Brandon Sheppard claims first win in new Rocket house car ride
Brandon Sheppard drove his way to the lead tonight. He tops East Bay Raceway Park results after night 1 of the week long program.
The local hero Kyle Bronson had the eyes of the East Bay Raceway Park grandstands. The Brandon, FL resident finished 4th. A nice top five run at his home track.
Brandon Sheppard started 4th and drove directly to the lead. That was it, he (for the most part) went uncontested.
Related: East Bay Raceway Park Photo Album – February 13, 2017
“It’s good to finally get a win at East Bay. We have been coming here for several years and to do it on opening night this year feels great. In a short race like this you must get to the front as soon as you can. The car was good all night long. We could pass cars low and high and then we finally cleared Shirley. It was a good race up front. This Rocket XR-1 Chassis is just fabulous and the Durham Race Engine was flawless.”
Scott Bloomquist, recently in the news was at East Bay. He didn’t race. Electing to save his equipment for the higher paying shows later in the week. Don O’Neal, Darrell Lanigan and others were spotted in the pits with the same game plan.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series invades Florida, all week. Tonight was the first night of 6 races that will be held at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. The 1/3 bullring will showcase dirt late model racing, night after night.
The 41st Annual Internationals resumes tomorrow night. Where another $5,000 to win event is on the table for dirt late model drivers to take.
View full East Bay Raceway Lucas Oil Late Model results below.
Author: Shane Walters
Brandon Sheppard Photos – East Bay Raceway Park
Qualifying
East Bay Raceway Park
February 13, 2017
Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Brian Shirley / 15.111 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Austin Hubbard / 14.794 seconds
Heat 1
East Bay Raceway Park
February 13, 2017
(10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Brian Shirley, Devin Moran, Tyler Erb, Ricky Weiss, Steve Francis, Tim McCreadie, Hudson O’Neal, Stephen Breeding, Kenny PettyJohn, Todd Frank, Bob Gardner
Heat 2
East Bay Raceway Park
February 13, 2017
(10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Kyle Bronson, Earl Pearson, Jr., Austin Rettig, Dennis Erb, Jr., Tim Dohm , Frank Heckenast, Jr., Boom Briggs, Brent Larson, Gordy Gundaker, Mason Zeigler, Brian Ligon
Heat 3
East Bay Raceway Park
February 13, 2017
(10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Doug Drown, Austin Hubbard, Gregg Satterlee, Jared Miley, Davey Johnson, Corey Conley , David Breazeale, GR Smith, Tyler Carpenter, Craig Wolford, Chad Hollenbeck
Heat 4
East Bay Raceway Park
February 13, 2017
(10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Brandon Sheppard, Billy Moyer, Jr., Michael Lake, Josh Richards, Nick Davis, Greg Oakes, Pancho Lawler, Timothy Culp, Jimmy Owens, John Gardner, Dustin Linville
B-Main 1
East Bay Raceway Park
February 13, 2017
(12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Tim Dohm , Hudson O’Neal, Tim McCreadie, Steve Francis, Frank Heckenast, Jr., Kenny PettyJohn, Boom Briggs, Gordy Gundaker, Brent Larson, Mason Zeigler, Stephen Breeding, Bob Gardner, Todd Frank, Brian Ligon
B-Main 2
East Bay Raceway Park
February 13, 2017
(12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Nick Davis, Tyler Carpenter, Corey Conley , Greg Oakes, Timothy Culp, Pancho Lawler, Chad Hollenbeck, Craig Wolford, David Breazeale, GR Smith, Davey Johnson, Jimmy Owens-DNS, John Gardner-DNS, Dustin Linville-DNS
A-Main
East Bay Raceway Park
February 13, 2017
Feature Finish (25 Laps):
| FINISH | START | CAR # | DRIVER NAME | HOMETOWN | EARNINGS |
| 1 | 4 | 1S | Brandon Sheppard | New Berlin, IL | $5,000 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000 |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH | $2,000 |
| 4 | 3 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $1,500 |
| 5 | 1 | 3s | Brian Shirley | Chatham, IL | $1,000 |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Austin Hubbard | Bridgeville, DE | $800 |
| 7 | 16 | 1R | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $750 |
| 8 | 9 | 91 | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $700 |
| 9 | 19 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $650 |
| 10 | 10 | 22 | Gregg Satterlee | Rochester Mills, PA | $600 |
| 11 | 21 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $550 |
| 12 | 12 | 27 | Michael Lake | Uniontown, PA | $500 |
| 13 | 8 | 21JR | Billy Moyer, Jr. | Batesville, AR | $500 |
| 14 | 15 | 28E | Dennis Erb, Jr. | Carpentersville, IL | $500 |
| 15 | 17 | 6T | Tim Dohm | Cross Lanes, WV | $500 |
| 16 | 23 | 22G | Greg Oakes | Franklinville, NY | $500 |
| 17 | 26 | 15 | Steve Francis | Bowling Green, KY | $500 |
| 18 | 18 | 92 | Nick Davis | Millsboro, DE | $500 |
| 19 | 2 | 240 | Doug Drown | Wooster, OH | $500 |
| 20 | 22 | 14c | Corey Conley | Wellsburg, WV | $500 |
| 21 | 13 | 7w | Ricky Weiss | Headingley, MB | $500 |
| 22 | 14 | H1 | Jared Miley | South Park, PA | $500 |
| 23 | 24 | B1 | Brent Larson | Lake Elmo, MN | $500 |
| 24 | 25 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $500 |
| 25 | 11 | 94 | Austin Rettig | Sikeston, MO | $500 |
| 26 | 20 | k0 | Tyler Carpenter | Parkersburg, WV | $500 |
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