WEST HAVEN, Vt. –Â Matt Sheppard used a pole position starting spot to drive away from Stewart Friesen and waltz through the field in a caution-free 50-lap race during the Battle at the Bowl Sunday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.
Sheppard executed perfectly through lapped traffic from lap 10 until the finish to score his second Battle at the Bowl victory in the race’s three-year existence. The race was completed in just 15 minutes, 56 seconds and Sheppard earned $10,000 for his victory.
Friesen was second at the checkered flag, followed by Demetrios Drellos, Mike Mahaney and Adam Pierson.
In other action, Drellos rebounded from a one-race suspension to win his sixth Sportsman feature of the season and retain his championship point lead.
Only one caution flag slowed the race on lap 30. Rookie Anthony Warren waged two entertaining battles for the lead during the race, first with James Hanson and later with Pierson. Pierson, who finished in the top five in all four feature races that he ran during the night, was passed for the lead by Drellos on lap 28.
Pierson settled for second ahead of Justin Comes, Don Mattison and David Boisclair.
Other victories on the evening went to Troy Audet and Katrina Bean in the twin limited sportsman features. Derrick Counter and Daryl Gebo shared victory lane in the mini stock class.