Richards Back to back at Volusia

[Florida Racing]

Josh Richards goes Two-for-two

Kenny Schrader claims the 'GATOR' and the DIRTcar Nationals Points Championship in UMP Modifieds

There's no stopping Josh Richards, who rolled forward from the 11th starting spot to score his second consecutive UNOH DIRTcar Nationals by Summit victory in the 30-lap UMP Super Late Model A-Main.

Richards inherited the lead during a lap-19 caution period when Don O'Neal retired to the infield due to a leak that developed in his Moring Motorsports machine, but he worked hard to get in position to capitalize on O'Neal's misfortune. He reached second place on lap 16 when he slid by Darrell Lanigan, whose nosepiece ended up crushed by contact with Richards's rearend during the exchange. Lanigan slid into the turn-three wall on lap 19 to bring out the race's only caution flag -- and set up Richards's ascension to the lead moments later.

The wildly competitive race featured four lead changes among four drivers. Lanigan led lap one; Tim McCreadie paced laps 2-5 before relinquishing the spot when he slapped the turn-two wall and pulled off with damage; Lanigan regained command for laps 6-10; and O'Neal paced laps 11-19.

UMP Late Models A-Main

1. Josh Richards
2. Eric Wells
3. Stormy Scott
4. Billy Moyer
5. Scott Bloomquist
6. Tim Fuller
7. Brady Smith
8. Bub McCool
9. Mason Zeigler
10. Bobby Pierce
11. Earl Pearson Jr.
12. Stacy Boles
13. Jimmy Mars
14. Donnie Moran
15. Brandon Sheppard
16. Morgan Bagley
17. Ricky Weiss
18. Michael Norris
19. Ron Davies
20. Don O'Neal
21. Darrell Lanigan
22. Steve Francis
23. Kenny Pettyjohn
24. Billy Moyer Jr.
25. Tim McCreadie
26. Eddie Carrier Jr.

[In The Gas]

I"be been to Volusia several times and this is a bad fast track. One thing I noticed when sitting in turn four is all the drivers haul the mail coming out of turn four and there is no one that does it better than Josh Richard. He starts the turn about 3/4 down the back strait making it look so cool for the spectators.