{"id":4334,"date":"2009-02-13T09:49:54","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T15:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/100.24.212.105\/?p=4334"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:51:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:51:47","slug":"mr-opening-night-josh-richards-captures-world-of-outlaws-late-model-series-lidlifter-for-third-straight-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/divisions\/late-models\/mr-opening-night-josh-richards-captures-world-of-outlaws-late-model-series-lidlifter-for-third-straight-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Opening Night: Josh Richards Captures World of Outlaws Late Model Series Lidlifter For Third Straight Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2009Barberville, FL<\/strong> \u2014 Just call him Mr. Opening Night.<\/p>\n

Josh Richards continued his mastery of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series season opener during the 38th annual Alltel DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, capturing the tour\u2019s lidlifter for the third consecutive year on Thursday night at Volusia Speedway Park .<\/p>\n

Though the 20-year-old sensation from Shinnston , W.Va. , initially had some doubts about extending his unprecedented streak, he turned up the wick on his Rocket car to take the lead from Shannon Babb of Moweaqua , Ill. , on lap 14 and march to a triumph worth $10,600.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ran the first couple laps and didn\u2019t know if we could pull off three in a row off,\u201d said Richards, who started third after winning his heat race despite suffering some electrical problems with his car\u2019s motor. \u201cI fell back to fourth, but then the car just came on.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWinning the opener three years in a row \u2013 it\u2019s just crazy. It\u2019s a great feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the race slowed by only a single caution flag on lap five, Richards dominated the uninterrupted action once he sailed by Babb\u2019s Sheltra Construction Rocket for the lead. He built an edge of more than a full straightaway before late-race lapped traffic helped shrink his final victory margin to 2.013 seconds over defending WoO LMS champion Darrell Lanigan of Union , Ky. , who cut a half-straightaway off Richards\u2019s advantage after overtaking Babb for second on lap 41.<\/p>\n

Babb, who started from the outside pole in his new ride for \u201909, settled for third place after leading laps 1-13. Steve Francis of Ashland , Ky. , drove Dale Beitler\u2019s Rocket forward from the ninth starting spot to place fourth and polesitter Dan Schlieper of Sullivan , Wis. , who won the previous night\u2019s UMP DIRTcar Late Model feature, finished fifth in his Wild Chassis.<\/p>\n

Richards, who in 2008 finished a career-high second in the WoO LMS points standings and tied Francis as the tour\u2019s winningest driver, struggled the first three nights of the Alltel DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, finishing no better than seventh in UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned competition. But a change for Thursday\u2019s program to a car he drove to three WoO LMS victories last season got him back to his old self at the sweeping, half-mile oval.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just hit everything right tonight,\u201d said Richards, who registered his 13th career win on the WoO LMS. \u201cWhen this track is like this, I love every second out there. It just fits my driving style. You can get in the black, and you can get in the traction. You don\u2019t have to worry about being on the cushion the whole race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lanigan, 38, recorded his third runner-up finish in four starts during the Alltel DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH. He ran out of time in his advance from the seventh starting spot with his Fusion Energy Rocket car.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a good enough car to win, but starting behind so many good cars makes it tough,\u201d said Lanigan. \u201cIt\u2019s just hard to get past them all. It\u2019s frustrating (to fall short again), but we\u2019ve been running good, so the wins will come.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old Babb, meanwhile, was satisfied with a third-place run that shook him out of some \u201cnew car blues.\u201d An engine change earlier in the day got him back on track, albeit not good enough to hold off the top two drivers in last year\u2019s WoO LMS points standings.<\/p>\n

\u201cJosh had a real good driving car and so did Darrell,\u201d said Babb. \u201cI had a fast car, but I just got tighter as the race went on. We gotta get it a little freer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finishing in positions 6-10 was Billy Moyer of Batesville , Ark. ; Shane Clanton of Locust Grove , Ga. , who ran as high as third early in the distance; fifth-starter Tim Fuller of Watertown , N.Y. ; Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., who slipped into the top 10 late in the race; and Rick Eckert of York, Pa., who rallied back from a left-rear tire change after tangling in turn four with Vic Coffey of Caledonia, N.Y., in the event\u2019s only caution-causing incident, on lap five.<\/p>\n

Sixty-one cars were signed in for the start of the sixth WoO LMS campaign under the World Racing Group banner.<\/p>\n

Lanigan was fastest in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials, topping the field with a lap of 15.946 seconds.<\/p>\n

Heat winners were Fuller, Clanton, Moyer, Schlieper, Richards and Babb. The B-Mains were captured by Tyler Ivey of Tallahassee , Fla. , Eckert and Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg , Tenn.<\/p>\n

The Alltel DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH continue on Friday night (Feb. 13) with a doubleheader featuring the $10,000-to-win finale for the UMP DIRTcar Super Late Models and the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series for big-block Modifieds. WoO LMS action returns on Saturday night (Feb. 14), concluding the 12-night meet with a 50-lap, $10,000-to-win A-Main that shares the card with a 50-lap big-block Modified special.<\/p>\n

For more information on the WoO LMS or the Alltel DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com<\/a> or www.dirtcarnationals.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Results of WoO Late Model Series at Volusia Speedway Park (Finishing Position\/Start\/Driver\/Laps Completed\/Money Won):
\n1. (3) Josh Richards\/50 $10,600
\n2. (7) Darrell Lanigan\/50 $5,650
\n3. (2) Shannon Babb\/50 $3,000
\n4. (9) Steve Francis\/50 $3,100
\n5. (1) Dan Schlieper\/50 $2,000
\n6. (4) Billy Moyer\/50 $1,800
\n7. (6) Shane Clanton\/50 $1,950
\n8. (5) Tim Fuller\/50 $1,800
\n9. (11) Chub Frank\/50 $1,700
\n10. (20) Rick Eckert\/50 $1,700
\n11. (10) Jimmy Owens\/50 $1,050
\n12. (8) Billy Decker\/50 $1,500
\n13. (21) Scott Bloomquist\/50 $1,050
\n14. (23) Chris Madden\/49 $900
\n15. (13) Dale McDowell\/49 $850
\n16. (22) Vic Coffey\/49 $1,300
\n17. (26) John Blankenship\/49 $770
\n18. (18) Justin Rattliff\/49 $750
\n19. (12) Ivedent Lloyd\/49 $730
\n20. (25) Clint Smith\/49 $1,200
\n21. (24) Jordan Bland\/49 $700
\n22. (19) Tyler Ivey\/48 $700
\n23. (16) Tommy Weder\/48 $700
\n24. (17) Tyler Reddick\/48 $700
\n25. (14) Kelly Boen\/48 $700
\n26. (15) Darren Miller\/15 $700<\/p>\n

* Earnings include Winner\u2019s Circle program bonuses for WoO LMS Platinum Team members and cash contingency award bonuses<\/p>\n

Time of Race: 18 Mins., 28.441 Secs.
\nMargin of Victory: 2.013 Secs.
\nYellow Flags: 1 (Lap 5)
\nLap Leaders: Babb (1-13); Richards (14-50)
\nProvisional Starters: C. Smith, Blankenship
\nWoO LMS \u2018Bonus Bucks\u2019 Winner: Billy Decker ($500)
\nIntegra Shocks Crew Chief of the Race ($50): Matt Barnes (Josh Richards)<\/p>\n

Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position\/No.\/Driver\/Hometown\/Best Lap):
\n1. 29-Darrell Lanigan\/ Union , KY 15.946
\n2. 91-Billy Decker\/ Unadilla , NY 15.959
\n3. 21M-Billy Moyer\/Batesville, AR 15.975
\n4. 9-Dan Schlieper\/ Sullivan , WI 16.037
\n5. 1-Josh Richards\/ Shinnston , WV 16.046
\n6. 21L-Ivedent Lloyd\/Ocala, FL 16.166
\n7. 19T-Tim Fuller\/ Watertown , NY 16.173
\n8. 25-Shane Clanton\/ Locust Grove , GA 16.178
\n9. 19-Steve Francis\/ Ashland , KY 16.183
\n10. 02-Tommy Weder\/ Woodward , OK 16.228
\n11. 11R-Tyler Reddick\/ Corning , CA 16.258
\n12. 18-Shannon Babb\/ Moweaqua , IL 16.280
\n13. 47-Tyler Ivey\/ Tallahassee , FL 16.293
\n14. 07-Kelly Boen\/Henderson, CO 16.294
\n15. 32d-Darren Miller\/ Milledgeville , IL 16.295
\n16. 2A-John Anderson\/ Omaha , NE 16.311
\n17. 1*-Chub Frank\/Bear Lake , PA 16.313
\n18. 0-Scott Bloomquist\/ Mooresburg , TN 16.331
\n19. 2-Brady Smith\/ Solon Springs , WI 16.342
\n20. 26-Dillon Wood\/ Daytona Beach , FL 16.342
\n21. 19J-Greg Johnson\/ Bedford , IN 16.348
\n22. 44P-Earl Pearson Jr.\/ Jacksonville , FL 16.374
\n23. 49-Mark Pettyjohn\/ Milford , DE 16.375
\n24. 16R-Justin Rattliff\/ Campbellsville , KY 16.379
\n25. 28e-Dennis Erb Jr.\/ Carpentersville , IL 16.388
\n26. 21d-Dan Stone\/Thompson, PA 16.395
\n27. 24-Rick Eckert\/ York , PA 16.397
\n28. 18K-Brandon Kinzer\/Allen, KY 16.402
\n29. Jordan Bland\/Campbellsville, KY 16.429
\n30. 28c-Eddie Carrier Jr.\/Salt Rock, WV 16.453
\n31. 33-Dale McDowell\/ Chickamauga , GA 16.457
\n32. 32c-Vic Coffey\/ Caledonia , NY 16.461
\n33. 44M-Chris Madden\/ Gaffney , SC 16.474
\n34. 20-Jimmy Owens\/ Newport , TN 16.506
\n35. 56K-Russell King\/Bristolville, OH 16.511
\n36. 4T-Tommy Kerr\/ Maryville , TN 16.514
\n37. 23-John Blankenship\/ Williamson , WV 16.517
\n38. 77-Jason McBride\/ Carbondale , IL 16.535
\n39. 3R-Brent Robinson\/ Smithfield , VA 16.590
\n40. 54-David Breazeale\/ Four Corners , MS 16.606
\n41. 11H-Austin Hubbard\/Seaford, DE 16.622
\n42. 88-Wendell Wallace\/ Batesville , AR 16.635
\n43. 83-Scott James\/ Greendale , IN 16.642
\n44. 99B-Rick Briggs\/ Bear Lake , PA 16.646
\n45. 5-Eric Jacobsen\/Sea Cliff Beach, CA 16.679
\n46. 17J-Davey Johnson\/ Latrobe , PA 16.703
\n47. 18H-Dustin Hapka\/ Grand Forks , ND 16.703
\n48. 12K-A.J. Kirkpatrick\/ Castroville , CA 16.709
\n49. 44H-Dave Hess Jr.\/ Waterford , PA 16.737
\n50. 3c-Mike Collins\/ Council Bluffs , IA 16.781
\n51. 44-Clint Smith\/ Senoia , GA 16.796
\n52. 27-Jeff Beyers\/ Pana , IL 16.821
\n53. 29R-Ronnie Rihn\/ Chippewa Falls , WI 16.990
\n54. 7J-Joe Isabell\/ Pennellville , NY 17.043
\n55. 32s-Chris Shannon\/ Merced , CA 17.101
\n56. 22-Jill George\/ Cedar Falls , IA 17.241
\n57. 64-Michael Walker\/ Lewisburg , TN 17.470
\n58. 1*CFR-Peter Mantha\/Gatineau, QUE 17.477
\n59. 56s-Chas Shellenberger\/ Winfield , PA 17.622
\n60. 25H-Chuck Hummer\/ Ottawa Lake , MI 17.688
\n61. 16H-Mike Hammerle\/ St. Charles , MO 17.929<\/p>\n

Heat No. 1 (10 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): Fuller, Lanigan, McDowell, Ivey, Blankenship, James, Erb, Hess, Shannon, Hammerle, B. Smith<\/p>\n

Heat No. 2 (10 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): Clanton, Decker, Boen, Coffey, Wood, Stone, Briggs, Collins, McBride, George<\/p>\n

Heat No. 3 (10 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): Moyer, Francis, D. Miller, Eckert, Madden, C. Smith, Jacobsen, G. Johnson, Robinson, Walker<\/p>\n

Heat No. 4 (10 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): Schlieper, Owens, Weder, Anderson, Pearson, Breazeale, Kinzer, D. Johnson, Beyers, Mantha<\/p>\n

Heat No. 5 (10 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): Richards, Frank, Reddick, Bland, Pettyjohn, Hubbard, King, Hapka, Shellenberger, Rihn<\/p>\n

Heat No. 6 (10 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): Babb, Lloyd, Rattliff, Bloomquist, Carrier, Wallace, Kirkpatrick, Isabell, Hummer, Kerr<\/p>\n

B-Main No. 1 (12 laps \u2013 Top 2 Transfer): Ivey, Coffey, Blankenship, Erb, Stone, McBride, Shannon , Collins, James, Briggs, George, Hammerle, Hess, Wood (DNS) B. Smith<\/p>\n

B-Main No. 2 (12 laps \u2013 Top 2 Transfer): Eckert, Madden, Pearson, Jacobsen, C. Smith, Kinzer, Beyers, Mantha, Robinson, D. Johnson, Anderson , G. Johnson (DNS) Breazeale, Walker<\/p>\n

B-Main No. 3 (12 laps \u2013 Top 2 Transfer): Bloomquist, Bland, Carrier, King, Pettyjohn, Shellenberger, Isabell, Kirkpatrick, Hapka, Hummer, Wallace (DNS) Hubbard, Rihn, Kerr<\/p>\n

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners:<\/p>\n

* Arizona Sport Shirts ($50 product certificate to fifth-place finisher in B-Mains): Dan Stone, Clint Smith, Mark Pettyjohn
\n* Armor All (case of product to highest-finishing non-WoO team in A-Main w\/decal): Shannon Babb
\n* Champ Pans ($50 product certificate to \u2018Bonus Bucks\u2019 winner w\/decal): Billy Decker
\n* Crane Cams ($100 cash award to A-Main winner w\/decal): Josh Richards
\n* Crane Cams ($100 cash award to 10th-place finisher in A-Main w\/decal): Rick Eckert
\n* Crane Cams ($100 product certificate to Heat 3 winner w\/decal): Billy Moyer
\n* Eibach Springs (one free spring to each B-Main winner w\/decal): Tyler Ivey, Rick Eckert, Scott Bloomquist
\n* Fusion Energy ($50 cash award to Heat 2 winner w\/decal): Shane Clanton
\n* Ohlins Shocks ($50 cash award to fast qualifier w\/decal): Darrell Lanigan
\n* Quarter-Master ($100 product certificate to A-Main winner w\/decal): Josh Richards
\n* Quarter-Master ($50 product certificate to fifth-place finisher in A-Main w\/decal): Dan Schlieper
\n* Quarter-Master ($25 product certificate to 15th-place finisher in A-Main w\/decal): Dale McDowell
\n* Super Clean \u2018Start of the Race\u2019 (one case of product): Shane Clanton
\n* VP Racing Fuels \u2018Nice Jugs Award\u2019 (two free VP five-gallon containers to fastest qualifier who does not make the A- Main if decal is displayed): John Anderson
\n* Wrisco Aluminum (three sheets of aluminum to A-Main winner w\/decal): Josh Richards<\/p>\n

LISTEN ONLINE: If fans can\u2019t get to a track to see the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, they can experience the excitement of the nation\u2019s premier tour live on DIRTvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network.<\/p>\n

To listen to the free audio broadcasts, log on to www.dirtvision.com<\/a> and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo.<\/p>\n

Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail customerservice@dirtvision.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by several sponsors and partners, including VP Racing \u2013 the Official Racing Fuel of the WoO LMS; Fusion Energy \u2013 the Official Energy Boost of the WoO; and contingency sponsors Armor All, Champ Pans, Crane Cams, Eibach Springs, Hoosier Tires, Integra Shocks, Jake\u2019s Custom Golf Carts, Ohlins Shocks, Quarter-Master, Super Clean and Wrisco Industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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