{"id":23959,"date":"2016-08-09T01:36:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T01:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=23959"},"modified":"2016-08-09T01:36:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T01:36:46","slug":"richards-wins-no-13-at-cedar-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/richards-wins-no-13-at-cedar-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Richards wins No. 13 at Cedar Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Davenport Recovers from Early Troubles for Second<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"080716_WOOL_CEDAR\"NEW RICHMOND, Wisc. \u2013 August 6, 2016 \u2013 Josh Richards won his second career USA Nationals finale Saturday night at Cedar Lake Speedway.\u00a0 The victory marked his 20th<\/sup> of the season (13th<\/sup> in the series) and 71st<\/sup> of his career in the World of Outlaws Craftsman\u00ae\u00a0Late Model Series \u2013 one win from tying for the all-time series record.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what to say\u2026I\u2019m speechless,\u201d said Richards, winning the $50,000 purse. \u201cI can\u2019t thank everyone enough for coming out. This car has been so fun to drive. This is awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

The caution-filled night began with the 100-lap feature\u2019s first on lap 10. Jonathan Davenport, who started runner-up to Shane Clanton, suffered a flat right rear tire. It seemed \u201cSuperman\u201d had found his Kryptonite, as he veered-off into the pits. The other 30 cars moved-up for the restart; Richards and Mason Zeigler shared the podium with Clanton.<\/p>\n

On the restart Clanton and Richards separated from the rest of the field. Zeigler and Eric Wells paired-up and dueled for the third spot. Wells was the weekend\u2019s fast time winner, a first for him since his rookie year in 2013. He continued his hot streak; however, Zeigler briefly extinguished his chances of passing him.<\/p>\n

Zeigler moved to Richards, sweeping the nose of his bumper through the backside of his No. 1 Valvoline\/ Seubert Calf Ranches Rocket racecar. A three-wide battle between Clanton, Richards and Zeigler had the packed crowd on their feet for half of lap 12. Zeigler managed to get by Richards in turn four before another caution flag waved.<\/p>\n

On the race\u2019s third restart \u2013 one lap later \u2013 Richards reclaimed the second spot from the top of the cushion. Richards closed the gap between him and Clanton to as little as 0.455 seconds, but could not capitalize.<\/p>\n

Zeigler could not take advantage of starting third in the feature, when mechanical issues ended his night early on lap 18. Dennis Erb. Jr. took his place in third spot momentarily until mechanical issue scrapped his chances seven laps later. Wells replaced the crippled cars in the third position; he went on to challenge Clanton on the restart, side-stepping Richards who took the outside.<\/p>\n

Within two more cautions both Richards and Wells challenged Clanton for the top spot, staying within a second of him. Though Clanton blocked Richards\u2019 inside attempt entering turn one, it only took two more turns for him swoop into the lead on lap 31. Richards diminished Clanton\u2019s 0.8-second lead to 0.088 seconds in that sequence.<\/p>\n

As for \u201cEasy E\u201d and his pursuit, it seemed to be the opposite. Through a series of cautions, Wells took to the lowest groove of the track with his No. 18 Allstar Performance\/ Penske Racing Shocks Longhorn machine. At turn two of each of the three following cautions, Wells cut the corner. Though he compromised momentum exiting the corner \u2013 while Clanton built momentum on the top cushion \u2013 he ended up making the pass with 35 laps remaining. Clanton finished seventh on the night.<\/p>\n

At first, Davenport seemed to be taken out of contention in the feature with his early troubles. But, throughout the race, he gained ground. By the halfway point, Davenport was back into the top 10. By the time Wells made the pass into second place, Davenport\u2019s No. 6 Baird Transport\/ Elite Concrete Longhorn car had him in his sights.<\/p>\n

By this time, Davenport maintained a 0.45-second margin between him and Wells, biding his time. Davenport sailed on the top cushion, wildly flirting with the outside walls of each of the turns \u2013 at times kissing them with his right rear fender.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were reeling them in,\u201d said Davenport, who charged hard from the back of the pack. \u201cI thought, \u2018Here we go, we have a shot.\u2019 All I had to rely on was the cushion, and I was rolling on it decently.\u201d<\/p>\n

With 20 laps remaining, Davenport took his shot at Wells. In turn four, he was able to pass Wells for second place. Richards increased his lead to a tick shy of two and a half seconds. Davenport began to close the gap slightly, but it was not until the race\u2019s final caution when he saw his chance.\u00a0 With 9 laps remaining, Richards and Davenport had a shootout for the lead.<\/p>\n

Richards stayed low on the track while Davenport stuck with his bread-and-butter up-top. A strong restart from Richards reopened more than a two-second gap, and the final dagger was when Davenport clipped the turn two wall. Davenport held his ground for second place even so, with Wells rounding out the podium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a shot at it with 10 [laps] to go,\u201d Davenport said. \u201cI made a run on him, jumped the cushion one time and that\u2019s all we had for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wells finished the weekend recording his first fast time and fourth top five finish in 29 feature events this season. Wells said he stuck with the same setup all weekend, which proved to suit the track well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really good, and we got to stay out of trouble,\u201d said Wells, who felt he was strongest in the middle of the track. \u201cI saw Davenport coming up on me from the scoreboard and where he was, and it was fine by me. We stuck to the middle. We came home with third, but it felt good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richards picked up his 13th<\/sup> win of the season, the same number of wins World of Outlaws Craftsman\u00ae Sprint Car Series points leader Donny Schatz had after the series made its stop at Cedar Lake Speedway in July.<\/p>\n

Follow the World of Outlaws Craftsman\u00ae Late Model Series on Twitter at\u00a0Twitter.com\/WoOLateModels<\/a>, like it on Facebook at\u00a0Facebook.com\/WorldofOutlawsLateModelSeries<\/a>, or check out the latest videos on YouTube at\u00a0Youtube.com\/WorldofOutlaws<\/a>.<\/p>\n

World of Outlaws Craftsman\u00ae Late Model Series Statistical Report; August 6, 2016; Cedar Lake Speedway; New Richmond, Wisc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A-Main (100-laps):<\/strong>1. 1- Josh Richards [4] [$50,250]; 2. 6- Jonathan Davenport [2] [$21,850]; 3. 18- Eric Wells [5] [$10,200]; 4. 32- Bobby Pierce [7] [$6,000]; 5. 3s- Brian Shirley [17] [$7,500]; 6. 21- Billy Moyer [8] [$4,550]; 7. 25- Shane Clanton [1] [$4,500]; 8. 1P- Earl Pearson Jr. [21] [$4,050]; 9. 91- Tyler Erb [29] [$3,625]; 10. 28E- Dennis Erb Jr. [9] [$3,550]; 11. 28m- Jimmy Mars [12] [$3,300]; 12. 15- Steve Francis [24] [$4,800]; 13. 1*- Chub Frank [25] [$2,900]; 14. 90- Lance Matthees [6] [$2,700]; 15. 21jr- Billy Moyer Jr. [13] [$2,550]; 16. 18c- Chase Junghans [28] [$1,400]; 17. 99B- Boom Briggs [31] [$725]; 18. 11- Gordy Gundaker [27] [$2,200]; 19. 76- Brandon Overton [18] [$2,150]; 20. 25s- Chad Simpson [10] [$2,075]; 21. 2c- Joey Coulter [30] [$250]; 22. 98- Jason Rauen [19] [$2,025]; 23. 14m- Morgan Bagley [26] [$2,010]; 24. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr. [14] [$2,050]; 25. 25F- Jason Feger [15] [$4,500]; 26. 7- Rick Eckert [11] [$2,050]; 27. c9- Steve Casebolt [16] [$2,050]; 28. 18b- Shannon Babb [20] [$2,000]; 29. 25z- Mason Zeigler [3] [$2,000]; 30. 39- Tim McCreadie [23] [$3,900];15H- Jon Henry [22] [$4,000]<\/p>\n

Last Chance Showdown No. 1 (15 laps, 2 Transfer): <\/strong>1. 98- Jason Rauen; 2. 1P- Earl Pearson Jr.; 3. 39- Tim McCreadie; 4. 18c- Chase Junghans; 5. 29- Spencer Diercks; 6.16b- Tyler Bruening; 7. 32s- Chris Simpson; 8. 99B- Boom Briggs; 9. 51- Joey Moriarty; 10. B1- Brent Larson; 11. 58- A.J. Diemel; 12. 77- Jordan Yaggy; 13. 2c- Joey Coulter; 14. 15A- Nick Anvelink; 15. 57- Chad Williamson (DNS)<\/p>\n

Last Chance Showdown No. 2 (15 laps, 2 Transfer): <\/strong>1.18b- Shannon Babb; \u00a02.15h- Jon Henry; 3. 11- Gordy Gundaker; 4. 15- Steve Francis; 5. 14m- Morgan Bagley; 6. 96T- R.C. Whitwell; 7. 1*- Chub Frank; 8. 74M- Mitch McGrath; 9. 2M- Allen Murray; 10. 91- Tyler Erb; 11. 51F- Matthew Furman; 12. 0- Jake O\u2019Neil; 13. 99- Mike Mullen; 14. 93- Ray Moore; 15. 10s- Taylor Scheffler<\/p>\n

Last Chance Qualifier (10 laps, 2 Transfer): <\/strong>1. 39- Tim McCreadie; 2. 15- Steve Francis; 3. 18c- Chase Junghans; 4. 11- Gordy Gundaker; 5. 29- Spencer Diercks; 6. 1*- Chub Frank; 7. 32s- Chris Simpson; 8. 16b- Tyler Bruening; 9. 99B- Boom Briggs; 10. 2M- Allen Murray; 11. 74M- Mitch McGrath; 12. 51- Joey Moriarty; 13. 96T- R.C. Whitwell; 14. 14m- Morgan Bagley (DNS)<\/p>\n

World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners (awards presented to noted finisher\/qualifier or next highest displaying decal):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comp Cams – $50 Product certificate: Josh Richards
\nMSD – $50 Cash: Josh Richards
\nQuarterMaster – $100 Product certificate: Eric Wells
\nWrisco Aluminum – 3 Sheets of aluminum: Josh Richards
\nPenske Shocks – TBD Product certificate: Eric Wells
\nJE Pistons – $50 Cash: Billy Moyer
\nVP Racing Fuels – $50 Cash: Earl Pearson Jr.
\nEdelbrock – $50 Cash: Tyler Erb
\nComp Cams – $50 Cash: Dennis Erb Jr.
\nMorton Buildings – $50 Cash: Jimmy Mars
\nCometic Gasket – $50 Cash: Chub Frank
\nJRI Shocks – $50 Cash: Chub Frank
\nSuperFlow – $50 Cash: Lance Matthees
\nQuarterMaster – $25 Product certificate: Billy Moyer Jr.
\nJE Pistons – Set of rings: Chase Junghans
\nQuarterMaster – $50 Product certificate: Brandon Overton
\nArizona Sport Shirts – $100 Product certificate: Chad Simpson
\nJE Pistons – Set of rings: Joey Coulter
\nMSD – $25 Cash: Frank Heckenast Jr.
\nQA1 – $50 Cash: Shane Clanton
\nCraftsman Bonus – $100 Cash: Jonathan Davenport
\nCraftsman Bonus – $200 Cash: Josh Richards
\nCraftsman Bonus – $200 Cash: Eric Wells
\nCraftsman Bonus – $200 Cash: Brian Shirley
\nCraftsman Bonus – $200 Cash: Shane Clanton
\nCraftsman Bonus – $200 Cash: Tyler Erb<\/p>\n

2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Point Standings as of August 6 \u2013 29 A-Mains completed (rank\/driver\/residence\/points\/deficit to leader):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pos.<\/strong><\/td>\nCar #<\/strong><\/td>\nDriver<\/strong><\/td>\nResidence<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\nTrail By<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nJosh Richards<\/td>\nShinnston, WV<\/td>\n4116<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nShane Clanton<\/td>\nZebulon, GA<\/td>\n3880<\/td>\n236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nRick Eckert<\/td>\nYork, PA<\/td>\n3794<\/td>\n322<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n3S<\/td>\nBrian Shirley<\/td>\nChatham, IL<\/td>\n3644<\/td>\n472<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n76<\/td>\nBrandon Overton<\/td>\nEvans, GA<\/td>\n3630<\/td>\n486<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nC9<\/td>\nSteve Casebolt<\/td>\nRichmond, IN<\/td>\n3558<\/td>\n558<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n21JR<\/td>\nBilly Moyer Jr.<\/td>\nBatesville, AR<\/td>\n3550<\/td>\n566<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n99JR<\/td>\nFrank Heckenast Jr.<\/td>\nFrankfort, IL<\/td>\n3528<\/td>\n588<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n1*<\/td>\nChub Frank<\/td>\nBear Lake, PA<\/td>\n3520<\/td>\n596<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nEric Wells<\/td>\nHazard, KY<\/td>\n3464<\/td>\n652<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n14M<\/td>\nMorgan Bagley<\/td>\nGladewater, TX<\/td>\n3454<\/td>\n662<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n18C<\/td>\nChase Junghans<\/td>\nManhattan, KS<\/td>\n3348<\/td>\n768<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n91<\/td>\nTyler Erb<\/td>\nNew Waverly, TX<\/td>\n3096<\/td>\n1020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n2C<\/td>\nJoey Coulter<\/td>\nUnion Grove, NC<\/td>\n2948<\/td>\n1168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n99B<\/td>\nBoom Briggs<\/td>\nBear Lake, PA<\/td>\n2752<\/td>\n1364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nJordan Yaggy<\/td>\nRochester, MN<\/td>\n1586<\/td>\n2530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nAustin Smith<\/td>\nCedartown, GA<\/td>\n1368<\/td>\n2748<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nJonathan Davenport<\/td>\nBlairsville, GA<\/td>\n1210<\/td>\n2906<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n39<\/td>\nTim McCreadie<\/td>\nAvon, NY<\/td>\n1178<\/td>\n2938<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n25Z<\/td>\nMason Zeigler<\/td>\nChalk Hill, PA<\/td>\n1156<\/td>\n2960<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

The World of Outlaws Craftsman\u00ae Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Bad Boy Off Road (Official Side-by-Side Vehicle), Craftsman (Official Tool), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Morton Buildings (Official Building), Sears (Official Home Store), The Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience (Official Racing Experience, VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel) and DirtonDirt.com (Hard Charger Award); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, MSD, Penske Shocks, QA1, QuarterMaster, Superflow Dynos and Wrisco Aluminum; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Capital Race Cars, Integra Shocks, Impact Racing Products, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, Rocket Chassis and TNT Rescue.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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