Lanigan dominates WoO Late Models at Red River Co-op Speedway

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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

 

 

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.

 

“We had a good car (on Tuesday night at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D.), but we just had some problems and got a DNF,” said Lanigan, whose 18 th-place run at the half-mile oval marked just his third finish outside the top 10 in 24 events. “We knocked a hole in the radiator and had to pull out, but we came back strong tonight. We had a brand-new (Cornett) motor – that thing was awesome.”

 

Lanigan was briefly challenged early in the distance by polesitter Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., but the tour’s current points leader steered his Rocket machine away from the pack with ease after the race’s lone caution flag flew on lap 13 for the stopped car driven by track regular Mike Balcaen of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He beat Clanton’s Kennedy Motorsports Capital Race Car to the finish line by 2.479 seconds.

 

Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., was on the move late but settled for a third-place finish in his Team Zero by Bloomquist car, less than a half-second behind Clanton at the checkered flag. WoO LMS Rookie of the Year leader Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., placed fourth in his Victory Circle mount and Pat Doar of New Richmond, Wis., registered a season-best finish of fifth in his Mars car.

 

Lanigan’s key moment at the four-tenths-mile Red River oval came at the initial green flag. He outgunned Clanton, who won the ‘Wild West Tour’ opener on July 7 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., with a sweeping outside charge through turns one and two and never looked back.

 

“I knew that was gonna be the pass for the win there,” said Lanigan, whose $10,650 victory snapped his modest five-race winless stretch and pushed his already commanding points lead to 138 points over ninth-place finisher Rick Eckert of York, Pa. “The bottom was definitely the preferred groove, but I just got in on the top and got around him on the first lap.”

 

Clanton, 36, didn’t have quite enough staying power to prevent Lanigan from recording the 34th WoO LMS triumph of his career.

 

“We still gotta pick it up a little bit to keep pace with Darrell,” said Clanton, who earned his first runner-up finish on the 2012 WoO LMS. “At least we can run with him. I almost had him there for a little bit, but then we got in lapped traffic and he could (the slower cars) a little bit better than I could on the top of one and two.”

 

Smith, 35, might have been the only driver with a chance to threaten Lanigan had a caution flag been needed late in the distance. He overtook Doar for third on lap 36 and drew close to Clanton without losing any ground to Lanigan.

 

“I don’t know if we had anything for Darrell, but we did run down Clanton once we finally got to third and I could see Darrell up there ahead of me too,” said Smith. “We were good here all night. Unfortunately, we drew the eight (starting spot) in the redraw. It’s kind of tough to come from back there against these guys.”

 

Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., started and finished sixth, but he slipped back to seventh at the start and didn’t regain the sixth spot until passing Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., on lap 34. Frank faded to a seventh-place finish after starting third, while Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., fell from the fifth starting spot to an eighth-place finish – just his third placing outside the top five in the last 16 WoO LMS A-Mains. Eckert was a quiet ninth and rookie contender Kent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., was 10th for his second straight top-10 finish.

 

Thirty-three cars entered the event, which was spun off in rapid-fire fashion by WoO LMS officials because dark clouds surrounding the track signaled the threat of rain.

 

Terry Casey of New London, Wis., was quickest in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials with a lap of 16.218 seconds. It was his first career WoO LMS fast-time honor.

 

Heat winners were Clanton, Lanigan, Brady Smith and Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y. WoO LMS rookie Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, Ark., and Scott Greer of East Saint Paul, Manitoba, topped the B-Mains.

 

The WoO LMS ‘Wild West Tour’ will continue on Fri., July 13, at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., and Sat., July 14, at North Central Speedway in Brainerd, Minn.

 

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.

 

Fans can also follow the WoO LMS on Twitter at Twitter.com/WoOLateModels and Facebook at Facebook.com/WorldofOutlaws .

 

Results of WoO Late Model Series at Red River Co-op Speedway (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):

 

 

1. (2) Darrell Lanigan/50 $10,650

 

2. (1) Shane Clanton/50 $5,600

 

3. (8) Brady Smith/50 $3,000

 

4. (10) Bub McCool/50 $3,300

 

5. (4) Pat Doar/50 $2,550

 

6. (6) Clint Smith/50 $2,250

 

7. (3) Chub Frank/50 $1,950

 

8. (5) Tim McCreadie/50 $1,950

 

9. (11) Rick Eckert/50 $1,850

 

10. (12) Kent Robinson/50 $1,650

 

11. (15) Brad Seng/49 $1,550

 

12. (7) Tim Fuller/49 $1,550

 

13. (14) Don Shaw/49 $1,000

 

14. (17) Jack Sullivan/49 $1,450

 

15. (22) Ward Imrie/48 $850

 

16. (18) Scott Greer/47 $800

 

17. (13) Ricky Weiss/22 $870

 

18. (16) Mike Balcaen/14 $750

 

19. (19) Kevin Sexton/14 $730

 

20. (20) Dustin Strand/11 $700

 

21. (21) Joey Pederson/9 $700

 

22. (9) Terry Casey/1 $750

 

23. (23) Jill George/1 $700

 

24. (24) Shane Edginton/0 $725

 

* Earnings include Winners Circle program and cash contingency award bonuses

 

 

Time of Race: 19 Mins., 8.076 Secs.

 

Margin of Victory: 2.479 Secs.

 

Yellow Flags: 1 (Lap 13)

 

Lap Leaders: Lanigan (1-50)

 

Provisional Starters: George, Edginton

 

Rookie of the Race: McCool($250)

 

WoO LMS ‘Bonus Bucks’ Winner: Seng ($500)

 

Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):

 

 

1. 42-Terry Casey/New London, WI 16.218

 

2. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 16.596

 

3. 2-Brady Smith/Solon Springs, WI 16.636

 

4. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 16.665

 

5. 25-Shane Clanton/Fayetteville, Ga 16.720

 

6. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 16.729

 

7. 12s-Brad Seng/Grand Forks, ND 16.734

 

8. 11-Pat Doar/New Richmond, WI 16.752

 

9. 7-Ricky Weiss/St. Francois Xavier, MAN 16.787

 

10. 57J-Bub McCool/Vicksburg, MS 16.798

 

11. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 16.802

 

12. 7R-Kent Robinson/Bloomington, IN 16.803

 

13. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 16.945

 

14. 42s-Don Shaw/Alexandria, MN 16.962

 

15. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 17.000

 

16. 10-Mike Balcaen/Winnipeg, MAN 17.048

 

17. 1s-Jack Sullivan/Greenbrier, AR 17.103

 

18. 57-Kevin Sexton/Lorette, MAN 17.121

 

19. 71s-Dustin Strand/Grand Forks, ND 17.189

 

20. 5E-Shane Edginton/Winnipeg, MAN 17.263

 

21. 22-Jill George/Cedar Falls, IA 17.563

 

22. 7P-Joey Pederson/E. Grand Forks, MN 17.711

 

23. 10W-Ward Imrie/Winnipeg, MAN 18.304

 

24. 44s-Cole Schill/W. Fargo, ND 18.492

 

25. 11s-Troy Schill/Grand Forks, ND 18.522

 

26. 71-Steffen Snare/Hallock, MN 18.603

 

27. 5G-Scott Greer/E. Saint Paul, MAN 18.606

 

28. 2M-Bill Mooney/Selkirk, MAN 18.724

 

29. 9-Walt Morris/Winnipeg, MAN 18.831

 

30. 71F-Leo Feeleus/Winnipeg, Man 19.063

 

31. 11SR-Shawn Holden/Winnipeg, MAN 19.154

 

32. 77x-Mike McCaughan/St. Francis, MAN 19.251

 

33. 9A-Steve Anderson/Grand Forks, ND 19.387

 

Heat No. 1 (8 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Clanton, Frank, Casey, Weiss, Sullivan, George, Anderson, Morris (DNS) T. Schill

 

 

Heat No. 2 (8 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Lanigan, C. Smith, McCool, Shaw, Sexton, Pederson, Snare, Feeleus

 

 

Heat No. 3 (8 laps – Top 4 Transfer): B. Smith, McCreadie, Eckert, Seng, Strand, Greer, Imrie, Holden

 

 

Heat No. 4 (8 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Fuller, Doar, Robinson, Balcaen, Edginton, C. Schill, McCaughan, Mooney

 

 

B-Main No.1 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Sullivan, Sexton, Pederson, Snare, Morris, Anderson, George, Feeleus (DNS) T. Schill

 

 

B-Main No. 2 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Greer, Strand, Imrie, Holden, McCaughan, C. Schill, Mooney, Edginton

 

 

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners:

 

 

Arizona Sport Shirts ($100 product certificate to 23rd-place finisher I n A-Main or next highest w/decal): Ward Imrie

 

Armor All (one case of product to highest-finishing non-WoO team in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Brad Seng

 

Cometic Gasket ($50 cash to 12th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Tim Fuller

 

Comp Cams ($50 cash to 10th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Kent Robinson

 

Comp Cams ($50 product certificate to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Shane Clanton

 

Dominator ($50 cash to 6th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Tim McCreadie

 

Eibach Springs (one free spring to each B-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Jack Sullivan/Dustin Strand

 

Gravely ($50 cash to 7th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Chub Frank

 

JE Pistons ($50 cash to 16th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Ricky Weiss

 

JE Pistons (one compete set of JE Pro Seal rings to 11th-place finisher or next highest w/decal - $285 value): Tim Fuller

 

JE Pistons (one complete set of JE Pro Seal rings to 21st-place finisher or next highest w/decal - $285 value): Joey Pederson

 

Klotz Synthetic Lubricants ($50 cash to 17th-place finisher or next highest finisher): Ricky Weiss

 

MSD Ignition ($50 cash to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Shane Clanton

 

MSD Ignition ($25 cash to 24th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Shane Edginton

 

Ohlins Pole Award ($50 cash to fast qualifier or next highest w/decal): Terry Casey

 

Quartermaster ($100 product certificate to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Shane Clanton

 

Quartermaster ($50 product certificate to 5th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Pat Doar

 

Quartermaster ($25 product certificate to 15th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Scott Greer

 

Roush-Yates Performance Products ($50 cash to 4th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Pat Doar

 

Roush-Yates Performance Products (carburetor repair kit to 18th-place finish in A-Main or next highest w/decal - $100 value): Joey Pederson

 

Roush-Yates Lap Leader Award (one pair of Wiley X Sunglasses to driver who leads most laps in A-Main): Darrell Lanigan

 

STP ($50 cash to 2nd-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Shane Clanton

 

SuperFlow ($50 cash to 14th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Jack Sullivan

 

VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash to 9th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Kent Robinson

 

VP Racing Fuels ‘Nice Jugs Award’ (one VP 5-gallon container to fastest qualifier who misses A-Main or next highest with decal - $30 value): Cole Schill

 

WIX Filters ($50 cash to 13th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Don Shaw

 

Wrisco Aluminum (three sheets of aluminum to A-Main winner if decal displayed - $200 value): Darrell Lanigan

 

XS Power ($50 cash to 3rd-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Bub McCool

 

XS Power ($60 product certificate to 8th-place finisher in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Kent Robinson

 

XS ‘Power Move of the Race’ ($60 product certificate): Brady Smith

 

2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of July 12 – 25 A-Mains completed (rank/driver/points/deficit to leader):

 

 

1. Darrell Lanigan 3538

 

2. Rick Eckert 3400 (-138)

 

3. Tim McCreadie 3368 (-170)

 

4. Chub Frank 3286 (-252)

 

5. Shane Clanton 3284 (-254)

 

6. Bub McCool 3156 (-382)

 

7. Clint Smith 3088 (-450)

 

8. Vic Coffey 3038 (-500)

 

9. Pat Doar 2950 (-588)

 

10. Tim Fuller 2918 (-620)

 

11. Kent Robinson 2844 (-694)

 

12. Jack Sullivan 2746 (-792)

 

13. John Lobb 2300 (-1238)

 

14. Mike Marlar 1906 (-1632)

 

15. Jill George 1678 (-1860)