GRANBY, Quebec — Matt Sheppard won for the 62nd time in his Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco career and second time in a row with the series in 2026 Monday night at Autodrome Granby to kick off the Lumberjack Swing in Quebec.
The Savannah, N.Y., driver earned $10,000 for his efforts following the 60-lap event, Round No. 5 of the STSS Modified HYTORC of New York North Region.
Sheppard emerged from a thrilling battle with Michael Parent and Stewart Friesen before fending off a charging Chris Raabe for the triumph, extending his lead in the series standings.
Sheppard, who started third, led the final 35 laps of the event after clearing Parent in lapped traffic.
‘Super Matt’ now owns three STSS-sanctioned victories at Autodrome Granby, joining winning efforts at the half-mile oval in 2025 and ’23.
“We’re excited for this one,” Sheppard said. “The car just getting better and better – almost like a repeat of last year. What a great night for us.”
Raabe, of Alexandria, Ont., earned runner-up pay after starting eighth. Raabe pocketed $5,000 for his second-place finish.
Despite losing brakes late in the event, Mat Williamson guided Behrent’s Performance Warehouse-fielded No. 3 to the final podium position.
The finish:
Feature (60 laps): 1. 9S-Matt Sheppard[3]; 2. 01-Chris Raabe[7]; 3. 3-Mat Williamson[8]; 4. 25P-Michael Parent[1]; 5. 4-Anthony Perrego[11]; 6. ONE-Felix Roy[15]; 7. 44F-Stewart Friesen[5]; 8. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[14]; 9. 44G-Sebastien Gougeon[10]; 10. 70A-Alex Payne[12]; 11. 41-Samuel Charland[4]; 12. 4K-Elliot Gamache[22]; 13. 3P-Martin Pelletier[6]; 14. 54R-William Racine[9]; 15. 61L-Donovan Lussier[2]; 16. 54-Even Racine[26]; 17. 95-Christopher Cormier[20]; 18. 91-Jeremy Roy[25]; 19. 9N-Jonathan Nadeau[16]; 20. 60-Jackson Gill[17]; 21. 97-Josianne Plante[30]; 22. 79-Maxime Plante[27]; 23. 35-Francois Bellemare[18]; 24. 15M-Daniel Morgiewicz Jr[19]; 25. 82S-Will Shields[24]; 26. 6B-Robert Bublak[21]; 27. 13-Kevin Hamel[13]; 28. 8*-Alexandre Salvas[28]; 29. 1M-Mathieu Desjardins[23]; 30. 17-Antoine Parent[29]
