Sheppard stays perfect at Plymouth in World of Outlaws Late Model headliner

Stolp, Warner score PDTR A-main triumphs

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 11, 2020 – Two-time and defending
Morton Buildings World of Outlaws Late Model series champion Brandon
Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill. ran his winnings streak at The Plymouth Dirt Track to
three straight as he scored a convincing victory in the 50-lap main event at the
Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 11.
The third appearance of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series at the Plymouth
third-mile clay oval drew a strong field of 39 competitors, but its was Sheppard
who stood tall above the competition by earning his 35 th career series fast qualifier
award, winning the first 10-lap heat race and steering his Valvoline-sponsored blue
No. 1 machine to his eighth A-main victory of the 2020 season and 63 rd career
main event triumph in World of Outlaws Series competition.
Aaron Stolp of Milwaukee led flag to flag en route to his front career 25-lap PDTR
Klips & Tips Grand National A main victory, while defending PDTR Cellcom B
Mod track champion Tim Warner of Fond du Lac came from his dead last starting
spot to capture the victory in the 25-lap B Mod A main.
Outside front row starter Cade Dillard of Robeline, La. outpowered polesitter
Jimmy Mars of Menomonie to seize the lead in turn four of the opening lap, while

Sheppard, who started fourth, dove low on lap two to pressure the high-riding
Dillard for the top spot in turn two.
By lap 5, the leaders were already approaching lapped traffic, which required
Dillard and Sheppard to explore alternative racing lines to maintain their positions.
In heavy lapped traffic, Sheppard pulled event with Dillard on lap 11 and the two
World of Outlaws Series standouts dueled side by side over the next lap before the
first of two caution flags was displayed on lap 12 when Dennis Erb Jr. of
Carpentersville, Ill. slowed along the frontstrech with a flat tire.
Under caution, Dillard relinquished the lead to Sheppard when he pulled into the
pits to change a flat left front tire, he suffered after contact with the lapped car of
Brent Larson of Lake Elmo, Minn.
On the restart, Sheppard pulled away along the preferred outside groove, while
2004 World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Scott Bloomquist of
Mooresburg, Tenn., who started seventh, moved up to fourth and 16 th starter
Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga. advanced into fifth on lap 12.
On lap 17, Sheppard hit slower traffic again, which allowed Mars to cut the gap
substantially. Mars had pulled within striking distance when the second caution
flag appeared on lap 30 after Jason Rauen of Farley, Iowa slowed along the
frontstretch.
With Sheppard firmly in control out front, Chase Junghans of Manhattan, Kan.,
who started sixth, hit his stride on the restart to rocket past Bloomquist and eighth
starter Ricky Weiss of Headingly, Manitoba, Canada into third with a daring slide
job in turn three on lap 33.
Junghans quickly moved in two challenge Mars for second lap 40, while New
London’s Justin Ritchie, who started 10th, worked the low groove to perfection to
move into fifth on lap 41 before advancing to fourth two laps later and finally into
third by slipping underneath the cushion-pounding Junghans on lap 48.
At the head of the pack, it was all Sheppard has he expertly sliced his way through
lapped traffic to secure his third consecutive World of Outlaws Late Model Series

victory and series leading 10 th career win in the state of Wisconsin by a full
straightway margin.
“Our car is so consistent right now,” Sheppard said. “I can run it really anywhere
on the race track and feel confident about it right now. The guys work so hard to
give me a great car. It is really a pleasure to drive and a thrill to race in front of
great race fans on a nice track like this.”
Mars held on to place second to lead a healthy contingent of Wisconsin drivers,
who fared well against the World of Outlaws touring pros.
“It was a good night for the local guys with myself in second and Justin Ritchie
also doing very well,” Mars said. “It is neat to see the locals doing well when the
Outlaws come to town. Brandon was obviously real good the whole race and he
was really hard to keep up with once he got out front.”
Ritchie, who is a regular competitor in the PDTR Late Model division, finished
third, but was penalized three spots by World of Outlaws officials following a
quarter panel height check in post-race inspection, which moved him back to sixth
in the official running order. The result was still Ritchie’s best career finish in
World of Outlaws Late Model Series competition.
Junghans was credited with third, followed by Weiss in fourth and Bloomquist in
fifth.
In the 25-lap, Grand National A main, Aaron Stolp outside his outside front row
starting spot to get the jump on polesitter Dave Holm of Cascade and take the lead
in turn two of the opening lap.
Action quickly got heated behind Stolp as Holm third starter Dick Hed of
Plymouth and fourth starter Jeff Muehlbauer of Elkhart Lake went three wide into
turn three on the opening circuit with Hed prevailing to secure second.
By lap 5, Stolp had built up a half-straightaway cushion over Hed. The first of two
caution flags of the race was displayed on lap 10 for a spin involving Derek Kaat
of Plymouth in turn two.

Two laps later, another caution flag flew when Paul Perronne of Plymouth, Seth
Westimayer and The Who Racing No. 4 car collided in turn four.
On the restart, again Stolp showed his strength as he pulled away to a comfortable
full straightaway advantage over the second half of the race to notch his first career
PDTR Grand National A-main victory.
Hed was second, fifth starter Luke Scholten of Oostburg finished third,
Muehlbauer was fourth and sixth starter Donny Kulow of Elkhart Lake placed
fifth.
After an aborted start for a spin involved David McCutcheon on the opening lap,
outside front row starter Steve Lorier of Sheboygan led the opening lap of the 25-
lap B Mod A main while polesitter Jonathon Baumann of Sheboygan slide into
second on the opening circuit.
On lap 3, third starter Gary Glander of Sheboygan Falls moved in to take second
with 2018 PDTR B Mod champion Tim Sheppard of Beaver Dam, who started
fifth, taking third.
Glander was closing on Lorier when the second caution was displayed on lap 6 for
Rory Welch of Grafton, who spun in turn two. On the restart, Sheppard ventured to
the outside groove to pass Lorier for second, while seventh starter Jesse Cullen of
Chilton charged into challenge Lorier for the top spot along the low line. On lap 8,
Cullen grabbed the lead along the extreme inside lane.
After a caution for debris on lap 14, Sheppard powered under Cullen to assume the
top spot in turn four as Warner, who started 20 th , followed Cullen’s tire tracks into
second.
On the restart, Warner showed his strength by extending the lead while Lorier and
Aaron Butterbrodt of Milwaukee, who started 10 th , moved in to duel with Lorier for
second on lap 16.

The fifth and final caution was displayed on lap 18 when Baumann spun in turn
one. Lorier secured second from Butterbrodt on the restart. Meanwhile, Warner
extended his advantage in the closing laps to secure his fourth career PDTR B Mod
A-main victory.
“I’m really proud of my team,” Warner said. “I have to thank Jeff Steenbergen of
Ultimate Race Cars for the great car that his really run to drive. The track was
pretty racey tonight. I just picked my spots and tried to do my best.”
Lorier finished second, Butterbrodt was third, seventh starter Brian Wieland of
Sheboygan placed fourth and Barry Maas of Cascade, who started ninth, finished
fifth.
World of Outlaws last chance qualifier race winners were Brent Larson and two-
time and defending PDTR Late Model champion Justin Schmidt of Cleveland.
A total of 78 cars checked into the pit area in three divisions, including 39 Morton
Buildings World of Outlaws Series cars, 19 Grand Nationals and 20 B mods.
Next Saturday, July 18 The Plymouth Dirt Track will host the first of four
scheduled Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series
events of the 2020 season, along with the PDTR 360 Sprint Cars and IRA
Lightning Sprints.
Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 5:30 p.m. and qualifying and
racing to follow.
MORTON BUILDINGS WORD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES
Date of the Race
July 11, 2020
A-Main

1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [4][$10,000]; 2. 28m-Jimmy Mars [1][$5,000]; 3. 18-Chase Junghans
   [6][$3,000]; 4. 7-Ricky Weiss [8][$2,500]; 5. 0-Scott Bloomquist [7][$2,000]; 6. 70-Justin
   Ritchie [10][$1,700]; 7. 10s-Taylor Scheffler [9][$1,400]; 8. 12-Ashton Winger [16][$1,300]; 9.
   29v-Darrell Lanigan [13][$1,200]; 10. 20-Rodney Sanders [12][$1,100]; 11. 99b-Boom Briggs
   [11][$1,050]; 12. 97-Cade Dillard [2][$1,000]; 13. 97s-Justin Schmidt [18][$950]; 14. 11-Justin
   Reed [21][$900]; 15. B1-Brent Larson [17][$850]; 16. 28-Dennis Erb Jr. [5][$800]; 17. D1-Turk

Letizia [20][$770]; 18. 49-Jake Timm [15][$750]; 19. 74-Mitch McGrath [3][$730]; 20. 98-
Jason Rauen [14][$700]; 21. 79-Jim Schmidt [22][$700]; 22. 1m-Mike Mataragas [19][$700];

23. 89-Brad Mueller [23][$700]; 24. 54-Kevin Baldry [24][$700]. Lap Leader(s): Dillard 1-11;
    Sheppard 12-50. Hard Charger Award: 12-Ashton Winger [+8]
    Qualifying Flight A
24. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 14.412; 2. 97-Cade Dillard, 14.447; 3. 7-Ricky Weiss, 14.462; 4. 28-
    Dennis Erb Jr., 14.48; 5. 10s-Taylor Scheffler, 14.527; 6. 99b-Boom Briggs, 14.605; 7. 29v-
    Darrell Lanigan, 14.751; 8. 49-Jake Timm, 14.836; 9. B1-Brent Larson, 14.955; 10. 1m-Mike
    Mataragas, 14.972; 11. 89-Brad Mueller, 15.021; 12. 10-Paul Parker, 15.052; 13. 11-Justin Reed,
    15.185; 14. 6m-Jeff Massingill, 15.23; 15. 3m-Dale Markham, 15.402; 16. 7B-Tim Buhler,
    15.417; 17. 22-Charlie Schmidt, 15.657; 18. 16-Zack Kessler, 15.799; 19. 4b-Glen Blanke,
    16.317; 20. 55-Donny Singer, 16.398
    Qualifying Flight B
25. 98-Jason Rauen, 14.723; 2. 20-Rodney Sanders, 14.723; 3. 97s-Justin Schmidt, 14.725; 4. 18-
    Chase Junghans, 14.804; 5. 74-Mitch McGrath, 14.819; 6. 28m-Jimmy Mars, 14.839; 7. 70-
    Justin Ritchie, 14.951; 8. 79-Jim Schmidt, 14.995; 9. 0-Scott Bloomquist, 15.221; 10. 3-Brett
    Swedberg, 15.297; 11. 15-Nick Anvelink, 15.316; 12. D1-Turk Letizia, 15.368; 13. 25-Jared
    Siefert, 15.372; 14. 12-Ashton Winger, 15.387; 15. 19-Dustin Sorenson, 15.908; 16. 27-Derek
    Janke, 15.908; 17. D7-Jim Letizia, 16.047; 18. 33s-Ron Stroika, 16.436; 19. 54-Kevin Baldry,
    16.549
    Drydene Heat 1 Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
26. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1]; 2. 7-Ricky Weiss [2]; 3. 10s-Taylor Scheffler [3]; 4. 29v-Darrell
    Lanigan [4]; 5. B1-Brent Larson [5]; 6. 89-Brad Mueller [6]; 7. 11-Justin Reed [7]; 8. 22-Charlie
    Schmidt [9]; 9. 3m-Dale Markham [8]; 10. 4b-Glen Blanke [10]
    Drydene Heat 2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
27. 97-Cade Dillard [1]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr. [2]; 3. 99b-Boom Briggs [3]; 4. 49-Jake Timm [4];
28. 1m-Mike Mataragas [5]; 6. 6m-Jeff Massingill [7]; 7. 10-Paul Parker [6]; 8. 16-Zack Kessler
    [9]; 9. 55-Donny Singer [10]; 10. 7B-Tim Buhler [8]
    Drydene Heat 3 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
29. 74-Mitch McGrath [3]; 2. 0-Scott Bloomquist [5]; 3. 70-Justin Ritchie [4]; 4. 98-Jason Rauen
    [1]; 5. 97s-Justin Schmidt [2]; 6. 25-Jared Siefert [7]; 7. 15-Nick Anvelink [6]; 8. 54-Kevin
    Baldry [10]; 9. D7-Jim Letizia [9]; 10. 19-Dustin Sorenson [8]
    Drydene Heat 4 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
30. 28m-Jimmy Mars [3]; 2. 18-Chase Junghans [2]; 3. 20-Rodney Sanders [1]; 4. 12-Ashton
    Winger [7]; 5. 3-Brett Swedberg [5]; 6. D1-Turk Letizia [6]; 7. 27-Derek Janke [8]; 8. 79-Jim
    Schmidt [4]; 9. 33s-Ron Stroika [9]
    Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer
31. B1-Brent Larson [1][-]; 2. 1m-Mike Mataragas [2][-]; 3. 11-Justin Reed [5][-]; 4. 89-Brad
    Mueller [3][]; 5. 6m-Jeff Massingill [4][$110]; 6. 22-Charlie Schmidt [7][$110]; 7. 10-Paul

Parker [6][$110]; 8. 7B-Tim Buhler [12][$110]; 9. 3m-Dale Markham [9][$110]; 10. 4b-Glen
Blanke [11][$110]; 11. 16-Zack Kessler [8][$110]; 12. 55-Donny Singer [10]
Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer

1. 97s-Justin Schmidt [1][-]; 2. D1-Turk Letizia [4][-]; 3. 79-Jim Schmidt [8][-]; 4. 54-Kevin
   Baldry [7][]; 5. 19-Dustin Sorenson [11][$110]; 6. 15-Nick Anvelink [5][$110]; 7. 33s-Ron
   Stroika [10][$110]; 8. D7-Jim Letizia [9][$110]; 9. 27-Derek Janke [6][$110]; 10. 3-Brett
   Swedberg [2][$110]; 11. 25-Jared Siefert [3][$110]
   KLIPS N TIPS GRAND NATIONAL
   HEAT 1
   1, Steven Weber 2, Luke Scholten 3, Dylan Struve 4, Dave Holm 5, Bruce Troesch 6, Brad
   Weiss 7, Seth Westimayer,
   HEAT 2
   1, Donny Kulow 2, Jeff Muehlbauer 3, Dick Hed 4, Will Sorce 5, Who Racing 6, Paul Perronne.
   HEAT 3
   1, Tyler Kulow 2, Don Sorce Jr. 3, Aaron Stolp 4, Derek Kaat 5, Matt Loehr 6, Jim Rohrbeck.
   A MAIN
   1, Aaron Stolp 2, Dick Hed 3, Luke Scholten 4, Jeff Muehlbauer 5, Donny Kulow 6, Tyler
   Kulow 7, Steven Weber 8, Don Sorce Jr. 9, Will Sorce 10, Matt Loehr 11, Dave Holm 12, Dylan
   Struve 13, Who Racing 14, Derek Kaat 15, Brad Weiss 16, Jim Rohrbeck 17, Bruce Troesch 18,
   Seth Westimayer 19, Paul Perronne.
   CELLCOM B MOD
   HEAT 1
   1, Justin Bauer 2, Steve Lorier 3, Jonathon Baumann 4, Jonathan Hitsman 5, Patrick Hanson 6,
   Trevor Frank 7, Tim Warner (DQ).
   HEAT 2
   1, Brian Wieland 2, Tim Sheppard 3, Rory Welch 4, Brendan Ostrowski 5, Phil Campanella 6,
   Michael Gilson 7, David McCutcheon
   HEAT 3
   1, Jesse Cullen 2, Gary Glander 3, Barry Maas 4, Aaron Butterbrodt 5, Donny Singer 6, Dakota
   Cabunac.
   A MAIN
   1, Tim Warner 2, Steve Lorier 3, Aaron Butterbrodt 4, Brian Wieland 5, Barry Maas 6, Brendan
   Ostrowski 7, Donny Singer 8, Rory Welch 9, Tim Sheppard 10, Jonathon Baumann 11, David
   McCutcheon 12, Michael Gilson 13, Phil Campanella 14, Jesse Cullen 15, Gary Glander 16,
   Jonathan Hitsman 17, Trevor Frank 18, Patrick Hanson 19, Dakota Cabunac 20, Justin Bauer
   (DQ).