BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 15, 2019 – For the third time in three races, “The Rocket Shepp” Brandon Sheppard takes the checkered flag at Volusia Speedway Park in the fifth night of Late Model Week as part of the 48th Annual DIRTcar Nationals. 2018 Series Champion Mike Marlar made an incredible drive to the front, as he picked up a whopping 21 spots of position to come from 23rd and finish second. Brian Shirley picked up the third spot after a great effort to fend off challengers behind him through 50 laps.
Morton Buildings Feature (50 Laps) 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [4][$10,000]; 2. 6m-Mike Marlar [23][$5,000]; 3. 3s-Brian Shirley [8][$3,000]; 4. 5-Don O’Neal [9][$2,500]; 5. 29-Darrell Lanigan [12][$2,000]; 6. 17M-Dale McDowell [20][$1,700]; 7. 18-Chase Junghans [10][$1,400]; 8. 25-Shane Clanton [5][$1,300]; 9. 7r-Kent Robinson [19][$1,200]; 10. 0-Scott Bloomquist [3][$1,100]; 11. 28-Dennis Erb [11][$1,050]; 12. 15-Donny Schatz [13][$1,000]; 13. 97-Cade Dillard [16][$950]; 14. 2-Brandon Overton [25][$900]; 15. 99B-Boom Briggs [14][$850]; 16. B1-Brent Larson [26][$800]; 17. 44-Chris Madden [1][$770]; 18. 40B-Kyle Bronson [7][$750]; 19. 49-Jonathan Davenport [6][$730]; 20. 22-Chris Ferguson [15][$700]; 21. 111-Tyler Erb [22][$700]; 22. 39-Tim McCreadie [2][$700]; 23. 7-Ricky Weiss [17][$700]; 24. 9-Devin Moran [24][$700]; 25. 22s-Gregg Satterlee [18][$700]; 26. 6-Blake Spencer [28][$110]; 27. 36v-Kyle Hardy [27][$110]; 28. 116-Tanner English [21][$700] Hard Charger – 6m-Mike Marlar [+21] Lap Leaders – Tim McCreadie 1-9 [9]; Brandon Sheppard 10-50 [41]
Qualifying Flight-A 1. 44-Chris Madden, 16.21; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 16.266; 3. 25-Shane Clanton, 16.27; 4. 15-Donny Schatz, 16.274; 5. 5-Don O’Neal, 16.352; 6. 28-Dennis Erb, 16.369; 7. 7r-Kent Robinson, 16.382; 8. 22-Chris Ferguson, 16.431; 9. 12-Jason Jameson, 16.434; 10. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 16.494; 11. 36v-Kyle Hardy, 16.504; 12. 7-Ricky Weiss, 16.505; 13. 14m-Morgan Bagley, 16.523; 14. 111-Tyler Erb, 16.588; 15. 17M-Dale McDowell, 16.613; 16. 51m-Joey Moriarty, 16.674; 17. 83-Scott James, 16.752; 18. 14-Josh Richards, 16.859; 19. 58-Ivedent Lloyd, 16.948; 20. CO2-Tyler Clem, 16.995; 21. 1P-Earl Pearson, 17.119; 22. 11B-Stacy Boles, 17.18; 23. 942-Steve Isenberg, 17.453; 24. 25h-Chuck Hummer, 18.084; 25. 16H-Mike Hammerle, 19.456
Qualifying Flight-B 1. 39-Tim McCreadie, 16.079; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 16.087; 3. 0-Scott Bloomquist, 16.145; 4. 3s-Brian Shirley, 16.199; 5. 18-Chase Junghans, 16.37; 6. 29-Darrell Lanigan, 16.386; 7. 6-Blake Spencer, 16.525; 8. 97-Cade Dillard, 16.532; 9. 22s-Gregg Satterlee, 16.564; 10. 6m-Mike Marlar, 16.583; 11. 33-Jeff Matthews, 16.622; 12. 116-Tanner English, 16.632; 13. 99B-Boom Briggs, 16.634; 14. 16-Tyler Bruening, 16.658; 15. 9-Devin Moran, 16.669; 16. B1-Brent Larson, 16.678; 17. 20-Jimmy Owens, 16.735; 18. 72-Mike Norris, 16.841; 19. 99jr-Frank Heckenast, 16.847; 20. 1x-Chub Frank, 16.953; 21. 2s-Dan Stone, 16.984; 22. 48-Colton Flinner, 17.024; 23. 76-Blair Nothdurft, 17.046; 24. 2-Brandon Overton, 17.102
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer 1. 44-Chris Madden [1]; 2. 40B-Kyle Bronson [4]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 4. 7r-Kent Robinson [3]; 5. 14m-Morgan Bagley [5]; 6. 58-Ivedent Lloyd [7]; 7. 51m-Joey Moriarty [6]; 8. 11B-Stacy Boles [8]; 9. 16H-Mike Hammerle [9]
Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport [1]; 2. 5-Don O’Neal [2]; 3. 22-Chris Ferguson [3]; 4. 36v-Kyle Hardy [4]; 5. 111-Tyler Erb [5]; 6. 83-Scott James [6]; 7. CO2-Tyler Clem [7]; 8. 942-Steve Isenberg [8]
Heat #3 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer 1. 25-Shane Clanton [1]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb [2]; 3. 7-Ricky Weiss [4]; 4. 12-Jason Jameson [3]; 5. 17M-Dale McDowell [5]; 6. 14-Josh Richards [6]; 7. 1P-Earl Pearson [7]; 8. 25h-Chuck Hummer [8]
Heat #4 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer 1. 39-Tim McCreadie [1]; 2. 3s-Brian Shirley [2]; 3. 99B-Boom Briggs [5]; 4. 6m-Mike Marlar [4]; 5. 6-Blake Spencer [3]; 6. B1-Brent Larson [6]; 7. 48-Colton Flinner [8]; 8. 99jr-Frank Heckenast [7]
Heat #5 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1]; 2. 18-Chase Junghans [2]; 3. 97-Cade Dillard [3]; 4. 20-Jimmy Owens [6]; 5. 1x-Chub Frank [7]; 6. 16-Tyler Bruening [5]; 7. 76-Blair Nothdurft [8]; 8. 33-Jeff Matthews [4]
Heat #6 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer 1. 0-Scott Bloomquist [1]; 2. 29-Darrell Lanigan [2]; 3. 22s-Gregg Satterlee [3]; 4. 116-Tanner English [4]; 5. 9-Devin Moran [5]; 6. 72-Mike Norris [6]; 7. 2-Brandon Overton [8]; 8. 2s-Dan Stone [7]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer 1. 7r-Kent Robinson [1][-]; 2. 111-Tyler Erb [4][-]; 3. 36v-Kyle Hardy [2][$110]; 4. 83-Scott James [6][$110]; 5. 14m-Morgan Bagley [3][]; 6. CO2-Tyler Clem [8][$110]; 7. 51m-Joey Moriarty [7][$110]; 8. 11B-Stacy Boles [9][$110]; 9. 16H-Mike Hammerle [11][$110]; 10. 58-Ivedent Lloyd [5][$110]; 11. 942-Steve Isenberg [10][$110]
Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer 1. 17M-Dale McDowell [3][-]; 2. 6m-Mike Marlar [2][-]; 3. 12-Jason Jameson [1][$110]; 4. 14-Josh Richards [5][$110]; 5. B1-Brent Larson [6][]; 6. 1P-Earl Pearson [7][$110]; 7. 99jr-Frank Heckenast [10][$110]; 8. 6-Blake Spencer [4][$110]; 9. 25h-Chuck Hummer [9][$110]; 10. 48-Colton Flinner [8][$110]
Last Chance Showdown 3 (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer 1. 116-Tanner English [2][-]; 2. 9-Devin Moran [4][-]; 3. 20-Jimmy Owens [1][$110]; 4. 72-Mike Norris [6][$110]; 5. 2-Brandon Overton [8][]; 6. 1x-Chub Frank [3][$110]; 7. 16-Tyler Bruening [5][$110]; 8. 2s-Dan Stone [10][$110]; 9. 76-Blair Nothdurft [7][$110]; 10. 33-Jeff Matthews [9][$110]