NickHolt Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Richards Wins Opening Night of Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals KNOXVILLE, IOWA (September 14, 2017)- Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point leader, Josh Richards took the lead on lap 16 from Jared Landers and then held off Landers to take the opening night of the 14th Annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. Richards started ninth on the grid and darted around leader Jimmy Owens, who pulled out of the race while leading. Courtesy of LOLMDS PR Landers - who missed the events at Knoxville Raceway last year due to health issues - finished second in the Larry Moring Motorsports, Black Diamond. Jonathan Davenport finished third in the G.R. Smith, Rocket Chassis. Brandon Sheppard finished in fourth, and Don O'Neal completed the top five. The 25-lap race saw four different leaders with Kyle Bronson, Landers, Owens, and Richards each holding the top spot during the race. The 29-year-old Richards who has four second-place finishes in the $40,000 finale on Saturday night is seeking his first career win in the crown jewel event. "We had a really good car," said the winner in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. "I hate it for Jimmy. He had a good car as well. I am not sure whether an oil line came off or what. Our car felt good on the bottom. We need to work on it some for Saturday's big one. That cushion up against the wall was a little too treacherous for me. It feels good to get a win tonight. " "The car was really fast. This track is tricky. We have never won the big one here at Knoxville so this would be a good weekend to get it done. To get a big night under our belts like tonight means a lot. We will work on it tomorrow and hopefully be even better tomorrow night. " The Eric and Kelly Brock-owned, Best Performance Motorsports, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by Bulk Material Lift, Valvoline, Corey Frazier-State Farm, Keyser, Riggs Motorsports, Integra, Sunoco, Alexander Lawn and Landscaping, and Ultimate Firepit. Landers charged hard at the end, but couldn't catch Richards even in traffic. "Thanks to all the crew guys for their help. This is a brand-new car - the first-time we have been on the track with it. I am happy right now. We had a good shot to win tonight." Davenport took the third spot after starting seventh. "I finally found a line I liked out there. It was tricky through one and two there. We will take some good notes from tonight and be ready for tomorrow night." Completing the top ten were Jimmy Mars, Dale McDowell, Bobby Pierce, Shannon Babb, and Chase Junghans. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Thursday, September 14th, 2017 Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, IA Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Jonathan Davenport / 17.258 seconds Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Scott Bloomquist / 17.218 seconds Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Jason Feger, Chase Junghans, Tyler Bruening, Ryan Gustin, Rodney Sanders, Chris Spieker, Joey Moriarty, Mike Fryer, Earl Pearson, Jr. FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Don O'Neal, Matt Furman, Jesse Stovall, Jeremiah Hurst, Brian Shirley, Tim McCreadie, Joel Callahan, Kent Robinson, Scott James Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Josh Richards, Jimmy Owens, Jared Landers, Brent Larson, Jay Johnson, Jordan Yaggy, Colton Flinner, Jake O'Neil, Jason Rauen QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Spencer Diercks, Timothy Culp, Shannon Babb, Scott Bloomquist, Chad Simpson, Dennis Erb, Jr., Tyler Erb, Billy Moyer, Boom Briggs, Justin Duty DirtOnDirt.com Heat Race #5 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Steve Francis, Hudson O'Neal, Kyle Bronson, John Anderson, Gregg Satterlee, Billy Moyer, Jr., Darrell Lanigan, Randy Timms, Tim Lance ASi Racewear Heat Race #6 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Jimmy Mars, Dale McDowell, Brandon Sheppard, Chris Simpson, Bobby Pierce, Jonathan Brauns, Dave Eckrich, Bob King Penske Racing Shocks C-Main Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer to Back of B-Main): Darrell Lanigan, Earl Pearson, Jr., Tyler Erb, Boom Briggs, Kent Robinson, Jonathan Brauns, Tim Lance, Joey Moriarty, Dave Eckrich, Randy Timms, Billy Moyer, Chris Spieker, Joel Callahan, Justin Duty, Mike Fryer, Jake O'Neil, , Colton Flinner, Jason Rauen-DNS, Scott James-DNS, Bob King-DNS Fast Shafts B-Main Finish (15 Laps, Top 6 Transfer to Back of A-Main): Scott Bloomquist, Gregg Satterlee, Brian Shirley, Brandon Sheppard, Chad Simpson, Bobby Pierce, Chris Simpson, Tim McCreadie, Earl Pearson, Jr., Dennis Erb, Jr., Jeremiah Hurst, Brent Larson, Billy Moyer, Jr., Jordan Yaggy, Boom Briggs, Ryan Gustin, Jay Johnson, John Anderson, Rodney Sanders, Tyler Bruening, Darrell Lanigan, Tyler Erb Feature Finish (25 Laps): FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS 1 9 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $7,000 2 1 1777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR $4,000 3 7 49 Jonathan Davenport Williamston, SC $3,000 4 22 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $2,000 5 3 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN $1,500 6 16 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI $1,000 7 12 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA $900 8 24 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $800 9 4 18B Shannon Babb Mowequa, IL $700 10 11 18 Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS $600 11 23 25 Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA $580 12 13 00 Jesse Stovall Billings, MO $560 13 21 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL $540 14 10 C8 Timothy Culp Prattsville, AR $520 15 19 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $800 16 15 25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL $490 17 14 15 Steve Francis Bowling Green, KY $480 18 18 29 Spencer Diercks Davenport, IA $470 19 6 71 Hudson O'Neal Martinsville, IN $460 20 2 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL $450 21 17 51 Matt Furman Portland, OR $440 22 5 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $430 23 20 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA $610 24 8 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN $400 Race Statistics Entrants: 56 Lap Leaders: Kyle Bronson (Lap 1); Jared Landers (Laps 2 - 13); Jimmy Owens (Laps 14 - 15); Josh Richards (Laps 16 - 25) Cautions: Steve Francis (Lap 4); Hudson O'Neal (Lap 10) Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: n/a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a Wrisco Feature Winner: Josh Richards Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Brandon Sheppard (Started: 22nd; Finished: 4th; Advanced 18 Positions) Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Josh Richards Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Brandon Sheppard Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Josh Richards Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Hudson O'Neal COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Randall Edwards (Josh Richards) Fastest Lap of the Race: Kyle Bronson (Lap #1 - 18.8090 seconds) Safecraft Most Laps Led: Jared Landers (11 Laps) PFC Brakes Pole Award: Jared Landers Time of Race: 16 minutes 28 seconds Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Night #1 Point Standings: POS Car # Driver Name Home Town Night 1 1 49 Jonathan Davenport Williamston, SC 496 2 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 484 3 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 484 4 1777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 482 5 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 463 6 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 463 7 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 462 8 18B Shannon Babb Mowequa, IL 460 9 25 Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA 456 10 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 455 11 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 454 12 18 Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS 452 13 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 451 14 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 450 15 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 447 16 C8 Timothy Culp Prattsville, AR 447 17 71 Hudson O'Neal Martinsville, IN 447 18 00 Jesse Stovall Billings, MO 440 19 15 Steve Francis Bowling Green, KY 436 20 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 436 21 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 436 22 25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 425 23 29 Spencer Diercks Davenport, IA 424 24 32S Chris Simpson Oxford, IA 416 25 51 Matt Furman Portland, OR 413 26 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 407 27 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 401 28 58H Jeremiah Hurst Dubuque, IA 401 29 24 Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA 390 30 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 390 31 20S Rodney Sanders Happy, TX 387 32 B1 Brent Larson Lake Elmo, MN 385 33 21JR Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR 385 34 91 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 384 35 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 381 36 16 Tyler Bruening Decorah, IA 373 37 99B Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA 368 38 21X John Anderson Omaha, NE 363 39 93 Jay Johnson W. Burlington, IA 360 40 77 Jordan Yaggy Rochester, MN 357 41 7R Kent Robinson Bloomington, IN 345 42 22B Jonathan Brauns Muscatine, IA 338 43 51M Joey Moriarty Phoenix, AZ 329 44 0J Jake O'Neil Tucson, AZ 327 45 48 Tim Lance Brimfield, IL 326 46 40 Joel Callahan Dubuque, iA 320 47 58 Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA 317 48 98 Jason Rauen Farley, IA 314 49 5T Randy Timms Wheatland, OK 311 50 75 Colton Flinner Allison Park, PA 310 51 56S Chris Spieker Massena, IA 306 52 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 305 53 54 Mike Fryer Freeport, IL 300 54 15D Justin Duty Portland, OR 299 55 83 Scott James Lawrenceburg, IN 290 56 45 Bob King Independence, MO 286 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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