NickHolt Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Richards skyrockets to win No. 7 - Five drivers finish on lead lap WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - June 21, 2016 – Josh Richards played tag from the front row Tuesday night at Weedsport Speedway (N.Y.), leaving only five cars on the lead lap of the Finger Lakes 40 in his seventh win of the season. “I can’t thank my guys enough,” Richards said. “They worked their butts off, and I’m just glad I can put [the car] up front for them.” Richards, who led the 24-car field into the green flag with his No. 1 Valvoline/ Seubert Calf Ranches Rocket car, held the lead for all 40 laps. Richards won his heat earlier in the night by more than a three-and-a-half second margin, but that gap was unparalleled to how much he pulled away from the pack in the feature. Richards maintained a similar differential through the first half of the race. The true fight was from spots four through six. Shane Clanton, Rick Eckert and Brandon Overton jockeyed for position within the first 10 laps of the feature, nearly spreading three-wide across the 3/8-mile oval. Overton relied on the top groove early, but soon forfeited the high-side of the track to Clanton, who broke into the top 5 by lap 7. While Overton continued to fade, Clanton and Eckert chased-down third place Steve Casebolt by lap 21. The trio bunched up, weaving as a unit through lapped traffic. It took a bold move on lap 17 from Clanton’s No. 25 Weldbank Energy/ Coopers Meat Packers Capital machine however to take third. With Clanton’s fender nearly grazing the wall with every lap, he set his sights on second-place Frank Heckenast Jr. “We were just trying to bide our time and pick our line, and we needed to get by those guys,” Clanton said. “I knew I was better than them biding my time. I knew that Josh [Richards] was long-gone…we needed a caution there at the end to see if I had anything for him. But overall: good night.” Though Clanton bided his time thereafter, he made his move 11 laps later on Heckenast’s No. 99JR St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part/ Storage Squares Capital car; Heckenast signed with Clanton’s chassis company one month prior. Using the top groove, Clanton built enough momentum to take sole possession of second. Heckenast managed to hold on to the final spot on the podium. “We’ve had some good runs but just with bad luck,” Heckenast said. “I’m just trying to get the ball rolling, get some confidence back, make good runs, build the bank up and get confidence for my crew guys. We were definitely a third place car. Shane [Clanton] was better than us. But, this place is awesome. I wish we could race at facilities like this every week.” While the battles ensued, Richards increased his lead exponentially – especially within the final 25 laps of the race. Richards led by more than four seconds with 23 laps remaining, and then increased his lead to more than five seconds four laps later. At that trajectory, Richards’ largest lead was with four laps remaining at 11.116 seconds; he ultimately won by 10.363 seconds over Clanton. Richards lapped into to top ten with 11 laps remaining. Four laps later, he passed three more drivers. His pursuit to lap the rest of the field fell just short out of the top 5. “I really didn’t realize [how many drivers I lapped] until at the end when I saw Rick [Eckert] and [brandon] Overton and glanced up at the board,” Richards said. “I didn’t feel like we were that good but the track was beautiful. That was the most fun track I’ve run on in a long time. They do a phenomenal job here. This is a beautiful place. I remember coming here ten years ago as a rookie and it’s really cool to come back here.” This was not the only feat of the night, as Heckenast picked up his first fast time of the series this season with a 15.358. Overton, who claimed fourth in the feature, led hot laps with his best time of 14.882. 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; June 21, 2016; Weedsport, Speedway; Weedsport, N.Y. A-Main (40-laps): 1. 1- Josh Richards [1] [$8,875]; 2. 25- Shane Clanton [6] [$4,800]; 3. 99JR- Frank Heckenast Jr. [2] [$3,450]; 4. 76- Brandon Overton [4] [$3,000]; 5. 7- Rick Eckert [5] [$2,850]; 6. C9-Steve Casebolt [3] [$2,150]; 7. 18c- Chase Junghans [10] [$1,900]; 8. 44- Dave Hess [7] [$1,450]; 9. 3s- Brian Shirley [8] [$1,750]; 10. 14M- Morgan Bagley [15] [$1,650]; 11. 11- Austin Smith [9] [$1,550]; 12. 1*- Chub Frank [23] [$1,450]; 13. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr. [12] [$1,650]; 14. 99B- Boom Briggs [13] [$850]; 15. 119B- Bryan Bernheisel [16] [$750]; 16. 72- Dan Stone [11] [$700]; 17. 91- Tyler Erb [18] [$660]; 18. 18- Eric Wells [24] [$1,140]; 19. 99z- David Zona [19] [$620]; 20. 2c- Joey Coulter [17] [$600]; 21. 18F- Brandon Ford [20][$600]; 22. 10- Chris Fleming [21] [$600]; 23. 22- Greg Oakes [14] [$600]; 24. 33- Jason Occhino [22] [$600] Last-Chance Showdown (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99z- David Zona; 2. 18F- Brandon Ford; 3. 10- Chris Fleming; 4. 33- Jason Fleming; 4. 33- Jason Occhino; 5. 56- Brandon Carvey; 6. 24- Dylan Yoder (DNS); 6. 1*- Chub Frank (DNS); 7. 18- Eric Wells (DNS) Qualifying: 1. 99JR- Frank Heckenast Jr., 15.358; 2. 1- Josh Richards, 15.443; 3. 7- Rick Eckert, 15.48; 4. 1*- Chub Frank, 15.536; 5. 76- Brandon Overton, 15.69; 6. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr., 15.75; 7. 44- Dave Hess, 15.77; 8. 24- Dylan Yoder, 15.903; 9. 25- Shane Clanton, 15.91; 10. 99B- Boom Briggs, 15.937; 11. 3s- Brian Shirley, 16.017; 12. 91- Tyler Erb, 16.067; 13. 119B- Bryan Bernheisel, 16.082; 14. 18- Eric Wells, 16.085; 15. 11- Austin Smith, 16.122; 16. C9- Steve Casebolt, 16.151; 17. 2c- Joey Coulter, 16.223; 18. 14M- Morgan Bagley, 16.281; 19. 18c- Chase Junghans, 16.312; 20. 72- Dan Stone, 16.403; 21. 99z- David Zona, 16.404; 22. 10- Chris Fleming, 17.034; 23. 18F- Brandon Ford, 17.13; 24. 33- Jason Occhino, 17.459; 25. 56- Brandon Carvey; 26. 22- Greg Oakes (DNS) Heat No. 1 (10 laps- Top 6 Transfer): 1. 99JR- Frank Heckenast Jr.; 2. C9- Steve Casebolt; 3. 44- David Hess; 5. 99B- Boom Briggs; 6. 119B- Bryan Bernheisel; 7. 10- Chris Fleming; 8. 56- Brandon Carvey; 9. 1*- Chub Frank Heat No. 2 (10 laps- Top 6 Transfer): 1. 1- Josh Richards; 2. 76- Brandon Overton; 3. 3s- Brian Shirley; 4. 72- Dan Stone; 5. 22. Greg Oakes; 6. 2c- Joey Coulter; 7. 18F- Brandon Ford; 8. 24- Dylan Yoder; 9. 18- Eric Wells Heat No. 3 (10 laps- Top 6 Transfer): 1. 7- Rick Eckert; 2. 25- Shane Clanton; 3. 11- Austin Smith; 4. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr.; 5. 14M- Morgan Bagley; 6. 91- Tyler Erb; 7. 99z- David Zona; 8. 33- Jason Occhino 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 : Josh RichardsMSD - $50 Cash: Josh RichardsQuarterMaster - $100 Product certificate: Shane ClantonWrisco Aluminum - 3 Sheets of aluminum: Josh RichardsPenske Shocks - TBD Product certificate: Brandon OvertonJE Pistons - $50 Cash: Rick EckertVP Racing Fuels - $50 Cash: Dave HessEdelbrock - $50 Cash: Brian ShirleyComp Cams - $50 Cash: Morgan BagleyMorton Buildings - $50 Cash: Austin SmithCometic Gasket - $50 Cash: Chub FrankJRI Shocks - $50 Cash: Billy Moyer Jr.SuperFlow - $50 Cash: Boom BriggsQuarterMaster - $25 Product certificate: Bryan BernheiselJE Pistons - Set of rings: Tyler ErbQuarterMaster - $50 Product certificate: David ZonaArizona Sport Shirts - $100 Product certificate: Joey CoulterJE Pistons - Set of rings: Brandon FordMSD - $25 Cash: Josh RichardsQA1 - $50 Cash: Rick EckertBonus Bucks - $500 Cash: Austin SmithRookie Bonus - $250 Cash: Billy Moyer Jr.Craftsman Bonus - $200 Cash: Josh RichardsCraftsman Bonus - $100 Cash: Dave HessCraftsman Bonus - $200 Cash: Shane ClantonCraftsman Bonus - $200 Cash: Frank Heckenast Jr.Craftsman Bonus - $200 Cash: Brandon OvertonCraftsman Bonus - $200 Cash: Rick Eckert 2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Point Standings as of June 21 - 16 A-Mains completed (rank/driver/residence/points/deficit to leader): Pos. Car # Driver Residence Points Trail By1 1 Josh Richards Clarksburg, WV 2326 02 25 Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA 2188 1383 7 Rick Eckert York, PA 2096 2304 76 Brandon Overton Evans, GA 2064 2625 3S Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 2056 2706 C9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 1998 3287 21JR Billy Moyer Jr. Batesville, AR 1978 3488 1* Chub Frank Bear Lake, PA 1952 37414M Morgan Bagley Gladewater, TX 1952 37410 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr. Frankfort, IL 1944 38211 18C Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS 1918 40812 18 Eric Wells Hazard, KY 1898 42813 91 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 1656 67014 2C Joey Coulter Union Grove, NC 1636 69015 99B Rick 'Boom' Briggs Bear Lake, PA 1374 95216 77 Jordan Yaggy Rochester, MN 896 143017 2F Dennis 'Rambo' Franklin Gaffney, SC 836 149018 22 Chris Ferguson Mt. Holly, NC 756 157019 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 742 158420 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 718 1608 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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