5/3/2025
Brandon Sheppard Finishes 12th in LOLMDS Debut at Circle City Raceway
Illinois Speedweek Next on the Schedule
SHINNSTON, W.Va. (05/06/25) – Brandon Sheppard was back on the road with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) over the weekend with the team’s Valvoline / Seubert Calf Ranches No. 1 Rocket1 Racing / Ace Metal Works / XR1 Rocket Chassis / Durham Racing Engine Super Late Model.
The New Berlin, Illinois native recorded a 12th-place finish in Friday’s opener at Circle City Raceway, which marked the national tour’s debut at the Indianapolis-area oval.
“I hadn’t been here since 2021, so I expected a bit of a learning curve coming in," Sheppard said. "We got off to a solid start and showed good speed early in the feature, but unfortunately, we started to fade as the race progressed. It wasn’t the result we were hoping for, but I’m incredibly thankful for the Rocket1 team and everyone back at the shop who keeps us going while we’re out on the road."
Sheppard and the Rocket1 Racing team continued their national tour campaign on Friday afternoon, joining the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at the Indiana facility for the weekend opener.
Amongst a 27-car field, Sheppard followed up the seventh-fastest qualifying effort in his group with a third-place finish in his heat. With $15,000 on the line in the 50-lap feature, he showed early speed but faded in the second half, ultimately finishing 12th.
Following the cancellation of Saturday’s Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway due to weather, the team made an overnight haul to Mississippi Thunder Speedway for the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series-sanctioned Dairyland Showdown.
After transferring into the $30,000-to-win main event with a third-place finish in his heat, Sheppard wrapped up the weekend with an 18th-place run in the finale.
Complete results from the doubleheader weekend in Indiana and Wisconsin can be found at www.LucasDirt.com and www.WorldofOutlaws.com.
Rocket1 Racing is gearing up for a busy week of competition, beginning this evening at the newly reopened LaSalle Speedway. Tuesday’s event marks the opening round of Illinois Speedweek and is the first of three races sanctioned by the FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota. The week concludes with a doubleheader weekend under the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series banner. The team’s full schedule is outlined below:
May 6th: FloRacing Night in America at LaSalle Speedway
May 7th: FloRacing Night in America at Spoon River Speedway
May 8th: FloRacing Night in America Lincoln Speedway
May 9th: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Farmer City Raceway
May 10th: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Fairbury Speedway
Full event details are available at www.FloSeries.com and www.LucasDirt.com.
Rocket1 Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Collins Brothers Towing Of St.Cloud, Rocket Chassis, Ace Metal Works, Durham Racing Engines, Five Star RaceCar Bodies, Gunter’s Honey, Performance Grading, Stiles Marine & Maintenance, Hoosier Racing Tire, Fox Racing Shox, Keyser Manufacturing, Petroff Towing, On Time Body & Graphic, Franklin Enterprises, Bubba Army, Sweet Manufacturing, Sunoco Race Fuels, Accu-Force Shock Service, ATL Fuel Cells, Aurora Rod Ends, Barnes Dry Sump Oil Systems, Bazell Race Fuels, Beyea Custom Headers, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Brinn Transmissions, Sharp Advantage Safety Products, CP Carrillo, Dohm Cycles, Fibreworks Composites, Hardrock Powder Coating, Howe Racing Enterprises, Jones Racing Products, Kenny’s Components, MSD, E3 Spark Plugs, Tel Tac, Performance Bodies, Peterson Fluid Systems, Powers Performance, Performance Rod & Custom, QuickCar Racing Products, MatMan Designs, Allgaier Performance Parts, Rocket Pre-Owned Motors, Show Trucks Unlimited, Simpson, Stealth Carburetors, Strange Oval, Suave Talk, Total Power Valvoline Pro-V Racing, Walker Performance Filtration, Wiles Driveshafts, Wilwood Brakes, Winters Performance Products, Wrisco Aluminum, Xceldyne Valvetrain, and MyRacePass Marketing Services.
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