Roberts, 15.375; 18. 22B-Jonathan Brauns, 15.427; 19. 28-Jimmy Mars, 15.445; 20. 56-Chris Speiker, 15.545; 21. 16-Tyler Bruening, 15.569; 22. 15k-Justin Kay, 15.743; 23. 58-Dave Eckrich, 15.784; 24. 76-Blair Nothdurft, 15.801; 25. 7-Rick Eckert, 15.83; 26. 44g-Luke Goedert, 15.848; 27. 3x-Skip Frey, 16.318; DNS. 93-Jay Johnson, NT
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 32-Chris Simpson [2]; 2. 9-Devin Moran [3]; 3. 91-Tyler Erb [4]; 4. 28-Jimmy Mars [7]; 5. 87-John Emerson [6]; 6. 40-Joel Callahan [5]; 7. 7-Rick Eckert [9]; 8. 15k-Justin Kay [8]; 9. 29-Spencer Diercks [1]; 10. 93-Jay Johnson [10]
Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 157-Mike Marlar [2]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1]; 3. 54-David Breazeale [3]; 4. 77-Jordan Yaggy [4]; 5. 10-Paul Parker [5]; 6. 111-Steven Roberts [6]; 7. 58-Dave Eckrich [8]; 8. 44g-Luke Goedert [9]; 9. 56-Chris Speiker [7]
Heat #3 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 30-Brian Birkhofer [2]; 2. 25-Shane Clanton [1]; 3. 18c-Chase Junghans [5]; 4. 16-Tyler Bruening [7]; 5. 3x-Skip Frey [9]; 6. 76-Blair Nothdurft [8]; 7. B1-Brent Larson [4]; 8. 44-Chris Madden [3]; 9. 22B-Jonathan Brauns [6]
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Total | Diff | Wins | Top 5’s | Top 10’s | Entered | Started | Earnings |
| 1 | 44 | Chris Madden | 2968 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | $120,150 |
| 2 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 2952 | -16 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | $92,210 |
| 3 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 2922 | -46 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | $127,930 |
| 4 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 2780 | -188 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 21 | $58,700 |
| 5 | 9 | Devin Moran | 2770 | -198 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 21 | $63,300 |
| 6 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 2764 | -204 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 21 | $46,760 |
| 7 | 18c | Chase Junghans | 2704 | -264 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 21 | $38,300 |
| 8 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 2644 | -324 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 21 | $39,895 |
| 9 | 54 | David Breazeale *R | 2594 | -374 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 21 | $36,900 |
| 10 | B1 | Brent Larson *R | 2550 | -418 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 21 | $31,310 |
| 11 | 22 | Chris Ferguson | 2452 | -516 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 20 | $31,775 |
| 12 | 14m | Morgan Bagley | 2402 | -566 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 20 | $28,105 |
| 13 | 1x | Chub Frank | 1698 | -1270 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | $21,470 |
| 14 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 1472 | -1496 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | $19,810 |
| 15 | 17M | Dale McDowell | 1350 | -1618 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | $39,535 |
| 16 | 6 | Blake Spencer | 1290 | -1678 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | $5,700 |
| 17 | C8 | Timothy Culp | 1102 | -1866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | $11,025 |
| 18 | 21jr | Billy Moyer Jr | 873 | -2095 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | $13,610 |
| 19 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | 694 | -2274 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | $45,131 |
| 20 | CJ1 | Rusty Schlenk | 654 | -2314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | $4,805 |
| 21 | 72n | Mike Norris | 648 | -2320 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | $13,135 |
| 22 | 14 | Darrell Lanigan | 614 | -2354 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | $6,635 |
| 23 | 99B | Boom Briggs | 608 | -2360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $2,260 |
| 24 | 44h | Dave Hess | 562 | -2406 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | $2,460 |
| 25 | 97 | Michael Chilton | 562 | -2406 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | $10,100 |
