Story By: BEN SHELTON / SHEPPARD RACING – NEW BERLIN, IL – Brandon Sheppard will be parting ways with the Longhorn Factory Team and Riggs Racing at the conclusion of the 2024 World of Outlaws (WoO) CASE Late Model season.
“It’s been a fun and good run with the Longhorn Factory Team and Riggs Racing, but we’ve amicably decided to go our separate ways at the end of this season. There’s no hard feelings or drama, we just all are looking to different goals for 2025,” Sheppard said. “Steve Arpin and the Riggs Family have been good to me, and they’ll always be great friends. I wish those guys nothing but the best of luck, and I’m fully focused on ending our tenure together with a World of Outlaws title.”
Brandon’s final ride with the team will be on Nov. 6 – 9 during the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Concord, N.C.).
As Sheppard looks to the future, he is actively working on details for his racing program.
“We are going to open the 2025 season at the Wild West Shootout in New Mexico in my family-owned B5, and then past that point we are still looking to lock some things down. I’m open to marketing partners, who might be looking to get involved with my racing endeavors,” Sheppard said.
Any interested parties can reach Brandon Sheppard at brandonsheppardracing@gmail.com .
Brandon continues to lead the latest WoO standings in pursuit of an unprecedented fifth series title. He’s scheduled to resume action with the series this Saturday and Sunday at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway and Talladega Short Track (Eastaboga, Ala.).
Sheppard Riggs Racing Joint Venture to Dissolve at End of 2024 Season
NOLENSVILLE, TN – The Riggs Family and Brandon Sheppard have jointly announced that at the conclusion of the 2024 Season in Charlotte, the joint venture known as Sheppard Riggs Racing will expire without renewal.
After a successful two-year tenure together, both sides have mutually agreed not to exercise their third-year contractual option.
“We’re very proud of what we’ve been able to do together in the last 2 years,” said both Scott & Jason Riggs. “We knew from the very start just how important it was for Brandon to be home close to the family, but still have a business partner who could support the team competing on a national tour while he transitioned into a new phase of his career.
It has been a pleasure watching him drive our cars and win in big moments like the Silver Dollar Nationals, The Dome, East Bay, and most recently during a Prelim of the Prairie Dirt Classic. For our family and our representation as the Longhorn Factory Team, Brandon has helped put us in victory lane and kept us in the hunt for a National Championship this year which is every team’s goal at the start of the year.”
Following the conclusion of the 2024 Season, Sheppard Riggs Racing will re-brand as Riggs Motorsports while continuing its alignment with Longhorn Chassis as the Longhorn Factory Team.
More details on 2025 plans to be released in the near future.