Brandon Sheppard reminded fans what a “Tennessee ass whooping” looks like.
Controlling the final DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models appearance at Clarksville Speedway, the 2013 tour champion tied in-state royalty Scott Bloomquist for his first career Week title.
Sheppard began the night with a win on the Heat race, then started on the outside of the front row with fellow Illinois driver Jason Feger leading the field to the green flag.
While Feger had a slight edge on the bottom lane to lead the opening lap, Sheppard’s high-line advantage overmatched him as the No. B5 rocketed to the lead off the final corner on the second lap.
After getting clear of Feger, Sheppard adjusted to the bottom lane to keep a healthy distance between the No. 25 Longhorn Chassis throughout the 30-lap Feature. In lapped traffic, Sheppard was able to pass three cars to challenge Feger while he followed behind Tyler Erb around the 1/4-mile racetrack.
Sheppard’s lead over the field was diminished with four laps to go after Josh Putnam’s left rear tire exploded, brought out the only caution of the night, and gave Feger a second chance at scoring his fifth Hell Tour win of 2025.
“B-Shepp” stayed precise with his driving on the final restart of the race by keeping his Rocket Chassis to the bottom line as he led the final four laps for his first Summer Nationals win since 2021.
The Clarksville Speedway finale marked the 28th win of his career, and completes a week where he appeared on every podium of Week 3.
“Man, we’ve had a great car all week long,” Sheppard said. “I just, for some reason, haven’t been able to put a full night together. Tonight, we were able to do that. Our qualifying efforts have been getting better all week. And, the boys have been working very hard, and we appreciate it.”
Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals head to Arkansas for the Week 4 opener at Old No. 1 Speedway on Monday night, June 30.
If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch every DIRTcar Summer Nationals race live on DIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. B5-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 2. 25F-Jason Feger[1]; 3. 75-Dillon McCowan[4]; 4. 27M-Rodney Melvin[3]; 5. 81F-Jadon Frame[7]; 6. 14-Haiden Cowan[5]; 7. 14JR-Trey Mills[8]; 8. 40B-Kyle Bronson[9]; 9. 81-Jason Riggs[10]; 10. 28B-Carson Brown[6]; 11. 5-Mark Whitener[14]; 12. 21-Mario Gresham[12]; 13. 59-Dillard Hatchett[13]; 14. 29-Christian Hanger[19]; 15. 31M-Tyler Millwood[17]; 16. 1-Tyler Erb[18]; 17. 38-Thomas Hunziker[20]; 18. 388-Jackson Hise[22]; 19. (DNF) 212-Josh Putnam[11]; 20. (DNF) 15F-Richard Frost[15]; 21. (DNF) 63-Michael Luna[16]; 22. (DNF) 54JR-Larry Barber Jr[21]
