Rocket1 Racing

10/31/2026

Check out the full episode of The Dirt Parlor Podcast, where Mark shares more about the 2026 season and the evolution of Brandon Sheppard as a driver 🚀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtPaDhA4edc

10/27/2026

🏁 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗨𝗣: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗪𝗢 🏁

The 2026 season is winding down, but there’s still racing left to do! 🚀 The Valvoline Rocket1 team has two events remaining on the schedule for Brandon Sheppard.

🎃 𝗢𝗖𝗧. 𝟯𝟬–𝟯𝟭 | 𝗢𝗙𝗙
A Halloween weekend break before the final push.

🏁 𝗡𝗢𝗩. 𝟰–𝟳 | 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦
📍 The Dirt Track at Charlotte — Concord, NC

🍑 𝗡𝗢𝗩. 𝟭𝟯–𝟭𝟰 | 𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗖
📍 Senoia Raceway — Senoia, GA
📺 FloRacing Night in America

Two stops left. One final push to close out the season strong. 👊🚀

📸: BSBW Photography

10/22/2026

🏁 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬: 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗪𝗔𝗬 🏁

The FloRacing Night in America series rolls into Tennessee tonight for Round No. 8 at Volunteer Speedway! 🚀

Brandon Sheppard and the Valvoline Rocket1 team are set for a $𝟮𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬-to-win showdown, plus a shot to extend the lead in the FloRacing Night in America championship points standings. Every night counts as the season winds down! 👊

⏰ 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗽𝘀: 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗗𝗧
📍 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘆 — Bulls Gap, TN
📺 FloRacing

$𝟮𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 to win tonight. Another championship in play. Let’s keep pushing! 🚀

𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 👇

📸: Zach Yost Racing Photography

10/21/2026

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10/18/2026

🏁 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬 🏁

Brandon Sheppard and the Valvoline Rocket1 team are set for the Dirt Track World Championship at West Virginia Motor Speedway, with $𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 on the line in tonight’s 𝟭𝟬𝟬-𝗹𝗮𝗽 showdown!

BShepp put the Rocket1 car on the podium last night 🚀 with a 𝟯𝗿𝗱-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 finish, earning the 𝟲𝘁𝗵 starting spot for tonight’s main event. Now, one of the biggest races of the season awaits — and the 2026 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship will be decided tonight. 👊

⏰ 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗽𝘀: 𝟰:𝟰𝟱𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘆
📺 FloRacing

𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀. $𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🏆🚀

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 👇

📸: Mark of Valor DIRT

10/17/2026

🏁 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬: 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 🏁

The final weekend of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season is underway at West Virginia Motor Speedway! 🚀

Brandon Sheppard and the Valvoline Rocket1 team kick off the Dirt Track World Championship tonight with a split-field format. Group A & B will each run a 𝟮𝟱-𝗹𝗮𝗽 feature paying $𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 to win, with drivers earning points toward locking into Sunday's main event.

The 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟲 will secure their spots in tomorrow's $𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬-to-win DTWC finale, where the 2026 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship will be decided 👊

⏰ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝟰:𝟰𝟱 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘆
📺 FloRacing

𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻. 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 $𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. 🚀

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 👇

📸: Heath Lawson Photo

10/14/2026

We’ve got to give a shout out to
everyone at West Virginia Motor Speedway and the Lucas Oil Series for rearranging the schedule to get this weekend in with the predicted weather on Thursday and Friday.
It’s great to be back in our home state of West Virginia for the Lucas finale!

🏁 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗨𝗣: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 🏁

One weekend. Two nights. $𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 on the line. And a championship still up for grabs. 🚀

Brandon Sheppard and the Valvoline Rocket1 team head to West Virginia Motor Speedway for the 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

With a narrow lead in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series standings, every lap matters. You won't want to miss it!

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁. 𝟭𝟳
📅 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁. 𝟭𝟴
📍 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘆
💰 $𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻
📺 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘀 𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗩𝗠𝗦. 🚀

10/10/2026

🏁 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬: 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗛 🏁

Back to the Big E for round two! 🚀

Brandon Sheppard and the Valvoline Rocket1 team are ready for another night at Eldora Speedway after a strong 𝟮𝗻𝗱-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 finish in Friday’s $10,000 feature.

Tonight, the stakes go up with $𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 on the line in the Clash on the Wabash finale — and another big opportunity to build on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship lead. 👊

🌦️ 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿!
⏰ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝟰:𝟰𝟱 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧
📺 FloRacing

$𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗘. 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴. 🚀

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 👇

10/09/2026

🏁 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬: 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗛 🏁

The “Big E” is calling! Brandon Sheppard and the Valvoline Rocket1 team are ready to take on Eldora Speedway tonight as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series kicks off the inaugural Clash on the Wabash weekend. 🚀

Tonight’s opening round features a complete program and $𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 on the line, with a $𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬-to-win finale coming Saturday!

⏰ 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗽𝘀: 𝟲:𝟬𝟬𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧
📺 FloRacing

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮. 🚀

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 👇

📸: Event Horizon Photography

10/07/2026

🏁 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗨𝗣: 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗛 🏁

After charging from 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 to 𝟲𝘁𝗵 at PPMS, Brandon Sheppard and the Valvoline Rocket1 team are headed to Eldora Speedway for another big Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series weekend.

Two complete programs. Two chances to gain ground. And a 𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬-to-win finale waiting on Saturday night. 💰

📅 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁. 𝟵 — $𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻
📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁. 𝟭𝟬 — $𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻
📍 Eldora Speedway
📺 FloRacing

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮. 🚀

📸: ChaseG Productions