KANSAS CITY, KS— Sept. 22, 2017—Brandon Sheppard secured his 15th win of the 2017 season at Lakeside Speedway after a pass for the lead on lap 22 of the 50-lap feature. Once Sheppard got to the front of the pack from his fifth position start, there was no looking back for the Rocket Chassis No.1 as he created 7.778 seconds between him and Shane Clanton who finished second.

Feature: 1. 1- Brandon Sheppard[5]; 2. 25- Shane Clanton[4]; 3. 9- Devin Moran[6]; 4. 44- Chris Madden[10]; 5. B1- Brent Larson[2]; 6. 7- Rick Eckert[12]; 7. 18c- Chase Junghans[9]; 8. 36- Logan Martin[1]; 9. 14m- Morgan Bagley[18]; 10. 12M- Raymond Merrill[15]; 11. 91- Tyler Erb[8]; 12. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[3]; 13. 1*- Chub Frank[11]; 14. 20- Rodney Sanders[7]; 15. 18- Eric Wells[17]; 16. 5- Todd Shute[19]; 17. 45- Bob King[21]; 18. 173- Shad Badder[14]; 19. 21x- John Anderson[16]; DNS. 16- Austin Siebert[20]; DNS. 43- Jeremy Grady[13]

Heat 1:  1. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[1]; 2. B1- Brent Larson[2]; 3. 20- Rodney Sanders[4]; 4. 44- Chris Madden[3]; 5. 43- Jeremy Grady[5]; 6. 21x- John Anderson[6]; 7. 5- Todd Shute[7]

Heat 2: 1. 1- Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 25- Shane Clanton[2]; 3. 91- Tyler Erb[3]; 4. 1*- Chub Frank[4]; 5. 173- Shad Badder[6]; 6. 18- Eric Wells[7]; 7. 16- Austin Siebert[5]

Heat 3: 1. 36- Logan Martin[1]; 2. 9- Devin Moran[4]; 3. 18c- Chase Junghans[3]; 4. 7- Rick Eckert[5]; 5. 12M- Raymond Merrill[2]; 6. 14m- Morgan Bagley[6]; 7. 45- Bob King[7]

Qualifying: 1. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr, 17.027; 2. 1- Brandon Sheppard, 17.119; 3. 36- Logan Martin,17.145; 4. B1- Brent Larson, 17.166; 5. 25- Shane Clanton, 17.206; 6. 12M- Raymond Merrill, 17.209; 7. 44- Chris Madden, 17.309; 8. 91- Tyler Erb, 17.34; 9. 18c- Chase Junghans, 17.372; 10. 20- Rodney Sanders, 17.39; 11. 1*- Chub Frank, 17.451; 12. 9- Devin Moran, 17.495; 13. 43- Jeremy Grady, 17.595; 14. 16- Austin Siebert, 17.781; 15. 7- Rick Eckert, 17.785; 16. 21x- John Anderson, 17.848; 17. 173- Shad Badder, 17.929; 18. 14m- Morgan Bagley, 18.048; 19. 5- Todd Shute, 18.171; 20. 18- Eric Wells, 18.177; 21. 45- Bob King, 19.0

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: Craftsman/Sears ($200 Cash): Brandon Sheppard, Shane Clanton, Devin Moran, Chris Madden, Rick Eckert; Craftsman/Sears ($100 Cash): Brent Larson; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Brandon Sheppard; MSD Ignition ($50 Cash): Brandon Sheppard; Quarter Master ($100 Product Certificate): Brandon Sheppard; Wrisco (Three Sheets of aluminum): Brandon Sheppard; Penske Racing Shocks ($50 Product Certificate): Shane Clanton; JE Pistons ($50 Cash): Brent Larson; VP Racing Fuels ($50 Cash): Tyler Erb; Edelbrock ($50 Cash): Chub Frank; Comp Cams ($50 Cash): Raymond Merrill; Extended Stay America ($50 Cash): Tyler Erb.; Cometic ($50 Cash): Frank Heckenast Jr.; JRI Shocks ($50 Cash): Chub Frank; Superflow Dyno’s ($50 Cash): Rodney Sanders; Quartermaster ($25 Product Certificate): Eric Wells; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Brandon Sheppard; Quartermaster ($50 Product Certificate): Brandon Sheppard; Arizona Sport Shirts ($100 Product Certificate): Devin Moran; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Brandon Sheppard; MSD Ignition ($25 Cash): Brandon Sheppard; QA-1 ($50 Cash): Shane Clanton; Rookie Bonus: Devin Moran; Bonus Bucks: Brent Larson

SEASON WINNERS:

Brandon Sheppard– 15 (Whynot Motorsports Park on March 24, Farmer City Raceway on April 1, Fayetteville Motor Speedway on May 6, Wayne County Speedway on May 27, Senoia Raceway on June 3, Brighton Speedway on June 17, Lernerville Speedway on June 25, Federated Auto Part Raceway at I-55 on July 1, Hibbing Raceway on July 13, Fayette County Speedway on July 26, Fairbury American Legion Speedway on July 30, Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway on Aug. 1, Port Royal Speedway on Aug. 19, Eriez Speedway on Aug. 20, Lakeside Speedway on Sept. 22)

Shane Clanton- 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 24, Cherokee Speedway on May 6, Tazewell Speedway on June 3, River Cities Speedway on June 14, Merritt Speedway on Aug. 26)

Chris Madden– 5 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 18, Deer Creek Speedway on July 8, Ogilvie Raceway on July 12, Cedar Lake Speedway on Aug. 5, Merritt Speedway on Aug. 27)

Brandon Overton- 2 (Smoky Mountain Speedway on May 13, Lernerville Speedway on June 24)

Rick Eckert– 2 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 17, Shawano Speedway on Aug. 2)

Devin Moran- 2 (Atomic Speedway on May 26, Georgetown Speedway on Aug. 18)

Don O’Neal- 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 25)

Timothy Culp- 1 (LoneStar Speedway on March 26)

Brian Shirley-1 (Farmer City Raceway on April 2)

Mike Marlar- 1 (Duck River Raceway Park on May 14)

Max Blair- 1 (McKean County Raceway on June 20)

Jeff Rine- 1 (Selinsgrove Speedway on Sept. 3)

Unofficial World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Championship Standings:

Pos. Car # Driver Earnings Points Trail By
1 1 Brandon Sheppard $260,100 5080 0
2 44 Chris Madden $143,255 4804 126
3 25 Shane Clanton $135,260 4758 172
4 9 Devin Moran $121,565 4704 226
5 7 Rick Eckert $103,760 4668 262
6 91 Tyler Erb $88,500 4658 272
7 18 Eric Wells $76,785 4526 404
8 1* Chub Frank $67,670 4466 464
9 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr. $65,595 4466 464
10 14M Morgan Bagley $62,160 4458 472