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SHINNSTON, WV – April
6, 2007 – Fast-rising 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series star Josh
Richards re-launched his website on Thursday with an all-new design.
The new-and-improved www.joshrichards.com features bright graphics and loads
of information on the talented 19-year-old, including Josh’s bio, racing
news, team sponsors, latest results and schedule updates. There’s also a
photo gallery, links to contact Josh and purchase his apparel, and a video
review of his 2006 season on the 360 OTC WoO LMS.
The website, which is maintained by Mike Farr of Farr Motorsports, also
includes a schedule that details the events in which NASCAR superstar Tony
Stewart will drive the Bass Pro Shops Rocket No. 20 dirt Late Model that is
wrenched by Josh.
“I’m real happy with the look of the new website,” said Josh, who turned 19
on March 22. “Mike has done a great job with the site and hopefully fans
will check it out.”
Josh’s website re-launch comes just days after he filled an off-weekend from
360 OTC WoO LMS competition by racing in a pair of events. He entered the
dirt Late Model season opener at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., on
Fri., March 31, and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series ‘Indiana Icebreaker
75’ at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway on Sat., April 1.
Running in front of a banner opening-night crowd at Lernerville Speedway,
Josh drove his Mark Richards Racing-owned Seubert Calf Ranches/Ace Metal
Works/TSR-Tony Stewart Racing/Petroff Towing/MCB Motorsports Rocket Chassis
No. 1 to a solid second-place finish in the 25-lap dirt Late Model feature.
He chased eventual winner Alex Ferree throughout the distance but was unable
to find a way by to claim his second victory of the young season.
The evening at Lernerville provided Josh valuable track time in advance of
the 360 OTC WoO LMS ‘Showdown at Sarvertown’ scheduled for Tues., April 17,
at the four-tenths-mile oval.
After making an overnight haul of over 400 miles to Brownstown, Ind., Josh
authored a strong attack of the fast quarter-mile oval. With a 72-car field
on hand, Josh won the night’s first heat race to earn the pole position for
the 75-lap feature and charged into the lead at the initial green flag. He
set the pace for the first 32 laps before being overtaken by Shannon Babb.
As three-time 360 OTC WoO LMS champion Billy Moyer made a second-half march
to earn the $10,000 ‘Icebreaker’ victory, Josh saw his setup go away
slightly but held on for a fifth-place finish.
Josh headed home to Shinnston, W.Va., satisfied with his weekend
performance.
“It was a worthwhile weekend of racing for us,” said Josh. “The two nights
helped me get my confidence back up in the car after we had a disappointing
trip down south with the Outlaws (March 23-25). Now we should be ready to go
when we get back to running with the World of Outlaws next week.”
Josh was planning to enter this Saturday night’s American Late Model Series
(ALMS) event at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway, but that program was canceled on
Wednesday due to the dire forecast of freezing temperatures and possible
snow flurries.
That means the next action for ‘Kid Rocket’ will be a three-race swing with
the 360 OTC WoO LMS that hits New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway on Fri., April 13;
Virginia Motor Speedway on Sat., April 14; and Lernerville Speedway on
Tues., April 17. |
