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Shinnston, WV --- Josh ‘Kid Rocket’
Richards headed to the northeast
this past weekend for World of Outlaws Late Model Series competition
competing in his Mark Richards Racing-owned #1 Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace
Metal Works, MCB Motorsports, Hoosier Racing Tires, Rocket Chassis,
Cornett Engines Grand Prix.
On Saturday evening Kid Rocket headed for Sharon Speedway in Hartford,
OH for the WoO LMS sanctioned Buckeye 50. Qualifying seventh fastest in
time trials Kid Rocket won his heat race and finished fourth in the
dash. In the Buckeye 50 main event Kid Rocket was on fire and after
passing Darrell Lanigan for second kept within striking distance of the
lead all through the race until three to go when Chub Frank got by him
for second.
Kid Rocket’s run came in his backup car as his primary car was sidelined
by a dropped engine valve as scored a heat-race victory. “I think we had
a second-place car,” said Richards, who drove a one-year-old machine
that had never been raced prior to Saturday night. “But on the last
restart my Dad (Rocket co-owner Mark Richards) told me to move down (by
hand signals) because that’s where I was better, and Chub had a little
softer tire and was able to get me on the outside.
“We’re happy with third. I needed a good run to get my confidence back,
because when you’re running bad, it can break you down.”
On Sunday Kid Rocket went to Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway for the
unsanctioned Penn National 50 where he suffered a flat in the heat and
was running strong in the feature until another flat occurred and he was
forced to dropped out with a DNF. |
