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Shepherd appears to be the favorite to fill promoter’s position at the speedway.

Stock car racer Kenny Shepherd most likely will be the new promoter at Madera Speedway. The selection of Shepherd to run the one-third-mile asphalt oval next to Highway 99 will be announced today, Madera District Fair Chief Executive Scott Sample said.

“We got the promoter we were hoping for,” Sample said.

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