About this episode

The episode discusses Brandon Sheppard's championship lead and highlights impressive performances in sprint car racing.

Brandon Sheppard just took the Lucas Oil championship lead after 17 straight top tens, and a sprint car driver's recent stats are so good they're hard to believe. Plus, a new chassis brand is about to claim its first major championship, a penalty on a High Limit regular at an Outlaw race sparked conspiracy theories, and Zack Mitchell's debut in the GR Smith car went better than anyone expected.

Topics covered

• racing
• championships
• driver performance
• conspiracy theories
• sprint cars

Keywords

• Brandon Sheppard
• Lucas Oil
• sprint car
• Zack Mitchell
• championship
• conspiracy theories
• GR Smith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lucas Oil, High Limit, Outlaw, GR Smith

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