Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
East Bay Raceway Park
February 11, 2015
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Josh Richards Rockets to Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at East Bay



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TAMPA, FL (February 11) - Josh Richards took the lead from Billy Moyer on lap 17 and raced on to take the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win Wednesday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. It was Richards' fourth career win at "The Clay by the Bay." Middleburg, Florida native Mark Whitener had his best career LOLMDS finish by taking second ahead of 25th starting Steve Francis. Don O'Neal and Billy Moyer rounded out the top five finishers.

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Richards started third and rocketed to the lead on the opening lap of the 35-lap event. He led until Moyer passed him for the top spot on lap eight. Moyer then held the advantage over Richards for several laps as the two drivers swapped the lead. Richards retook the lead with 19 laps remaining and never looked back.

"We had a really good car all night. It was tough sitting out most of last year; it makes you appreciate this sport even more. We have always run well here at East Bay. I want to thank all of my crew, my dad, and Steve Baker as well. I also have to thank our sponsors Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace Metal Works, Ernie D's, Petroff Towing, Durham Racing Engines, and of course Rocket Chassis."

"The track was weird like last night. The heats and B-mains were really good. Our car ran better up top in three and four and we had to get down low going into one. These hard tires take some time getting used to. You have to have momentum and be smooth on them. I think the track did a great job with the track."

Whitener was extremely happy with his runner-up finish. "To run second in a Lucas Oil race is just terrific, these guys are the best-of-the-best. I don't really have a whole lot of experience on open motor racing, but we proved as a team we have what it takes to run up front. I have to thank Dave's Towing, Miller Lite, and Barry Wright Race Cars."



Francis broke a rocker arm before his heat race and took a fast time provisional starting spot. Francis would roar from the last row to finish third. "Our car has been fast the last two times out. If we can beat the gremlins, we are going to win some races here soon. I want to thank Clint Bowyer, Georgia Boot and Crawford Supply, and all of our other sponsors for their help."

Completing the top ten were Brandon Sheppard, Tim Dohm, Devin Moran, Earl Pearson Jr., and Jason Papich.

In preliminary action, Tim Dohm set the overall Miller Welders Fast Time (Group A) amongst the 43 entrants, with a lap of 14.663 seconds. Steve Francis set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 14.844 seconds. Billy Moyer, Dennis Erb Jr., Devin Moran and Josh Richards won their respective heat races. Jason Papich and Don O'Neal won their respective B-Mains. Dan Stone won the Strawberry Dash.

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
39th Annual Winternationals
East Bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL

A-Main  
1 4 1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV
2 6 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL
3 25 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
4 18 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
5 1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
6 22 b5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
7 5 6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
8 2 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
9 8 1 Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL
10 17 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
11 11 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV
12 14 7w Ricky Weiss Headingly, MB
13 19 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM
14 13 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
15 24 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
16 26 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
17 21 21b Chris Brown Spring, TX
18 3 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
19 7 6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA
20 20 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
21 9 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
22 15 25z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA
23 16 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
24 10 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
25 12 40 Kyle Bronson Branden, FL
26 23 96 Terry English Benton, KY


B-Main #1 (top 4 transfer)  
1 3 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
2 2 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM
3 7 21b Chris Brown Spring, TX
4 6 96 Terry English Benton, KY
5 1 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
6 8 2 Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
7 4 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
8 9 38c John Gardner Germantown Hills, IL
9 13 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI
10 11 D8 Dustin Mitchell Princeton, NC
11 5 4G Bob Gardner Germantown Hills, IL
12 14 44j James O'Hara Covington, PA
13 12 92 Nick Davis Millsboro, DE
14 10 3c Charles LaPlant East Prairie, MO

B-Main #2    
1 2 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
2 1 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
3 5 b5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
4 6 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
5 4 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
6 8 1F David Fieber Neenah, WI
7 9 1 Doug Blashe Marion, WI
8 10 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV
9 3 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE
10 7 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
11 11 8 Gregg Hill Eveleth, MN
12 12 77 Gavin Landers Batesville, AR
dns 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY

Heat #1 (top 4 transfer)
1 2 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
2 1 6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
3 3 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
4 4 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
5 5 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
6 6 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
7 7 4G Bob Gardner Germantown Hills, IL
8 9 21b Chris Brown Spring, TX
9 8 38c John Gardner Germantown Hills, IL
10 10 D8 Dustin Mitchell Princeton, NC
11 11 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI

Heat #2    
1 1 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
2 3 6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA
3 4 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV
4 2 25z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA
5 6 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM
6 5 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
7 8 96 Terry English Benton, KY
8 7 2 Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
9 10 3c Charles LaPlant East Prairie, MO
10 9 92 Nick Davis Millsboro, DE
11 11 44j James O'Hara Covington, PA

Heat #3    
1 2 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
2 3 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL
3 5 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
4 8 7w Ricky Weiss Headingly, MB
5 6 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
6 4 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE
7 7 b5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
8 11 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
9 9 1 Doug Blashe Marion, WI
10 10 8 Gregg Hill Eveleth, MN
11 1 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY

Heat #4    
1 4 1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV
2 1 1 Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL
3 5 40 Kyle Bronson Branden, FL
4 3 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
5 7 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
6 2 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
7 8 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
8 9 1F David Fieber Neenah, WI
9 6 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV
10 10 77 Gavin Landers Batesville, AR

Group A Qualifying
1 6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 14.663
2 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL 14.742
3 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 14.743
4 25z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA 14.763
5 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 14.819
6 6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 14.893
7 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 15.032
8 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV 15.053
9 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 15.057
10 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA 15.125
11 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA 15.253
12 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM 15.274
13 4G Bob Gardner Germantown Hills, IL 15.352
14 2 Allen Murray San Antonio, TX 15.379
15 38c John Gardner Germantown Hills, IL 15.381
16 96 Terry English Benton, KY 15.409
17 21b Chris Brown Spring, TX 15.635
18 92 Nick Davis Millsboro, DE 15.677
19 D8 Dustin Mitchell Princeton, NC 15.693
20 3c Charles LaPlant East Prairie, MO 15.801
21 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 15.963
22 44j James O'Hara Covington, PA 16.148

Group B Qualifying
1 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 14.844
2 1 Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL 14.847
3 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH 15.072
4 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA 15.102
5 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL 15.195
6 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR 15.208
7 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE 15.233
8 1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 15.277
9 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 15.312
10 40 Kyle Bronson Branden, FL 15.325
11 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 15.379
12 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV 15.404
13 b5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 15.426
14 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 15.447
15 7w Ricky Weiss Headingly, MB 15.508
16 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 15.547
17 1 Doug Blashe Marion, WI 15.761
18 1F David Fieber Neenah, WI 15.838
19 8 Gregg Hill Eveleth, MN 15.858
20 77 Gavin Landers Batesville, AR 15.875
21 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA 15.904


-- all results are unofficial
-- Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series