Matt Sheppard Does It Again Friday Night At Outlaw Speedway

Story By: PAUL SZMAL / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY – DUNDEE, NY – Steve Paine grabbed the lead from his third starting spot in the opening lap of the 30-lap Friendly Dodge Outlaw Modified feature and soon was followed by Alan Johnson, who motored into second.

Matt Sheppard quickly moved up from his 8th starting spot to third, and the trio pulled away from Cory Costa as the race reached halfway. Sheppard grabbed the top spot from Johnson on the outside lane as Paine fell back from the lead duo. In the closing laps, Johnson was able to draw in on Sheppard in lapped traffic, but Sheppard made the right moves at the right times to take another victory over Johnson and Paine. Derrick Podsiadlo made a pass with two to go to take fourth from Costa. The entire 30-lap distance was run without a caution flag.

Friendly Dodge Outlaw Modified heats were won by Eldon Payne Jr, Alan Johnson, and Derrick Podsiadlo.

Brett Buono jumped into the lead at the start of the 25-lap Crate Sportsman feature event as Jake Dgien battled with Nick Guererri for second spot. Chris Fisher, Dale Welty, and Tommy Collins Jr were also running hard in the top five. As the race progressed past halfway, Buono and Welty traded the lead back and forth a few times, while Collins got ahead of Guererri, then slipped under Welty to take second with five laps to go. Dgien fell out of the top five when he nearly slid off the track in turns three and four. A lap 22 yellow set the stage for a shootout to the finish, with Buono holding off the challengers for his first win of the season. Collins Jr, Guererri, Welty, and Fisher followed Buono across the line.

Crate Sportsman heats were won by Tommy Collins Jr, Jake Dgien, and Chris Fisher.

Todd Stone led the first five laps of the 20-lap IMCA Modified feature until Glenn Whritenour passed him for the top spot. One lap later, Stone spun to bring out the first yellow flag of the event. Brandon Smith battled Whritenour for the lead on the restart, with Keith Jack Lamphere and Richard Michael Jr. also in the mix as they fought for spots with Phil Yaw. Smith took the lead from Whritenour on lap 10 as Michael slid into third. Michael then moved into second and made a classic slide job pass on leader Smith on lap 17. Smith was passed by Lamphere and Chris Fleming late in the race, but they could not catch Smith in the final laps as he took the win. Lamphere, Fleming, Smith, and Whritenour rounded out the top five.

IMCA Modified heats were won by Will Ward and Brandon Smith.

In the 20-lap Street Stock feature, Glenn Whritenour came out of a three wide battle with Chuck Winslow and Bob Buono for the lead. Buono faded into a battle for third with CJ Guererri and Gene Balmer, but spun on lap 8. On the restart, Winslow retook the lead from Whritenour as Quinn Sutherland got the runnerup position. Sutherland chased Winslow the rest of the way, but could not catch him as Winslow grabbed another win. Sutherland, Whritenour, Guererri, and Jared Hill rounded out the top five.

Street Stock heats were won by Chuck Winsow and Gene Balmer.

In the 20-lap 4 Cylinder feature, James Kreidler and Billy Bowers battled for the lead over the first few laps and were soon joined by Ray Hyer, who made it into third by lap 5. The trio diced three wide for the top spot as Kriedler maintained the top spot, but contact between Bowers and Kreidler allowed Hyer to slip to the bottom in turn 4 on lap 9 to take the lead.

Hyer cruised home for another win.

4 Cylinder heats were won by Billy Bowers and Ray Hyer.

Next Friday night, the A-Verdi Patriot Sprint Tour joins the Super 6 Show on Celebrity Night. Racing starts at 7pm. For more information, visit www.outlawspeedwayllc.com

RACE SUMMARY-LANE’S YAMAHA NIGHT-OUTLAW SPEEDWAY-JULY 28, 2017

FRIENDLY DODGE OUTLAW MODIFIED FEATURE-MATT SHEPPARD, Alan Johnson, Steve Paine, Derrick Podsiadlo, Cory Costa, Jim LaRock, Justin Wright, Tyler Siri, Kyle Coffey, Eldon Payne, Joe Dgien, Colton Wilson, Brady Fultz, Dillon Groover, Dave Rauscher, Donnie Lawson, Tom Velez, Eric Fisher, Kenny Peoples.

CRATE SPORTSMAN FEATURE-BRETT BUONO, Tommy Collins Jr, Nick Guererri, Dale Welty, Chris Fisher, Eric Giguere, Kenny Hammond, Karl Comfort, Jake Dgien, Brian Fish, Brent Ayers, Chris Silvers, Mike Buchanan, Fran Hilton, Todd Heyward, AJ Potrzebowski, Doug Kline, Dean Laughlin, Jeff Lawrence, John Agnew, Bobby Peoples, Jeff Daugherty, Frank Guererri Jr, Doug Smith, Zach Zigenhagen, Rob Bussey.

IMCA MODIFIED FEATURE-RICH MICHAEL JR, Keith Jack Lamphere, Chris Fleming, Brandon Smith,, Glenn Whritenour, Will Ward, Rodney Morgan, Rich Karlnoski, Todd Stone, Tony Harris, Phil Yaw, Bob Maynard, Shawn Bruce, Scott Sebring, Brad Smith, Sparky Hills.

STREET STOCK FEATURE-CHUCK WINSLOW, Quinn Sutherland, Glenn Whritenour, CJ Guererri, Jared Hill, Carl Cleveland, Gene Balmer, Dan Mazzaresse, Bob Buono, James Kreidler, Allison Teed, Brian DeStephen, Brett Crawford, Jayson Smart, Cody Neilsen.

4 CYL FEATURE-RAY HYER, James Kreidler, Brian Grant Sr, Desi Force, Chris Percy, Erica Bell, Billy Bowers, Bruce Kinner, Mike Stone, Timmy Borden Jr, Justin Riche, Jeremy Trank, ShiAnn LaBar, Harold Fenton Jr, Steven Perkins Sr, Joey Clark, Jeff Moore (DNS).