Matt Sheppard continued his torrid stretch, claiming the first ever Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco event in Canada.

Sheppard took the lead on lap 44 and led the final 16 laps of the 60-lap affair to claim the historic victory and the $10,000 top prize to boot in the opening round of the ‘Lumberjack Swing.’

While Williamson paced the field on the bottom groove, Sheppard was maneuvering around the outer edge of the speedway and closing in on Williamson.

Sheppard used the slower car of J.R. Hurlburt as a pick and drove around Williamson to take the lead and ultimately the win.

David Hebert claimed the runner-up spot and Michael Parent rounded out the podium finishers.

Yamaska, Quebec’s Mathieu Desjardins grabbed fourth and Granby, Quebec’s Steve Bernard rounded out the top five.

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Short Track Super Series at Autodrome Granby Highlights

Winning Quote From Matt Sheppard

“This has gotta be the biggest crowd I’ve ever seen here at Granby. I didn’t know if we’d ever come back here again after COVID. Here we are racing in front of a packed house, and it feels really good."

Short Track Super Series Results From Autodrome Granby

1) Matt Sheppard

2) David Hebert

3) Michael Parent

4) Mathieu Desjardins

5) Steve Bernard

6) Francois Bernier

7) Steve Bernier

8) Carey Terrance

9) Dillon Steuer

10) Alex Yankowski

11) Mike Mahaney

12) Felix Roy

13) Francois Bellemare

14) Even Racine

15) Kevin Hamel

16) J.R. Hurlburt

17) Yan Bussiere

18) Steve Turcotte

19) Mat Williamson

20) Marc Johnson

21) Erick Rudolph

22) Stewart Friesen

23) Chris Curtis

24) JF Corriveau

25) Samuel Charland

26) Mario Clair

27) Daniel Morgiewicz, Jr.

28) Martin Pelletier  

Short Track Super Series North Point Standings

With his win on Tuesday night, Matt Sheppard increased his lead to 111 points over Mat Williamson at the top of the Short Track Super Series North Region point standings.

Updated Point Standings

Last Race: July 20 - Short Track Super Series at Utica-Rome Speedway

Up Next: July 26 - Short Track Super Series at Le RPM Speedway