SHAWANO, WI— Aug. 2, 2017— Rick Eckert closed the book on an overdue victory at Shawano Speedway on Wednesday night by leading flag-to-flag to claim his second World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series win of the 2017 season.
Shawano Speedway Results:
Craftsman Club Feature: 1. 7- Rick Eckert[1]; 2. 44- Chris Madden[3]; 3. 5- Don O’Neal[2]; 4. 25- Shane Clanton[5]; 5. 157- Mike Marlar[8]; 6. 14- Darrell Lanigan[7]; 7. 32- Chris Simpson[4]; 8. 1- Brandon Sheppard[14]; 9. 9- Devin Moran[12]; 10. 14m- Morgan Bagley[13]; 11. 28- Jimmy Mars[15]; 12. 91- Tyler Erb[20]; 13. 40B- Kyle Bronson[10]; 14. 18- Eric Wells[23]; 15. 28e- Dennis Erb Jr[19]; 16. 16- Tyler Bruening[22]; 17. 7R- Kent Robinson[16]; 18. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[9]; 19. 18c- Chase Junghans[18]; 20. 15- Nick Anvelink[19]; 21. 1P- Earl Pearson Jr[6]; 22. 10- Paul Parker[21]; 23. 1*- Chub Frank[24]; 24. 58- A.J. Diemel[11]
Last Chance Showdown: 1. 15- Nick Anvelink[1]; 2. 91- Tyler Erb[3]; 3. 10- Paul Parker[7]; 4. 16- Tyler Bruening[4]; 5. 1*- Chub Frank[2]; 6. 3- Brett Swedberg[8]; 7. 7D- Austin Theiss[9]; 8. 31- Paul Stubber[5]; 9. 1d- Doug Blashe[6]; 10. 51- Matthew Furman[10]; DNS. 18- Eric Wells[11]; DNS. 66- Ron Berna[12];
Heat 1: 1. 32- Chris Simpson[1]; 2. 1P- Earl Pearson Jr[2]; 3. 14- Darrell Lanigan[4]; 4. 40B- Kyle Bronson[6]; 5. 14m- Morgan Bagley[3]; 6. 7R- Kent Robinson[5]; 7. 15- Nick Anvelink[8]; 8. 16- Tyler Bruening[7]; 9. 10- Paul Parker[9]; 10. 51- Matthew Furman[10]
Heat 2: 1. 44- Chris Madden[1]; 2. 7- Rick Eckert[5]; 3. 157- Mike Marlar[2]; 4. 58- A.J. Diemel[4]; 5. 1- Brandon Sheppard[3]; 6. 28e- Dennis Erb Jr[9]; 7. 1*- Chub Frank[7]; 8. 31- Paul Stubber[8]; 9. 3- Brett Swedberg[6]; DNS. 18- Eric Wells[10]
Heat 3: 1. 25- Shane Clanton[2]; 2. 5- Don O’Neal[1]; 3. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[4]; 4. 9- Devin Moran[3]; 5. 28- Jimmy Mars[5]; 6. 18c- Chase Junghans[6]; 7. 91- Tyler Erb[8]; 8. 1d- Doug Blashe[7]; DNS. 7D- Austin Theiss[9]; DNS. 66- Ron Berna[10]
Qualifying: 1. 32- Chris Simpson, 19.354; 2. 44- Chris Madden, 19.393; 3. 5- Don O’Neal, 19.536; 4. 1P- Earl Pearson Jr, 19.549; 5. 157- Mike Marlar, 19.563; 6. 25- Shane Clanton, 19.588; 7. 14m- Morgan Bagley, 19.594; 8. 1- Brandon Sheppard, 19.662; 9. 9- Devin Moran, 19.767; 10. 14- Darrell Lanigan, 19.824; 11. 58- A.J. Diemel, 19.847; 12. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr, 19.88; 13. 7R- Kent Robinson, 19.943; 14. 7- Rick Eckert, 19.954; 15. 28- Jimmy Mars, 19.963; 16. 40B- Kyle Bronson, 20.055; 17. 3- Brett Swedberg, 20.067; 18. 18c- Chase Junghans, 20.067; 19. 16- Tyler Bruening, 20.079; 20. 1*- Chub Frank, 20.113; 21. 1d- Doug Blashe, 20.148; 22. 15- Nick Anvelink, 20.235; 23. 31- Paul Stubber. 20.341; 24. 91- Tyler Erb, 20.343; 25. 10- Paul Parker, 20.405; 26. 28e- Dennis Erb Jr, 20.501; 27. 7D- Austin Theiss, 20.558; 28. 51- Matthew Furman, 20.681; 29. 18- Eric Wells, 28.388; DNS. 66- Ron Berna
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: Craftsman/Sears ($200 Cash): Rick Eckert, Chris Madden, Shane Clanton, Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran.; Craftsman/Sears ($100 Cash): Don O’Neal; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate):Chris Madden; MSD Ignition ($50 Cash): Shane Clanton; Quarter Master ($100 Product Certificate): Rick Eckert; Wrisco (Three Sheets of aluminum):Shane Clanton; Penske Racing Shocks ($50 Product Certificate): Chris Madden; JE Pistons ($50 Cash):Brandon Sheppard; VP Racing Fuels ($50 Cash): Devin Moran; Edelbrock ($50 Cash): Devin Moran; Comp Cams ($50 Cash): Morgan Bagley; Extended Stay America ($50 Cash): Tyler Erb; Cometic ($50 Cash): Tyler Erb; JRI Shocks ($50 Cash): Chub Frank; Superflow Dyno’s ($50 Cash): Eric Wells; Quartermaster ($25 Product Certificate): Nick Anvelink; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Frank Heckenast Jr.; Quartermaster ($50 Product Certificate): Nick Anvelink; Arizona Sport Shirts ($100 Product Certificate): Chris Madden; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): A.J. Diemel; MSD Ignition ($25 Cash): A.J. Diemel; QA-1 ($50 Cash): Shane Clanton; Rookie Bonus: Devin Moran; Bonus Bucks: Chris Simpson
SEASON WINNERS:
Brandon Sheppard- 12 (Whynot Motorsports Park on March 24, Farmer City Raceway on April 1, Fayetteville Motor Speedway on May 6, Wayne County Speedway on May 27, Senoia Raceway on June 3, Lernerville Speedway on June 25, Federated Auto Part Raceway at I-55 on July 1, Hibbing Raceway on July 13, Fayette County Speedway on July 26, Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway on Aug 1)
Shane Clanton– 4 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 24, Cherokee Speedway on May 6, Tazewell Speedway on June 3, River Cities Speedway on June 14)
Chris Madden– 3 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 18, Deer Creek Speedway on July 8, Ogilvie Raceway on July 12)
Brandon Overton- 2 (Smoky Mountain Speedway on May 13, Lernerville Speedway on June 24)
Rick Eckert– 2 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 17, Shawano Speedway on Aug. 2)
Don O’Neal- 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 25)
Timothy Culp- 1 (LoneStar Speedway on March 26)
Brian Shirley-1 (Farmer City Raceway on April 2)
Mike Marlar- 1 (Duck River Raceway Park on May 14)
Devin Moran-1 (Atomic Speedway on May 26)
Max Blair– 1 (McKean County Raceway on June 20)
Unofficial World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Championship Standings:
Pos. | Car # | Driver | Points | Trail By |
1 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 4026 | 0 |
2 | 44 | Chris Madden | 3768 | 124 |
3 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 3736 | 156 |
4 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 3718 | 174 |
5 | 9 | Devin Moran | 3676 | 216 |
6 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 3668 | 224 |
7 | 18 | Eric Wells | 3590 | 302 |
8 | 1* | Chub Frank | 3548 | 344 |
9 | 99JR | Frank Heckenast Jr. | 3498 | 394 |
10 | 14M | Morgan Bagley | 3476 | 416 |
11 | 2C | Joey Coulter | 2856 | 1036 |
12 | 3S | Brian Shirley | 2286 | 1606 |
13 | 18C | Chase Junghans | 2086 | 1806 |
14 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 1810 | 2082 |
15 | 93 | Donald Bradsher | 1486 | 2406 |
16 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | 1336 | 2556 |
17 | 21JR | Billy Moyer Jr. | 1124 | 2768 |
18 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 1110 | 2782 |
19 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | 1042 | 2850 |
20 | 5 | Don O’Neal | 908 | 2984 |