Late Model Recap

Sheppard Outduels Lanigan & Babb At Farmer City, Scores $15,050 Victory In Douglas Ram Trucks Illini 100 Finale

Illinois Standout Becomes Second Home-State Driver To Win Farmer City’s Prestigious World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR

FARMER CITY, Ill. – April 18, 2015 – Brandon Sheppard put his experience at Farmer City Raceway to good use Saturday night, mastering the quarter-mile oval to score a $15,050 victory in the Douglas Ram Trucks Illini 100 finale.

Sheppard, the 22-year-old New Berlin, Ill., driver who cut his teeth at Farmer City and other central Illinois bullrings, advanced from his 12th starting spot in the 75-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series event and overcame both Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., and Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., to become just the second home-state driver to win at the Illini 100.

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Bloomquist Tops Shirley To Score Opening Night Victory At Farmer City Raceway’s Douglas Ram Trucks Illini 100

Veteran Tennessee Racer Claims First World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory In More Than Two Years In A Triumphant Return To Famer City

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR

FARMER CITY. – April 17, 2015 – Before Friday’s Douglas Ram Trucks Illini 100 opening night event, Scott Bloomquist hadn’t raced at Farmer City Raceway in more than a decade.

The veteran Dirt Late Model racer from Mooresburg, Tenn., made up for all that lost time with a fantastic performance in Friday’s 25-lap main event, outdueling Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., to claim a $6,000 victory in the first leg of a World of Outlaws Late Model Series doubleheader weekend at Farmer City’s quarter-mile oval.

The Illini 100 weekend continues on Saturday with another complete WoO LMS slate of racing highlighted by the 75-lap, $15,000-to-win Illini 100 finale.

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Ogle Earns First World of Outlaws Late Model Series Win With Dramatic Final-Lap Pass At Tazewell Speedway

Veteran Tennessee Racer Muscles By Richards To Score Popular Home-State Victory During The Ray Varner Ford 50

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR

TAZEWELL, Tenn. – April 11, 2015 – Billy Ogle Jr. made sure his first career World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory was a memorable one.

The veteran Knoxville, Tenn., racer overtook Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., with a dramatic pass on the final lap of Saturday night’s Ray Varner Ford 50 at Tazewell Speedway and earned $10,575 for one of the biggest victories of his career.

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Clanton Completes DIRTcar Nationals Domination With Unprecedented Fourth Victory In Five Events At Volusia Speedway Park

Georgia Driver Pads World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Lead With Fourth Series Victory Of The Season

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR Director

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 21, 2015 – Putting an exclamation mark on his tremendous DIRTcar Nationals performance, Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., led the final 19 laps of Saturday’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series main event to claim his fourth victory in five races at Volusia Speedway Park’s annual week of Super Late Model racing.

The utter domination solidifies Clanton’s recovery from a dismal 2014 season the saw the 39-year-old racer go winless on the WoO LMS for the first time since the national tour was restarted in 2004. Looking for his first ever WoO LMS championship, Clanton has firmly established himself as the 2015 title favorite as he leaves Florida with a commanding 90-point lead over defending series champion Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky.

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Clanton Continues Early-Season Revival With Second Consecutive Victory At Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals

Series Points Leader Tops McDowell To Earn Third World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Of 2015

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR Director

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 20, 2015 – Shane Clanton’s 2014 struggles are no more than a distant memory.

Continuing his 180-degree transformation from a season ago, Clanton, 39, of Zebulon, Ga., outdueled Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., late in Friday’s DIRTcar Nationals main event at Volusia Speedway Park to earn his third World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory of the season. Clanton’s triumph marked his third of the week at Volusia’s 44th annual DIRTcar Nationals as he stretched his lead in the WoO LMS standings to 82 points.

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Clanton Cruises To Second World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Of 2015 At Volusia’s DIRTcar Nationals

Georgia Driver Continues Stellar Early-Season Hot Streak With Dominating Performance On Thursday Night

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR Director

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 19, 2015 – Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., continued his tremendous start to the 2015 season with a dominating display in Thursday’s DIRTcar Nationals A-Main at Volusia Speedway Park.

Clanton, the 39-year-old World of Outlaws Late Model Series veteran, led every lap of Thursday’s 50-lap race to earn his second WoO LMS victory of the season and his second victory during the 2015 version of Volusia’s six-day stretch of Super Late Model racing.

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Bloomquist Masters Volusia Speedway Park To Earn 10th Career DIRTcar Nationals Victory

Veteran Tennessee Driver Earns $10,000 DIRTcar Late Model Victory During Night Three of 44th Annual DIRTcar Nationals

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS & DIRTcar Racing PR

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 18, 2015 – Scott Bloomquist rekindled his love affair with Volusia Speedway Park Wednesday night.

The veteran 51-year-old racer from Mooresburg, Tenn., mastered the half-mile oval’s tricky clay surface during Wednesday’s DIRTcar Nationals A-Main, leading all 40 laps of the caution-free race for a $10,000 DIRTcar Late Model victory.

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Clanton Continues Impressive Start To 2015 With First Career Victory in Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals

Veteran Georgia Racer Earns First Gator Trophy In Monday’s DIRTcar Nationals Opener

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS and DIRTcar PR

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 16, 2015 – Make room in your trophy case, Shane Clanton.

The Zebulon, Ga., racer added another piece of prestigious hardware to his expansive collection Monday night, earning his first Gator trophy with a victory during the opening night of the Late Model portion of Volusia Speedway Park’s 44th annual DIRTcar Nationals.

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Richards Claims Milestone 50th World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory With First Series Triumph Of 2015 At Bubba Raceway Park

Three-Time WoO LMS Champion Tops Clanton & McCreadie To Claim Final Night Of Fourth Annual Bubba Army Winter Nationals

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR Director

OCALA, Fla. – Feb. 15, 2015 – Josh Richards’ long wait for his 50th career World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory is finally over.

More than 15 months after wrapping up his third WoO LMS championship with his 49th series victory in the tour’s 2013 season finale, Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., topped a back-and-forth battle with Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., midway through Sunday’s Bubba Army Winter Nationals finale and pulled away from Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., during the race’s closing laps to claim a $10,175 triumph at Bubba Raceway Park.

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Heckenast Overcomes Challengers To Claim First World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory In Saturday’s Bubba Army Winter Nationals A-Main

Second-Year WoO LMS Competitor Outduels Veterans Clanton & Frank In Dramatic 50-Lapper At Bubba Raceway Park

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR Director

OCALA, Fla. – Feb. 14, 2015 – Frank Heckenast Jr. refused to be denied again.

The second-year national traveler nearly saw another chance at his breakthrough World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory slip through his fingers Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park when Shane Clanton snuck by him late in the 3/8-mile oval’s 50-lap race. But instead of settling for another near-miss, Heckenast, 26, of Frankfort, Ill., dug deep and willed himself back to the lead one lap later.

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