Late Model Recap

Photo Finish: Lanigan Passes Clint Smith On Final Lap For Record-Tying Victory At River Cities Speedway

Points Leader Matches World of Outlaws Late Model Series Single-Season Win Record In Dramatic Fashion

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

GRAND FORKS, ND – July 13, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., tied the World of Outlaws Late Model Series single-season win record in dramatic fashion, overtaking race-long pacesetter Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., on the final lap to capture Friday night’s ‘Seven Clans Casinos 50’ at River Cities Speedway.

In another memorable WoO LMS event at the high-banked, quarter-mile oval, Lanigan, 42, chased Smith for the entire distance before finally slipping underneath the leader racing down the backstretch on the last circuit. Lanigan found just enough traction on the bottom of turns three and four to beat Smith back to the checkered flag by a mere 0.024 of a second – likely the closest finish in the history of the WoO LMS.

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Lanigan Returns To World of Outlaws Late Model Series Winning Ways With Dominant Victory At Red River Co-op Speedway

Triumph Moves Kentucky Star Within One Checkered Flag Of National Tour’s Single-Season Win Record

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

WINNIPEG, MB – July 12, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan put himself at the doorstep of World of Outlaws Late Model Series history with a convincing victory in Thursday night’s 50-lap A-Main at Red River Co-op Speedway.

Roaring back from his first DNF of 2012 two nights earlier, the 42-year-old star from Union, Ky., took advantage of an outside pole starting spot to lead the entire distance. His triumph in the tour’s first-ever visit to the Canadian province of Manitoba was his eighth of the season and moved him within one checkered flag of tying the circuit’s modern-era (2004-present) single-season win record held by Scott Bloomquist and Josh Richards.

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Eckert Sweeps World of Outlaws Late Model Series Program At Black Hills Speedway For Badly-Needed Victory

Defending Champ Snuffs Out Coffey’s Late-Race Bid For First-Ever Win On National Tour

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

RAPID CITY, SD – July 10, 2012 – Something about racing at Black Hills Speedway agrees with Rick Eckert.

Nearly a decade after reaching Victory Lane in his only previous visit to the South Dakota track, Eckert made a triumphant return, completing a sweep of Tuesday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series program by capturing the ‘Black Hills 50.’

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Clanton Holds Off McCreadie & Lanigan For Thrilling Victory In NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 At Deer Creek Speedway

Georgia Driver Scores First World of Outlaws Late Model Series Win Of 2012 In Front Of Packed House

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SPRING VALLEY, MN – July 7, 2012 – Shane Clanton showed some true NAPA Know How on Saturday night at Deer Creek Speedway.

The standout driver from Fayetteville, Ga., made all the right moves in the final laps of the 33rd annual NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 Charity Late Model Race, holding off the two hottest drivers on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series to earn a thrilling victory before a standing-room-only crowd.

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Rain Washes Out World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ Opener At Wisconsin’s Amsoil Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SUPERIOR, WI – July 6, 2012 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ got off to a wet start with rain forcing the cancelation of Friday night’s scheduled event at Amsoil Speedway.

Heavy showers struck the three-eighths-mile oval during the morning hours and forecasts call for a strong possibility of thunderstorms and periods of rain sweeping across northern Wisconsin for the remainder of the day, prompting Amsoil Speedway promoter Joe Stariha to make an early decision.

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Bloomquist Cruises To Second Career Victory In Firecracker 100 Presented by GottaRace.com At Lernerville Speedway

Lanigan’s Late-Race Bid Falls Short In World of Outlaws Late Model Series Spectacular

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 30, 2012 – Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., was flawless from start-to-finish en route to his second career victory in the Firecracker 100 Presented by GottaRace.com on Saturday night at Lernerville Speedway.

The 48-year-old dirt Late Model legend overtook teenager Tyler Reddick of DuQuoin, Ill., for the lead on lap two and never looked back. He gracefully handled the race’s two restarts and outlasted the late-charging Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., to become the second two-time winner of the six-year-old World of Outlaws Late Model Series event.

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Stone Stops Bloomquist’s Bid For Victory In Friday Night’s Firecracker 100 Presented by GottaRace.com Preliminary A-Main

Pennsylvanian Earns Second World of Outlaws Late Model Series Win Of Career

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 29, 2012 – Dan Stone already knew what it felt like to win a World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main. Now he also knows what it feels like to hold off dirt Late Model legend Scott Bloomquist for a checkered flag on the national tour.

The 35-year-old driver from Thompson, Pa., pulled off another major upset on Friday night, turning back a last-lap challenge from Mooresburg, Tenn.’s Bloomquist to capture the second 30-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series preliminary A-Main of the Firecracker 100 Presented by GottaRace.com weekend at Lernerville Speedway.

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Bloomquist Outduels Marlar For Victory On Opening Night Of Firecracker 100 Presented by GottaRace.com Weekend

Former World of Outlaws Late Model Series Champ Bags Preliminary Night Triumph For Second Consecutive Year At Lernerville

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 28, 2012 – Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., kicked off the sixth annual Firecracker 100 Presented by GottaRace.com weekend in dramatic fashion, outdueling Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., to capture Thursday night’s 30-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series preliminary A-Main at Lernerville Speedway.

Mastering a slick, multi-groove track on a scorching summer evening, Bloomquist, 48, ran down Marlar and swapped the lead once with his fellow Volunteer State resident before securing the top spot for good on lap 27. The former WoO LMS champion pulled away over the final circuits to defeat Marlar by 1.357 seconds.

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Lanigan Spoils McCreadie’s Hometrack Party With Powerful Drive To Victory At Canandaigua Motorsports Park

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Leader Has Tour’s Single-Season Win Record In Sight After Seventh Triumph

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CANANDAIGUA, NY – June 26, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan spoiled Tim McCreadie’s home-track party on Tuesday night, driving to a convincing victory in the 40-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.

In a mid-week event carrying sponsorship from Sweeteners Plus – the nearby business owned by McCreadie’s team owner Carl Myers – and Ballantyne RV & Marine, Lanigan sailed his Rocket car around the half-mile oval’s outside lane to take the lead from race-long pacesetter Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., on lap 23 and never looked back. The 42-year-old star from Union, Ky., ran unchallenged for the remainder of the caution-free race, beating Watertown, N.Y.’s McCreadie to the finish line by 2.971 seconds.

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First World of Outlaws Late Model Series Rainout Of 2012 Comes Sunday At Ontario’s Cornwall Motor Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CORNWALL, ONT – June 24, 2012 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series’s blessed relationship with Mother Nature in 2012 came to an end on Sunday when showers struck Cornwall Motor Speedway, forcing the national tour’s first rainout of the season.

More than 20 dirt Late Models were already on hand and more were waiting to enter the pit area when precipitation began about 3 p.m. Cornwall owner Ron Morin made the decision to call off the night’s program after rain fell steadily for an hour and radar indicated that there was little hope of substantial clearing for the remainder of the evening.

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