NickHolt Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Spangler Sees the Checkers - Eric Spangler earns first World of Outlaws win LAKE CITY, Mich. – August 26, 2016 – Eric Spangler earns his first World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series victory Friday night, for the first night of the Keyser Manufacturing Great Lakes Shootout weekend at Merritt Speedway. The Lake City, Mich. native revved his engine all the way to victory lane in front of his home crowd. The four-time track champion battled a stout 24-car field against the series’ superstars. Spangler led all 25 laps to capture the win and a $6,000 purse. His No. 27 Spangler Heating & Cooling/ Cyclo Products MasterBilt car led the field into the green flag. Setting the pace on the 3/8-mile oval, he never looked back in the caution-free Craftsman Club® feature. “Wow…great,” said Spangler in front of a packed crowd. “We just picked up this bare frame two weeks ago. Me and my dad put a new motor in it, and we brought this out three weeks later for a feature win. [The car] was fast right out of the box.” In a fast-paced feature, those who followed Spangler jockeyed for position. In the opening laps, Josh Richards took his shot at a podium spot from fourth position, using the middle groove to set up an eventual pass on fellow Outlaw Brandon Overton in turn two of the race’s second lap. Greenville, Mich. native Nick Kurtz joined the party less than five laps later, also breaking into the podium. Nearing the halfway point, Kurtz overtook Richards to take sole possession of second place in his No. 79 Classic Auto Repair/ Universal Graphic Solutions Barry Wright machine. Thereon, the podium separated itself from the field by more than a 1.6-second margin. “It’s something I didn’t expect,” said Kurtz about passing Richards. “These guys are the best in the country and anytime you can run side-by-side with them, it’s a good night. We have something to definitely build on next year.” In order to fend-off Richards in closed-quarters, Kurtz used the lapped traffic to his advantage. Kurtz kept two-or-more cars in-between Richards – until the final few laps in the race. Richards managed to close the gap to one second in his No. 1 Valvoline/ Seubert Calf Ranches Rocket car, but ran out of the real-estate he needed to make a move. “These locals are just tough watching them,” Richards said. “They know how to get around this track. It’s so different than what we’re used to. It’s so small. Eric was running the top there and we were following him. I kind of moved down but not far enough, and then Nick drove by on the bottom. We just needed 50 or 100 more laps to catch them. They were doing a great job.” Richards ended the program padding his stats. He won his 25th heat race in 34 shows. Notably, he recorded his ninth consecutive top five finish over the span of nearly one month. As for outsiders to the series, Spangler’s victory was the first from a non-series driver since June 25. Follow the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series on Twitter at Twitter.com/WoOLateModels, like it on Facebook at Facebook.com/WorldofOutlawsLateModelSeries, or check out the latest videos on YouTube at Youtube.com/WorldofOutlaws. World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series Statistical Report; August 26, 2016; Merritt Speedway; Lake City, Mich. A-Main (25-laps):1. 27- Eric Spangler [1] [$6,675]; 2. 79- Nick Kurtz [5] [$3,000]; 3. 1- Josh Richards [4] [2,800]; 4. 76- Brandon Overton [2] [$2,500]; 5. 25- Shane Clanton [8] [$2,300]; 6. 17M- Dale McDowell [9] [$1,400]; 7. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr. [3] [$2,300]; 8. 14- Bill Bray [12] [$1,200]; 9. 14m- Morgan Bagley [6] [$1,850]; 10. C9- Steve Casebolt [20] [$1,600]; 11. 7- Rick Eckert [7] [$1,550]; 12. 18- Eric Wells [11] [$1,400]; 13. 87- Rich Neiser [18] [$800]; 14. 1*- Chub Frank [16] [$1,375]; 15. 1x- Greg Gokey [21] [$750]; 16. 3M- Dona Marcoullier [17] [$700]; 17. 25B- Chris Brindley [14] [$660]; 18. 99B- Boom Briggs [10] [$640]; 19. 3- Curtis Spalding [22] [$620]; 20. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr. [19] [$1,150]; 21. 91- Tyler Erb [13] [$1,100]; 22. 2c- Joey Coulter [23] [$600]; 23. 3s- Brian Shirley [15] [$1,150]; 24. 33B- Dave Bowen [24] [$600] Last-Chance Showdown Group No. 1 (10 laps - Top 3 Transfer): 1. 3- Curt Spalding; 2. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr.; 3. 1x- Gordy Gokey; 4. 52- Brad Harden; 5. 2- Travis Stemler; 6. 41- Jason Playter Jr.; 7. 3T- Jeremy Tulick; 8. 18H- Merv Hudson; 9. 9k- Dale Kaake; 10. 5- Jacques Julin; 11. M14- Btandon Thirlby; 12. 1w- Michael LuBerda Jr.; 13. 33B- Dave Bowen (DNS) Last-Chance Showdown Group No. 2 (10 laps - Top 3 Transfer): 1. 87- Rich Neiser; 2. C9- Steve Casebolt; 3. 3- Curt Spalding; 4. 21s- Steven Hilicker; 5. 2c- Joey Coulter; 6. 21H- Bob Hammar; 7. 7E- Adam Erickson; 8. 33- Bobby Timmer; 9. 28- Sammy Epling; 10. 20A- Brian Abernethy; 11. 26-Scot Church; 12. 29- Chad Finley Qualifying Group No. 1: 1. 17M- Dale McDowell, 13.156; 2. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr., 13.407; 3. 27- Eric Spangler, 13.428; 4. 7- Rick Eckert, 13.440; 5. 76- Brandon Overton, 13.573; 6. 99B- Boom Briggs, 13.552; 7. 1x- Greg Gokey, 13.739; 8. 3M- Dona Marcoullier, 13.821; 9. 91- Tyler Erb, 13.861; 10. 33B- Dave Bowen, 13.891; 11. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr., 13.891; 12. M14- Brandon Thirlby, 13.962; 13. 2- Travis Stemler, 13.997; 14. 52- Brad Harden, 14.032; 15. 18H- Merv Hudson, 14.057; 16. 41- Jason Playter Jr., 14.379; 17. 3T- Jeremy Tulick, 14.451; 18. 25B- Chris Brindley, 14.725; 19. 1w- Michael LuBerda Jr., 14.831; 20. 5- Jacques Julin, 15.231 Qualifying Group No. 2: 1. 18- Eric Wells, 13.413; 2. 14M- M organ Bagley, 13.468; 3. 1- Josh Richards, 13.584; 4. 25- Shane Clanton, 13.678; 5. 79- Nick Kurtz, 13.768; 6. 14- Bill Bray, 13.771; 7. 3s- Brian Shirley, 13.843; 8. 1*- Chub Frank, 13.888; 9. 2c- Joey Coulter, 13.949; 10. 29- Chad Finley, 13.954; 11. C9- Steve Casebolt, 13.958; 12. 87- Rich Neiser, 14.015; 13. 3- Curt Spalding, 14.141; 14. 21s- Steve Hilliker, 14.276; 15. 20A- Brian Abernethy, 14.507; 16. 28- Sammy Epling, 14.517; 17. 21H- Bob Hammer, 14.555; 18. 7e- Adam Erickson, 14.565; 19. 33- Bobby Timmer, 14.580; 20. 26- Scot Church, 14.657 Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): 1. 76- Brandon Overton; 2. 27- Eric Spangler; 3. 17M- Dale McDowell; 4. 91- Tyler Erb; 5. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr.; 6. 18H- Merv Hudson; 7. 2- Travis Stemler; 8. 1x- Greg Gokey; 9. 1w- Michael LuBerda Jr.; 10. 3T- Jeremy Tulick; 11. 9K- Dale Kaake Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): 1. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr.; 2. 7- Rick Eckert; 3. 99B- Boom Briggs; 4. 25B- Chris Brindley; 5. 52- Brad Harden; 6. 3M- Dona Marcoullier; 7. M14- Brandon Thirlby; 8. 33B- Dave Bowen; 9. 41- Jason Playter Jr.; 10. 5. Jacques Julin Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1- Josh Richards; 2. 79- Nick Kurtz; 3. 18- Eric Wells; 4.3s- Brian Shirley; 5. C9- Steve Casebolt; 6. 3- Curt Spalding; 7. 2c- Joey Coulter; 8. 21H- Bob Hammer; 9. 33- Bobby Timmer; 10. 20A- Brian Abernethy Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): 1. 25- Shane Clanton; 2. 14M- Morgan Bagley; 3. 14- Bill Bray; 4. 1*- Chub Frank; 5. 87- Rich Neiser; 6. 21s- Steven Hilliker; 7. 29- Chad Finley; 8. 7E- Adam Erickson; 9. 26- Scot Church; 10. 28- Sammy Epling World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners (awards presented to noted finisher/qualifier or next highest displaying decal): Comp Cams - $50 Product certificate: Eric SpanglerMSD - $50 Cash: Eric SpanglerQuarterMaster - $100 Product certificate: Eric SpanglerWrisco Aluminum - 3 Sheets of aluminum: Eric SpanglerPenske Shocks - TBD Product certificate: Nick KurtzJE Pistons - $50 Cash: Billy Moyer Jr.VP Racing Fuels - $50 Cash: Steve CaseboltEdelbrock - $50 Cash: Morgan BagleyComp Cams - $50 Cash: Steve CaseboltMorton Buildings - $50 Cash: Rick EckertCometic Gasket - $50 Cash: Eric WellsJRI Shocks - $50 Cash: Chub FrankSuperFlow - $50 Cash: Chub FrankQuarterMaster - $25 Product certificate: Greg GokeyJE Pistons - Set of rings: Dona MarcoullierQuarterMaster - $50 Product certificate: Tyler ErbArizona Sport Shirts - $100 Product certificate: Frank Heckenast Jr.JE Pistons - Set of rings: Tyler ErbMSD - $25 Cash: Eric SpanglerQA1 - $50 Cash: Brandon OvertonBonus Bucks - $500 Cash: Eric SpanglerRookie Bonus - $250 Cash: Billy Moyer Jr.Craftsman Bonus - $100 Cash: Eric SpanglerCraftsman Bonus - $200 Cash: Josh RichardsCraftsman Bonus - $200 Cash: Brandon OvertonCraftsman Bonus - $200 Cash: Shane ClantonCraftsman Bonus - $200 Cash: Billy Moyer Jr.Craftsman Bonus - $200 Cash: Morgan Bagley 2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Point Standings as of August 26 – 34 A-Mains completed (rank/driver/residence/points/deficit to leader): Pos. Car # Driver Residence Points Trail By1 1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 4852 02 25 Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA 4592 2603 7 Rick Eckert York, PA 4458 3944 76 Brandon Overton Evans, GA 4316 5365 3S Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 4260 5926 C9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 4198 654 21JR Billy Moyer Jr. Batesville, AR 4198 6548 1* Chub Frank Bear Lake, PA 4180 6729 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr. Frankfort, IL 4122 73010 18 Eric Wells Hazard, KY 4088 76411 14M Morgan Bagley Gladewater, TX 4038 81412 91 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 3678 117413 2C Joey Coulter Union Grove, NC 3518 133414 18C Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS 3348 150415 99B Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA 3284 156816 77 Jordan Yaggy Rochester, MN 1586 326617 11 Austin Smith Cedartown, GA 1368 348418 38S Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE 1270 358219 72 Jason Covert York Haven, PA 1256 359620 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 1226 3626 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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