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Richards Rolls To Third Straight World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Friday At Winston Speedway
West Virginia Star Will Attempt To Tie Tour's Consecutive Win Record On Saturday Night At Michigan's Merritt Raceway
ROTHBURY, MI – Aug. 19, 2011 – Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., rolled to his third straight victory on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, dominating Friday night's inaugural 'Keyser Manufacturing 50' before a standing-room-only crowd at Winston Speedway.
The two-time defending series champion made short work of the field, vaulting forward from the fifth starting spot to grab the lead from Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., on lap 14. He wasn't challenged the remainder of the distance en route to a triumph worth $10,875.
Richards, 23, beat Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, to the finish line by a commanding 4.213-second margin for his seventh win of the 2011 WoO LMS season. The success tied him with Lanigan for top-winner status through 25 events and put him within reach of two series records: most consecutive wins (four) and most wins in a single season (nine).
Points leader Rick Eckert of York, Pa., finished third, maintaining a 50-point edge over Richards with his third top-three finish in his last four starts. Lanigan settled for a fourth-place finish after starting from the outside pole and leading laps 1-13, and 13th-starter Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., placed fifth thanks to a last-lap pass of Bear Lake, Pa.'s Chub Frank.
Eckert bested the 40-car field in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials, establishing a new track record with a circuit of 13.568 seconds. The tour's alltime fast-time award leader earned his third quick-lap honor of 2011.
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Results of WoO Late Model Series 'Keyser Manufacturing 50' at Winston Speedway (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):
1. (5) Josh Richards/50 $10,875
2. (7) Brian Birkhofer/50 $5,050
3. (3) Rick Eckert/50 $3,550
4. (2) Darrell Lanigan/50 $3,150
5. (13) Shane Clanton/50 $2,550
6. (4) Tim Fuller/50 $2,250
7. (12) Chub Frank/50 $1,950
8. (11) Ron Davies/50 $1,850
9. (1) Vic Coffey/50 $1,750
10. (23) Tim McCreadie/50 $1,750
11. (18) Austin Hubbard/50 $1,600
12. (15) John Lobb/50 $1,500
13. (17) Dennis Erb Jr./50 $1,000
14. (19) Curt Spalding/49 $900
15. (8) Jimmy Mars/45 $850
16. (10) Jason Feger/43 $800
17. (22) Casey Noonan/43 $770
18. (9) Jeep VanWormer/38 $750
19. (21) Kevin Nelson Jr./35 $730
20. (24) Jill George/33 $700
21. (20) Clint Smith/30 $1,250
22. (6) Pat Doar/22 $1,250
23. (14) Brady Smith/16 $700
24. (16) Curtis Roberts/10 $725
* Earnings include Winners Circle program and cash contingency award bonuses
Time of Race: 28 Mins., 48.767 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 4.213 Secs.
Yellow Flags: 4 (Laps 3, 24, 31, 33)
Lap Leaders: Lanigan (1-13); Richards (14-50)
Provisional Starters: McCreadie, George
Rookie of the Race: Davies ($250)
WoO LMS 'Bonus Bucks' Winner: Lobb ($500)
Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 13.568 (NTR)
2. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 13.662
3. 32c-Vic Coffey/Caledonia, NY 13.683
4. 11-Pat Doar/New Richmond, WI 13.692
5. 34-Alan Vochaska/South Haven, MI 13.772
6. 28-Jimmy Mars/Menomonie, WI 13.821
7. 1L-John Lobb/Frewsburg, NY 13.861
8. 9R-Curtis Roberts/Coleman, MI 13.908
9. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 13.916
10. 25F-Jason Feger/Bloomington, IL 13.918
11. 71d-Ron Davies/Warren, PA 13.930
12. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 13.984
13. 25-Shane Clanton/Fayetteville, GA 13.998
14. 2-Brady Smith/Solon Springs, WI 13.998
15. 19H-Austin Hubbard/Seaford, DE 14.002
16. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 14.022
17. 13-J.R. Hotovy/Hartford, MI 14.034
18. 28e-Dennis Erb Jr./Carpentersville, IL 14.048
19. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 14.083
20. 15b-Brian Birkhofer/Muscatine, IA 14.084
21. 55-Jeep VanWormer/Pinconning, MI 14.172
22. 0N-Kevin Nelson Jr./Muskegon, MI 14.228
23. 1N-Casey Noonan/Sylvania, OH 14.271
24. 6M-Dona Marcoullier/Houghton Lake, MI 14.275
25. 85-Mark Anderson/Blanchard, MI 14.339
26. 87-Richard Neiser/Fruitport, MI 14.349
27. 07-Shawn Reed/Grant, MI 14.396
28. 99-Mike Wilburn/Muskegon, MI 14.545
29. 22-Jill George/Cedar Falls, IA 14.571
30. 28s-Sammy Epling/Perry, MI 14.582
31. 94-Bill Bray/Spring Lake, MI 14.748
32. 44T-Rob Taylor/Muskegon, MI 14.750
33. 111-Curt Spalding/Hartford, MI 14.958
34. 05-C.J. Heskett/Muskegon, MI 14.983
35. 28JM-John McDonald/Muskegon, MI 15.085
36. 55P-Matt Pickard/Grant, MI 15.100
37. 3-Scott Wenell/Muskegon, MI 15.637
38. 21-Tom Sprague Jr./Muskegon, MI 18.791
39. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA N/T
40. 50-Scott Phillips/Marlette, MI N/T
Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Lanigan, Eckert, VanWormer, Clanton, Hotovy, Spalding, Vochaska, Anderson, George, Wenell
Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Fuller, Mars, Feger, B. Smith, Erb, Noonan, Heskett, Sprague, Epling, Neiser
Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Coffey, Richards, Davies, Lobb, Hubbard, C. Smith, Bray, Noonan, Reed, McDonald
Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Doar, Birkhofer, Frank, Roberts, McCreadie, Marcoullier, Pickard, Wilburn, Phillips, Taylor
B-Main No. 1 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Erb, Spalding, Nelson, Hotovy, Sprague, Anderson, Vochaska, Neiser, George, Heskett, Wenell, Epling
B-Main No. 2 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Hubbard, C. Smith, Noonan, Pickard, Taylor, Reed, Wilburn, Phillips, McDonald, Bray, Marcoullier (DNS) McCreadie
World of Outlaws Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners:
Arizona Sports Shirts ($100 apparel certificate to 22nd fastest qualifier): Shawn Reed
Armor All (one case of product to highest-finishing non-WoO team in A-Main w/decal): Brian Birkhofer
Comp Cams ($50 cash to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Josh Richards
Comp Cams (certificate to 10th place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Tim McCreadie
Eibach Springs (one free spring to each B-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Tom Sprague Jr./Rob Taylor
JE Pistons ($50 cash to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Josh Richards
JE Pistons (one set of Pro Seal rings to 11th-place or next highest w/decal, redeemable w/next purchase of one complete set of rings): Austin Hubbard
JE Pistons (one set of Pro Seal rings to 21st-place or next highest w/decal, redeemable w/next purchase of one complete set of rings): Clint Smith
MSD Ignition ($75 cash to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Josh Richards
MSD Ignition ($25 cash to last-place in A-Main or next lowest w/decal): Curtis Roberts
Ohlins Pole Award ($50 cash to fast qualifier or next highest w/decal): Rick Eckert
Quartermaster ($100 product certificate to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Rick Eckert
Quartermaster ($50 product certificate to 5th-place or next highest w/decal): Shane Clanton
Quartermaster ($25 product certificate to 15th-place or next highest w/decal): Casey Noonan
R2C Performance ($100 certificate to highest-finishing driver w/decal or $100 cash if race winner is using R2C filter and decal is displayed): Josh Richards (cash)
STP ($50 cash to 2nd-place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Brian Birkhofer
Superflow Dynos ($50 cash to 7th-place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Chub Frank
VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash to winner of Heat 1 or next highest w/decal): Darrell Lanigan
VP Racing Fuels 'Nice Jugs Award' (one five-gallon plastic fuel jugs to fastest qualifier who does not make the A-Main or next highest w/decal): Alan Vochaska
WIX Filters ($50 cash to 13th-place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Dennis Erb Jr.
Wrisco Aluminum (Three sheets of aluminum to A-Main winner w/decal): Josh Richards
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