It was a scorcher Sunday evening at Cornwall Motor Speedway in Cornwall, Ontario, with the Super DIRTcar Series’ first invasion over the border. En route to his second win of the season, “Super” Matt Sheppard led the way for the 31 Modifieds that attempted to qualify for the O’Canada 100 and chase down the $6,000 payday in front of a packed house.

With the victory, Sheppard vaults back into first place in the SDS season standings with 367 points—just one race after sliding from the top spot to third.

Sheppard kicked off the night by collecting his 36th career Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Fast-Time Award. Erick Rudolph took the checkers in the first Super DIRTcar Series heat, followed by Michael Parent in heat two, Brett Hearn in heat three, and Sheppard in heat four.

With just 31 cars on hand, the Modifieds didn’t run a consi so all cars were eligible to start the feature event.

Cornwall Motor Speedway regular Chris Raabe grabbed the pole position inside of Steve Bernard.

Raabe brought the 31-car field to the green flag but was passed on the outside by Bernard, who broke into an early lead.

Sheppard, who started in seventh, broke into the top three by lap 15 as Bernard began to work his way through lapped traffic.

Sheppard was able to close in on Bernard and give a good battle for the top spot as they raced side-by-side until the yellow was thrown, gathering the field back up.

It was smooth sailing after lap 45 for Super Matt as he pulled away from Bernard and Raabe to win his second Super DIRTcar Series race of the season and net the hot $6,000 victory at the 1/4-mile bullring.

Rounding out the top five were Raabe, Kyle Dingwall, Bernard, and McLaughlin.

The next Super DIRTcar Series race is slated for this Thursday, July 15, at Land of Legends Raceway in Canandaigua, NY, and is streaming LIVE on FloRacing.

Below are the season stats for the Super DIRTcar Series leading into this Thursday’s event:

2018 STAT ATTACK

There have been 4 Super DIRTcar Series features this season.    

SEASON WINNERS: Stewart Friesen – 2 (Weedsport Speedway on May 29, Albany-Saratoga Speedway on June 26); Matt Sheppard – 2 (Brewerton Speedway on June 15, Cornwall Motor Speedway on July 1)

2018 Super DIRTcar Championship Standings (July 2)

Winners (2 Drivers)        

Rank, Driver - Wins        

1. STEWART FRIESEN – 2

- MATT SHEPPARD – 2

Pole Positions (3 Drivers)        

Rank, Driver - Poles        

1. STEWART FRIESEN – 1        

- MATT SHEPPARD – 2

- CHRIS RAABE – 1        

Time Trial Leaders (3 Drivers)         

Rank, Driver - Quick Times        

1. MATT SHEPPARD – 2

- BILLY DECKER – 1

- TIM FULLER – 1                    

Podium Finishes (7 Different Drivers)        

Rank, Driver - Finishes in the Top 3

1. JIMMY PHELPS – 3

2. STEWART FRIESEN – 2

- MAX MCLAUGHLIN – 2

3. MATT SHEPPARD – 2

- BILLY DECKER – 1

- CHRIS RAABE – 1

- KYLE DINGWALL – 1

Heat Race Winners (13 Different Drivers)        

Rank, Driver - Win        

1. PAT WARD – 2

- MATT SHEPPARD – 3

- STEWART FRIESEN – 2

2. MAX MCLAUGHLIN – 1

- LARRY WIGHT – 1

- TIM SEARS JR. – 1

- TIM FULLER – 1

- PETER BRITTEN – 1

- WILLY DECKER – 1

- JESSEY MUELLER – 1

- ERICK RUDOLPH – 1

- MICHAEL PARENT – 1

- BRETT HEARN – 1

Last Chance Showdown Winners (6 Different Drivers)

Rank Driver, Hometown - Wins        

1. ADAM ROBERTS – 1 

- MATT WILLIAMSON – 1 

- ANDREW FERGUSON – 1 

- ROB BELLINGER – 1

- TIM MCCREADIE – 1

- ERICK RUDOLPH – 1

2018 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule & Winners

29 TOTAL RACES

APRIL

Sat., 4/28: High Bank Holdup (Fulton Speedway) Fulton, NY — RAIN

MAY

Wed., 5/16: Battle at the Bridge (Bridgeport Speedway) Bridgeport, NJ — RAIN
Mon., 5/28: Memorial Day 100 (Weedsport Speedway) Weedsport, NY — Stewart Friesen

JUNE

Fri., 6/15: Brewerton Speedway; Brewerton, NY — Matt Sheppard
Tues., 6/26: The BIG Show 10 (Albany-Saratoga Speedway) Malta, NY — Friesen (2 wins)

JULY

Sun., 7/1: Cornwall Motor Speedway; Cornwall, ON — Sheppard (2 wins)
Thurs., 7/5: Land of Legends Raceway; Canandaigua, NY
Sun., 7/8: Freedom Fighter 100 (Utica-Rome Speedway) Vernon, NY
Tues., 7/10: Outlaw Speedway; Dundee, NY
Tues., 7/17: TBA
Wed., 7/18: TBA
Mon., 7/23: Autodrome Granby; Granby, QC
Tues., 7/24: Racing Stock 100 (Autodrome Drummond) Drummondville, QC
Sat., 7/28: Hall of Fame 100 (Weedsport Speedway) Weedsport, NY
Tues., 7/31: Battle of Plattsburgh 100 (Airborne Park Speedway) Plattsburgh, NY

AUGUST

Wed., 8/1: Jack Johnson Tribute (Fonda Speedway) Fonda, NY
Mon., 8/6: Bob St. Amand Sr. Memorial (Merrittville Speedway) Thorold, ON
Tues., 8/7: Summer Nationals (Ransomville Speedway) Ransomville, NY

SEPTEMBER

Sat., 9/1: Mr. DIRT Track USA (Lebanon Valley Speedway) West Lebanon, NY
Mon., 9/3: Labor Day Double Play 100 (Weedsport Speedway) Weedsport, NY
Fri., 9/7: Le RPM Speedway; Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, QC
Sat., 9/8: Blackout Race (Autodrome Drummond) Drummondville, QC
Fri., 9/14: Duel at the Demon (Brewerton Speedway) Brewerton, NY
Sat., 9/15: Mohawk 100 (Mohawk International Raceway) Akwesasne, NY
Sat., 9/22: Thunder Along the Mohawk (Fonda Speedway) Fonda, NY

OCTOBER

Sun., 10/7: NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLVII (Oswego Speedway / Oswego, NY
Fri., 10/12: The Loud & Dirty Northeast Fall Nationals (Brockville Ontario Speedway) Brockville, ON

NOVEMBER

Friday, 11/2: Textron Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals (The Dirt Track at Charlotte) Concord, NC
Saturday, 11/3: Textron Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals (The Dirt Track at Charlotte) Concord, NC