WEEDSPORT, NY — official release — Mike Petrucci Photo — With a mere three-point lead, Super DIRTcar Series driver Matt Sheppard has his work cut out for him as he charges into September.

The Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series heads to Autodrome Granby in Granby, Quebec, for a 100-lap feature Saturday, Sept. 6. Sheppard, the three-time series champion out of Waterloo, N.Y.,sits at the top of the point standings with Billy Decker, of Sidney, N.Y., just three points behind.

“We’ve had to overcome a lot of adversity to maintain the point lead,” said Sheppard, who most recently finished 23rd in Lebanon Valley Speedway’s ‘Mr. DIRT Track U.S.A.’ when mechanical issues forced him out of the race. “We just have to quit having problems, quit having bad luck, quit going to the back of the feel and trying to work our way back through.”

Sheppard’s FX Capara Car Co. No 9H slowed to a stop in lap 29 at the Valley, later returning to despite mechanical issues to gain enough laps to stay ahead in series points. However, that mid-August performance is hardly characteristic of Sheppard’s record this season. At Weedsport Speedway, Sheppard finished second to Decker after leading the first half of the race, and at Volusia Speedway Park, New Egypt Speedway and Cornwall Motor Speedway Sheppard claimed decisive victories.

When it comes to racing at Granby’s half-mile, Sheppard’s record speaks for itself. Sheppard has picked up three wins there in the last three years, and finished fourth when the Super DIRTcar Series made its way to the Quebec track in July.

“I just really enjoy racing there,” Sheppard said, explaining the source of his success. “It’s a fun track to race at. It’s big, it’s wide, it’s racy, and it’s enjoyable going up there. The fans at Granby really get into it and really enjoy seeing us come up and put on show on for them.”

The Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series feature race is part of a full weekend of DIRTcar Racing at Autodrome Graby. The first night, Friday, Sept. 5, the DIRTcar 358-Modified Series takes on the Granby half-mile. On Saturday, Sept. 6, both the Super DIRTcar Series and the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series will take center stage.

Defending series champion Erick Rudolph currently leads in DIRTcar 358-Modified Series point standings by a 77-point margin over Quebec racer Mario Clair. In the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series, Jocelyn Roy leads in points over Dave Bissonnette.

For more information about the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series, visit www.superdirtcarseries.com. For more information about the DIRTcar 358-Modified Series and the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series, visitwww.dirtcar.com.

At A Glance

Autodrome Granby

Friday, Sept. 5, 2014

Divisions: DIRTcar 358-Modified Series, plus Sportsman, and Sprint STR

Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014

Divisions: Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds (100 laps) and DIRTcar Pro Stock Series (50 laps), plus Sprint STR (20 laps)

Physical Address: 1268 Cowie, Granby, Quebec, Canada, J2J 0H2

About the Track: Semi-banked half-mile

More track information: autodrome-granby.com | @AutodromeGranby | facebook.com/AutodromeGranbyOfficiel

More series information: superdirtcarseries.com |@SuperDIRTcar | facebook.com/DIRTcar

 

Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Driver Points (Top 20)

		as of 8/18/14
	No.	Driver	Total	Series	Bonus	Diff	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Starts
1	9H	Matt Sheppard	903	903	0	0	2	7	10	11
2	91d	Billy Decker	900	900	0	-3	3	7	8	11
3	20	Brett Hearn	866	866	0	-37	1	5	9	11
4	27J	Danny Johnson	812	812	0	-91	3	5	7	11
5	98H	Jimmy Phelps	763	763	0	-140	0	4	8	11
6	3	Justin Haers	671	671	0	-232	1	3	4	11
7	21a	Pete Britten	667	667	0	-236	0	1	5	11
8	7z	Erick Rudolph	661	661	0	-242	1	2	4	11
9	99L	Larry Wight	652	652	0	-251	0	1	5	11
10	84	Gary Tomkins	637	637	0	-266	0	2	5	11
11	1F	Stewart Friesen	626	626	0	-277	0	4	6	9
12	74	Matt Billings	582	582	0	-321	0	2	4	10
13	10V	Billy VanInwegen	571	571	0	-332	0	0	2	11
14	42P	Pat Ward	547	547	0	-356	0	0	1	11
15	43	Keith Flach	528	528	0	-375	0	0	1	11
16	8	Rich Scagliotta	496	496	0	-407	0	0	1	11
17	49	Billy Dunn	494	494	0	-409	0	2	5	8
18	6m	Mat Williamson	254	254	0	-649	0	1	2	4
19	35	Mike Perrotte	251	251	0	-652	0	0	0	6
20	66x	Dale Planck	184	184	0	-719	0	0	0	4

 

 

2014 Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Schedule of Events

Wed. Feb 19	Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Fla.	J. Haers
Thurs. Feb 20	Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Fla	S. Friesen
Fri. Feb 21	Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Fla.	Canceled
Sat. Feb 22	Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Fla.	M. Sheppard
Sat. April 26	Fulton Speedway Fulton, N.Y.	Canceled
Wed. May 28	Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville, Ont.	J. Haers
Tues. June 17	New Egypt Speedway New Egypt, N.J.	M. Sheppard
Wed. June 25	Utica-Rome Speedway Vernon, N.Y.	Canceled
Sun. June 29	Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall, Ont.	M. Sheppard
Thu. July 3	Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge, N.Y.	B. Decker
Tues. July 15	Big Diamond Speedway Pottsville, Pa.	Canceled
Mon. July 21	Autodrome Granby Granby, Que.	D. Johnson
Tues. July 22	Autodrome Drummond Drummondville, Que.	E. Rudolph
Wed. July 30	Albany-Saratoga Speedway Malta, N.Y.	D. Johnson
Mon. Aug. 4	Merrittville Speedway Thorold, Ont.	D. Johnson
Tues. Aug. 5	Ransomville Speedway Ransomville, N.Y.	B. Decker
Thurs. Aug. 7	Weedsport Speedway Weedsport, N.Y.	B. Decker
Thurs. Aug. 14	Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon, N.Y.	B. Hearn
Sat. Sept. 6	Autodrome Granby Granby, Que.
Sat. Sept. 13	Mohawk International Raceway Akwesasne, N.Y.
Sun. Sept. 21	Fonda Speedway Fonda, N.Y.
Sun. Oct. 12	New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, N.Y.
Sat. Oct. 18	Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville, Ont.
Sun. Oct. 26	Orange County Fair Speedway Middletown, N.Y.
Thurs. Nov. 6	The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Qualifying) Concord, N.C.
Fri. Nov. 7	The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Race 1) Concord, N.C.
Sat. Nov. 8	The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Race 2) Concord, N.C.