3/7/2026
Brandon Sheppard Concludes Speedweeks at Golden Isles Speedway
Rocket1 Racing Eyes Atomic and Brownstown Next
SHINNISTON, W. VA. (Mar. 9, 2026) — Brandon Sheppard capped the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) Speedweeks with a top-10 finish Saturday night in the Wieland Winternationals finale at Golden Isles Speedway.
Sheppard raced as high as third in the Rocket1 Racing / Valvoline / Seubert Calf Ranches No. 1 Late Model before ultimately settling for an eighth-place finish in the eventful 50-lap feature.
“It’s been an awesome weekend,” Sheppard said. “Big thanks to all my guys for busting their butts this past month. We spent all of February on the road, so it’ll be nice to go home and regroup. Speedweeks was great to us, and I’m looking forward to carrying that momentum into Atomic and Brownstown.”
The Rocket1 Racing team shifted north from Florida to Golden Isles Speedway on Wednesday as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series wrapped up its Speedweeks slate at the Georgia oval.
Sheppard’s best performance of the week came during Wednesday’s opener, when he advanced one position in the 40-lap feature to finish third behind winner Jonathan Davenport and runner-up Hudson O'Neal.
After a 16th-place outing on Thursday and a 17th-place finish on Friday, Sheppard secured his spot in Saturday’s $25,000-to-win Wieland Winternationals finale with a runner-up finish in his heat race. He climbed as high as third in the feature before ultimately crossing the line eighth.
Sheppard currently sits seventh in the latest LOLMDS point standings.
Complete results from the Wieland Winternationals and the latest series point standings are available at www.LucasDirt.com.
LOLMDS action resumes later this month with the Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway on March 27, followed by the Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway on March 28.
Full event details are available at www.AtomicSpeedway.net and www.BrownstownSpeedway.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.
For the latest news and team updates, visit Rocket1 Racing’s official website at www.Rocket1Racing.com. Fans can also stay connected by subscribing to the official Rocket1 Racing mailing list at https://pages/Rocket1Racing.
Article Credit: Photo by Heath Lawson
Article Media
