Late Model Recap

VanWormer Thrills Home-State Fans With Victory In Friday’s NAPA Auto Parts Winston 50 Presented by Keyser Manufacturing

Michigan Star’s Second Career World of Outlaws Late Model Series Wins Comes In Front Of Partisan Crowd At Winston Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

MONTAGUE, MI – Aug. 16, 2013 – Jeep VanWormer of Pinconning, Mich., gave his home-state fans a reason to cheer with a convincing victory in Friday night’s NAPA Auto Parts Winston 50 Presented by Keyser Manufacturing at Winston Speedway.

After becoming the first – and still only – driver from Michigan to win a World of Outlaws Late Model Series event on Sept. 16, 2007, at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway, VanWormer turned up the excitement level with his second career checkered flag. The $10,000 triumph came at a track that is a three-and-a-half-hour drive across the Wolverine State from his residence.

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Lanigan Scores Another Hard-Fought World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory At Independence Motor Speedway

Defending Tour Champ Finds Himself In Battle To Finish At Hawkeye State Track For Second Consecutive Year

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

INDEPENDENCE, IA – Aug. 5, 2013 – Wins don’t come easy for Darrell Lanigan at Independence Motor Speedway.

But they definitely come – as evidenced by his hard-fought march to victory in Monday night’s 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main that put him in the spotlight at the Hawkeye State track for the second consecutive year.

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McCreadie Banks $50,150 Victory In World of Outlaws Late Model Series USA Nationals At Cedar Lake Speedway

New Yorker Registers Biggest Win Of Decade-Long Dirt Late Model Career

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

NEW RICHMOND, WI – Aug. 3, 2013 – Tim McCreadie celebrated like he’s never celebrated before after capturing Saturday night’s 26th annual USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway.

With the $50,150 score representing the biggest and most prestigious triumph of his decade-long dirt Late Model career, the 39-year-old star from Watertown, N.Y., did joyful donuts in his Sweeteners Plus Warrior car off turn four, applauded the standing-room-only crowd in Victory Lane and even invited the fans to join him at his team’s trailer for a raucous post-race party.

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McCreadie Grabs Pole Position For USA Nationals With Powerful Qualifying Night Performance At Cedar Lake Speedway

T-Mac & Richards Will Form All-World of Outlaws Late Model Series Front Row For Start Of $50,000-To-Win Spectacular

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

NEW RICHMOND, WI – Aug. 2, 2013 – After two straight years of disappointing performances in the USA Nationals, Tim McCreadie thrust himself squarely into the mix for the crown-jewel event’s $50,000 top prize with a powerful Qualifying Night performance on Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway.

McCreadie, 39, of Watertown, N.Y., won the six-lap dash for Friday night’s six heat winners, earning him the pole position starting spot in Saturday night’s 26th annual USA Nationals finale. It will mark the first time he has taken the green flag in the 100-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series event with serious designs on victory since he started fifth in the 2010 edition.

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Sheppard Drives To Convincing World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory On Opening Night Of USA Nationals At Cedar Lake Speedway

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Champion Adds To Career Year With Triumph Over Richards

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

NEW RICHMOND, WI – Aug. 1, 2013 – The greatest summer of Brandon Sheppard’s life grew even better on Thursday night at Cedar Lake Speedway.

Building on the career-first DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ title he clinched less than two weeks ago, Sheppard drove to a convincing $6,000 victory in the 40-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main that kicked off the 26th annual USA Nationals weekend.

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Trip To Wisconsin’s Shawano Speedway Brings Satterlee First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory

Rising Young Pennsylvania Driver Dominates After Mechanical Trouble Sidelines Clanton

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SHAWANO, WI – July 30, 2013 – Gregg Satterlee’s turn to bask in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series spotlight finally arrived Tuesday night at Shawano Speedway.

Racing for the first time at a track located over 750 miles from his home in Rochester Mills, Pa., Satterlee inherited the lead when Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., slowed with mechanical trouble on lap 21 and dominated the remainder of the 50-lap distance to record his coveted first-ever A-Main triumph on the national tour.

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Babb Tops McDowell & Pierce In Memorable Prairie Dirt Classic Battle To Finish At Fairbury American Legion Speedway

Illinois Star Thrills Packed House, Keeps $20,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Prize From Leaving State

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FAIRBURY, IL – July 27, 2013 – Shannon Babb battled and battled and battled….and finally came out on top of a Prairie Dirt Classic A-Main for the ages on Saturday night at Fairbury American Legion Speedway.

The 39-year-old star from Moweaqua, Ill., thrilled his home-state crowd, outdueling Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., and Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., down the stretch to win a 100-lap race that was arguably the most dramatic of the 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series campaign.

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Illinois Drivers Shine On Opening Night Of Prairie Dirt Classic Weekend At Fairbury American Legion Speedway

Babb (above) Leads Land of Lincoln Racers’ Assault On World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FAIRBURY, IL – July 26, 2013 – The Illinois boys came to play Friday night at Fairbury American Legion Speedway.

Defending their home-state turf in impressive fashion, drivers hailing from the Land of Lincoln kicked off the historic 24th annual Prairie Dirt Classic weekend by winning four of the six 15-lap heat races that highlighted a high-energy qualifying program.

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World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ Concludes Friday With Rainout At North Dakota’s River Cities Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

GRAND FORKS, ND – July 12, 2013 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ came to a wet conclusion with a rainout of Friday night’s event at River Cities Speedway.

A thunderstorm hit the high-banked, quarter-mile oval around 4:45 p.m. CT, deluging the facility with heavy rain and even a few moments of hail. The racetrack was left saturated and the pit area was turned into a sea of mud, forcing track and series officials to cancel the evening’s scheduled 50-lap, $10,000-to-win event.

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Richards Turns Back Late Challenge From McCreadie For Seventh Victory Of 2013 Thursday At Red River Co-op Speedway

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Leader Triumphant In First-Ever Start At Manitoba Track

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – July 11, 2013 – Josh Richards didn’t take long to master Red River Co-op Speedway.

Making his first-ever start at the four-tenths-mile Canadian oval after missing last year’s inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series event while racing on the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Richards rolled off the outside pole to score a wire-to-wire victory in Thursday night’s 50-lap Wild West Tour A-Main.

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