Josh Richards, seen here from earlier action, scored the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series victory Sunday night at Merritt Speedway. Photo: Josh Richards Racing
Josh Richards won Sunday night’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series race at Merritt Speedway in Lake City, Michigan.
With his 17th trip to victory lane, Richards tied the series record for most wins in a season.
“We got to win six or seven, and we’ve had a phenomenal year,” Richards said. “It’s just crazy to think we’ve had ten wins since then. The track moved around quite a bit, more than I thought. I thought the bottom was going to be better than the top. The top had just enough brown where I was a little too tight early. But once the tires got to speed it was a lot better. I was just trying to get through lapped traffic the best I could, catch the brown, and it was a lot of fun racing. I can’t thank Merritt enough for holding us out another day.”
Though Richards led the 24-car field into the green flag for 50 laps, it only took Rich Neiser the following lap to overtake him in turn two for the lead. In a caution-free feature, the top five thereon spaced itself out into one-second splits. When the top of the field hit lapped traffic on lap 12, which is when windows of opportunity opened for those drivers.
The top three grouped together while positions four through six followed suit. Richards gained ground on Neiser, cutting the margin down to less than one second. On lap 21, Richards wedged his car under Neiser in turn one, reclaiming the lead.
“Rich did a great job setting the pace,” Richards said. “He kind of showed me how much brown was left up there. I got to give him a lot of credit. He was one of the reasons why this car was as fast as it is. He helped us a lot – him and his brother. We had a great battle out there. It’s crazy.”
With 20 laps remaining, Richards kept three lapped cars in-between Neiser. Within the next few laps, Brandon Overton wheeled to the top of the cushion in turn three as he worked to track down Rick Eckert. Though he did not reel him in on lap 32, he succeeded the next lap.
With 10 laps remaining, Richards opened up a 3.876- second lead on the field. Meanwhile, Overton used his momentum to move into the second spot. Richards went on to win by a 7.467-second margin, earning the $10,000 purse. Overton recorded his 13th top five performance, finishing in the runner-up spot. Neiser came home in third, with Eckert in fourth and Zebulon, Georgia’s Shane Clanton in fifth.
For more information on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series, visit WoOLMS.com.
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series
Merritt Speedway-Lake City, MI
Race Results – August 28, 2016
1. 1- Josh Richards
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3. 87- Rich Neiser
4. 7- Rick Eckert
5. 25- Shane Clanton
6. 21JR- Billy Moyer, Jr.
7. 3m- Dona Marcoullier
8. 18- Eric Wells
9. 27- Eric Spangler
10. 14m- Morgan Bagley
11. 99jr- Frank Heckenast, Jr.
12. 3s- Brian Shirley
13. 91- Tyler Erb
14. 2c- Joey Coulter
15. 79- Nick Kurtz
16. 1*- Chub Frank
17. C9- Steve Casebolt
18. 17m- Dale McDowell
19. 2- Travis Stemler
20. M14- Brandon Thirlby
21. 14- Bill Bray
22. 99B- Boom Briggs
23. 1x- Greg Gokey
24. 52- Brad Harden
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