RAPID CITY, SD– July 10, 2018– Brandon Sheppard collected his eighth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series victory of the season at Black Hills Speedway on Tuesday evening. The Rocket1 Racing team continued their recent hot streak at the Series most western stop of the 2018 season.
Sears Craftsman Feature (50 Laps): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [3][$10,000]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar [4][$5,000]; 3. 44-Chris Madden [2][$3,000]; 4. 7-Rick Eckert [1][$2,500]; 5. 9-Devin Moran [5][$2,000]; 6. 25-Shane Clanton [6][$1,700]; 7. 18c-Chase Junghans [10][$1,400]; 8. 91-Tyler Erb [8][$1,300]; 9. B1-Brent Larson [7][$1,200]; 10. 54-David Breazeale [9][$1,100]; 11. 20rt-Casey Skyberg [13][$1,050]; 12. 3x-Lyndon Bolt [11][$1,000]; 13. 27j-Chris Johnson [12][$950]; 14. 33-John Snyder [15][$900]; 15. 44e-Eric Mass [14][$850]
Hard Charger Award: 18c-Chase Junghans[+3]
Qualifying: 1. 7-Rick Eckert, 18.573; 2. 157-Mike Marlar, 18.805; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 18.823; 4. 44-Chris Madden, 19.101; 5. B1-Brent Larson, 19.182; 6. 18c-Chase Junghans, 19.244; 7. 9-Devin Moran, 19.273; 8. 25-Shane Clanton, 19.299; 9. 54-David Breazeale, 19.389; 10. 91-Tyler Erb, 19.558; 11. 20rt-Casey Skyberg, 19.73; 12. 44e-Eric Mass, 19.736; 13. 3x-Lyndon Bolt, 19.881; 14. 27j-Chris Johnson, 20.607; 15. 33-John Snyder, 21.374
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 10 Transfer: 1. 7-Rick Eckert [1]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard [2]; 3. 9-Devin Moran [4]; 4. B1-Brent Larson [3]; 5. 54-David Breazeale [5]; 6. 3x-Lyndon Bolt [7]; 7. 20rt-Casey Skyberg [6]; 8. 33-John Snyder [8]
Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 10 Transfer: 1. 44-Chris Madden [2]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar [1]; 3. 25-Shane Clanton [4]; 4. 91-Tyler Erb [5]; 5. 18c-Chase Junghans [3]; 6. 27j-Chris Johnson [7]; 7. 44e-Eric Mass [6]
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Total | Diff | Wins | Top 5’s | Top 10’s | Entered | Started | Earnings |
| 1 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 3248 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | $108,835 |
| 2 | 44 | Chris Madden | 3248 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | $125,800 |
| 3 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 3214 | -34 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | $142,130 |
| 4 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 3064 | -184 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 23 | $66,850 |
| 5 | 9 | Devin Moran | 3050 | -198 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 23 | $68,800 |
| 6 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 3026 | -222 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 23 | $51,660 |
| 7 | 18c | Chase Junghans | 2964 | -284 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 23 | $41,750 |
| 8 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 2922 | -326 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 23 | $45,445 |
| 9 | 54 | David Breazeale *R | 2830 | -418 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 23 | $39,800 |
| 10 | B1 | Brent Larson *R | 2812 | -436 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 23 | $35,210 |
| 11 | 22 | Chris Ferguson | 2452 | -796 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 20 | $31,775 |
| 12 | 14m | Morgan Bagley | 2402 | -846 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 20 | $28,105 |
| 13 | 1x | Chub Frank | 1698 | -1550 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | $21,470 |
| 14 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 1472 | -1776 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | $19,810 |
| 15 | 17M | Dale McDowell | 1350 | -1898 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | $39,535 |
| 16 | 6 | Blake Spencer | 1290 | -1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | $5,700 |
| 17 | C8 | Timothy Culp | 1102 | -2146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | $11,025 |
| 18 | 21jr | Billy Moyer Jr | 873 | -2375 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | $13,610 |
| 19 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | 694 | -2554 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | $45,131 |
| 20 | CJ1 | Rusty Schlenk | 654 | -2594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | $4,805 |
| 21 | 72n | Mike Norris | 648 | -2600 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | $13,135 |
| 22 | 14 | Darrell Lanigan | 614 | -2634 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | $6,635 |
| 23 | 99B | Boom Briggs | 608 | -2640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $2,260 |
| 24 | 44h | Dave Hess | 562 | -2686 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | $2,460 |
| 25 | 97 | Michael Chilton | 562 | -2686 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | $10,100 |