Billy Moyer Wires Field on Night #1 of the Knoxville Late Model Nationals!!
Billy Moyer won Night #1 at the Knoxville Late Model Nationals (Heath Lawson Photo)
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Billy Moyer Wires Field on Night #1 of the Knoxville Late Model Nationals!! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (September 15, 2016) – Billy Moyer scored his 815th career late model victory Thursday night to open the 13th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores at the Knoxville Raceway. The Des Moines, Iowa native now living in Batesville, Arkansas cashed in $7,000 for his ninth career win at this historic oval. He led all 25 laps in the non-stop event, setting a late model record for time at 8:19.6.
Moyer led Brandon Sheppard, Shane Clanton, Josh Richards and Jimmy Mars early in the 25-lap feature event. The leaders approached lapped traffic at the halfway point on the fast track. Richards and Clanton put on a spirited battle for third, with Richards winning out on the fifteenth round.
Richards would challenge Sheppard briefly late in the going for second. As the two battled, Moyer pulled away for his popular win. Sheppard held onto second, ahead of Richards, Clanton and Mars. Bobby Pierce, Chris Simpson, Don O’Neal, Jonathan Davenport and Tim McCreadie completed the top ten.
Mike Marlar and Kyle Bronson set quick time for their respective groups. Jimmy Owens, Steve Francis, Darrell Lanigan, Moyer, Greg Satterlee and Jason Rauen won heat races. Spencer Diercks won the D main, Jake O’Neil claimed the C main and Mike Marlar took the B main.
Drivers will take the best point total of their two qualifying nights. Richards led tonight’s charge with 489, followed by Chris Simpson (483), Moyer (482), Clanton (479) and Pierce (476).
“We tweaked on the car a little bit and made the right decisions for once,” said Moyer in Victory Lane. “We’ve got to figure out that motor deal…it’s running a little warm. We’ll keep plugging away here. The car was pretty darn good. I never really did try the bottom at all, but I messed around with the middle and top. We’ve got something to work on the rest of the week. I got up over the cushion, and thought I’d thrown the driveshaft out of the thing. It kind of vibrated. When I got down off of it, the next lap I felt o.k.”
Join us tomorrow night for night #2 of the Knoxville Late Model Nationals! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
Results
Group A Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 157, Mike Marlar, Winfield, TN (29), 17.596; 2. 25, Chad Simpson, Mount Vernon, IA (1), 17.729; 3. 18B, Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, IL (3), 17.827; 4. 5, Don O'Neal, Martinsville, IN (34), 17.872; 5. 32P, Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, IL (32), 17.881; 6. 28, Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, IL (18), 17.936; 7. 1H, Jared Hawkins, Fairmont, WV (28), 17.987; 8. 39, Rob Toland, Davenport, IA (4), 17.993; 9. 51, Matt Furman, Columbus, OH (8), 18.024; 10. 21JR, Billy Moyer Jr., Batesville, AR (21), 18.092; 11. 28M, Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, WI (2), 18.097; 12. 99JR, Frank Heckenast Jr., Frankfurt, IL (24), 18.182; 13. 33X, Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, AZ (27), 18.197; 14. B5, Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, IL (11), 18.209; 15. 96T, RC Whitwell, Tucson, AZ (30), 18.212; 16. 15F, Steve Francis, Ashland, KY (7), 18.263; 17. 32C, Chad Holladay, Muscatine, IA (14), 18.268; 18. 20, Jimmy Owens, Newport, TN (31), 18.288; 19. 29D, Spencer Diercks, Davenport, IA (9), 18.330; 20. 15, Darrell Lanigan, Union, KY (23), 18.350; 21. 20X, Rodney Sanders, Happy, TX (35), 18.386; 22. B1, Brent Larson, Lake Elmo, MN (6), 18.422; 23. 12, Ray Guss Jr., East Moline, IL (26), 18.539; 24. 1M, Rob Moss, Iowa City, IA (20), 18.558; 25. 19R, Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, IA (19), 18.638; 26. 15X, Justin Duty, Happy Valley, OR (10), 18.653; 27. 14M, Morgan Bagley, Longview, TX (12), 18.683; 28. 40, Joel Callahan, Dubuque, IA (15), 18.725; 29. 93, Jay Johnson, West Burlington, IA (22), 18.876; 30. 25Z, Mason Zeigler, Chalk Hill, PA (17), 18.921; 31. 1V, Vic Hill, Greenville, TN (5), 19.025; 32. 74M, Mitch McGrath, Waukesha, WI (13), 19.089; 33. 42, Doug Sanders, McAdenville, NC (33), 19.310; 34. 07, Brian Ledbetter, Dallas, NC (25), 19.696; DQ (Scales) 24, Ryan Unzicker, El Paso, IL (16), 18.042.
Group B Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 40B, Kyle Bronson, Brandon, FL (15), 17.644; 2. 32, Chris Simpson, Marion, IA (31), 17.728; 3. 1R, Josh Richards, Shinnston, WV (5), 17.805; 4. 39M, Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY (9), 17.849; 5. J0, Jake O'Neil, Tucson, AZ (34), 17.859; 6. 1, Earl Pearson Jr., Trinity, NC (11), 17.866; 7. 25C, Shane Clanton, Zebulon, GA (12), 17.902; 8. 33C, Chad Mahder, Eau Claire, WI (22), 17.944; 9. 17M, Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA (24), 17.946; 10. 21, Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR (32), 18.061; 11. 91, Tyler Erb, Houston, TX (20), 18.094; 12. 7, Ricky Weiss, Headingley, MB, Can. (28), 18.122; 13. 31, Jason Utter, Columbus Junction, IA (19), 18.158; 14. 15D, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (3), 18.191; 15. 51M, Joey Moriarty, Phoenix, AZ (26), 18.231; 16. 6, Jonathan Davenport, Mount Airy, NC (13), 18.233; 17. 18, Chase Junghans, Manhattan, KS (1), 18.290; 18. 2H, Nick Hoffman, Mooresville, NC (29), 18.334; 19. 99, Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, IA (7), 18.346; 20. 22, Greg Satterlee, Indiana, PA (16), 18.358; 21. 98, Jason Rauen, Farley, IA (18), 18.363; 22. 48L, Tim Lance, Brimfield, IL (25), 18.374; 23. 21B, Rich Bell, Sheffield, IL (8), 18.442; 24. 25F, Jason Feger, Bloomington, IL (23), 18.553; 25. 58, Dave Eckrich, Oxford, IA (30), 18.568; 26. 7R, Kent Robinson, Bloomington, IN (4), 18.641; 27. 54, Mike Fryer, Freeport, IL (33), 18.841; 28. 33, Nick Marolf, Moscow, IA (21), 18.895; 29. 6H, Al Humphrey, Giltner, NE (14), 19.128; 30. 0KB, Kerry King Jr., Delmar, DE (6), 19.223; 31. 75, Colton Flinner, Allison Park, PA (17), 19.318; 32. 5D, John Duty, Happy Valley, OR (2), 19.375; 33. 22C, Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, IA (27), NT.
Group A Heat one (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Jimmy Owens (2); 2. Rodney Sanders (1); 3. Don O'Neal (7) / 4. Mike Marlar (8); 5. RC Whitwell (3); 6. Frank Heckenast Jr. (4) / 7. Ryan Unzicker (5); 8. Morgan Bagley (10); 9. Mason Zeigler (11) / 10. Rob Moss (9); 11. Doug Sanders (12); 12. Jared Hawkins (6)
Group A Heat two (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Steve Francis (3); 2. Brent Larson (1); 3. Bobby Pierce (7) / 4. Billy Moyer Jr. (5); 5. Chad Simpson (8); 6. Vic Hill (11) / 7. Rob Toland (6); 8. Ricky Thornton Jr. (4); 9. Joel Callahan (10) / 10. Spencer Diercks (2); 11. Brian Ledbetter (12); 12. Ryan Gustin (9)
Group A Heat three (started), 12 Laps, 3:46.7: 1. Darrell Lanigan (2); 2. Brandon Sheppard (4); 3. Jimmy Mars (5) / 4. Dennis Erb Jr. (7); 5. Shannon Babb (8); 6. Ray Guss Jr. (1) / 7. Chad Holladay (3); 8. Matt Furman (6); 9. Justin Duty (9) / 10. Jay Johnson (10); 11. Mitch McGrath (11)
Group B Heat one (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Billy Moyer (5); 2. Shane Clanton (6); 3. Jonathan Davenport (3) / 4. Tim McCreadie (7); 5. Kyle Bronson (8); 6. Tim Lance (1) / 7. Dave Eckrich (9); 8. Nick Marolf (10); 9. Jason Utter (4) / 10. Jesse Sobbing (2); 11. Colton Flinner (11)
Group B Heat two (started), 12 Laps, 3:49.3: 1. Greg Satterlee (2); 2. Chris Simpson (8); 3. Tyler Erb (5) / 4. Chase Junghans (3); 5. Rich Bell (1); 6. Kent Robinson (9) / 7. Jake O'Neil (7); 8. Chad Mahder (6); 9. John Duty (10) / 10. Donny Schatz (4); DNS - 11. Al Humphrey
Group B Heat three (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Jason Rauen (2); 2. Josh Richards (8); 3. Jason Feger (1) / 4. Earl Pearson Jr. (7); 5. Joey Moriarty (4); 6. Nick Hoffman (3) / 7. Ricky Weiss (5); 8. Mike Fryer (9); 9. Kerry King Jr. (10) / 10. Dale McDowell (6); 11. Charlie McKenna (11)
D main (started), 10 Laps, 3:19.5: 1. Spencer Diercks (1); 2. Colton Flinner (2); 3. Mitch McGrath (7); 4. Jay Johnson (5) / 5. Rob Moss (3); 6. Doug Sanders (8); 7. Brian Ledbetter (6); 8. Charlie McKenna (4) DNS - 9. Jared Hawkins 10. Dale McDowell 11. Donny Schatz 12. Jesse Sobbing 13. Ryan Gustin 14. Al Humphrey
C main (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Jake O'Neil (2); 2. Ricky Thornton Jr. (5); 3. Ricky Weiss (6); 4. Morgan Bagley (11) / 5. Rob Toland (1); 6. Matt Furman (3); 7. Ryan Unzicker (17); 8. Nick Marolf (12); 9. Justin Duty (9); 10. Mike Fryer (10); 11. Jay Johnson (20); 12. Joel Callahan (13); 13. Kerry King Jr. (14); 14. Mason Zeigler (15); 15. Chad Holladay (7); 16. Mitch McGrath (21); 17. Colton Flinner (18); 18. Spencer Diercks (19); 19. John Duty (16); 20. Chad Mahder (4); 21. Dave Eckrich (8) DNS - 22. Jason Utter
B main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1. Mike Marlar (1); 2. Tim McCreadie (4); 3. Shannon Babb (5); 4. Earl Pearson Jr. (6); 5. Kyle Bronson (2); 6. Dennis Erb Jr. (7) / 7. Chase Junghans (10); 8. Ricky Weiss (21); 9. Chad Simpson (3); 10. Nick Hoffman (12); 11. Billy Moyer Jr. (9); 12. Frank Heckenast Jr. (11); 13. Kent Robinson (18); 14. Morgan Bagley (22); 15. Joey Moriarty (8); 16. Tim Lance (14); 17. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20); 18. Ray Guss Jr. (15); 19. Jake O'Neil (19); 20. Vic Hill (17); 21. RC Whitwell (13); 22. Rich Bell (16)
A main, 25 Laps, 8:19.6 (NTR): 1. Billy Moyer (2); 2. Brandon Sheppard (1); 3. Josh Richards (6); 4. Shane Clanton (4); 5. Jimmy Mars (3); 6. Bobby Pierce (5); 7. Chris Simpson (8); 8. Don O'Neal (7); 9. Jonathan Davenport (12); 10. Tim McCreadie (20); 11. Jimmy Owens (11); 12. Tyler Erb (10); 13. Darrell Lanigan (13); 14. Earl Pearson Jr. (22); 15. Steve Francis (9); 16. Greg Satterlee (14); 17. Dennis Erb Jr. (24); 18. Jason Rauen (16); 19. Shannon Babb (21); 20. Jason Feger (18); 21. Mike Marlar (19); 22. Rodney Sanders (15); 23. Brent Larson (17); 24. Kyle Bronson (23). Lap Leader: Moyer 1-25. Hard-charger: McCreadie.
1 1R Josh Richards 489 2 32 Chris Simpson 483 3 21 Billy Moyer 482 4 25C Shane Clanton 479 5 32P Bobby Pierce 476 6 5 Don O'Neal 474 7 B5 Brandon Sheppard 469 8 39M Tim McCreadie 467 9 28M Jimmy Mars 466 10 1 Earl Pearson Jr. 455 11 91 Tyler Erb 452 12 157 Mike Marlar 451 13 28 Dennis Erb Jr. 449 14 6 Jonathan Davenport 448 15 18B Shannon Babb 448 16 20 Jimmy Owens 446 17 15F Steve Francis 442 18 40B Kyle Bronson 442 19 15 Darrell Lanigan 438 20 22 Greg Satterlee 432 21 98 Jason Rauen 426 22 25 Chad Simpson 420 23 20X Rodney Sanders 415 24 B1 Brent Larson 411 25 25F Jason Feger 410 26 21JR Billy Moyer Jr. 403 27 18 Chase Junghans 397 28 7 Ricky Weiss 396 29 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr. 391 30 J0 Jake O'Neil 388 31 2H Nick Hoffman 383 32 51M Joey Moriarty 382 33 33X Ricky Thornton Jr. 373 34 96T RC Whitwell 370 35 48L Tim Lance 363 36 7R Kent Robinson 361 37 39 Rob Toland 360 38 12 Ray Guss Jr. 357 39 51 Matt Furman 353 40 21B Rich Bell 352 41 14M Morgan Bagley 351 42 1V Vic Hill 337 43 33C Chad Mahder 327 44 32C Chad Holladay 322 45 33 Nick Marolf 311 46 15X Justin Duty 310 47 31 Jason Utter 310 48 54 Mike Fryer 309 49 29D Spencer Diercks 303 50 24 Ryan Unzicker 302 51 40 Joel Callahan 300 52 93 Jay Johnson 297 53 0KB Kerry King Jr. 294 54 58 Dave Eckrich 294 55 25Z Mason Zeigler 292 56 1H Jared Hawkins 289 57 17M Dale McDowell 289 58 74M Mitch McGrath 278 59 75 Colton Flinner 278 60 5D John Duty 278 61 15D Donny Schatz 277 62 1M Rob Moss 269 63 99 Jesse Sobbing 265 64 42 Doug Sanders 246 65 19R Ryan Gustin 245 66 07 Brian Ledbetter 242 67 22C Charlie McKenna 242 68 6H Al Humphrey 238
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