Late Model Recap

Neat Rolls To First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Friday Night At North Alabama Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

TUSCUMBIA, AL – April 27, 2012 – Brad Neat of Dunnville, Ky., registered his first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory on Friday night, surviving a hardscrabble 50-lap A-Main at North Alabama Speedway.

Taking advantage of an outside pole starting spot, Neat, 32, bolted into the lead at the initial green flag and never looked back. He controlled the action from start-to-finish, maintaining command following each of the race’s 10 caution flags and beating defending WoO LMS champion Rick Eckert of York, Pa., by 1.434 of a second.

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Mars Holds Off Lanigan For $20,000 Illini 100 Triumph At Farmer City Raceway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FARMER CITY, IL – March 31, 2012 – Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., added another major-event victory to his already bulging resume, holding off Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., to capture Saturday night’s Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway.

Racing in front of a standing-room-only crowd, Mars roared off the outside pole starting spot to grab the lead at the initial green flag and never relinquished the position. He turned back repeated challenges from Lanigan during the race’s final circuits to pocket the $20,000 top prize.

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Moyer Begins Bid For Third Illini 100 Triumph With Fast-Time, Heat Win During Friday’s Qualifying Action At Farmer City

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FARMER CITY, IL – March 30, 2012 – Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., began his bid for a third Illini 100 triumph with a perfect performance during Friday night’s qualifying program at Farmer City Raceway.

The 54-year-old dirt Late Model legend was the evening’s fastest time-trialer and won the first of six 15-lap heat races, once again stamping him as the favorite to take home the 100-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main’s $20,000 top prize on Saturday night. He is undefeated in two career Illini 100 appearances, winning the 2008 and 2010 events.

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Moyer Caps UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit With Stirring World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory

Dennis Erb Jr. Crowned Champion Of Late Model Week At Volusia Speedway Park

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 25, 2012 – Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., capped the 41st UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment with a stirring victory in Saturday night’s 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main at Volusia Speedway Park.

The 54-year-old dirt Late Model legend grabbed the lead in memorable fashion on lap 32, bursting past Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., with a power move down the inside of the backstretch. He then turned back a brief late-race challenge from O’Neal en route to collecting the race’s $10,000 top prize.

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Erb Overtakes Frank For World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory At Volusia Speedway Park

Illinois Driver Wins For First Time During UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 23, 2012 – Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., tamed a demanding track to capture Thursday night’s 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main at Volusia Speedway Park.

The 39-year-old DIRTcar UMP veteran overtook WoO LMS standout Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., for the lead on lap 28 and never looked back in the national tour’s first event of the 41st annual UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment. He pocketed $10,000 for his first-ever triumph at the half-mile oval outside Daytona Beach.

It was Erb’s third career win on the WoO LMS. Both of his previous victories came in a one-week span of May 2007.

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Eckert Caps Bubba Army Winter Nationals At Bubba Raceway Park With Stirring $12,250 Triumph

Marlar’s Last-Lap Bid For Victory Ends Against Turn-Three Wall

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

OCALA, FL – Feb. 18, 2012 – Rick Eckert figured out Bubba Raceway Park just in time to score a stirring victory in Saturday night’s 60-lap Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals A-Main.

The defending World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion from York, Pa., found his rhythm in the finale of the national tour’s inaugural three-race meet at the central Florida oval. He surged into the lead on lap 44 and held on for the remainder of the distance, reaching the checkered flag first after Mike Marlar’s last-lap bid ended with the Winfield, Tenn., driver smacking the turn-three wall.

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Richards Ends Lanigan’s Domination Of Bubba Raceway Park In Friday-Night 50-Lapper

West Virginian Becomes Alltime Winningest Driver On World of Outlaws Late Model Series

OCALA, FL – Feb. 17, 2012 – Josh Richards got the best of Darrell Lanigan on Friday night, ending his friendly rival’s domination of World of Outlaws Late Model Series action at Bubba Raceway Park with a hard-fought victory in the 50-lap Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals A-Main.

Richards, 23, of Shinnston, W.Va., made WoO LMS history in the process, becoming the national tour’s alltime winningest driver. He won for the 38th time in his career, moving him out of tie for first with Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., on the checkered flag list that includes races run in the modern era (2004-present) and the original 1988-89 seasons contested under late WoO Sprint Car Series founder Ted Johnson.

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Lanigan Turns Back Challenge From Richards To Top Opening Night Of Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals

Kentucky Star Remains Undefeated In Three Career World of Outlaws Late Model Series Starts At Bubba Raceway Park

OCALA, FL – Feb. 16, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan owns Bubba Raceway Park.

The 41-year-old star from Union, Ky., emerged victorious in Thursday night’s 40-lap Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals opener, remaining undefeated in three career World of Outlaws Late Model Series starts at the three-eighths-mile oval.

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Richards & Lanigan Flash Speed During Wednesday Night’s Practice At New-And-Improved Bubba Raceway Park

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

OCALA, FL – Feb. 15, 2012 – If Wednesday’s practice night was any indication, the inaugural Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals at Bubba Raceway Park promises to provide fans an unprecedented level of speed and action.

Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., and Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., unofficially turned the fastest laps of the test-and-tune session, which gave drivers an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the three-eighths-mile oval’s increased banking and wider surface in advance of three consecutive nights of World of Outlaws Late Model Series competition.

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Lanigan Opens 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Season With $20,700 ‘Winter Freeze’ Victory At Screven Motor Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SYLVANIA, GA – Feb. 11, 2012 – What a difference a year makes.

Almost exactly 12 months after missing the 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series season opener due to a medical issue, Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., kicked off the national tour’s 2012 schedule with a convincing victory in Saturday night’s inaugural 60-lap ‘Winter Freeze’ event at Screven Motor Speedway.

Lanigan, 40, grabbed the lead from Ray Cook of Brasstown, N.C., on lap 13 and paced all but one circuit over the remaining distance to secure a lucrative triumph worth $20,700. It was the richest race in the history of promoter Redd Griffen’s three-eighths-mile oval and Lanigan’s third $20,000-plus WoO LMS checkered flag in the last four years.

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