Late Model Recap

McCreadie Outruns Lanigan For World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory At Quebec’s Autodrome Granby

Surging Star Gains Measure Of Redemption On National Tour’s Red-Hot Points Leader

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

GRANBY, QUE – June 22, 2012 – Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., gained a measure of redemption on Friday night, outrunning World of Outlaws Late Model Series points leader Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., to win the national tour’s first-ever 50-lap A-Main at Autodrome Granby.

After absorbing a pair of late-race defeats to the the red-hot Lanigan over the last month, McCreadie seized control of Friday’s headliner on lap 23 when he passed Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., and never looked back. He was chased for the final 26 laps by Lanigan but never let the World of Outlaws circuit’s current points leader get close enough to make a serious bid at victory.

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Lanigan Pushes Win Total To Six With Late-Race Pass Of McCreadie Sunday Night At Eriez Speedway

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Leader Victorious For Fourth Time In Last Six Events

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

HAMMETT, PA – June 17, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., maintained his status as top dog on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, cooling off the resurgent Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., with a late-race pass for the lead to win Sunday night’s 50-lap A-Main at Eriez Speedway.

Adding to his already commanding WoO LMS points lead, Lanigan, 42, turned up the wick on his Rocket car following a lap-41 restart and sailed by McCreadie on lap 44 to assume command for good. The circuit’s 2008 champion beat McCreadie, the 2006 World of Outlaws titlist, to the finish line by 0.867 of a second for his series-leading sixth victory of the 2012 season.

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McCreadie’s Resurgence In Full Force After Powerful Victory At Hagerstown Speedway

T-Mac Rolls To Second World of Outlaws Late Model Series Win Of 2012

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

HAGERSTOWN, MD – June 16, 2012 – Tim McCreadie is back in a winning frame of mind.

The Watertown, N.Y., star ratified his month-long resurgence on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series on Saturday night, rolling to his second victory of the season in the national tour’s 50-lap A-Main at Hagerstown Speedway.

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Lanigan Continues World of Outlaws Late Model Series Onslaught With ‘Fulton Bank 50’ Victory At Delaware International Speedway

Points Leader Rolls To Third Win In Last Four Starts On National Tour, Fifth Of 2012 Season

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

DELMAR, DE – May 31, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., continued his World of Outlaws Late Model Series onslaught on Thursday night at Delaware International Speedway, dominating the ‘Fulton Bank 50’ for his third win in the last four races.

Racing just three days before his 42nd birthday, Lanigan blasted forward from the sixth starting spot to take the lead from Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., on lap 18 and never looked back. He easily handled two restarts over the remaining distance to pad his already substantial points lead with his series-leading fifth victory of the 2012 season.

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Upset Special: Chris Garnes Defends Home Turf With Dominating ‘Ripley RaceFest’ Victory At I-77 Raceway Park

Track Champion Outruns Talented Field For First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Triumph

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

RIPLEY, WV – May 27, 2012 – Chris Garnes of Evans, W.Va., pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World of Outlaws Late Model Series history, shocking the touring stars with a convincing run to victory in Sunday night’s 50-lap ‘Ripley RaceFest’ A-Main at I-77 Raceway Park.

The 25-year-old talent authored the race of his life, dominating his reconstructed home track’s first-ever WoO LMS event after inheriting the lead when a shorted-out battery caused Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va., to slow on a lap-five restart. He was never challenged during the 45 laps of uninterrupted green-flag action that closed the race.

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In A League Of His Own: Lanigan Rolls To $25,000 ‘Jackpot 100’ Triumph At Tyler County Speedway

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Leader Two-For-Two In Memorial Day Weekend Events

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

MIDDLEBOURNE, WV – May 26, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., continued to rule the 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series on Saturday night, rolling to his second consecutive and fourth win of the season in the inaugural ‘Jackpot 100’ at Tyler County Speedway.

It was a powerful performance by the former WoO LMS champion, who grabbed the lead from Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va., on lap 17 and never looked back. He turned back a mid-race challenge from Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., and then drove away from the pack, threatening to lap into the top five until a caution flag with two circuits remaining wiped out his commanding edge of over seven seconds.

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Lanigan Slips By McCreadie In Final Laps For ‘Buckeye Classic’ Victory At Wayne County Speedway

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Leader Scores Third Win Of 2012

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

ORRVILLE, OH – May 25, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., returned to his winning ways on Friday night, slipping by Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., with a dramatic late-race pass to capture the World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Buckeye Classic’ at NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway.

The former series champion overtook McCreadie for the lead on lap 47 of the 50-lap A-Main and rolled on to his third triumph of 2012. No other driver has won more than once through 12 events this season.

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Madden Outruns World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stars For ‘Pine Tree 50’ Glory At Swainsboro Raceway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SWAINSBORO, GA – May 5, 2012 – Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., survived a mid-race challenge from Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., and marched on to capture Saturday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Pine Tree 50’ at Swainsboro Raceway.

Madden, 36, raced off the outside pole to lead the entire distance, but it was a timely caution flag on lap 28 that allowed him to stay at the head of the pack. Lanigan had pulled ahead of Madden on the backstretch that circuit as the leaders negotiated lapped traffic but the 2008 WoO LMS champion couldn’t complete a pass because two cars spun between turns three and four.

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McCreadie Returns To Winning Ways In First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event At 311 Motor Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

PINE HALL, NC – May 4, 2012 – Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., returned to his winning ways on Friday night, rolling to victory in the 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main at 311 Motor Speedway.

Snapping a nearly 10-month winless slump on the national tour, McCreadie surged into the lead at the initial green flag and never looked back in the first-ever WoO LMS event at the half-mile Tar Heel State oval. The circuit’s 2006 champion beat defending titlist Rick Eckert of York, Pa., to the finish line by 0.669 of a second.

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McCool Holds Off Bloomquist For First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Saturday Night At Tazewell Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

TAZEWELL, TN – April 28, 2012 – Now Bub McCool likes Tazewell Speedway.

He really, really likes it.

After McCool scored his first career World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory in Saturday night’s ‘Outlaw Sizzler 50’ presented by Rusty Wallace Cadillac-GMC-Kia of Morristown, the intimidating high-banked bullring forever earned a special place in his heart.

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