By Doc Lehman
Shinnston, WV --- Josh ‘Kid Rocket’ Richards, 18, of Shinnston, WV spent this past week competing at East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, FL in their 31st Annual Winternationals. Kid Rocket competed in his Mark Richards Racing owned Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace Metal Works, TSR-Tony Stewart Racing, Petroff Towing, MCB Motorsports, Cornett Lightning, Rocket Chassis, #1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
On Monday night Kid Rocket won his heat race before finishing fourth in the opening night festivities at East Bay. On Tuesday night Kid Rocket finished third in his heat race and won the B Main and finished eighth in the main event. On Wednesday night Kid Rocket won his heat race and finished 19th in the feature event.
On Thursday Kid Rocket finished fourth in his heat race and fifth in the B Main. Friday night action saw Kid Rocket finish third in his heat, won his B Main race and then rocketed to the front of the A Main where he made a valiant last lap effort to overhaul Steve Shaver, but fell one car length short at the finish. During the finale on Saturday Kid Rocket ran sixth in his heat and finished fourth in his B Main.
This coming week Kid Rocket will head to the Atlantic coast for the 36th Annual DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Mopar Speedshop at Volusia Raceway Park in Barberville, FL that will be held from February 6-17. The 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series kicks off an ambitious 2007 season with events on February 15 and 17 as part of the 36th annual DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Mopar Speedshop. Kid Rocket will also compete in UMP DIRTcar Racing Late Models series action on February 12, 13, 14 & 16 at Volusia.
After his trip to Florida Kid Rocket will head to Denver, CO where he will be a special guest speaker at the 5th Annual Roadrunner Fabrications Racewise Seminar. The seminar, produced by fellow dirt Late Model star Kelly Boen, will be held February 23 – 25. Information on this seminar can be found at: http://www.racewise.net or http://www.07motorsports.com
From there Kid Rocket will head for Las Vegas where he will be driving a car out of the stables of the 07 Motorsports Team headed by famed dirt Late Model star Kelly Boen in the Western All-Stars Late Model Series portion of the inaugural Las Vegas Dirt Classic at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track.
The event, which will also feature the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, will include two complete programs of racing on Thursday March 8 and Friday March 9 in conjunction with the annual NASCAR Weekend at LVMS. For additional event information and tickets visit www.lvms.com
Kid Rocket will compete in a 07 Motorsports Rocket Chassis powered by a Jay Dickens Racing Engine sponsored by Roadrunner Fabrication, Rocket Chassis, Peterson Fluid Systems, AFCO, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Braswell Carburetion prepared by Boen.
Kid Rocket will be competing full time on the 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series in 2007 in addition to a full slate of other special dirt Late Model events.
Forty-eight confirmed events make up the busy ’07 World of Outlaws Late Models schedule, which commences with $10,000-to-win 50-lap A-Mains on Feb. 15 and 17 during the DIRTcar Nationals Presented By Mopar Speed Shop at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL.
For more information on Josh ‘Kid Rocket’ Richards visit his website at: www.joshrichards.com
JOSH ‘KID ROCKET’ RICHARDS would like to acknowledge the support of his many fine sponsors for the 2007 racing season:
Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace Metal Works, Petroff Towing, MCB Motorsports, Cornett Lightning, Rocket Chassis, TSR-Tony Stewart Racing, Hoosier, Brodix, Braswell, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazel Oil, Ohlins Shocks, Fram/Autolite, Valvoline, Simpson, Dohm Cycles, MSD, Woodward, Trick, Farr Motorsports, US Brake, Scott, Butlerbuilt, CV Products, Frankland, Weld, TWM, Dyer Rods, Port City Racing, Brinn Transmissions, Slavic Group, Performance Bodies, Outerwears, Banshee Graphics, AFCO, Ringer Gloves, Aurora
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
Shinnston, WV --- Josh ‘Kid Rocket’ Richards, 18, of Shinnston, WV spent this past week competing at East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, FL in their 31st Annual Winternationals. Kid Rocket competed in his Mark Richards Racing owned Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace Metal Works, TSR-Tony Stewart Racing, Petroff Towing, MCB Motorsports, Cornett Lightning, Rocket Chassis, #1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
On Monday night Kid Rocket won his heat race before finishing fourth in the opening night festivities at East Bay. On Tuesday night Kid Rocket finished third in his heat race and won the B Main and finished eighth in the main event. On Wednesday night Kid Rocket won his heat race and finished 19th in the feature event.
On Thursday Kid Rocket finished fourth in his heat race and fifth in the B Main. Friday night action saw Kid Rocket finish third in his heat, won his B Main race and then rocketed to the front of the A Main where he made a valiant last lap effort to overhaul Steve Shaver, but fell one car length short at the finish. During the finale on Saturday Kid Rocket ran sixth in his heat and finished fourth in his B Main.
This coming week Kid Rocket will head to the Atlantic coast for the 36th Annual DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Mopar Speedshop at Volusia Raceway Park in Barberville, FL that will be held from February 6-17. The 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series kicks off an ambitious 2007 season with events on February 15 and 17 as part of the 36th annual DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Mopar Speedshop. Kid Rocket will also compete in UMP DIRTcar Racing Late Models series action on February 12, 13, 14 & 16 at Volusia.
After his trip to Florida Kid Rocket will head to Denver, CO where he will be a special guest speaker at the 5th Annual Roadrunner Fabrications Racewise Seminar. The seminar, produced by fellow dirt Late Model star Kelly Boen, will be held February 23 – 25. Information on this seminar can be found at: http://www.racewise.net or http://www.07motorsports.com
From there Kid Rocket will head for Las Vegas where he will be driving a car out of the stables of the 07 Motorsports Team headed by famed dirt Late Model star Kelly Boen in the Western All-Stars Late Model Series portion of the inaugural Las Vegas Dirt Classic at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track.
The event, which will also feature the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, will include two complete programs of racing on Thursday March 8 and Friday March 9 in conjunction with the annual NASCAR Weekend at LVMS. For additional event information and tickets visit www.lvms.com
Kid Rocket will compete in a 07 Motorsports Rocket Chassis powered by a Jay Dickens Racing Engine sponsored by Roadrunner Fabrication, Rocket Chassis, Peterson Fluid Systems, AFCO, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Braswell Carburetion prepared by Boen.
Kid Rocket will be competing full time on the 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series in 2007 in addition to a full slate of other special dirt Late Model events.
Forty-eight confirmed events make up the busy ’07 World of Outlaws Late Models schedule, which commences with $10,000-to-win 50-lap A-Mains on Feb. 15 and 17 during the DIRTcar Nationals Presented By Mopar Speed Shop at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL.
For more information on Josh ‘Kid Rocket’ Richards visit his website at: www.joshrichards.com
JOSH ‘KID ROCKET’ RICHARDS would like to acknowledge the support of his many fine sponsors for the 2007 racing season:
Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace Metal Works, Petroff Towing, MCB Motorsports, Cornett Lightning, Rocket Chassis, TSR-Tony Stewart Racing, Hoosier, Brodix, Braswell, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazel Oil, Ohlins Shocks, Fram/Autolite, Valvoline, Simpson, Dohm Cycles, MSD, Woodward, Trick, Farr Motorsports, US Brake, Scott, Butlerbuilt, CV Products, Frankland, Weld, TWM, Dyer Rods, Port City Racing, Brinn Transmissions, Slavic Group, Performance Bodies, Outerwears, Banshee Graphics, AFCO, Ringer Gloves, Aurora
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
