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July 19
River Cities Speedway,
Grand Forks, ND
Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series - $10,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated July 20, 6:12 pm)
River Cities marks 10th WoO victory for B-Shepp
  1. Brandon Sheppard
  2. Cade Dillard
  3. Ricky Weiss
  4. Dennis Erb Jr.
  5. Dustin Strand
  6. Donny Schatz
  7. Chase Junghans
  8. Darrell Lanigan
  9. Brad Seng
  10. Ashton Winger
  11. Chad Mahder
  12. Scott Bloomquist
  13. Brent Larson
  14. Jeffrey Massingill
  15. Mitch McGrath
  16. Cole Schill
  17. Lance Schill
  18. Brody Troftgruben
  19. Colton Horner
  20. Joey Pederson
  21. Jeff Hapala
  22. Boom Briggs
  23. Ryan Corbett
  24. Tom Corcoran
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Brandon Sheppard heads for victory at River Cities Speedway.
What won the race: Overtaking polesitter Ricky Weiss through lapped-traffic on lap 31, Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., rolled to his 10th World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series victory of the season at River Cities Speedway on Sunday night. Holding off Cade Dillard's late-race charge in the final laps, Sheppard bagged $10,000 for his 65th career World of Outlaws win.
Key notes: A rare bobble from Sheppard on lap 41 allowed Cade Dillard to close the distance, but was never able to make a legitimate attempt at passing the series point leader. … The 50-lapper saw 13 cars finish on the lead lap, with four one lap down while seven retired early. … Blake Anderson of Grand Forks, N.D., was involved in a nasty tangle on the sixth lap of his B-Main that brought out the red flag. … The World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series visited River Cities Speedway for the 13th time in series history. … It was the second night of the tour’s weekend doubleheader which was originally scheduled for Friday but rained out.
On the move: Hometown driver Dustin Strand of Grand Forks, N.D., started 14th and finished fifth.
Winner's sponsors: Sheppard’s Rocket Chassis has a Durham Racing Engine and sponsorship from Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Rocket Chassis, Ace Metal Works, Gunter’s Honey, Hoosier Racing Tire, Integra Racing Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing Co., Petroff Towing, Slavic Shirts & Decals, Sunoco Race Fuels and Rocket Preowned Motors.
Points chase: After River Cities: 1. Brandon Sheppard (3,602); 2. Ricky Weiss (3,410); 3. Darrell Lanigan (3,350); 4. Cade Dillard (3,314); 5. Chase Junghans (3,288); 6. Dennis Erb Jr. (3,208); 7. Scott Bloomquist (3,174); 8. Ashton Winger (3,150); 9. Boom Briggs (2,872); 10. Brent Larson (2,830).
Current weather: Scattered Clouds, 68°F
Car count: 27
Fast qualifier: Dennis Erb Jr.
Time: 12.527 seconds
Polesitter: Ricky Weiss
Heat race winners: Brandon Sheppard, Chase Junghans, Mitch McGrath
Consolation race winners: Lance Schill
Next series race: July 28, Davenport Speedway (Davenport, IA) $10,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
From series reports

It didn’t take long for two-time World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series points leader Brandon Sheppard to rebound from his first WoO loss since July 3.

One night after Darrell Lanigan ended Sheppard’s four-race winning streak, the New Berlin, Ill., driver snuck past race-long leader Ricky Weiss on lap 32 Sunday at River Cities Speedway, then repelled Cade Dillard’s late charge amid traffic to grab his 10th WoO victory of the season.

Sheppard took the checkers 0.347 seconds ahead of Robeline, La.’s Dillard while Weiss, of Headingley, Manitoba, settled for third after leading 31 laps. Fast qualifier Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., was fourth while hometown standout Dustin Strand rounded out the top five.

Sheppard’s ability to run anywhere on the track in his Rocket Chassis house car helped him wrest the lead from Weiss.

“Yeah I knew we were pretty good right from the get-go there, we were hanging with him,” Sheppard said. “I could run with him on the bottom, the middle or the top, so I was hoping we could get to lapped traffic so that we could slice-and-dice things up a bit. Lucky it worked out in my favor tonight, you know, Ricky has been tough, and Cade has been tough, congratulations to them guys on the podium.”

A winner at River Cities last season, Sheppard had to adjust to some subtle changes.

“Yeah it was, the track was a little bit more slick than what we normally have for feature time right from the get-go there, it was tricky.” Sheppard said. “I didn’t know, they changed the track a little bit from the past couple of years, so the top wasn’t quite as good as normal for as wet as it was. I think it made it more racy, we were able to race all over this thing tonight. Just kind of chase the brown, it made for a fun night of racing.”

After overtaking Weiss on lap 31, Sheppard dove to the low side while Weiss attempted a run at the high groove to close in on the leader. With Weiss getting caught in lapped-traffic, third-starting Cade Dillard slide ahead of Ricky and turned his attention to Sheppard.

A rare bobble from Sheppard on lap 41 allowed Dillard to close the distance, but was never able to make a serious challenge.

“We went with a different tire than everybody else, I was kind of worried at the beginning of the race,” Dillard said, “so I probably tried to keep it under me too much and with 10 to go I stepped it up.”

Weiss scored his third podium finish of the month.

“Still happy with my guys, they’re really working hard on this thing and we got a lot of speed,” he said. “I think we got something we finally can contend with Brandon.”

Boom Briggs drew the lone caution of the race on lap 13 while Tom Corcoran was the first retiree from the 50-lapper on the fourth lap.

Notes: Multitime WoO sprint car champ Donny Schatz of Fargo, N.D., challenged for a top five finish the majority of the race before 14th-starting Dustin Strand muscled his way to fifth when the checkered flag flew. … The 50-lapper saw 13 cars finish on the lead lap, with four one lap down while seven retired early. … Blake Anderson of Grand Forks, N.D., was involved in a nasty tangle on the sixth lap of his B-main that brought out the red flag.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Weiss, Sheppard
Row 2: Dillard, McGrath
Row 3: Erb Jr., Junghans
Row 4: Winger, Schatz
Row 5: Briggs, Bloomquist
Row 6: Lanigan, C. Schill
Row 7: Massingill, Strand
Row 8: Mahder, Seng
Row 9: Pederson, Horner
Row 10: L. Schill, Corbett
Row 11: Larson, Corcoran
Row 12: Troftgruben, Hapala
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