Late Model Recap

Richards Rules at 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals

Dominates first night of World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series action

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.

Richards, who captured a victory on Monday night during the DIRTcar Late Models portion of the DIRTcar Nationals, showed his speed early on Thursday night as he paced his qualifying group with the fast time. Richards fell just short of claiming the overall quick time which went to Brian Shirley in the second qualifying group.

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Bloomquist Cashes In at 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals

Scores $10,000 victory on third night of Late Model week

By Jordan Morris

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 17, 2016 – Scott Bloomquist rebounded Wednesday from misfortunate the previous night as he scored the DIRTcar Late Model Swamp King Championship at the 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals.

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Richards Rockets to Victory at DIRTcar Nationals

Fought off challenges on late restarts for first Gator trophy of the week

By Jordan Morris

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 16, 2016 – Three-time World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series champion Josh Richards continued his hot streak Tuesday night, starting from the front row en route to scoring the checkered flag on night two of DIRTcar Late Models week at the 45th Annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park.

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Moyer Jr. Kicks-Off Late Model Week at DIRTcar Nationals with Victory

Leads flag-to-flag for first career DIRTcar Nationals victory

By Jordan Morris

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 15, 2016 – Billy Moyer Jr. survived a late race challenge from Dennis Erb Jr. and Shane Clanton as he captured the DIRTcar Late Models checkered flag on opening night of Late Model Week at DIRTcar Nationals.

Moyer Jr., a World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series rookie of the year contender and son of legendary late model driver Billy Moyer Sr., started from the outside of row one in his Crop Production Services/Mesilla Valley Transportation 21JR for the 30-lap, $7,000-to-win feature at Volusia Speedway Park. Moyer easily made his way around pole-sitter Erb once the green flag fell.

Erb, driving the Black Diamond Chassis number 28E, had his hands full with fourth place starter Clanton, whom he battled with side-by-side for most of the race. Clanton utilized the outside line to stay even with the bottom-running Erb as the leader pulled away.

As the laps dwindled down, Erb and Clanton pulled within striking distance of the leader who was having trouble navigating lapped traffic. With 10 laps to go, the top three were separated by less than a second.

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Eckert Ekes Out Win on Final Night of Winter Freeze VI

Claims first series win of season

By Jordan Morris

SYLVANIA, Ga. – Feb. 13, 2016 – Rick Eckert battled Chris Ferguson and held off Boom Briggs on Saturday night to score his first World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series victory of the season on the final night of Winter Freeze VI at Screven Motor Speedway.

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Clanton Claims Thriller on Opening Night of Winter Freeze VI

Defending champ completes daring pass to score season opener

By Jordan Morris

SYLVANIA, G.A. – Feb. 12, 2016 – Defending World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series champion Shane Clanton rocketed around both Josh Richards and Jason Covert in one pass as he claimed the season opener at Screven Motor Speedway’s Winter Freeze VI on Friday.

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Davenport Caps Spectacular Season With $12,000 Victory In Charlotte’s Bad Boy Buggies World Finals Finale

Clanton Celebrates $100,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Title (Barry Lenhart photo)

CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 8, 2015) — Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., topped off his dream 2015 season with a final flourish, rolling to a convincing victory in Sunday’s 50-lap Bad Boy Buggies World of Outlaws World Finals finale at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

The 32-year-old superstar passed Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., for the lead on lap 31 and never looked back in the season-ending World of Outlaws Late Model Series event, which was postponed one day by wet weather.

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Sheppard Drives Best Performance Ride To $12,000 Bad Boy Buggies World Finals Victory At Charlotte

Runner-up Clanton Clinches First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Title

CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 6, 2015) — Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., made his guest appearance driving for the Ohio-based Best Performance Motorsports team a memorable one.

Taking advantage of the pole starting spot he drew after winning a heat race, Sheppard grabbed the lead at the initial green flag and never looked back en route to a rich $12,000 victory in Friday night’s 30-lap Bad Boy Buggies World Finals A-Main for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

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Ferguson, Lanigan Open Bad Boy Buggies World Finals With Late Model Fast-Time Honors

Event Record 86-Car Field Turns Out For Qualifying Night At The Dirt Track At Charlotte (Barry Lenhart photo)

CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 5, 2015) — Chris Ferguson of Mt. Holly, N.C., and Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., were the fleetest of an event record 86 entries as the ninth annual Bad Boy Buggies World of Outlaws World Finals kicked off with Qualifying Night Thursday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

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Eckert Dominates Berlin Raceway’s Keyser Manufacturing Down & Dirty Weekend Finale

Pennsylvania Driver Continues Late-Season Surge & Snaps Lanigan’s Berlin Streak with Fourth WoO LMS Victory of 2015

MARNE, Mich. – Sept. 19, 2015 – Rick Eckert put an end to Darrell Lanigan’s reign over Berlin Raceway with a dominating performance in Saturday’s Keyser Manufacturing Down & Dirty Weekend presented by NAPA finale.

Eckert of York, Pa., overtook Lanigan of Union, Ky., on lap 30 of Saturday’s 60-lap main event and pulled away over the remaining distance to score his fourth World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory of the season. Eckert’s $12,650 triumph snapped Lanigan’s streak of three consecutive wins in the national tour’s three previous visits to the popular pavement oval that covers its surface with dirt for its annual late-season WoO LMS action.

Starting from inside the second row, Eckert took the second spot from polesitter Dona Marcoullier of Houghton Lake, Mich., early in the race and settled in behind second-starting Lanigan while he waited for his harder-compound tire choice to go to work.

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