{"id":12751,"date":"2012-08-08T20:09:20","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T20:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=12751"},"modified":"2012-08-08T20:09:20","modified_gmt":"2012-08-08T20:09:20","slug":"lanigan-completes-perfect-road-trip-with-triumph-at-wisconsins-shawano-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/lanigan-completes-perfect-road-trip-with-triumph-at-wisconsins-shawano-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Lanigan Completes Perfect Road Trip With Triumph At Wisconsin\u2019s Shawano Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Record-Setter Captures Sixth Straight Win, Becomes Alltime Winningest Driver On World of Outlaws Late Model Series<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"SHAWANO, WI \u2013 Aug. 7, 2012 \u2013 Darrell Lanigan made more World of Outlaws Late Model Series history on Tuesday night at Shawano Speedway.<\/p>\n

Completing a spectacular road trip to the Upper Midwest, Lanigan registered a convincing victory in the \u2018Mid-States Equipment 50\u2019 to extend his record-setting win streak to six and become the national tour\u2019s alltime winningest driver.<\/p>\n

Lanigan, 42, of Union, Ky., roared off the outside pole to grab the lead on the opening lap and never looked back, pacing the entire distance to register his 13th<\/sup>\u00a0win of 2012 and the 39th<\/sup>\u00a0of his career on the WoO LMS. He overtook Josh Richards and Billy Moyer to move atop the national tour\u2019s career win list for both the modern era (2004-present) and overall (including the original 1988-89 seasons).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable,\u201d said Lanigan, who captured Shawano\u2019s WoO LMS event for the second consecutive year. \u201cIt\u2019s a real honor to be at the top of that (alltime win) list. It means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lanigan dominated the A-Main, keeping his rivals at arm\u2019s length throughout behind the wheel of his Cornett-powered Rocket. WoO LMS rookie Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., was able to close within a car\u2019s length of Lanigan late in the distance, but he couldn\u2019t make a serious bid and crossed the finish line 0.214 of a second behind the victor in his Victory Circle mount.<\/p>\n

Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., briefly grabbed second from McCool on a lap-15 restart but settled for a third-place finish. It was his best outing since moving to the seat of the Kennedy Motorsports Capital Race Car.<\/p>\n

Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., placed fourth and defending WoO LMS champion Rick Eckert of York, Pa., finished fifth. Both drivers ran Team Zero by Bloomquist machines.<\/p>\n

Lanigan led by nearly a straightaway early in the race, but he cooled his jets as the A-Main wound down to make sure tire wear wouldn\u2019t hamper his effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know last year there was some cars that blew out tires late in the race, so I was just trying to be conservative there at the end and finish,\u201d said Lanigan. \u201cAnytime you get to lapped traffic when it\u2019s rubber, you don\u2019t want to catch \u2018em. I was just trying to slow the pace down a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCool, 35, was satisfied just to follow the country\u2019s hottest dirt Late Model driver under the checkered flag.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt the longer the race run under green, we was getting better and better and I could get to (Lanigan) a little bit,\u201d said McCool, who registered his seventh top-five finish of the 2012 WoO LMS campaign. \u201cBut I don\u2019t know if could\u2019ve gotten by him. Hell, he was right down around that bottom in the rubber and it would\u2019ve been hard to do anything.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut with our last few finishes, we\u2019re happy with anything in the top five. It was a good night for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lanigan\u2019s $10,650 win put a put a cap on his perfect \u2013 and very lucrative \u2013 three-race WoO LMS swing. He began the trip on Aug. 4 with a $50,000 triumph in the USA Nationals 100 at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., and then outdueled Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., to win Monday night\u2019s 50-lapper at Independence (Iowa) Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

The checkered-flag hat trick was worth $71,350 and pushed his WoO LMS earnings for the 2012 season to an astounding $269,400 after just 30 races. He also extended his points lead to 170 points over Eckert as he chases his second career championship with 12 races remaining on the schedule.<\/p>\n

Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., finished sixth after his attempts to make time on the outside of the track on the lap-30 restart caused him to fall out of the top five. Frankie Heckenast Jr. of Orland Park, Ill., was seventh; Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., quietly moved forward from the 15th<\/sup>\u00a0starting spot to place eighth; Vic Coffey of Caledonia, N.Y., finished ninth despite switching to a backup ignition halfway through the race and running the last 10 laps on seven cylinders; and Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., advanced from 18th<\/sup>\u00a0to round out the top 10.<\/p>\n

The race\u2019s most significant casualties were polesitter Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., who relinquished second place due to a broken rearend on lap three; Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., who spun out of 10th<\/sup>place on lap 30 due to a broken j-bar bolt; and rookie Kent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., who retired after cutting a right-rear tire while running fifth on lap 40.<\/p>\n

Thirty-seven cars were signed in for the event, which was run on brilliantly clear summer evening. The race had been postponed by wet track conditions following a thunderstorm on its original Aug. 1 date.<\/p>\n

Fuller was quickest in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials with a lap of 20.151 seconds, earning his third fast-time honor of the 2012 season but first since joining the Kennedy Motorsports team.<\/p>\n

Heat winners were Fuller, Eckert, Lanigan and McCreadie. The B-Mains were captured by Paul Parker of Kaukauna, Wis., and Clanton.<\/p>\n

The next action for the WoO LMS is a Michigan doubleheader on Aug. 17 at Winston Speedway in Rothbury and Aug. 18 at Merritt Raceway in Lake City.<\/p>\n

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit\u00a0www.worldofoutlaws.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fans can also follow the WoO LMS on Twitter at\u00a0Twitter.com\/WoOLateModels\u00a0<\/a>and Facebook atFacebook.com\/WorldofOutlaws\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Results of WoO Late Model Series \u2018Mid-States Equipment 50\u2019 at Shawano Speedway (Finishing Position\/Start\/Driver\/Laps Completed\/Money Won):<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1. (2) Darrell Lanigan\/50 $10,650<\/p>\n

2. (4) Bub McCool\/50 $5,850<\/p>\n

3. (6) Tim Fuller\/50 $3,550<\/p>\n

4. (8) Brady Smith\/50 $2,550<\/p>\n

5. (7) Rick Eckert\/50 $2,650<\/p>\n

6. (5) Tim McCreadie\/50 $2,350<\/p>\n

7. (9) Frankie Heckenast Jr.\/50 $1,900<\/p>\n

8. (15) Jimmy Mars\/50 $1,300<\/p>\n

9. (12) Vic Coffey\/50 $1,800<\/p>\n

10. (18) Shane Clanton\/50 $1,650<\/p>\n

11. (11) Terry Casey\/50 $1,100<\/p>\n

12. (10) Nick Anvelink\/50 $1,000<\/p>\n

13. (20) Brett Swedberg\/50 $1,100<\/p>\n

14. (22) Jake Redetzke\/50 $950<\/p>\n

15. (21) Justin Hirt\/50 $850<\/p>\n

16. (19) Troy Springborn\/50 $850<\/p>\n

17. (13) Ron Burna\/50 $770<\/p>\n

18. (3) Kent Robinson\/39 $1,300<\/p>\n

19. (14) Todd Frank\/39 $730<\/p>\n

20. (16) Clint Smith\/30 $1,250<\/p>\n

21. (24) Jack Sullivan\/23 $1,250<\/p>\n

22. (17) Paul Parker\/22 $700<\/p>\n

23. (23) Pat Doar\/13 $1,250<\/p>\n

24. (2) Chub Frank\/3 $1,250<\/p>\n

*\u00a0Earnings include<\/em><\/p>\n

Winners Circle<\/em><\/address>\n

program and cash contingency award bonuses<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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