June 29
Clarksville Speedway,
Clarksville, TN
Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $5,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 30, 9:51 am)
Clarksville win clinches B-Shepp's Week 3 title
- Brandon Sheppard
- Jason Feger
- Dillon McCowan
- Rodney Melvin
- Jadon Frame
- Haiden Cowan
- Trey Mills
- Kyle Bronson
- Jason Riggs
- Carson Brown
- Mark Whitener
- Mario Gresham
- Dillard Hatchett
- Christian Hanger
- Tyler Millwood
- Tyler Erb
- Thomas Hunziker
- Jackson Hise
- Josh Putnam
- Richard Frost
- Michael Luna
- Larry Barber Jr.
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Brandon Sheppard discusses his Week 3 title-clinching victory.
What won the race: Ending Jason Feger's two-race winning streak on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Brandon Sheppard led all but the first lap Sunday at Clarksville Speedway for a $5,000 victory. Sheppard, who started outside the front row, took the checkers 1.810 seconds ahead of the polesitting Feger, who won Illinois races the previous two nights in Farmer City and Highland.
Quotable: "Man, we've had a great car all week long. Just for some reason I haven't been able to heat race and put a full night together. Tonight we're able to do that," Sheppard said, adding that "if you asked me at the beginning of the week which one I was going to win, I wouldn't have said this one for sure."
Key notes: Brandon Sheppard's 28th career series victory came with another $10,000 as the tour's Week 3 champ. ... The 2013 tour champion's previous Summer Nationals victory came Aug. 13, 2021, at Highland (Ill.) Speedway. ... Sheppard's only other tour victory at Clarksville came in 2013. ... The lone caution in the 30-lapper came on the 27th lap when Josh Putnam slowed with a flat left-rear tire. ... The checkers fell on the feature at about 10:15 p.m. local time. ... In prelims, several cautions and pileups slowed the heat races, including the second heat when brothers and teammates Brenden and Brody Smith tangled multiple times. ... Jensen Ford was involved in multiple cautions in the final heat, getting hung up with eventual heat race winner Brandon Sheppard and later spinning while running fourth. ... Christian Hanger retired while in a heat-four transfer spot and Michael Luna, the second-to-slowest qualifier, got the final transfer position. ... The event was billed as the final Summer Nationals race at Clarksville with an expected sale of the property imminent.
On the move: Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., started 14th and finished 11th.
Winner's sponsors: Sheppard’s family-owned Rocket Chassis is powered by a Pro Power Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Valvoline, Sheppard Auto Sales & Salvage, Realtee, Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service, Guse’s Pub & Eatery, Paulson Rock Products & Stussy Construction, Busch Light, Dennis G. Woodworth, attorney at law, American Racing Wheels, Fox Racing Shox, Sunoco, Corrigan Race FuelsNight Owl Design and BSheppGear.com.
Points chase: Week 3 final: 1. Brandon Sheppard (365); 2. Jason Feger (337); 3. Tyler Erb (304); 4. Kyle Bronson (254); 5. Trey Mills (252).
Overall after Clarksville: 1. Jason Feger (935); 2. Tyler Erb (877); 3. Dillon McCowan (743); 4. Kyle Bronson (724); 5. Mark Whitener (656).
Current weather: Clear, 81°F
Car count: 33
Fast qualifier: Rodney Melvin
Time: 13.350 seconds
Polesitter: Jason Feger
Heat race winners: Rodney Melvin, Jason Feger, Dillon McCowan, Brandon Sheppard, , , ,
Consolation race winners: Tyler Millwood, , ,
Provisional starters: Christian Hanger, Thomas Hunziker, Larry Barber Jr., Jackson Hise,
Next series race: June 30, Old No. 1 Speedway (Harrisburg, AR) $5,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Updates and results from Sunday’s 16th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Clarksville Speedway, an event highlighted by a 40-lap, $5,000-to-win feature for DIRTcar Super Late Models (results unofficial):
Feature
Ending Jason Feger's two-race winning streak on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Brandon Sheppard led all but the first lap Sunday at Clarksville Speedway for a $5,000 victory. Sheppard, who started outside the front row, took the checkers 1.810 seconds ahead of the polesitting Feger, who won Illinois races the previous two nights in Farmer City and Highland.
Feature lineup
(30 laps)
Row 1: Jason Feger, Brandon Sheppard
Row 2: Rodney Melvin, Dillon McCowan
Row 3: Haiden Cowan, Carson Brown
Row 4: Jadon Frame, Trey Mills
Row 5: Kyle Bronson, Jason Riggs
Row 6: Josh Putnam, Mario Gresham
Row 7: Dillard Hatchett, Mark Whitener
Row 8: Richard Frost, Michael Luna
Row 9: Tyler Millwood, Tyler Erb
Row 10: Christian Hanger, Thomas Hunziker
Row 11: Larry Barber Jr., Jackson Hise
Consolation race results
(10 laps; top two transfer)
B-main: Tyler Millwood, Tyler Erb, David Siebers, Eli Johnson, Brody Smith, Michael Seibers, Larry Barber Jr., Christian Hanger, Thomas Hunzicker, Steven Ashby, Jackson Hise, Jeremy Anderson, Jensen Ford, Robert Ardry. Scratched: Bree Whitmore, Brenden Smith, Matt Cooper.
Heat race results
(Eight laps; top four transfer)
First heat: Rodney Melvin, Haiden Cowan, Kyle Bronson, Dillard Hatchett, Tyler Erb, David Seibers, Thomas Hunziker, Robert Ardry, Steven Ashby.
Second heat: Jason Feger, Jadon Frame, Josh Putnam, Richard Frost, Brody Smith, Bree Whitmore, Brenden Smith, Matt Cooper.
Third heat: Dillon McCowan, Carson Brown, Jason Riggs, Mark Whitener, Eli Johnson, Larry Barber Jr., Michael Seiberts, Jeremy Anderson.
Fourth heat: Brandon Sheppard, Trey Mills, Mario Gresham, Michael Luna, Tyler Millwood, Jackson Hise, Jensen Ford, Christian Hanger.
Time trials
Group A
Driver (car. no), hometown, time (unofficial)
- Rodney Melvin (27), Benton, Ill., 13.350
- Josh Putnam (212), Florence, Ala., 13.663
- Haiden Cowan (14c), Rincon, Ga., 13.739
- Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 13.749
- Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla., 13.772
- Jadon Frame (81f), Decherd, Tenn., 13.776
- Dillard Hatchett (59), Cornersville, Tenn., 13.780
- Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 13.874
- Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 13.881
- Brody Smith (17sr), Dade City, Fla., 14.006
- David Seibers (18), Chapel Hill, Tenn., 14.056
- Matt Cooper (10c), McKenzie, Tenn., 14.093
- Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 14.242
- Richard Frost (15), Clarksville, Tenn., 14.275
- Robert Ardor (127), La Vergne, Tenn., 14.498
- Bree Whitmore (22), McMinnville, Tenn., 14.562
- Steven Ashby (16a), Cunningham, Tenn., 15.105
Group B
- Dillon McCowan (75), Urbana, Mo., 13.718
- Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., 13.870
- Mark Whitener (5), Middleburg, Fla., 13.944
- Christian Hanger (29), Winchester, Tenn., 13.947
- Carson Brown (28), New London, N.C., 13.958
- Jensen Ford (83), Johnson City, Tenn., 13.997
- Eli Johnson (55), Moore Haven, Fla., 14.012
- Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 14.017
- Jason Riggs (81r), College Grove, Tenn., 14.024
- Tyler Millwood (31), Kingston, Ga., 14.043
- Michael Seibers (18x), Chapel Hill, Tenn., 14.132
- Mario Gresham (21), Rome, Ga., 14.148
- Larry Barber Jr. (54jr), Hopkinsville, Ky., 14.198
- Jackson Hise (388), Ocala, Fla., 14.204
- Jeremy Anderson (89), Princeton, Ky., 14.321
- Michael Luna (63), Sparta, Tenn., 14.472
Sunday’s schedule
(All times local)
4 p.m. - Pits open
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified group qualifying
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Street stock group qualifying
- Modlite hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Modlite heats (6 laps)
- Late Model B-main (10 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Modified feature (25 laps)
- Street stock feature (15 laps)
- Late Model feature (40 laps)
- Modlite feature (15 laps)
