BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 18, 2016 – Josh Richards controlled the top position in his Valvoline/Rocket Chassis house car No. 1 Thursday night as he dominated the 50-lap feature event at Volusia Speedway Park and scored the $10,000-to-win opening night of World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series action at the 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals.
A-Main (50-laps): 1. 1-Josh Richards [1][$10,850], 2. 17M-Dale McDowell [2][$5,100], 3. 6-Jonathan Davenport [4][$3,050], 4. 0-Scott Bloomquist [5][$2,650], 5. 7-Rick Eckert [12][$2,850], 6. 22s-Gregg Satterlee [6][$1,700], 7. 5-Don O’Neal [7][$1,900], 8. 25F-Jason Feger [13][$1,350], 9. 14M-Morgan Bagley [25][$1,950], 10. 25-Shane Clanton [14][$1,950], 11. C9-Steve Casebolt [15][$1,100], 12. 99B-Boom Briggs [10][$1,750], 13. 18-Eric Wells [17][$1,500], 14. 15-Steve Francis [24][$1,000], 15. 1*-Chub Frank [19][$1,400], 16. 3s-Brian Shirley [20][$800], 17. 18c-Chase Junghans [26][$1,320], 18. 38s-Kenny Pettyjohn [22][$750], 19. 2F-Dennis Franklin [21][$780], 20. 77-Jordan Yaggy [29][$110], 21. 99j-Frank Heckenast Jr. [27][$660], 22. 76-Brandon Overton [28][$660], 23. 20-Jimmy Owens [16][$700], 24. 39-Tim McCreadie [9][$825], 25. 21-Ivedent Lloyd Jr. [8][$700], 26. 11-Austin Smith [3][$700], 27. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr. [11][$700], 28. 1W-Dillon Wood [18][$700], 29. 16-Justin Rattliff [23][$700].
Last-Chance Showdown No. 1 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. 1*-Chub Frank, 2. 38s-Kenny Pettyjohn, 3. 14M-Morgan Bagley, 4. 91-Tyler Erb, 5. 21JR-Billy Moyer Jr., 6. 15L-Darrell Lanigan, 7. 15s-Donny Schatz, 8. 14-Tyler Clem, 9. 3c-Charles LaPlant, 10. 25z-Mason Zeigler, 11. 77-Jordan Yaggy, 12. 18c-Chase Junghans 13. 777-Jared Landers (DNS), 14. 11B-Stacy Boles (DNS).
Last-Chance Showdown No. 2 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. 3s-Brian Shirley, 2. 16-Justin Rattliff, 3. 48-Tim Lance, 4. 201-Billy Ogle Jr., 5. 76-Brandon Overton, 6. 2c-Joey Coulter, 7. B1-Paul Wilmoth, 8. 16T-Tyler Bruening, 9. 22-Chris Ferguson, 10. 8-Matt Sponaugle, 11. 79-Nick Kurtz, 12. 14r-Reid Millard, 13. 16H-Mike Hammerle.
Last-Chance Showdown No. 3 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. 2F-Dennis Franklin, 2. 15-Steve Francis, 3. 99j-Frank Heckenast Jr., 4. 93-Pancho Lawler, 5. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 6. 4D-Chad Hollenbeck, 7. K0-Freddie Carpenter, 8. 57-Chuck Julien, 9. 0f-Coleby Frye, 10. 72-Mike Norris (DNS), 11. 94-Austin Rettig (DNS) 12. 7W-Ricky Weiss (DNS), 13. 20s-Rodney Sanders (DNS).
Qualifying Group A: 1. 1-Josh Richards, 16.401; 2. 22s-Gregg Satterlee, 16.639; 3. 22-Chris Ferguson, 16.781; 4. 21JR-Billy Moyer Jr., 16.869; 5. 21-Ivedent Lloyd Jr., 16.980; 6. 17M-Dale McDowell, 16.983; 7. 777-Jared Landers, 16.985; 8. 15s-Donny Schatz, 17.001; 9. 39-Tim McCreadie, 17.100; 10. 5-Don O’Neal, 17.147; 11. 18c-Chase Junghans, 17.160; 12. C9-Steve Casebolt, 17.166; 13. 25z-Mason Zeigler, 17.223; 14. 25-Shane Clanton, 17.317; 15. 16-Justin Rattliff, 17.341; 16. 1*-Chub Frank, 17.348; 17. 14M-Morgan Bagley, 17.356; 18. 48-Tim Lance, 17.370; 19. 15L Darrell Lanigan, 17.387; 20. 11B-Stacy Boles, 17.483; 21. 76-Brandon Overton, 17.491; 22. 25F-Jason Feger, 17.520; 23. 38s-Kenny Pettyjohn, 17.553; 24. 16T-Tyler Bruening, 17.629; 25. 3c-Charles LaPlant, 17.711; 26. 77-Jordan Yaggy, 17.758; 27. 201-Billy Ogle Jr., 17.780; 28. 91-Tyler Erb, 17.847; 29. 14-Tyler Clem, 17.878.
Qualifying Group B: 1. 3s-Brian Shirley, 16.362; 2. 0-Scott Bloomquist, 16.505; 3. 11-Austin Smith, 16.723; 4. 6-Jonathan Davenport, 16.899; 5. 18-Eric Wells, 16.937; 6. 93-Pancho Lawler, 16.987; 7. B1-Paul Wilmoth Jr., 16.988; 8. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr., 17.032; 9. 7-Rick Eckert, 17.169; 10. 99B-Boom Briggs, 17.287; 11. 94-Austin Rettig, 17.303; 12. 72-Mike Norris, 17.399; 13. 8-Matt Sponaugle, 17.450; 14. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 17.461; 15. 4D-Chad Hollenbeck, 17.491; 16. 20-Jimmy Owens, 17.503; 17. 2F-Dennis Franklin, 17.503; 18. 7W-Ricky Weiss, 17.520; 19. 2c-Joey Coulter, 17.694; 20. 20s-Rodney Sanders, 17.886; 21. K0-Freddie Carpenter, 17.919; 22. 79-Nick Kurtz, 17.977; 23. 0f-Coleby Frye, 17.998; 24. 1W-Dillon Wood, 18.020; 25. 14r-Reid Millard, 18.820; 26. 15-Steve Francis, 18.304; 27. 57-Chuck Julien, 18.578; 28. 16H-Mike Hammerle, 19.570; 99j-Frank Heckenast Jr. (DNQ).
Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1-Josh Richards, 2. 5-Don O’Neal, 3. 25F-Jason Feger, 4. 1*-Chub Frank, 5. 21JR-Billy Moyer Jr., 6. 91-Tyler Erb, 7. 15L-Darrell Lanigan, 8. 3c-Charles LaPlant, 9. 777-Jared Landers, 10. 25z-Mason Zeigler.
Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 22s-Gregg Satterlee, 2. 21-Ivedent Lloyd Jr., 3. 25-Shane Clanton, 4. 14M-Morgan Bagley, 5. 38s-Kenny Pettyjohn, 6. 14-Tyler Clem, 7. 15s-Donny Schatz, 8. 18c-Chase Junghans, 9. 77-Jordan Yaggy, 10. 11B-Stacy Boles.
Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 17M-Dale McDowell, 2. 39-Tim McCreadie, 3. C9-Steve Casebolt, 4. 16-Justin Rattliff, 5. 48-Tim Lance, 6. 201-Billy Ogle Jr., 7. 16T-Tyler Bruening, 8. 76-Brandon Overton, 9. 22-Chris Ferguson.
Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 6-Jonathan Davenport, 2. 99B-Boom Briggs, 3. 20-Jimmy Owens, 4. 3s-Brian Shirley, 5. B1-Paul Wilmoth, 6. 8-Matt Sponaugle, 7. 79-Nick Kurtz, 8. 16H-Mike Hammerle, 9. 2c-Joey Coulter, 10. 14r-Reid Millard.
Heat No. 5 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 0-Scott Bloomquist, 2. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr., 3. 18-Eric Wells, 4. 2F-Dennis Franklin, 5. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 6. 15-Steve Francis, 7. 94-Austin Rettig, 8. 0f-Coleby Frye, 9. 20s-Rodney Sanders, 10. 99j-Frank Heckenast Jr. (DNS).
Heat No. 6 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 11-Austin Smith, 2. 7-Rick Eckert, 3. 1W-Dillon Wood, 4. 93-Pancho Lawler, 5. 4D-Chad Hollenbeck, 6. 72-Mike Norris, 7. 57-Chuck Julien, 8. 7W-Ricky Weiss, 9. K0-Freddie Carpenter (DNS).
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 Richards
MSD – $50 Cash: Josh Richards
QuarterMaster – $100 Product certificate: Dale McDowell
Wrisco Aluminum – 3 Sheets of aluminum: Josh Richards
Penske Shocks – TBD Product certificate: Scott Bloomquist
Mobil 1 – $50 Cash: Scott Bloomquist
JE Pistons – $50 Cash: Rick Eckert
VP Racing Fuels – $50 Cash: Shane Clanton
Edelbrock – $50 Cash: Morgan Bagley
Comp Cams – $50 Cash: Shane Clanton
Morton Buildings – $50 Cash: Steve Casebolt
Cometic Gasket – $50 Cash: Boom Briggs
JRI Shocks – $50 Cash: Dennis Franklin
SuperFlow – $50 Cash: Chub Frank
QuarterMaster – $25 Product certificate: Chub Frank
JE Pistons – Set of rings: Brian Shirley
QuarterMaster – $50 Product certificate: Dennis Frankin
Arizona Sport Shirts – $100 Product certificate: Frank Heckenast Jr.
Mobil 1 – 20% Off product certificate: Brandon Overton
JE Pistons – Set of rings: Frank Heckenast Jr.
MSD – $25 Cash: Tim McCreadie
QA1 – $50 Cash: Jonathan Davenport
Bonus Bucks – $500 Cash: Don O’Neal
Rookie Bonus – $250 Cash: Dennis Franklin
Craftsman Bonus – $200 Cash: Josh Richards, Rick Eckert, Morgan Bagley, Shane Clanton, Boom Briggs
Craftsman Bonus – $100 Cash: Dale McDowell
