Kid Rocket Wins WoO Late Model event at Ohsweken Speedway

jmaudsley · 2009-06-19T03:58:17Z

Josh Richards was able to capture the Second Annual Six Nations 50 at Ohsweken Speedway, and the $10,000 cheque that went with.The first 14 laps were slowed by three caution flags, and one red flag before the next restart, which saw leader, 17-year old Austin Hubbard lose a motor, turning control over to Richards. After a quick caution, the final of the night, Kid Rocket set sail, building a lead of an entire straightaway over second-place Brady Smith. Richards got behind some lapped traffic during the late stages, allowing Smith to set up camp on the rear of The Kid, but a couple of pokes on the low side didn’t hold enough grip to make the pass. The end of the race also saw fast qualifier, and defending Series champ Darrell Lanigan to also sneak back into the picture. Another lap, and the finish order might not have been the same.Josh spoke about the lapped traffic, “He was holding me up a bit, but they were still running good times. My groove was blocked, so I just kept on the top, because I was committed to running the top.”For Richards, it pulls him to within 6 points of championship leader .Steve Francis. ‘The Kentucky Colonel’ was the 2007 Series champ, and saw his point lead diminish when he hit the wall hard coming out of turn four.Smith spoke about the late charge that brought him from four seconds back to .429 seconds under the checkered flag. “I was trying to save as much as my stuff as I could for the end. Josh was running where I wanted to run. I tried the bottom, but I just couldn’t get enough grip down there. I caught him when he was behind the lapped cars and might have got him if I had a few more laps.”

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TommySalami

Jun 20, 2009 8:53 pm

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Track was super fast and smooth for Friday Night Thunder last night...Thanks to all the fans who camped over and enjoyed two nights of racing at Ohsweken this week.

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3-Wide

Jun 20, 2009 10:32 pm

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found video on youtube...of the big crash from the A-Main

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoYk6WnWkbc

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