Late Model Recap

Mars Becomes First Firecracker 100 Repeat Winner With Flawless Performance Saturday Night At Lernerville Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 25, 2011 – Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., turned the fifth annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com into a personal joy-ride on Saturday night, romping to his second career triumph in the crown-jewel World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Lernerville Speedway.

Driving the same MB Customs car that he steered to the checkered flag in the 2009 edition of the summer-starting spectacular, Mars navigated forward from the seventh starting spot to grab the lead from 2007 Firecracker 100 winner Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., on lap 45 and never looked back. He cruised around the four-tenths-mile oval to post a commanding 4.434-second margin of victory over Bloomquist.

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Bloomquist Repels Eckert For Victory In Second Firecracker 100 Preliminary A-Main At Lernerville Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 24, 2011 – Scott Bloomquist is ready for the fifth annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway.

Driving a self-built Team Zero car he rolled just one week ago, the legendary star from Mooresburg, Tenn., tuned up for his run at a second career win in the crown-jewel World of Outlaws Late Model Series event by capturing the weekend’s second 30-lap preliminary A-Main on Friday night.

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Richards Kicks Off Firecracker 100 Weekend At Lernerville Speedway With Opening-Night Victory For Second Straight Year

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 23, 2011 – Josh Richards began the fifth annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com weekend at Lernerville Speedway exactly the same way he did a year ago – with a convincing victory in Thursday night’s first 30-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series preliminary A-Main.

Back in his father Mark’s familiar Rocket Chassis house car No. 1 after scoring his first WoO LMS win of 2011 behind the wheel of the Ernie Davis-owned No. 25 on June 18 at Winchester (Va.) Speedway, the 23-year-old star from Shinnston, W.Va., passed Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va., for the lead on lap five and never looked back. He pocketed a $6,000 top prize and assured himself a pole starting spot in a heat race for Saturday night’s $30,000-to-win Firecracker 100.

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Wet Weather Postpones Winchester Speedway’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event To June 18

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

WINCHESTER, VA – May 14, 2011 – Wet weather forced the postponement of Saturday night’s inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Winchester Speedway.

Rain began falling at the one-third-mile oval during the morning hours and was forecast to pick up in intensity throughout the day, prompting track and series officials to reschedule the ‘Gunter’s Honey Spring 50’ to Sat., June 18.

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Red-Hot Eckert Dominates Thursday Night’s Fulton Bank 50 At Delaware International Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

DELMAR, DE – May 12, 2011 – Rick Eckert is partying like it’s 2006.

Recapturing some of the magic of his career-best season on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, Eckert stormed to his second win in the last three tour events, capturing Thursday night’s ‘Fulton Bank 50’ at Delaware International Speedway.

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Clint Smith Snaps Long Victory Drought On World of Outlaws Late Model Series In Front Of Roaring Home State Fans At Needmore

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

NORMAN PARK, GA – May 8, 2011 – Clint Smith couldn’t have picked a better place to make his long-awaited return to Victory Lane on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

With a packed house of his home state fans roaring their approval, the veteran driver from Senoia, Ga., snapped a frustrating 122-race winless streak on the national tour in Sunday evening’s 40-lap A-Main at Needmore Speedway.

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Eckert Makes ‘Pine Tree 50’ Victory At Swainsboro Raceway A Graduation Present For His Daughter

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SWAINSBORO, GA – May 7, 2011 – Rick Eckert was unable to attend his daughter’s college graduation ceremony on Saturday, but he gave her a very memorable present.

With a dominating performance behind the wheel of his Team Zero by Bloomquist car, Eckert rolled to a wire-to-wire victory in Saturday evening’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Pine Tree 50’ at Swainsboro Raceway.

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Weekend Sweep: Lanigan Scores Fourth Win Of Young Season In ‘My Old Kentucky Home Shootout’ At Bluegrass Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

BARDSTOWN, KY – April 30, 2011 – The early-season beat rolled on for Union, Ky.’s Darrell Lanigan on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway.

Racing at a half-mile oval just two hours from his home, Lanigan completed a sweep of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series’s weekend doubleheader with a victory in the caution-free 50-lap ‘My Old Kentucky Old Home Shootout.’

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Lanigan Glides To Third Triumph Of 2011 In ‘Cabin Fever 50’ At Hartford Motor Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

HARTFORD, MI – April 29, 2011 – Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., glided forward from the sixth starting spot to score a convincing victory in Friday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Cabin Fever 50’ at Hartford Motor Speedway.
 
The 40-year-old star continued his spectacular early-season surge, winning for the third time in the six events that have been contested so far on the national tour. He missed the season-opening race in February due to a medical issue but has quickly roared back into title contention with four consecutive top-three finishes.

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