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Lanigan Continues Record-Setting Season With Hard-Fought Victory In Dirt Late Model Magazine 50 At Independence Motor Speedway

Sizzling Star Sets World of Outlaws Late Model Series Consecutive-Win Record, Ties Richards For Most Triumphs Since ‘04

INDEPENDENCE, IA – Aug. 6, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan’s assault on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series rolled on Monday night at Independence Motor Speedway.

Continuing the most amazing season in the history of the national tour, the 42-year-old star from Union, Ky., set or matched three different series records with a hard-fought victory over Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., in the three-eighths-mile oval’s Dirt Late Model Magazine 50.

Lanigan drew the pole position in the pre-race redraw and led all but one circuit of the A-Main, but his drive to the checkered flag behind the wheel of his Cornett-powered Rocket was anything but easy. He had to survive a relentless late-race challenge from Smith, who nosed ahead to lead lap 42 but lost ground and fell behind for the remainder of the distance when the leaders rubbed together in turn two moments after Lanigan was scored the leader of lap 43. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-07T13:39:34-04:00August 7th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models, Race Results|Comments Off

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 6, 2012 – The biggest weekend of the season is finally here as all eyes in the sprint car world shift to Knoxville Raceway.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series four-day, 52^nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals begins on Wednesday and culminates with the $150,000-to-win main event at the famed half mile on Saturday.

Tony Stewart Racing teammates and World of Outlaws veterans Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz have combined to win 17 titles, with Kinser claiming an event-best 12 wins and Schatz winning in five of the last six years.

Fellow Outlaws Sammy Swindell and Kraig Kinser have also picked up a Goodyear Knoxville Nationals victory. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-06T17:11:26-04:00August 6th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Lanigan’s Spectacular Season Continues With $50,000 USA Nationals Victory At Cedar Lake Speedway

Kentucky Star’s Fourth Straight World of Outlaws Late Model Series Win Comes In Crown-Jewel Event

NEW RICHMOND, WI – Aug. 4, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan added a coveted crown-jewel victory to his spectacular 2012 campaign with a flawless performance in Saturday night’s 25^th annual USA Nationals presented by U.S. Steel at Cedar Lake Speedway.

Dominating the richest World of Outlaws Late Model Series event of the season, the 42-year-old star from Union, Ky., rocketed off the outside pole to grab the lead at the initial green flag of the 100-lap A-Main and never looked back. He survived a mid-race challenge from Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., and a final-lap mechanical scare to pocket the prestigious race’s $50,000 top prize. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-06T15:21:26-04:00August 6th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models, Race Results|Comments Off

Heckenast & Lanigan Earn Front-Row Starting Spots In USA Nationals 100 On Friday Night At Cedar Lake Speedway

Both Drivers Pass Up Opportunity To Start From Rear And Chase $25,000 Bonus For Winning Saturday’s Main Event

NEW RICHMOND, WI – Aug. 3, 2012 – Frankie Heckenast Jr. of Orland Park, Ill., and Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., earned front-row starting spots in the 25 ^th annual USA Nationals with their performances on Friday night at Cedar Lake Speedway.

Even the possibility of racing for another $25,000 to win Saturday evening’s 100-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main wasn’t enough to shake them from their prime positions.

After Heckenast won Friday night’s 15-lap dash and Lanigan finished second to put them at the head of Saturday’s USA Nationals field, both drivers were given the opportunity to forfeit their spots and start from the last row as part of the ‘Tail-Start Challenge’ in celebration of the event’s 25 ^thanniversary. Accepting the challenge would make them eligible to claim a $25G bonus – on top of the race’s already huge $50,000 first-place prize – if they could drive through the pack to win. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-04T18:18:16-04:00August 4th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

Wolfe’s Wait is Over after World of Outlaws Win in Bloomington

He leads the final 22 laps and survives a green-white-checkered finish

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Aug. 3, 2012 – It’s finally over. There were hugs and high fives, smiles and tears, greeting a subdued Lucas Wolfe in Victory Lane on a muggy Friday evening at Bloomington Speedway. Wolfe led the final 22 laps to claim his first career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature victory.

“I’m not very loud of any kind; I stay pretty even,” he said. “Obviously I’m usually this way on a terrible night and on the best of nights I stay pretty calm, but I’ll be pretty happy. I might do a bit of screaming in the helmet, but I’ll try to keep it pretty cool for right now.”

After many near wins during the last five seasons as an Outlaws driver and overcoming a gamut of mechanical woes this year, Wolfe had arguably the best car in Friday’s main event. He charged from his seventh starting position to the top three within the first 10 laps and took the lead before the midpoint. However, it wasn’t without drama. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-04T17:15:44-04:00August 4th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Chad Simpson Ready To Defend Home State In Independence Motor Speedway’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event On Monday (Aug. 6)

Iowa Star Seeks First-Ever Victory On National Tour At Track Just A Half-Hour Drive From His Home

INDEPENDENCE, IA – Aug. 3, 2012 – Chad Simpson flirted with a World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory last year. He’d love to finish the job when the national tour makes a second annual visit on Monday night (Aug. 6) to Independence Motor Speedway.

While Simpson, 33, has never competed regularly at Independence, the three-eighths-mile oval is just over a 30-minute drive from his home in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. That location gives him even more incentive to pull off a triumph that would rank as one of the biggest of his already impressive eight-year career in the dirt Late Model division.

“It would mean so much if we could get our first World of Outlaws win at a track close to home like Independence,” said Simpson, who has made less than a dozen starts at the central Iowa track. “It seems these days that open (motor) Late Model racing is getting farther and farther away from Iowa. We just don’t get a chance to run many big (open) shows in our own state anymore, so anytime we can run an Outlaw show a half-hour from our house, it’s a big deal. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-03T23:17:42-04:00August 3rd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models, World of Outlaws|Comments Off

Excitement Stirs for NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLI

Only Two Months until the Biggest Week in DIRTcar Racing Begins

WEEDSPORT, N. Y. – August 3, 2012 – With just two months until NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLI, DIRTcar frenzy is hitting the Northeast as drivers and fans alike make preparations for the biggest annual Modified event in the country and recipient of the 2011 National Speedway Directory Outstanding Short Track Event Award.

Some follow the DIRTcar series – the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds, 358-Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds and Pro Stocks – or the World of Outlaws Late Models and Sprint Car Series, all of which stop in Central New York for Super DIRT Week. Many fans have reserved their camping spots, nearly selling out available reserved camping at the New York State Fairgrounds.

Maybe some, like Sportsman driver Matt Guererri, still sport last year’s Super DIRT Week hot pass wristband in hopes of adding a second to the collection. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-03T23:07:46-04:00August 3rd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Stewart Remains Strong at Ohsweken

The NASCAR Star Earns his Second World of Outlaws Win this Month and Third Overall

OHSWEKEN, Ontario — July 31, 2012 — Tony Stewart, Ohsweken Speedway and Victory Lane are beginning to become synonymous. The NASCAR driver led all 30 laps on Tuesday to claim his third career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory and his second in a row at the 3/8-mile oval. Counting Monday’s win in Corr/Pak Sprints action, he has ended his last three events at Ohsweken Speedway a top the podium.

“Last year we won the thing running through the middle and tonight we were really good right on the top edge of the race track,” Stewart said. “It wasn’t really anything consistent between the nights. It’s just a neat, little race track. It’s a lot of fun. You can race all over the place.

“And what an honor it is to stand here with this group of guys. To win with the World of Outlaws is awesome.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-03T00:22:22-04:00August 3rd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, World of Outlaws|Comments Off

Swindell Dominates in Outlaws Debut at Autodrome Granby

He leads all 25 laps to pick up his eighth World of Outlaws feature victory of the season

GRANBY, Quebec – July 27, 2012 – Uh oh.

Sammy Swindell recently found the problem for his so-called slump and he answered it with an emphatic victory on Friday during the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series inaugural visit to Autodrome Granby.

“We’ve kinda been struggling a bit, but we found out we had a car from some of those little skirmishes that we had was a little twisted so our setup wasn’t where it was supposed to be,” he said. “It’s nice to be back in a car that you can just run hard.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-07-30T17:01:12-04:00July 30th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, World of Outlaws|Comments Off

World of Outlaws Return to Junction Motor Speedway

It hosts the fourth round of the Kasey Kahne Challenge on Tuesday, Aug. 14

McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. – July 24, 2012 – Although the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series has only competed at Junction Motor Speedway once, it has been a highlighted date on the schedule this season.

The semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval hosts the World of Outlaws for only the second time on Tuesday, Aug. 14, for the fourth-and-final round of the NAPA Auto Parts Kasey Kahne Challenge Presented by Mid-Nebraska Land Developing, A&L Sales & Service and Friesen Chevrolet.

Craig Dollansky leads the points for the Challenge going into the final race with a 38-point advantage over Kraig Kinser. Joey Saldana is third – 40 points behind Dollansky. (more…)

By Scott|2012-07-24T21:28:33-04:00July 24th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, World of Outlaws|Comments Off