NickHolt Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Davenport Tops Moyer Jr. In Late Battle At Cedar Lake Speedway To Win Thursday’s USA Nationals Opening Night Feature - Georgia Driver Leads Final Two Laps To Earn $6,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory, Takes Aim at $50,000 Payday In Saturday's USA Nationals Finale NEW RICHMOND, Wis. - July 30, 2015 - Less than a week after winning Fairbury American Legion Speedway's Prairie Dirt Classic with a final-lap pass, Jonathan Davenport used more late-race heroics to make another visit to victory lane Thursday night at Cedar Lake Speedway. Kicking off the 28th annual USA Nationals weekend in thrilling fashion, Davenport, 31, of Blairsville, Ga., chased down Billy Moyer Jr. of Batesville, Ark., late in Thursday's 40-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature at Cedar Lake and outdueled Moyer Jr. in a dramatic close battle at the 3/8-mile oval. After catching Moyer Jr. with less than five laps remaining, the sixth-starting Davenport edged ahead as the two leaders took the white flag and pulled out front over the final circuit. Davenport crossed the finish line 0.678 seconds ahead of Moyer Jr. to earn a $6,000 payday in an event that served as a tune-up for Cedar Lake's $50,000-to-win USA Nationals that will be contested on Friday and Saturday. "This car was just phenomenal again tonight," Davenport said of his Lee Roy and Kevin Rumley-owned Sundance Services Longhorn Chassis. "This is definitely good for us. It's a good momentum builder for the weekend. Now we just need a good qualifying lap tomorrow and a good heat race run and see if we can't start near the front on Saturday." Moyer Jr., who twice led the race for a total of 31 laps, settled for second with his father Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., taking third after himself leading laps 11 through 17 Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., was fourth in the caution-free race with Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., rounding out the top five. Much like he did on his way to topping Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., in Fairbury's Prairie Dirt Classic on July 25, Davenport again charged around the high line in the closing laps Thursday night at Cedar Lake. Although the top groove was tricky, Davenport expertly rode the cushion to the fourth WoO LMS victory his career. "The cushion was right up next to the wall and I kept thinking I was actually hitting the wall," said Davenport, who currently leads the points standings on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. "It wasn't easy because you had to be right up there on it, but being up there was what let us get around (Moyer Jr.) there when we got back to him." After pulling ahead of second-starting Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., on the start, Moyer Jr. controlled the race's early portions until a bout with the cushion in turns one and two allowed both his father and Davenport to charge by him. But Moyer Jr. battled back and used a three-wide pass to overtake both Moyer and Davenport and move back into the lead on lap 18. Moyer Jr. opened a sizeable gap through the race's middle portions, but the late-charging Davenport and his own struggles with lapped traffic prevented Moyer Jr. from claiming what would've been the first WoO LMS victory of his career. "I knew Davenport was coming," Moyer Jr. said. "I just got beat. I didn't judge lapped traffic right. We had a real strong run. The car is awesome, but I just gotta do a better job and get through traffic better." Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., advanced from the 12th starting spot to finish sixth, with 10th-starting Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., taking seventh. Frank faded to eighth at the finish, with Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., and Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., rounding out the top 10. The event drew 48 entries on Night 1 of the three-night USA Nationals weekend. The elder Moyer posted fast time in qualifying with a lap of 13.902 seconds. Heat races were won by the two Moyers, Davenport, Bloomquist, McCreadie, and Frank. Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., WoO LMS points leader Shane Clanton of Zeublon, Ga., and Mitch McGrath of Waukesha, Wis., won the night's Last-Chance Showdowns. Action continues at Cedar Lake on Friday with USA Nationals preliminary racing. The night will feature WoO LMS time trials, heat races and a dash, along with a complete program for the local Late Model division. For more USA Nationals information, visit the Cedar Lake Speedway website at www.cedarlakespeedway.com. For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com. Fans can also follow the WoO LMS on Twitter at Twitter.com/WoOLateModels and Facebook at Facebook.com/WorldofOutlawsLateModelSeries. Results of World of Outlaws Late Model Series USA Nationals Opening Night Feature at Cedar Lake Speedway (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won): 1. (6) Jonathan Davenport/40 $6,0002. (1) Billy Moyer Jr./40 $3,5503. (4) Billy Moyer/40 $2,2004. (5) Scott Bloomquist/40 $1,8505. (7) Jimmy Owens/40 $1,5006. (12) Jason Feger/40 $1,5507. (10) Brandon Sheppard/40 $1,3008. (2) Chub Frank/40 $1,2509. (8) Darrell Lanigan/40 $1,25010. (3) Tim McCreadie/40 $1,15011. (14) Bobby Pierce/40 $90012. (18) Jimmy Mars/40 $85013. (11) A.J. Diemel/40 $90014. (16) Josh Richards/40 $92515. (20) Shane Clanton/40 $75016. (19) Earl Pearson Jr./40 $70017. (13) Mike Marlar/40 $66018. (23) Kent Robinson/40 $64019. (24) Frank Heckenast Jr./40 $62020. (9) Mason Zeigler/40 $60021. (26) Rick Eckert/40 $70022. (28) Chase Junghans/39 $11023. (17) Boom Briggs/39 $60024. (21) Mitch McGrath/39 $62525 (27) Eric Wells/39 $11026. (29) Brandon Overton/39 $36027. (25) Morgan Bagley/39 $60028. (15) Shannon Babb/13 $60029. (22) Jesse Stovall/11 $600 Time of Race: 10 Mins., 44 Secs.Margin of Victory: 0.678 Secs.Yellow Flags: NoneLap Leaders: Moyer Jr. (1-10; 18-38); Moyer Sr. (11-17), Davenport (39-40)Provisional Starters: Bagley, Eckert, Wells (emergency), Junghans (emergency), Overton (emergency)WoO LMS 'Bonus Bucks' Winner: Moyer Jr. ($500)WoO LMS 'Rookie of the Race' Winner: Overton ($250) Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap): Group A 1. 21-Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark., 13.9022. 6-Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga., 13.9703. 18B-Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, Ill., 14.0524. 20-Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn., 14.0585. 32-Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill., 14.0616. 7R-Kent Robinson, Bloomington, Ind., 14.1427. 157-Mike Marlar, Winfield, Tenn., 14.1658. 14x-Darrell Lanigan, Union, Ky., 14.1839. 7k-Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, 14.19110. 1P-Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 14.21611. 15-Nick Anvelink, Bonduel, Wis., 14.25112. 25z-Mason Zeigler, Chalk Hill, Pa., 14.25513. 18-Eric Wells, Hazard, Ky., 14.34714. 00-Jesse Stovall, Billings, Mo., 14.47015. 0-Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn., 14.49016. 29-Spencer Diercks, Davenport, Iowa, 14.49117. 6w-R.C. Whitwell, Tucson, Ariz., 14.53518. 77-Jordan Yaggy, Rochester, Minn., 14.53819. 7d-Austin Theiss, Hockley, Texas, 14.65320. 28-Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, Ill., 14.70221. 27-Justin Hirt, Tigerton, Wis., 14.94022. 57-Chad Williamson, Watertown, S.D., 15.40723. 6-Nick Herrick, West Concord, Minn., no time24. 316-Shawn Polonski, Thunder Bay, Ont., no time Group B 1. 39-Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y., 14.1202. 74-Mitch McGrath, Waukesha, Wis., 14.1413. 25F-Jason Feger, Bloomington, Ill., 14.2964. 1-Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va., 14.3155. 1*-Chub Frank, Bear Lake, Pa., 14.3176. 28m-Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, Wis., 14.3247. B5-Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill., 14.3968. 98-Jason Rauen, Farley, Iowa, 14.4099. 21JR-Billy Moyer Jr., Batesville, Ark., 14.41310. 25-Shane Clanton, Zebulon, Ga., 14.42511. 58-A.J. Diemel, Elk Mound, Wis., 14.44012. 8-Brian Shirley, Chatham, Ill., 14.46813. 7v-Rick Eckert, York, Pa., 14.49514. 99B-Boom Briggs, Bear Lake, Pa., 14.50815. 99jr-Frank Heckenast Jr., Frankfort, Ill., 14.56216. 25s-Chad Simpson, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, 14.56517. 18c-Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., 14.58618. 14m-Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas, 14.59819. 22-Gregg Satterlee, Rochester Mills, Pa., 14.60220. 33x-Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga., 14.68421. 32s-Chris Simpson, Oxford, Iowa, 14.69722. 90-Lance Matthees, Winona, Minn., 14.88223. 1d-Doug Blashe, Marion, Wis., 15.01524. 10-Paul Parker, Depore, Wis., 15.060 Heat No. 1 (10 laps - Top 3 Transfer): Moyer Sr., Owens, Marlar, Pearson, Wells, Diercks, Williamson, Theiss. Heat No. 2 (10 laps - Top 3 Transfer): Davenport, Lanigan, Pierce, Stovall, Whitwell, Erb, Anvelink. DNS: Herrick. Heat No. 3 (10 laps - Top 3 Transfer): Bloomquist, Zeigler, Babb, Sanders, Robinson, Hirt, Yaggy, Polonoski. Heat No. 4 (10 laps - Top 3 Transfer): McCreadie, Sheppard, Richards, Clanton, Eckert, Chad Simpson, Satterlee, Matthees. Heat No. 5 (10 laps - Top 3 Transfer): Frank, Diemel, Briggs, McGrath, Junghans, Overton, Rauen, Blashe. Heat No. 6 (10 laps - Top 3 Transfer): Moyer Jr., Feger, Mars, Shirley, Heckenast, Bagley, Chris Simpson, Parker. Last-Chance Showdown No. 1 (10 laps - Top 2 Transfer): Pearson, Stovall, Whitwell, Wells, Erb, Anvelink, Theiss, Williamson, Diercks. DNS: Herrick. Last-Chance Showdown No. 2 (10 laps - Top 2 Transfer): Clanton, Robinson, Sanders, Eckert, Chad Simpson, Satterlee, Hirt, Matthees, Yaggy, Polonoski. Last-Chance Showdown No. 3 (10 laps - Top 2 Transfer): McGrath, Heckenast, Shirley, Junghans, Bagley, Chris Simpson, Overton, Rauen, Blashe, World of Outlaws Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners (awards presented to noted finisher/qualifier or next highest displaying decal): Ohlins Shocks ($50 cash to fast qualifier): MoyerComp Cams ($50 certificate to A-Main winner): Moyer Jr.MSD Ignition ($50 cash to A-Main winner): Moyer Jr.Quartermaster ($100 certificate to A-Main winner): Moyer Jr.Wrisco (three sheets of aluminum/certificate to A-Main winner): DavenportMobil 1 ($50 cash to 4th-place finisher in A-Main): FegerJE Pistons ($50 cash to 5th-place finisher in A-Main): FegerLincoln Welders ($50 cash to 6th-place finisher in A-Main): FegerVP Racing Fuels ($50 cash to 8th-place finisher in A-Main): FrankEdelbrock ($50 cash to 9th-place finisher in A-Main): BagleyComp Cams ($50 cash to 10th-place finisher in A-Main): McCreadieCometic ($50 cash to 12th-place finisher in A-Main): DiemelJRI Shocks ($50 cash to 13th-place finisher in A-Main): DiemelSuperflow Dynos ($50 cash to 14th-place finisher in A-Main): RichardsQuartermaster ($25 certificate to 15th-place finisher in A-Main): ClantonJE Pistons (one set of rings certificate to 16th-place finisher in A-Main): PearsonQuartermaster ($50 certificate to 19th-place finisher in A-Main): JunghansMobil 1 (20 percent certificate to 20th-place finisher in A-Main): EckertJE Pistons (one set of rings certificate to 21st-place finisher in A-Main): EckertMSD Ignition ($25 cash to 24th-place finisher in A-Main): McGrathQA1 ($50 to driver with fastest lap of the night): MoyerArizona Sports Shirts ($100 certificate to highest-finishing non-WoO driver): Davenport 2015 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of July 30 - 28 A-Mains completed (rank/driver/points/deficit to leader): 1. Shane Clanton 40242. Josh Richards 3850 (-174)3. Chub Frank 3784 (-240)4. Tim McCreadie 3690 (-334)5. Morgan Bagley 3654 (-370)6. Rick Eckert 3622 (-402)7. Frank Heckenast Jr. 3592 (-432)8. Chase Junghans 3550 (-474)9. Eric Wells 3536 (-488)10. Darrell Lanigan 3414 (-610)11. Brandon Overton 3372 (-652)*12. Boom Briggs 3264 (-760)13. Jordan Yaggy 2980 (-1044)**WoO LMS Rookie of the Year contender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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