BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 20, 2016 – One night after being involved in a multi-car accident, Shane Clanton charged from the fifth starting position, as he ran down DIRTcar Nationals points leader Josh Richards from four seconds back, then nosed Scott Bloomquist at the line to claim the final night of the 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals.
Josh Richards finished third, leading 45 of the 50-lap feature, to come up just short of the sweep of the weekend but still wrapped up the overall points championship and captured the Big Gator trophy.
DIRTcar Nationals Statistical Report; Feb. 20, 2016; Volusia Speedway Park; Barberville, Fla.
A-Main (50-laps): 1. 25-Shane Clanton [5][$10,350], 2. 0-Scott Bloomquist [3][$5,250], 3. 1-Josh Richards [1][$3,300}, 4. 76-Brandon Overton [4][$2,750], 5. 6-Jonathan Davenport [6][$2,000}, 6. 3s-Brian Shirley [2][$1,750], 7. 25z-Mason Zeigler [7][$1,900], 8. 15-Steve Francis [11][$1,450], 9. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr. [15][$1,250], 10. 16-Justin Rattliff [18][$1,150], 11. 5-Don O’Neal [22][$1,100], 12. 22s-Gregg Satterlee [8][$1,050], 13. 99j-Frank Heckenast Jr. [20][$1,150], 14. 20-Jimmy Owens [24][$900], 15. 99B-Boom Briggs [12][$1,150], 16. 17M-Dale McDowell [17][$800], 17. 15s-Donny Schatz [10][$770], 18. C9-Steve Casebolt [14][$750], 19. 1*-Chub Frank [19][$780], 20. 14M-Morgan Bagley [26][$750], 21. 39-Tim McCreadie [23][$800], 22. 7-Rick Eckert [25][$850], 23. 18-Eric Wells [30][$160], 24. 18c-Chase Junghans [27][$750], 25. 21JR-Billy Moyer Jr. [21][$950], 26. 2F-Dennis Franklin [28][$700], 27. 38s-Kenny Pettyjohn [16][$700], 28. 2c-Joey Coulter [13][$700], 29. 77-Jordan Yaggy [30][$110], 30. 1W-Dillon Wood [9][$700].
Last-Chance Showdown No. 1 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. 1*-Chub Frank, 2. 5-Don O’Neal, 3. 18-Eric Wells, 4. 0f-Coleby Frye, 5. 2F-Dennis Franklin, 6. 14r-Reid Millard, 7. 25F-Jason Feger, 8. 16H-Mike Hammerle, 9. 22-Chris Ferguson (DNS), 10. 11-Austin Smith (DNS), 11. 57-Chuck Julien (DNS).
Last-Chance Showdown No. 2 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. 99j-Frank Heckenast Jr., 2. 39-Tim McCreadie, 3. 5w-Mark Whitener, 4. 91-Tyler Erb, 5. 14M-Morgan Bagley, 6. 18c-Chase Junghans, 7. 3c-Charles LaPlant, 8. 93-Pancho Lawler, 9. 8-Matt Sponaugle, 10. 16T-Tyler Bruening (DNS).
Last-Chance Showdown No. 3 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. 21JR-Billy Moyer Jr., 2. 20-Jimmy Owens, 3. 7-Rick Eckert, 4. 20s-Rodney Sanders, 5. 21-Ivedent Lloyd Jr., 6. 4D-Chad Hollenbeck, 7. B1-Paul Wilmoth Jr., 8. 48-Tim Lance, 9. 77-Jordan Yaggy, 10. 5B-Kyle Bronson (DNS).
Qualifying Group A: 1. 0-Scott Bloomquist, 15.585; 2. 1-Josh Richards, 15.907; 3. 1W-Dillon Wood, 15.908; 4. 2c-Joey Coulter, 15.959; 5. 22s-Gregg Satterlee, 16.193; 6. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr, 16.249; 7. 25z-Mason Zeigler, 16.337; 8. C9-Steve Casebolt, 16.448; 9. 76-Brandon Overton, 16.467; 10. 1*-Chub Frank, 16.479; 11. 11-Austin Smith, 16.483; 12. 18c-Chase Junghans, 16.501; 13. 2F-Dennis Franklin, 16.585; 14. 25F-Jason Feger, 16.600; 15. 3c-Charles LaPlant, 16.608; 16. 22-Chris Ferguson, 16.707; 17. 5-Don O’Neal, 16.772; 18. 5w-Mark Whitener, 16.784; 19. 0f-Coleby Frye, 16.861; 20. 18-Eric Wells, 16.988; 21. 8-Matt Sponaugle, 17.044; 22. 14r-Reid Millard, 17.511; 23. 16H-Mike Hammerle, 18.460; 24. 16T-Tyler Bruening, (DNS); 25. 57-Chuck Julien, (DNS).
Qualifying Group B: 1. 6-Jonathan Davenport, 16.093; 2. 3s-Brian Shirley, 16.121; 3. 99B-Boom Briggs, 16.121; 4. 15s-Donny Schatz, 16.224; 5. 15-Steve Francis, 16.338; 6. 25-Shane Clanton, 16.351; 7. 38s-Kenny Pettyjohn, 16.364; 8. 21J-Billy Moyer Jr, 16.386; 9. 20s-Rodney Sanders, 16.425; 10. 39-Tim McCreadie, 16.452; 11. 20-Jimmy Owens, 16.457; 12. 16-Justin Rattliff, 16.509; 13. 91-Tyler Erb, 16.529; 14. 17M-Dale McDowell, 16.536; 15. 5B-Kyle Bronson, 16.548; 16. 93-Pancho Lawler, 16.608; 17. 21-Ivedent Lloyd Jr, 16.612; 18. B1-Paul Wilmoth, 16.680; 19. 14M-Morgan Bagley, 16.777; 20. 48-Tim Lance, 16.871; 21. 7-Rick Eckert, 16.944; 22. 99j-Frank Heckenast Jr, 16.973; 23. 4D-Chad Hollenbeck, 17.112; 24. 77-Jordan Yaggy, 17.244.
Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 0-Scott Bloomquist, 2. 25z-Mason Zeigler, 3. 2c-Joey Coulter, 4. 1*-Chub Frank, 5. 2F-Dennis Franklin, 6. 0f-Coleby Frye, 7. 14r-Reid Millard, 8. 22-Chris Ferguson, 9. 57-Chuck Julien.
Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1-Josh Richards, 2. 22s-Gregg Satterlee, 3. C9-Steve Casebolt, 4. 5-Don O’Neal, 5. 18-Eric Wells, 6. 25F-Jason Feger, 7. 16H-Mike Hammerle, 8. 11-Austin Smith.
Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton, 2. 1W-Dillon Wood, 3. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr., 4. 5w-Mark Whitener, 5. 18c-Chase Junghans, 6. 3c-Charles LaPlant, 7. 8-Matt Sponaugle, 8. 16T-Tyler Bruening.
Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1.6-Jonathan Davenport, 2. 15s-Donny Schatz, 3. 38s-Kenny Pettyjohn, 4. 39-Tim McCreadie, 5. 99j-Frank Heckenast Jr., 6. 91-Tyler Erb, 7. 14M-Morgan Bagley, 8. 93-Pancho Lawler
Heat No. 5 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 3s-Brian Shirley, 2. 15-Steve Francis, 3. 17M-Dale McDowell, 4. 20-Jimmy Owens, 5. 21JR-Billy Moyer Jr., 6. 21-Ivedent Lloyd Jr., 7. 4D-Chad Hollenbeck, 8. 48-Tim Lance.
Heat No. 6 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 25-Shane Clanton, 2. 99B-Boom Briggs, 3. 16-Justin Rattliff, 4. 20s-Rodney Sanders, 5. B1-Paul Wilmoth, 6. 7-Rick Eckert, 7. 5B-Kyle Bronson, 8. 77-Jordan Yaggy.
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: Shane Clanton
MSD – $50 Cash: Shane Clanton
QuarterMaster – $100 Product certificate: Shane Clanton
Wrisco Aluminum – 3 Sheets of aluminum: Shane Clanton
Penske Shocks – TBD Product certificate: Scott Bloomquist
Mobil 1 – $50 Cash: Brandon Overton
JE Pistons – $50 Cash: Brian Shirley
VP Racing Fuels – $50 Cash: Steve Francis
Edelbrock – $50 Cash: Dennis Erb Jr.
Comp Cams – $50 Cash: Justin Rattliff
Morton Buildings – $50 Cash: Don O’Neal
Cometic Gasket – $50 Cash: Gregg Satterlee
JRI Shocks – $50 Cash: Boom Briggs
SuperFlow – $50 Cash: Boom Briggs
QuarterMaster – $25 Product certificate: Boom Briggs
JE Pistons – Set of rings: Dale McDowell
QuarterMaster – $50 Product certificate: Chub Frank
Arizona Sport Shirts – $100 Product certificate: Morgan Bagley
Mobil 1 – 20% Off product certificate: Tim McCreadie
JE Pistons – Set of rings: Tim McCreadie
MSD – $25 Cash: Chase Junghans
QA1 – $50 Cash: Scott Bloomquist
Bonus Bucks – $500 Cash: Mason Zeigler
Rookie Bonus – $250 Cash: Billy Moyer Jr.
Craftsman Bonus – $200 Cash: Shane Clanton, Josh Richards, Brandon Overton, Frank Heckenast Jr., Boom Briggs
Craftsman Bonus – $100 Cash: Scott Bloomquist
