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Lanigan, Richards and Eckert score LOLMDS wins

By Series PR
Posted 4:00PM on Wednesday 26th April 2017 ( 7 years ago )

A trio of drivers took home Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victories over the weekend.

Darrell Lanigan, Josh Richards, and Rick Eckert each scored wins between Thursday and Sunday in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Lanigan opened up the weekend with a last-lap pass on his teammate, Don O’Neal, to win Thursday night’s Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio.

O’Neal, who led the first 49-laps, fell just short as Lanigan made the winning pass off turn-two on the final lap.

Scott Bloomquist finished third, with Devin Moran in fourth and Tim McCreadie in fifth.

“When you race a teammate, you have to race him differently,” Lanigan said. “Donnie (O’Neal) had a great car. We have had a good car the last few weeks and had some bad luck. It feels good to win here tonight and close to home.”

Jackie Boggs, Earl Pearson Jr., Steve Casebolt, Brandon Sheppard and Gregg Satterlee rounded out the top ten.

On Friday night, Josh Richards was victorious in the first ever series appearance at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio.

Richards took the lead from Bloomquist on lap four and withstood the challenges of both Brandon Sheppard and Gregg Satterlee to take the win in the Steel Valley 50.

“I can’t thank the track staff enough for trying to get the track raceable for the feature,” Richards said. “It was tough on the drivers and especially the cars. I know they had put new dirt on the track, but with the rain they had the last couple of days, that didn’t help.

“We raced as hard as we could to put on a show for these fans. It feels good to come out on top.”

Bloomquist led the first three laps of the race before yielding the lead to Richards. Sheppard then moved into second and started to challenge Richards for the lead. Satterlee picked up steam and sprinted around Sheppard for second on lap 17.

Satterlee then tracked down Richards and the two ran side-by-side for a while until Richards pulled away from him.

Sheppard managed to regain the second spot on lap 38 from Satterlee. Sheppard then spent the final 12 laps pursuing Richards. But Richards held his line and held a steady lead until the finish.

Sheppard finished in second, with Satterlee third, Moran fourth and Jimmy Owens in fifth.

Alex Ferree, Boom Briggs, Colton Flinner, Dylan Yoder and Chub Frank rounded out the top ten.

After Saturday night’s event at Maryland’s Hagerstown Speedway was canceled due to rain, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series moved on to Pennsylvania’s Port Royal Speedway on Sunday.

Rick Eckert took the lead on lap 39 from Satterlee and went on to win his third career series race in the LOLMDS’ first ever visit to Port Royal.

Satterlee led the first 38 laps of the race and finished in second, with Mason Zeigler third, Richards in fourth and McCreadie in fifth.

“It was an awesome race track tonight,” said Eckert. “You could run low, middle, or high. This facility has turned out to be one of the best in the nation. It’s one of the best kept secrets out there. I couldn’t get going early-on and I dropped back a few spots, but I finally found a line that worked well and we were able to get back to the front.”

O’Neal, Dennis Erb, Jr., Owens, Pearson, Jr. and Lanigan rounded out the top ten.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Atomic Speedway – Chillicothe, OH
Buckeye Spring 50 – April 20, 2017

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 6 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $10,700
2 1 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $6,400
3 9 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $4,500
4 2 9 Devin Moran Dresden, OH $2,750
5 11 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $2,950
6 8 4B Jackie Boggs Grayson, KY $1,800
7 21 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $2,300
8 19 C9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN $1,300
9 3 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $1,200
10 7 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA $1,100
11 15 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $1,875
12 13 28E Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $1,750
13 4 C8 Timothy Culp Prattsville, AR $1,725
14 12 10C Eddie Carrier, Jr. Salt Rock, WV $1,000
15 10 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $1,650
16 18 4G Kody Evans Camden, OH $925
17 17 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $1,700
18 24 99B Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA $1,575
19 14 71R Rod Conley Wheelersburg, OH $850
20 22 1G Devin Gilpin Columbus, IN $825
21 5 71c RJ Conley Wheelersburg, OH $800
22 23 15 Steve Francis Bowling Green, KY $1,500
23 16 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $800
24 20 9F Mark Frazier Chillicothe, OH $800

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Sharon Speedway – Hartford, OH
Steel Valley 50 – April 21, 2017

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 3 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $10,800
2 1 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $5,600
3 4 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA $4,300
4 7 9 Devin Moran Dresden, OH $2,750
5 13 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $3,050
6 12 10 Alex Ferree Valencia, PA $1,800
7 18 99B Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA $2,200
8 24 75 Colton Flinner Allison Park, PA $1,300
9 19 24 Dylan Yoder Selinsgrove, PA $1,200
10 6 1* Chub Frank Bear Lake, PA $1,100
11 5 C8 Timothy Culp Prattsville, AR $1,775
12 10 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $1,850
13 22 17b Keith Barbara South Park, PA $1,025
14 15 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $1,700
15 11 72 Michael Norris Sarver, PA $950
16 9 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $1,625
17 8 H1 Jared Miley South Park, PA $900
18 16 56 Russ King Bristolville, OH $875
19 2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $1,850
20 23 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $1,525
21 21 8a Robert Anderzack Swanton, OH $800
22 17 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $1,500
23 14 15 Steve Francis Bowling Green, KY $1,500
24 20 28E Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $1,500

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, PA
Race Results – April 23, 2017

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 5 7 Rick Eckert York, PA $10,000
2 1 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA $6,400
3 6 43A Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA $3,500
4 15 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $3,450
5 3 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $2,950
6 4 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $2,600
7 19 28E Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $2,300
8 7 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $2,100
9 23 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $2,000
10 9 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $1,800
11 11 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $2,075
12 2 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $1,050
13 10 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $1,725
14 14 66c Matt Cosner Ridgeley, WV $1,000
15 13 11 Austin Hubbard Bridgeville, DE $950
16 16 55 Gary Stuhler Greencastle, PA $925
17 17 0v Coleby Frye Dover, PA $900
18 18 15 Steve Francis Bowling Green, KY $1,575
19 12 99B Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA $1,550
20 8 4-Ds Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA $825
21 22 33 Trent Brenneman Port Royal, PA $800
22 25 6 Mike Lupfer Shermansdale, PA $800
23 20 2T Kyle Lee Mercersburg, PA $800
24 24 75 Colton Flinner Allison Park, PA $800
25 21 17d Nick Dickson Lewistown, PA $800
Darrell Lanigan celebrates after winning Thurday night's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway.
Josh Richards picked up a cool $10,000 payday with the win in Friday night's Steel Valley 50 for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Sharon Speedway.
Rick Eckert made the trip to victory lane with a win in Sunday's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at Port Royal Speedway.

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