Sheppard leads Super DIRTcar Series to Utica-Rome

WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – June 22, 2015 – Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series point leader Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY will go after his second straight series win Wednesday, June 24 at Utica-Rome Speedway in the “SUNY Canton presents SDS” 100.

The event marks the return of the Super DIRTcar Series to Utica-Rome for the first time since 2003. Sheppard is coming off a hard-fought win at Grandview Speedway – his second 2015 series win.

Sheppard will be right at home at Utica-Rome where he unofficially took over the regular season point lead from Pat Ward with a third-place finish on Father’s Day behind Stewart Friesen and Vic Coffey.

Defending SDS Champion Billy Decker of Unadilla, NY, who stalked Sheppard through lapped traffic at Grandview before settling for second and is currently second in the series point standings, looms as an obstacle between Sheppard and the $6,000 winner’s check Wednesday.

Big-Block competitors entered for the “Suny Canton presents SDS” 100 include Brett Hearn, Jimmy Phelps, Larry Wight, Tim Fuller and Billy Dunn as well as Friesen, Ward and Coffey.

Utica-Rome welcomes a special guest appearance Wednesday by four-time NASCAR Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday. Gates open at 4:30 p.m., post time – 7 p.m. Admission is Adults-$25, Students/Senior/Military-$20, Kids $10.

For more information on the Super DIRTcar Series, visit www.SuperDIRTcarSeries.com, www.uticaromespeedway.com, follow on Twitter @SuperDIRTcar, and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DIRTcar.

The Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast Region is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Chevy Performance Parts, NAPA Auto Parts, Pole Position Raceway and Dig Safely New York. Contingency sponsors are ASI, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix, ButlerBuilt, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, FX Caprara, Fox Shox, Impact Race Products, Intercomp, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, KSE Racing Products, Mobil 1, Motorsports Safety Systems, MSD Performance, Racing Electronics, Superflow, TNT Rescue and Wrisco Aluminum.
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