7.2.15 Super DIRTcar Series Results
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – July 2, 2015 – Matt Sheppard snuck under Larry Wight in the final turn of the last lap as a big holiday crowd rose to its feet and saw him win the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified 76-lapper at Canandaigua Motorsports Park Thursday.
Sheppard’s margin of victory – four feet. Jimmy Phelps was a close third, followed by Billy Decker and Stewart Friesen.
It was the third Series’ win of the year for Sheppard and his second on the Canandaigua half-mile.
Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series Statistical Report; Canandaigua Motorsports Park; July 2, 2015
“Stars and Stripes 76”
A-Main (76 laps): start in (*)
1. 9h Matt Sheppard – Waterloo, N.Y. (9)
2. 99L Larry Wight- Phoenix, N.Y. (7)
3. 98h Jimmy Phelps – Baldwinsville, N.Y. (13)
4. 91 Billy Decker – Unadilla, N.Y. (5)
5. 7z Stewart Friesen – Sprakers, NY (11)
6. 21a Peter Britten – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (8)
7. 49 Billy Dunn – Watertown, N.Y. (4)
8. 7x Steve Paine – Waterloo, NY (3)
9. 8R Rob Bellinger – Cicero, N.Y. (6)
10. 3 Justin Haers – Phelps, N.Y. (17)
11. 20 Brett Hearn – Sussex, NJ (10)
12. 33 Mike Mahaney – King Ferry, N.Y. (19)
13. 42p Pat Ward – Genoa, N.Y. (15)
14. 91H Chad Homan – Macedon, N.Y. (2)
15. 43 Keith Flach – Ravena, N.Y. (23)
16. 27j Danny Johnson – Rochester, N.Y. (1)
17. 32 Vic Coffey – Leicester, N. Y. (20)
18. 6m Mat Williamson – St. Catherines, ONT (22)
19. 8 Rich Scagliotta – Bound Brook, N.J. (18)
20. 14J Alan Johnson – Middlesex, N.Y. (14)
21. 3 Mark Kislowsky – Ballston Spa, N.Y. (24)
22. 48T Dave Rauscher – Waterloo, N.Y. (29)
23. 5* Tyler Siri – Horseheads, N.Y. (18)
24. 5h Chris Hile – Watertown, N.Y. (27)
25. 77 Dan Wiesner (30)
26. 19 Tim Fuller – Edwards, N.Y. (28)
27. 28p Eldon Payne – Canandaigua, N.Y. (26)
28. 21 Derek Podsialdo – Penn Yan, N.Y. (25)
29. 93 Gary Tomkins – Clifton Springs, N.Y. (16)
30. 66x Dale Planck – Cortland, N.Y. (12)
DID NOT START
19w Jason Wright
96 Jean-Francois Corriveau
07 Tim Kerr
38 Ryan Susice
1jr Mike O’Brien
63 Adam Roberts
12 Brian Sage
Qualifying Heats (8 laps, top 5 transfer, top 3 redraw)
Heat 1: Decker, Homan, Dunn, J Phelps, Haers, Payne, Rauscher, Hile, Corriveau
Heat 2: Wight, Sheppard, Paine, A Johnson, Siri, Flach, Podsiadlo, Susice, Wiesner
Heat 3: D Johnson, Friesen, Hearn, Ward, Mahaney, Williamson, O’Brien, Fuller, Sage
Heat 4: Planck, Britten, Bellinger, Tomkins, Coffey, Kislowski, Scagliotta, Kerr, Roberts, Wright
Consi 1: Payne, Flach, Hile, Susice, Rauscher, Corriveau
Consi 2: Williamson, Kislowsky, Scagliotta, Fuller, O’Brien, Roberts, Sage
Contingency Awards: Canandaigua 7/02/15
VP Race Fuels – Steve Paine ($50 cash)
ASI Racewear – Billy Dunn ($50 cash)
Pole Position Raceway Fast Qualifier Award – Billy Decker ($100 cash)
Bilstein Shocks – Chad Homan ($50 cash)
Bicknell Racing Products – Larry Wight ($100 product certificate)
Cometic Gasket – Chad Homan ($50 cash)
Comp Cams – Justin Haers ($50 cash), Matt Sheppard ($50 product certificate)
Edelbrock – Rob Bellinger ($50 cash)
Fox Shox – Stewart Friesen ($50 cash)
JE Pistons – Stewart Friesen ($50 cash), Danny Johnson (product), Dave Rauscher (product)
KSE Racing Products – Justin Haers ($50 Hard Charger product certificate)
MSD – Matt Sheppard ($50 cash), Chris Hile ($25 cash)
Mobil 1 – Stewart Friesen ($50 cash), Dave Rauscher (20% product discount)
SuperFlow – Chad Homan ($50 cash)
Wrisco Aluminum – Matt Sheppard (product valued at appr. $200)
JRI Shocks – Chad Homan ($50 cash)
The Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast Region is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Chevy Performance Parts, NAPA Auto Parts, Pole Position Raceway and Dig Safely New York. Contingency sponsors are ASI, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix, ButlerBuilt, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, FX Caprara, Fox Shox, Impact Race Products, Intercomp, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, KSE Racing Products, Mobil 1, Motorsports Safety Systems, MSD Performance, Racing Electronics, Superflow, TNT Rescue and Wrisco Aluminum.