Race Reports

Wild West Roll: Lanigan Captures Tuesday Night’s ‘Cowboy 50’ At Gillette Thunder Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

GILLETTE, WY – July 14, 2009 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ has proven to be the perfect tonic for Darrell Lanigan’s frustration. 

Winless on the 2009 WoO LMS entering the four-race western swing, Lanigan registered his second victory in his last three starts on Tuesday night, capturing the ‘Cowboy 50’ presented by Coors Light at Gillette Thunder Speedway.

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Make It A Half-Dozen: Richards Captures ‘Wild West Tour’ A-Main At North Dakota’s River Cities Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

GRAND FORKS, ND – July 10, 2009 – Josh Richards breathed a sigh of relief after winning Friday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Seven Clans Casino 50’ at River Cities Speedway. 

In order to make the ‘Wild West Tour’ event at the high-banked, quarter-mile oval his series-leading sixth victory of the 2009 season, grab sole possession of the WoO LMS points lead and pocket a check worth $10,600, Richards had to survive a decidedly hairy moment in lapped traffic on lap 31.

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Lanigan Ends Year-Long Victory Drought With $20,700 Score In 30th Annual NAPA Gopher 50 At Deer Creek Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SPRING VALLEY, MN – July 8, 2009 – One thought ran through Darrell Lanigan’s mind after Brian Birkhofer passed him for the lead in Wednesday night’s 30th annual NAPA Gopher 50 Charity Late Model Race at Deer Creek Speedway. 

“I wasn’t gonna run second,” asserted the defending World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion. “Not again.”

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Mars Recovers From Early Flat Tire To Register Dramatic Firecracker 100 Victory Worth $30,950 At Lernerville Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 27, 2009 – Jimmy Mars was unstoppable in Saturday night’s third annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway. 

After being angered by a scrape with another competitor that forced him to the pit area with a flat left-rear tire on lap 27, Mars stormed through the field to register a dramatic victory in the blockbuster $140,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series event.

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World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Leaders Shine, McCreadie Flips During Firecracker 100 Qualifying Night Action

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 26, 2009 – The top three drivers in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series points standings shined during Friday night’s heat-race action for the third annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway.

Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., and Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky. – who rank 1-3, respectively, in the tour’s hotly-contested points battle – scored victories in the series of six 15-lap heats that kicked off western Pennsylvania’s premier dirt Late Model event.

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Red-Hot Richards Takes Advantage Of Lanigan’s Misfortune To Bag ‘Showdown In Sarvertown’ At Lernerville Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 25, 2009 – The ‘Great Northern Tour’ has been very good to Josh Richards. 

Continuing the hottest stretch of his World of Outlaws Late Model Series career, Richards rolled to his second straight and fifth overall victory of the season in Thursday night’s postponed 50-lap ‘Showdown in Sarvertown’ at Lernerville Speedway.

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Richards Pulls Off Late-Race Pass Of Jeremy Miller To Capture ‘Coal Country 40’

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

MINERSVILLE, PA – June 24, 2009 – Josh Richards finally finished what he had started at Big Diamond Raceway. 

One year after leading more than half of the three-eighths-mile oval’s inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series event but falling short of victory, the 21-year-old sensation from Shinnston, W.Va., returned to the track on Wednesday night and pulled off a late-race pass of Gettysburg, Pa.’s Jeremy Miller to win the Jack Rich Inc. ‘Coal Country 40.’

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Welcome Back, T-Mac: McCreadie Returns To Victory lane In Front Of Partisan Crowd At Canandaigua Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CANANDAIGUA, NY – June 23, 2009 – Tim McCreadie is back.

The sensational driver from Watertown, N.Y., quickly validated his return from a back injury that had sidelined him since January, winning Tuesday night’s 40-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Great Northern Tour’ A-Main at Canandaigua Speedway. 

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Eckert Turns Back Hometown Favorite McCreadie To Top ‘North Country 40’ At Can-Am

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

LAFARGEVILLE, NY – June 22, 2009 – Rick Eckert was apologetic to the standing-room-only crowd that watched him win Monday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘North Country 40’ at Can-Am Motorsports Park. 

The 43-year-old from York, Pa., had, after all, dashed what would have been a wildly popular victory party for Tim McCreadie, the local-boy-who’s-made-good from nearby Watertown, N.Y.

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Mr. Canada: Richards Rolls To Second Straight Victory North Of The Border At Cornwall Motor Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CORNWALL, ONT – June 21, 2009 – Just call him Mr. Canada.

Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., continued to shine in World of Outlaws Late Model Series events run north of the border, holding off Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., to capture Sunday night’s 50-lap ‘Triple Crown of Racing’ A-Main at Cornwall Motor Speedway. 

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