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

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.

“We’ve been running good, but it’s been a while since we won,” said Lanigan, who entered Friday’s action with nine top-five finishes but winless since topping the first two races of the ’12 WoO LMS campaign in February. “It feels good to get back in Victory Lane.”

Lanigan, who turns 42 on June 3, worked hard for his 29th career WoO LMS triumph – a score that gave him sole possession of second place on the national tour’s win list since 2004, breaking a tie with Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky. He started seventh and needed nearly the entire distance to reach the front of the pack.

After hustling his Rocket machine up to fourth by lap seventh, Lanigan ran in the position until passing early leader Walker Arthur of Forest, Va., for third on lap 30. He inherited second when WoO LMS rookie Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., retired during a lap-32 caution period due to a broken rear axle and then took up the chase of McCreadie.

McCreadie, 38, appeared primed to register his second win in the last three WoO LMS events after grabbing the lead from Arthur on lap 22, but he struggled after the race’s third and final restart, on lap 41, and was unable to hold off Lanigan.

Lanigan flashed under the checkered flag 1.562 seconds ahead of McCreadie, who steered the Sweeteners Plus Warrior to his third consecutive finish among the top four.

Fifth-starter Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., rallied to place third in his Rocket after falling as far back as eighth. McCreadie’s teammate, Vic Coffey of Caledonia, N.Y., advanced from the 14th starting spot to finish fourth in a Rocket car and Arthur, who started second and led laps 1-21 in his first-ever start at Wayne County, settled for a WoO LMS career-best run of fifth driving a MasterSbilt chassis.

“There at the end our tires came in a little bit better,” Lanigan said of the key to his $10,650 victory. “We had a little bit harder tire than they did. They faded, and we got better.”

Lanigan’s patience paid off in the first WoO LMS event since 2006 at Wayne County. A big crowd watched him duck underneath McCreadie for the lead with just three laps remaining.

“There at the beginning where we jumped up to fourth, and we kind of rode there for a little while, I was kind of like just holding my own with that tire,” said Lanigan, who extended his WoO LMS points lead to 86 points over ninth-place finisher Rick Eckert of York, Pa. “Then once (the track) blackened up pretty good that tire came on.

“I knew (McCreadie) was a little softer on rubber and he was getting a little loose. I kind of knew right then that we had a shot at it.”

McCreadie might have been doomed by the lap-41 caution flag for Shane McLoughlin of Nashport, Ohio, who spun on the inside of the backstretch.

“I didn’t need the restart,” said McCreadie, who started third. “I think the restarts hurt me, but I don’t know what to say. We just got beat – it’s that simple. (Lanigan) did a helluva job. I tried to drive back around him going into (turn) three, but I just couldn’t stick out there.

“We’re running better, though – way better. It’s a far cry from how we’ve been all year. It took us two months to get good.”

The 50-year-old Frank, meanwhile, fell short of adding another Wayne County win to his resume. He won five touring-series events at the track from 1999-2006, including the track’s only previous WoO LMS show in ’06.

“We just didn’t have anything for (Lanigan and McCreadie), but they were racing pretty hard so anything could happen,” said Frank, who reached third place when he passed Arthur on a lap-32 restart. “I was just trying to stay in contact with them in case they got together. If they opened up a hole, I would go for it.”

Finishing in positions 6-10 was fourth-starter Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va.; George Lee of Loudonville, Ohio, who drew loud cheers from his home crowd when he won a heat and drew the pole position for the A-Main but slipped to seventh in the final rundown; Ron Davies of Warren, Pa.; Eckert, who was never a factor after starting eighth; and 18th-starter Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga.

The race’s three caution flags were caused by minor incidents. In addition to McLoughlin’s problem on lap 41, Doug Drown of Wooster, Ohio, stopped in turn four on lap 21 and Gregg Satterlee spun between turns one and two on lap 32.

Forty-four cars entered the event on a hot day at the Ohio track, which was purchased last year by Joe McIlvaine and is promoted by the husband-and-wife team of Jason and Kristin Flory.

Lightning that danced across the sky during the A-Main signaled the strong storms that threatened to the north, but the precipitation stayed away until the racing program was completed.

Shaver was fastest in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials, turning a lap of 18.723 seconds for his sixth career WoO LMS quick-time honor.

Heat winners were Shaver, Lee, Lanigan and Frank. Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., and Smith captured the B-Mains.

The WoO LMS Memorial Day weekend tripleheader continues on Saturday night (May 26) with the $25,000-to-win ‘Jackpot 100’ at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va., and Sunday evening at I-77 Raceway Park in Ripley, W.Va.

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 (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):

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

2. (3) Tim McCreadie/50 $5,650

3. (5) Chub Frank/50 $3,550

4. (14) Vic Coffey/50 $3,050

5. (2) Walker Arthur/50 $2,500

6. (4) Steve Shaver/50 $1,700

7. (1) George Lee/50 $1,450

8. (9) Ron Davies/50 $1,300

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

10. (18) Clint Smith/50 $1,750

11. (20) Steve Casebolt/50 $1,050

12. (15) Corey Conley/50 $1,050

13. (17) Mike Marlar/50 $1,500

14. (23) Shane Clanton/50 $1,450

15. (11) Jack Sullivan/50 $1,250

16. (19) Brandon Sheppard/50 $850

17. (21) Ryan Markham/50 $820

18. (26) Greg Johnson/50 $110

19. (12) Kent Robinson/50 $1,280

20. (25) Shane McLoughlin/50 $700

21. (10) Devin Moran/50 $700

22. (24) Pat Doar/50 $1,250

23. (13) John Lobb/50 $700

24. (6) Bub McCool/32 $1,225

25. (16) Gregg Satterlee/32 $700

26. (22) Doug Drown/20 $700

* Earnings include Winners Circle program and cash contingency award bonuses

Time of Race: 24 Mins., 26.949 Secs.

Margin of Victory: 1.562 Secs.

Yellow Flags: 3 (Laps 21, 32, 41)

Lap Leaders: Arthur (1-21); McCreadie (22-46); Lanigan (47-50)

Provisional Starters: Clanton, Doar (WoO); Johnson (WoO emergency); McLoughlin (track)

Rookie of the Race: Sullivan ($250)

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

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

1. 6-Steve Shaver/Vienna, WV 18.723

2. 99M-Donnie Moran/Dresden, OH 18.746

3. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 18.763

4. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 18.774

5. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 18.819

6. 61-George Lee/Loudonville, OH 18.859

7. 1DJ-Doug Drown/Wooster, OH 18.900

8. 7R-Kent Robinson/Bloomington, IN 18.925

9. 71d-Ron Davies/Warren, PA 18.926

10. 32c-Vic Coffey/Caledonia, NY 18.929

11. 92s-Cody Scott/Ontario, OH 18.936

12. 22s-Gregg Satterlee/Rochester Mills, PA 18.937

13. 1-Brandon Sheppard/New Berlin, IL 18.944

14. 18-Keith Berner/Millersburg, OH 18.948

15. 87-Walker Arthur/Forest, VA 18.948

16. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 18.955

17. 99-Donnie Moran/Dresden, OH 18.993

18. 5b-Mike Marlar/Winfield, TN 19.058

19. 1s-Jack Sullivan/Greenbrier, AR 19.079

20. 57J-Bub McCool/Vicksburg, MS 19.079

21. 28-John Lobb/Frewsburg, NY 19.099

22. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 19.100

23. 14-Corey Conley/Wellsburg, WV 19.131

24. c9-Steve Casebolt/Richmond, IN 19.137

25. 5M-Ryan Markham/Ashland, OH 19.140

26. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 19.196

27. 9-Shane McLoughlin/Nashport, OH 19.240

28. 37-Jared Hawkins/Fairmont, WV 19.267

29. 56-Russell King/Bristolville, OH 19.271

30. 15-Jon Henry/Ada, OH 19.291

31. 92-J.R. Gentry/Wooster, OH 19.306

32. 49-Greg Johnson/Bedford, IN 19.316

33. 57-Don Conley/Navarre, OH 19.347

34. 05-Davie Liles/Sterling, OH 19.347

35. 71-Dave Hornikel/Mansfield, OH 19.396

36. 2-Justin Chance/Mansfield, OH 19.411

37. 11-Pat Doar/New Richmond, WI 19.460

38. 81-Matt Aber/Wooster, OH 19.517

39. 79-Brad Malcuit/Strasburg, OH 19.520

40. 36-Wayne Maffett Jr./Mansfield, OH 19.520

41. 007-Rick Bond/Mansfield, OH 19.682

42. 77T-Keith Tish/Millersburg, OH 20.143

43. 22-Jill George/Cedar Falls, IA 20.370

44. 25-Shane Clanton/Fayetteville, GA N/T

Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Shaver, McCreadie, Davies, Lobb, Sheppard, Markham, Donnie Moran, Doar, King, D. Conley, Bond

Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Lee, Eckert, Devin Moran, Coffey, Marlar, Berner, Fuller, Henry, Liles, Aber, Tish

Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Lanigan, Arthur, Sullivan, C. Conley, McLoughlin, Scott, Hornikel, Drown, Malcuit, Gentry, George

Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Frank, McCool, Robinson, Satterlee, Smith, Casebolt, Hawkins, Johnson, Clanton, Maffett, Chance

B-Main No. 1 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Marlar, Sheppard, Markham, Donnie Moran, Berner, Fuller, Doar, Henry, King, Bond, Liles, Aber, D. Conley, Tish

B-Main No. 2 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Smith, Casebolt, Drown, Hawkins, Johnson, Clanton, McLoughlin, Malcuit, Scott, Chance, Maffett, George, Hornikel, Gentry

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): Corey Conley

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

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

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

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

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

Eibach Springs (one free spring to each B-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Mike Marlar/Greg Johnson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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): Keith Berner

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

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): Clint Smith

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

XS ‘Power Move of the Race’ ($60 product certificate): Darrell Lanigan

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

1. Darrell Lanigan 1714

2. Rick Eckert 1628 (-86)

3. Chub Frank 1576 (-138)

4. Shane Clanton 1546 (-168)

5. Tim McCreadie 1512 (-202)

6. Vic Coffey 1502 (-212)

7. Clint Smith 1480 (-234)

8. Bub McCool 1476 (-238)

9. Pat Doar 1380 (-334)

10. Mike Marlar 1376 (-338)

11. Kent Robinson 1330 (-384)

12. Tim Fuller 1322 (-392)

13. John Lobb 1292 (-422)

14. Greg Johnson 1264 (-450)

15. Jack Sullivan 1262 (-452)

16. Jill George 988 (-726)

17. Josh Richards 974 (-740)

18. Brandon Sheppard 900 (-814)

19. Billy Moyer 870 (-844)

20. Billy Moyer Jr. 782 (-932)

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Gravely Tractors (Official Lawn Equipment), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), Vicci (Official Uniform), VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel), DirtonDirt.com (Hard Charger Award) and McCarthy’s One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning (Raye Vest Memorial Pill Draw Award); in addition to contingency sponsors Butlerbuilt, Cometic Gaskets, Comp Cams, Dominator Race Products, Eibach Springs, JE Pistons, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, QuarterMaster, Roush Yates Performance Parts, Superflow Dynos, Wix Filter, Wrisco Aluminum and XS Power Racing Batteries; along with manufacturer sponsors Integra Shocks, GRT Chassis, Jake’s Carts, Longacre, Racing Electronics, Rocket Chassis, TNT Rescue, and Warrior Chassis. 

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