CONCORD, N.C. — Five years ago, Mike Marlar considered quitting dirt late model racing. “We went another five years, and we don’t regret one ounce of it,” Marlar said. 157 crew got off to a picture-perfect start on Thursday night at the World Finals, winning in their first outing together at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. “We can just come in here and relax, and just try to win the race and not have to worry about the points as much. “At one point this year, we were seventh or eighth in points. While they’ve won only two World of Outlaws races this season, Shepherd earned $100,000 in October for winning the Dirt Track World Championship for the fifth time.

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