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Shinnston, WV --- Josh
‘Kid Rocket’ Richards of Shinnston, WV finished out the weekend with the
World of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series are in Chillicothe, OH at KC
Raceway on Friday June 17th and Saturday June 18th for the $20,000 to win
“Veterans Appreciation 100”. During Saturday night’s grand finale for the
weekend Kid Rocket came home a stout seventh in the final rundown. He also
earned the ‘Rookie of the Race’ award.
During the two-day event Kid Rocket drove his Mark Richards Racing-owned #1
Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace Metal Works, MCB Motorsports, Hoosier Racing
Tires, Rocket Chassis, Cornett Engines Grand Prix to an impressive victory
in the third heat. His qualifying time, held during time trials on Friday
evening, was 14.249, seventh fastest out of the 39-car field.
On Saturday Kid Rocket participated in a pre-race “Party In The Pits” from
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM featuring several of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late
Model Series drivers in a “meet and greet” with live music and concessions.
The two-day event at Jim Nier’s KC Raceway kicked off on Friday night with
time trials and a special non-point feature event. The fastest six World Of
Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series drivers in time trials went against the
fastest six non-World Of Outlaws drivers in a 15 lap - $2,000 to win affair
with 17-year-old Kid Rocket taking home his career first victory after
starting fourth.
Starting fourth in the special Stacker 2 WoO LMS non-point feature Kid
Rocket slugged it out with some of the hottest drivers in the business
Friday night and took the lead dramatically on the first lap coming off turn
four and eventually took the win over Jackie Boggs, Billy Moyer, Steve
Francis, Rick Eckert, Rob Blair, Rod Conley, Mike Balzano, Eddie Carrier
Jr., Dale McDowell, John Blankenship and Chub Frank.
This Friday evening Kid Rocket will return to the pavement as he will once
again compete in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series NAPA Late Models division at
Motordrome Speedway in Smithton, PA. Kid Rocket will drive Neil Brown’s Late
Model.
The World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series band of travelers will
venture to Ransomville Speedway in Ransomville, NY Monday, June 27th, Fulton
Speedway in Fulton, NY Wednesday, June 29th and then to Bridgeport Speedway
in Bridgeport, NJ Thursday, June 30th. A travel day will get the World of
Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series to Stateline Speedway in Jamestown (Busti),
NY Saturday, July 2nd. Delaware International Speedway in Delmar, DE hosts
the series Wednesday, July 6th followed by separate events at Hagerstown
Speedway in Hagerstown, MD Friday, July 8th and Saturday, July 9th. The long
trek winds up at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, OH Tuesday, July 12th. |
