{"id":14841,"date":"2012-11-04T20:04:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-04T20:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=14841"},"modified":"2012-11-04T20:04:08","modified_gmt":"2012-11-04T20:04:08","slug":"owens-completes-unprecedented-sweep-of-dirt-late-model-action-during-peak-motor-oil-world-of-outlaws-world-finals-by-napa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/owens-completes-unprecedented-sweep-of-dirt-late-model-action-during-peak-motor-oil-world-of-outlaws-world-finals-by-napa\/","title":{"rendered":"Owens Completes Unprecedented Sweep Of Dirt Late Model Action During PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals by NAPA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lanigan Falls Short Of Victory But Celebrates 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship At The Dirt Track At Charlotte<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"CONCORD, NC \u2013 Nov. 3, 2012 \u2013 Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., completed an unprecedented sweep of the PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts with a convincing victory in Saturday night\u2019s 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.<\/p>\n

The $10,000 triumph marked the fourth consecutive year that Owens captured the Saturday-night finale of the spectacular weekend \u2013 and, as a result, shared the post-race spotlight with the newly-crowned WoO LMS champion. Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., who finished third, was presented his second career World of Outlaws championship trophy in a confetti- and fireworks-filled ceremony moments after Owens stood on the winner\u2019s stage.<\/p>\n

Owens, 40, certainly didn\u2019t have his amazing feat diminished by the dual Victory Lane celebrations. He earned plenty of recognition from the standing-room-only crowd of over 14,000 and the national television audience that watched the PEAK World Finals by NAPA on the SPEED cable network.<\/p>\n

\u201cWords can\u2019t describe how much it means to win these two races this weekend,\u201d said Owens, who has been victorious a record five times in 12 WoO LMS A-Mains contested during the PEAK World Finals by NAPA since the event\u2019s birth in 2007. \u201cIt just means so much to me to pull this off. The electricity in the air with all these people here for this show is like no other race we run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owens, who started third, passed Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., for the lead on lap five and never looked back. He easily handled two restarts late in the distance to cross the finish line 1.646 seconds in front of Watertown, N.Y.\u2019s Tim McCreadie, who charged forward from the ninth starting spot to register a runner-up finish that moved him past Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., to fourth in the final WoO LMS points standings.<\/p>\n

Lanigan swapped second place with McCreadie before finally ceding the position on lap 43 and settling for third. Madden faded to fourth at the finish after starting second and leading laps 1-4 and WoO LMS regular Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., advanced from the 10th<\/sup> starting spot to complete the top five.<\/p>\n

Owens, who outdueled Lanigan and 2011 WoO LMS champion Rick Eckert of York, Pa., to win Friday night\u2019s 50-lap A-Main at the four-tenths-mile oval, was never seriously challenged in his history-making repeat effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a good car last night but I felt like we could still do some things to make it better,\u201d Owens said of his potent Mike Reece-owned Team Zero by Bloomquist mount. \u201cWe worked on it today and it was just awesome. We really found something for this place.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCreadie, 38, didn\u2019t get a shot at racing Owens from second place on either of the race\u2019s restarts. He reached third with his Warrior machine two circuits before the first caution flag flew, on lap 38 after Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., slammed the turn-three wall. McCreadie then briefly took second from Lanigan on the ensuing restart before Lanigan nosed back ahead to sit in the runner-up spot when Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., slowed to bring out a caution flag on lap 42.<\/p>\n

The bridesmaid finish was McCreadie\u2019s best on the WoO LMS since he was second on July 7 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. It came at an opportune time, pushing him past Frank, who finished 19th<\/sup>, for fourth in the points standings \u2013 a one position jump worth an extra $5,000 in points-fund cash ($35,000 versus $30,000 for fifth).<\/p>\n

Lanigan will receive $100,000 for his WoO LMS championship, giving him over $425,000 in earnings on the 2012 tour. It\u2019s a pretty good consolation for falling short of victory once again at The Dirt Track, where Lanigan is winless in 20 career starts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we may have been a little bit better (than Owens) before that caution (on lap 38),\u201d said the fourth-starting Lanigan, who steered his Rocket car into second place with a lap-18 pass of Madden. \u201cI think we were catching him a little bit, but I think the caution hurt us a little bit. We just didn\u2019t fire after the restart.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were good, but we just missed it a little bit and Jimmy was good this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lanigan\u2019s final championship margin was a record 228 points over Eckert, who finished 21st<\/sup> after relinquishing a top-five spot when his car lost power during the lap-42 caution period.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely been a heck of a year,\u201d said Lanigan, who also won the WoO LMS title in 2008. \u201cTo do what we did \u2013 win (a record) 15 races, win Cedar Lake (the USA Nationals), everything else \u2013 it\u2019s just been a phenomenal year. The first (championship) was nice, but to get your second one the way we did is definitely unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Don O\u2019Neal of Martinsville, Ind., finished sixth in the Childress Racing No. K71. Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., advanced from the 16th<\/sup> starting spot to place seventh; Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., was a quiet eighth; WoO LMS rookie Kent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., was ninth; and Walker Arthur of Forest, Va., rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n

Heat winners were Owens, O\u2019Neal, Madden, Eckert, Lanigan and McDowell. The B-Mains were captured by Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., Eric Wells of Hazard, Ky., and Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn.<\/p>\n

The stars of the 2012 WoO LMS will be honored \u2013 and share in nearly $400,000 in points-fund cash \u2013 during the tour\u2019s annual awards banquet on Sunday night (Nov. 4) at the Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, N.C<\/p>\n

The 2013 WoO LMS campaign is scheduled to kick off on Feb. 8-9 with the \u2018Winter Freeze\u2019 doubleheader at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga.<\/p>\n

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

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

Results of WoO Late Model Series PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts Race No. 2 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Finishing Position\/Start\/Driver\/Laps Completed\/Money Won): <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. (3) Jimmy Owens\/50 $10,000<\/p>\n

2. (9) Tim McCreadie\/50 $5,650<\/p>\n

3. (4) Darrell Lanigan\/50 $3,650<\/p>\n

4. (2) Chris Madden\/50 $2,500<\/p>\n

5. (10) Clint Smith\/50 $2,550<\/p>\n

6. (5) Don O\u2019Neal\/50 $2,200<\/p>\n

7. (16) Steve Francis\/50 $1,500<\/p>\n

8. (7) Josh Richards\/50 $1,450<\/p>\n

9. (18) Kent Robinson\/50 $1,950<\/p>\n

10. (13) Walker Arthur\/50 $1,100<\/p>\n

11. (15) Brandon Sheppard\/50 $1,100<\/p>\n

12. (12) Jason Feger\/50 $1,100<\/p>\n

13. (23) Ray Cook\/50 $1,000<\/p>\n

14. (14) Gregg Satterlee\/50 $900<\/p>\n

15. (27) Earl Pearson Jr.\/50 $900<\/p>\n

16. (28) Bub McCool\/49 $800<\/p>\n

17. (29) Vic Coffey\/49 $620<\/p>\n

18. (22) Dennis Erb Jr.\/49 $750<\/p>\n

19. (26) Chub Frank\/49 $1,280<\/p>\n

20. (24) Billy Decker\/49 $725<\/p>\n

21. (1) Rick Eckert\/42 $1,350<\/p>\n

22. (6) Dale McDowell\/42 $700<\/p>\n

23. (25) Shane Clanton\/37 $1,250<\/p>\n

24. (21) Scott Bloomquist\/37 $800<\/p>\n

25. (19) Jonathan Davenport\/36 $700<\/p>\n

26. (11) Kenny Moreland\/32 $700<\/p>\n

27. (20) Eric Wells\/28 $700<\/p>\n

28. (8) R.J. Conley\/16 $700<\/p>\n

29. (17) Morgan Bagley\/16 $700<\/p>\n

* Earnings include Winners Circle program and cash contingency award bonuses<\/em><\/p>\n

Time of Race: 22 Mins., 6.900 Secs.<\/p>\n

Margin of Victory: 1.646 Secs.<\/p>\n

Yellow Flags: 2 (Laps 38, 42)<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders: Madden (1-4); Owens (5-50)<\/p>\n

Provisional Starters: Clanton, Frank (WoO points); Pearson (fastest pre-entered driver from time trials who failed to qualify); McCool, Coffey (WoO emergency)<\/p>\n

Rookie of the Race: K. Robinson ($250)<\/p>\n

WoO LMS \u2018Bonus Bucks\u2019 Winner: O\u2019Neal ($500)<\/p>\n

Heat No. 1 (8 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): <\/strong>1. Jimmy Owens, 2. Josh Richards, 3. Walker Arthur, 4. Dennis Erb Jr., 5. Pancho Lawler, 6. Chub Frank, 7. Earl Pearson Jr., 8. Duane Chamberlain, 9. Timothy Culp, 10. B.J. Robinson, 11. Brian Ledbetter, 12. Justin Coulter<\/p>\n

Heat No. 2 (8 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): <\/strong>1. Don O’Neal, 2. R.J. Conley, 3. Gregg Satterlee, 4. Jonathan Davenport, 5. Rod Conley, 6. Andrew Reaume, 7. John Mason, 8. Ron Davies, 9. Chad Hollenbeck, 10. Chris Farrell, 11. Joe Ramey, 12. Dale Hollidge<\/p>\n

Heat No. 3 (8 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): <\/strong>1. Chris Madden, 2. Tim McCreadie, 3. Brandon Sheppard, 4. Eric Wells, 5. Tim Fuller, 6. Shane Clanton, 7. Eddie Carrier Jr., 8. Zack Dohm, 9. Chris Ferguson, 10. Dennis Franklin, 11. Bob Gordon, 12. Corey Weaver<\/p>\n

Heat No. 4 (8 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): <\/strong>1. Rick Eckert, 2. Clint Smith, 3. Steve Francis, 4. Ray Cook, 5. Vic Coffey, 6. Eric Jacobsen, 7. Josh McGuire, 8. Coleby Frye, 9. Jerry Lierly, 10. Dustin Mitchell, 11. Pat Doar<\/p>\n

Heat No. 5 (8 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): <\/strong>1. Darrell Lanigan, 2. Kenny Moreland, 3. Morgan Bagley, 4. Scott Bloomquist, 5. Jared Landers, 6. Steve Shaver, 7. Jacob Hawkins, 8. Jay Sessoms, 9. Rich Bell, 10. Brian Force (DNS) Ross Camponovo<\/p>\n

Heat No. 6 (8 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer): <\/strong>1. Dale McDowell, 2. Jason Feger, 3. Kent Robinson, 4. Billy Decker, 5. Austin Hubbard, 6. Bub McCool, 7. Dan Stone, 8. Kerry King Sr., 9. Jerry Bowersock, 10. Denny Fenton, 11. Randy Sterling<\/p>\n

B-Main No. 1 (12 laps \u2013 Top 2 Transfer): <\/strong>1. Jonathan Davenport, 2. Dennis Erb Jr., 3. Chub Frank, 4. Earl Pearson Jr., 5. Duane Chamberlain, 6. John Mason, 7. Timothy Culp, 8. Rod Conley, 9. Pancho Lawler, 10. Chad Hollenbeck, 11. B.J. Robinson, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Brain Ledbetter, 14. Dale Hollidge, 15. Joe Ramey, 16. Andrew Reaume, 17. Ron Davies, 18. Justin Coulter<\/p>\n

B-Main No. 2 (12 laps \u2013 Top 2 Transfer): <\/strong>1. Eric Wells, 2. Ray Cook, 3. Shane Clanton, 4. Eric Jacobsen, 5. Vic Coffey, 6. Eddie Carrier Jr., 7. Zack Dohm, 8. Tim Fuller, 9. Josh McGuire, 10. Jerry Lierly, 11. Dennis Franklin, 12. Corey Weaver, 13. Pat Doar, 14. Bob Gordon, 15. Coleby Frye, 16. Chris Ferguson (DNS) Dustin Mitchell<\/p>\n

B-Main No. 3 (12 laps \u2013 Top 2 Transfer): <\/strong>1. Scott Bloomquist, 2. Billy Decker, 3. Jared Landers, 4. Steve Shaver, 5. Austin Hubbard, 6. Bub McCool, 7. Dan Stone, 8. Jacob Hawkins, 9. Rich Bell, 10. Jay Sessoms, 11. Kerry King Sr., 12. Jerry Bowersock, 13. Brian Force, 14. Denny Fenton, 15. Randy Sterling (DNS) Ross Camponovo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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