The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series held Monday night's makeup Winter Nationals on Thursday at East Bay Raceway Park, the third-mile oval in its final season of operations.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Victories on the rough-and-tumble fifth-mile oval inside the The Dome at America's Center never come easy, but Brandon Sheppard’s Saturday night run from the front row in the 40-lap Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals was about as uneventful as possible for 11 of the race’s 12 minutes.

Brandon Sheppard could let out a sigh of relief. Pocketing Saturday’s $53,000 top prize at Huset’s Speedway, the new home of the Silver Dollar Nationals, is certainly monumental during the height of a grueling summer for the driver of New Berlin, Ill., who’s struggled by his standards this year.

A special motorsports event is worthy of special paint schemes. Since the inception of the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals in 2016, hundreds of beautiful race cars have shone bright under the lights at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis.

Four-time World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series champion Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., is gearing up a national tour run next season after merging his family’s Sheppard Racing with Illinois-based Riggs Motorsports, the team announced today.

Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., will end his ultra-successful six-year run as driver of the Rocket Chassis house car at the end of the 2022 season, leaving the Shinnston, W.Va-based team on amicable terms to return full-time to his family-owned Dirt Late Model operation.

ZANESVILLE, OH — If April 26 was the day Brandon Sheppard and the Rocket Chassis house car team announced Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title intentions, then mark Independence Day weekend as the point in 2022 those intentions shifted into high gear.

Zanesville, OH -– Brandon Sheppard took the lead after two laps and never trailed from there as the current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader went on to win the Elite Munitions Freedom 60 on Sunday night at Muskingum County Speedway. The race was the biggest in the track’s history, paying $30,000 to win and was ran before a packed grandstand at the Moran-family promoted facility.

LINCOLN, Ill. — Dennis Erb Jr. appeared well on his way to stinking up Thursday’s Castrol® FloRacing Night in America feature at Lincoln Speedway. But Brandon Sheppard made sure fans got their money’s worth at the quarter-mile fairgrounds oval hosting the richest event in track history.

Racing to his second-career Castrol® FloRacing Night in America victory, Brandon Sheppard raced to the $22,022 triumph on Wednesday night at Spoon River Speedway in the opening round of the inaugural FloRacing Illinois Speedweek.

With a huge championship purse on the line, a handful of Dirt Late Model racing's biggest stars have committed to running the entire 2022 Castrol FloRacing Night in America season. The popular miniseries, which primarily contests mid-week events, has increased the championship payout to $75,000 this year if a driver has perfect attendance.

Each year, the month of February serves as a reminder that the racing season has arrived. With racing heating up in Georgia, Florida and beyond, there were plenty of big winners during the second month of the new year. Now, it's our turn to rank the top 10 drivers who performed best during the month.

It's time to start a new year of dirt driver rankings on FloRacing. With big events like the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals and Wild West Shootout taking place this month, we now have enough ammo to fire away. Here's our top 10 dirt drivers who performed best during the month.

VADO, N.M. — In trying to avoid a slowing driver with a flat tire on the fifth lap, Brandon Sheppard nearly wrecked twice, his hopes for the Penske Racing Shocks $300,000 Paydirt Jackpot looking dim.

VADO, N.M. (Jan. 8) — Was the Penske Racing Shocks $300,000 Paydirt Jackpot for a six-race sweep of the Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts on Brandon Sheppard’s mind after he captured Saturday’s 40-lap miniseries opener at Vado Speedway Park?