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August 21
Atomic Speedway,
Alma, OH
Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series - $8,000
Information provided by: Series reports (last updated August 22, 9:03 am)
Richards cops $8,000 WoO score at Atomic
  1. Josh Richards
  2. Eddie Carrier Jr.
  3. Shane Clanton
  4. Tim McCreadie
  5. Frank Heckenast Jr.
  6. Rick Eckert
  7. Chris Ferguson
  8. Chase Junghans
  9. Morgan Bagley
  10. Mason Zeigler
  11. Chub Frank
  12. Devin Moran
  13. Tim Dohm
  14. Steve Casebolt
  15. Darrell Lanigan
  16. Duane Chamberlain
  17. Eric Wells
  18. Jared Hawkins
  19. R.J. Conley
  20. Matt Westfall
  21. Mark Frazier
  22. Jackie Boggs
  23. Gregg Satterlee
  24. Greg Oliver
  25. Jason Montgomery
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Josh Richards gets up to speed before his victory at Atomic.
What won the race: Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., grabbed the lead on the 26th circuit of the 40-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature and went on to defeat Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., to collect an $8,000 victory at Atomic Speedway.
Key notes: Richards's third win in the last four WoO events pushed his 2015 win total on the tour to seven. ... The race was slowed by nine caution flags. ... Early race leader Darrell Langian, who started from the pole position and led the first 25 laps, had his night end when he slowed running fourth. ... Saturday night's WoO event at Atomic pays $10,000 to win.
On the move: Provisional starter Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., rallied from his 23rd starting position to finish fourth.
Winner's sponsors: Richards's Rocket Chassis house car has an Andy Durham Racing Engine and is sponsored by Ace Metal Works, Hoosier, Seubert Calf Ranches, Sunoco Race Fuels and Valvoline.
Points chase: Through Aug. 21, Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., has 4,654 to lead Richards by 162 marks. Chub Frank is a distant third (-296 points).
Car count: 41
Fast qualifier: Chris Ferguson
Time: 13.183 seconds
Polesitter: Darrell Lanigan
Heat race winners: Chris Ferguson, Jared Hawkins, Jackie Boggs, Josh Richards
Consolation race winners: Jason Montgomery, Gregg Satterlee
Provisional starters: Tim McCreadie, Chase Junghans, Greggie Oliver
Next series race: August 22, Atomic Speedway (Alma, OH) $10,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
From series reports

ALMA, Ohio — Josh Richards kept his recent World of Outlaws Late Model Series hot streak rolling Friday night with a convincing victory during the first of the national tour's back-to-back nights of racing at Atomic Speedway.

Richards, the three-time series champion from Shinnston, W.Va., overtook race-long leader Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., on lap 26 of Friday's 40-lap race at the 3/8-mile oval and drove his Valvoline-sponsored Rocket Chassis house car to his third victory in the past four events.

The $8,650 triumph marked Richards' seventh WoO LMS win of the season and the 56th of his career. Even more significantly, the victory was Richards' first at Atomic Speedway.

"This is an awesome racetrack," Richards said of the historic Buckeye State race facility formerly known as K-C Raceway. "I love coming here, but this is one that's always eluded me. I actually won my first big check here 10 years ago, but it was just a dash. It feels good to finally win one here."

After pulling away on the race's final restart with six laps remaining, Richards crossed the finish line 1.791 seconds ahead of Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va. WoO points leader Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., finished third, while Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., charged from the 23rd starting spot to finish fourth and Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, Ill., advanced from 19th to fifth.

The first half of the race featured a battle between a pair of three-time WoO LMS champions in Richards and Lanigan. The polesitting Lanigan led the way through the race's caution-plagued opening laps, as the third-starting Richards made an early move to take second from Jackie Boggs of Grayson, Ky.

Richards chased Lanigan through the first half of the race before turning up the pressure just after the midway point. Lanigan's bobble exiting turn two on lap 26 gave Richards the opening he needed. He took advantage, using a slide job to complete the winning pass in turns three and four.

"He was good out in clean air by himself, but after we'd run some laps I could gain on him," Richards said of his battle with Lanigan. "He slipped up, and I knew I had to take it while I could because he doesn't mess up very often."

Lanigan wasn't able to make a serious bid to retake the lead after losing it to Richards. He faded in the following laps, dropping back to fourth before slowing on lap 32 and retiring from the race.

Advancing from the seventh starting spot in his Optima Batteries Rocket, Carrier used a lap-35 restart to take second from Clanton. But the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regular wasn't able to keep pace with Richards through the closing laps. He settled for the runner-up finish in just missing what would've been his first career WoO victory.

"I think we had a third place car, and then got a good run on Shane that last restart," Carrier said. "I think he kind of hit a hole and pushed a little bit and I got him. I was probably holding him up, but I'll take second."

Clanton drove his Weldbank Energy Capital Race Cars house car to another solid finish in recording his 21st finish of the third or better on this year's WoO LMS campaign. The series veteran holds a 162-point lead over Richards as he chases his first series championship.

"We had a good car tonight, just made the wrong adjustment for the feature and we bounced through the holes a little too much," Clanton said. "Eddie got by me there, but overall, a good finish."

Rick Eckert of York, Pa., recovered from problems that forced him to slow and cause a lap-three caution to finish sixth, while the night's fast qualifier Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., finished seventh after running as high as fourth midway through the race. Chase Junghans of Manhattan, Kan., rallied from 24th to finish eighth with Morgan Bagley of Longview, Texas, and Mason Zeigler of Chalk Hill, Pa., round out the top 10.

The race was slowed by eight cautions, including a number of yellow flags that involved frontrunners. Second-starting Boggs slowed and retired from the race on lap 12, while Matt Westfall of Ludlow, Ohio, slowed from a top-10 spot on lap 19. Lanigan's slowing machine on lap 32 was hit by 10th-running Duane Chamberlain of Richmond, Ind. The final caution waved for a tangle resulting from a top-10 battle between Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio and Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind.

Series competitors return to Atomic on Saturday for another complete program highlighted by a 50-lap, $10,000-to-win main event. The series moves to Eriez Speedway in Hammett, Pa., on Sunday, where it will wrap up its three-race weekend with another $10,000-to-win program.

WoO points

(Through Aug. 21)
1. Shane Clanton - 4,654
2. Josh Richards - 4,492
3. Chub Frank - 4,358
4. Rick Eckert - 4,250
5. Tim McCreadie - 4,246
6. Morgan Bagley - 4,228
7. Chase Junghans - 4,128
8. Frank Heckenast Jr. - 4,104
9. Eric Wells - 4,096
10. Brandon Overton - 3,862
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