{"id":20985,"date":"2014-02-17T17:10:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T17:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=20985"},"modified":"2014-02-17T17:16:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T17:16:16","slug":"lanigan-finds-winning-touch-with-club-29-car-in-sunday-nights-bubba-army-dirt-late-model-winter-nationals-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/lanigan-finds-winning-touch-with-club-29-car-in-sunday-nights-bubba-army-dirt-late-model-winter-nationals-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Lanigan Finds Winning Touch With Club 29 Car In Sunday Night\u2019s Bubba Army Dirt Late Model Winter Nationals Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kentucky Star Holds Off O\u2019Neal For $12,000 Top Prize At Bubba Raceway Park<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"021614_LaniganVL\"OCALA, FL \u2013 Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., ended the Bubba Army Dirt Late Model Winter Nationals on a high note, breaking through to capture\u00a0Sunday\u00a0night\u2019s 60-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series \u2018Super\u00a0Sunday\u00a0Showdown\u2019 at Bubba Raceway Park.<\/p>\n

Finding the winning touch with his self-designed Club 29 car after top-five finishes in each of the first two events of the weekend, Lanigan passed Don O\u2019Neal of Martinsville, Ind., for the lead on lap seven and controlled the remainder of the distance. The two-time WoO LMS champion turned back a late challenge from O’Neal while racing through lapped traffic to pocket the race\u2019s $12,650 top prize.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neal settled for second place, about one second behind Lanigan at the checkered flag. The driver of NASCAR star Clint Bowyer\u2019s Barry Wright car once again fell short of his elusive first-ever WoO LMS triumph.<\/p>\n

Friday-night winner Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., finished close behind O\u2019Neal in third place in his Rocket machine, sending him out the gates of the three-eighths-mile oval with the WoO LMS points lead. He scored a podium finish in all three events.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neal\u2019s Bowyer Racing teammate, Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., placed fourth in his Barry Wright car after getting shuffled back to eighth on a lap-22 restart. Morgan Bagley of Tyler, Texas, finished fifth in Wayman McMillan\u2019s Rocket machine \u2013 just his second career top-five finish on the WoO LMS \u2013 after battling past\u00a0Saturday-night winner Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., for the position on lap 48.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old Sheppard was in position to sweep a WoO LMS program for the second consecutive night after setting fast time and winning a heat, but he settled for a sixth-place finish after starting eighth. He steered the Rocket Chassis house car as high as fourth midway through the A-Main but slipped backward in the closing circuits while unsuccessfully searching for traction on the outside of the track.<\/p>\n

Lanigan, 43, also found the top side of the egg-shaped speedway difficult to grip late in the race. He tried using the outside line to overtake a pack of lapped cars with less than 10 laps remaining and it nearly cost him the race.<\/p>\n

After racing virtually unchallenged for most of the distance, Lanigan suddenly found O\u2019Neal on his back bumper on lap 53. With Lanigan\u2019s pace hampered by two slower cars ahead of him, the door was open for O\u2019Neal to duck to the inside and come within inches of grabbing the lead on lap 54.<\/p>\n

But then Lanigan summarily dived to the inside in turn one, breaking O\u2019Neal\u2019s momentum and building just enough of an edge to carry him to his first WoO LMS win of 2014 and his fifth victory in 11 starts at BRP over the past five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lapped cars were tough,\u201d said Lanigan, who sits atop the alltime WoO LMS win list. \u201cWe were definitely a lot faster than they was (lapped cars), but there just wasn\u2019t no (outside) groove. I just lost too much ground up there so I had to get back to the bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neal saw the golden opportunity to steal the race from Lanigan\u2019s grasp, but his hopes were effectively snuffed out by Lanigan\u2019s move to the inside. He had to be satisfied with matching his career-best WoO LMS finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe got on the outside of that (lapped) traffic and the outside wasn\u2019t the place to be,\u201d O\u2019Neal said of Lanigan. \u201cNow, if he would\u2019ve stayed out there just a little bit longer, we may have gotten him, but that\u2019s part of racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just cut down real hard in front of me, but that\u2019s part of it. I would\u2019ve done the same thing if I was him. We made it exciting there at the end but just didn\u2019t get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the most accomplished veterans in dirt Late Model racing, O\u2019Neal remained winless in 31 career WoO LMS A-Main starts over the past decade. He has 17 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes in his limited appearances on the tour.<\/p>\n

Lanigan\u2019s series record 54th<\/sup>\u00a0career win was his first in World of Outlaws action since debuting the Club 29 chassis he partnered with noted crew chief Ronnie Stuckey to build and market. He needed a couple nights to get the machine tuned just right.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit different from what we\u2019ve been used to,\u201d said Lanigan, who scored finishes of third and fifth in the first two legs of the Winter Nationals. \u201cWe\u2019ve been close (in the previous events), but it needed a little bit more. We found some stuff tonight and it seemed to like it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Putting a WoO LMS victory on his ledger so early in the season certainly gave Lanigan a boost.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt relieves a lot of pressure,\u201d said Lanigan. \u201cI had a lot of pressure on myself to do good with this piece. We put a lot into it to do well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finishing in positions 7-10 was 17th<\/sup>-starter Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., who enjoyed a career-best WoO LMS outing; Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who quietly moved forward from the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0starting spot; Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., who used a provisional to start 23\u00a0rd<\/sup>\u00a0after breaking a driveshaft in his car during heat action; and Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, Ark., who rose as high as sixth before a worn right-front tire slowed his pace.<\/p>\n

Four caution flags slowed the race, all for slowed or stopped cars: Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn. (lap 17), Chase Junghans of Manhattan, Kan. (lap 22), Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa. (lap 28) and Rick \u2018Boom\u2019 Briggs of Bear Lake, Pa. (lap 39).<\/p>\n

Thirty-two cars were entered in the event.<\/p>\n

Sheppard was quickest in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials, which were split into two groups. His lap of 14.626 seconds in Group \u2018A\u2019 was the overall fastest, giving him his third fast-time honor in as many nights.<\/p>\n

Heat winners were Sheppard, Brady Smith, Francis and O\u2019Neal. The B-Mains were captured by Whitener and Raymond Merrill of Sallisaw, Okla.<\/p>\n

The WoO LMS will return to action with three consecutive nights of action (Feb. 20-22) during the 43rd<\/sup>\u00a0DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. The traditional race meet at the Volusia half-mile also includes three evenings of DIRTcar-sanctioned Late Model competition from\u00a0Feb. 17-19\u00a0that will see many WoO LMS regulars in action.<\/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 at\u00a0Facebook.com\/WorldofOutlaws\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Results of World of Outlaws Late Model Series \u2018Bubba Army Dirt Late Model Winter Nationals\u2019 Night 3 at Bubba Raceway Park (Finishing Position\/Start\/Driver\/Laps Completed\/Money Won):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. (3) Darrell Lanigan\/60 $12,650<\/p>\n

2. (2) Don O\u2019Neal\/60 $6,550<\/p>\n

3. (1) Brady Smith\/60 $4,625<\/p>\n

4. (5) Steve Francis\/60 $3,600<\/p>\n

5. (4) Morgan Bagley\/60 $3,550<\/p>\n

6. (8) Brandon Sheppard\/60 $3,050<\/p>\n

7. (17) Mark Whitener\/60 $2,150<\/p>\n

8. (13) Tim McCreadie\/60 $2,350<\/p>\n

9. (23) Shane Clanton\/60 $2,050<\/p>\n

10. (14) Jack Sullivan\/60 $1,400<\/p>\n

11. (19) Rick Eckert\/60 $1,900<\/p>\n

12. (11) Frankie Heckenast Jr.\/60 $1,250<\/p>\n

13. (24) Chub Frank\/60 $1,700<\/p>\n

14. (9) Brandon Overton\/60 $1,100<\/p>\n

15. (12) Tim Fuller\/60 $1,600<\/p>\n

16. (7) Ivedent Lloyd Jr.\/60 $1,050<\/p>\n

17. (20) Eric Wells\/60 $1,500<\/p>\n

18. (10) Chase Junghans\/60 $900<\/p>\n

19. (18) Raymond Merrill\/59 $850<\/p>\n

20. (21) Clint Smith\/59 $1,350<\/p>\n

21. (16) Rick \u2018Boom\u2019 Briggs\/59 $800<\/p>\n

22. (15) Scott Bloomquist\/50 $900<\/p>\n

23. (6) Dan Stone\/28 $800<\/p>\n

24. (22) Gregg Satterlee\/1 $800<\/p>\n

*\u00a0Earnings include Winners Circle program and cash contingency award bonuses<\/em><\/p>\n

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Time of Race: 26 Mins., 29.203 Secs.<\/p>\n

Yellow Flags: 4 (laps 17, 22, 28, 39)<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders: O\u2019Neal (1-6); Lanigan (7-60)<\/p>\n

Provisional Starters: Clanton, Frank<\/p>\n

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

Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position\/No.\/Driver\/Hometown\/Best Lap):<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Group \u2018A\u2019<\/p>\n

1. 1-Brandon Sheppard\/New Berlin, IL 14.626<\/p>\n

2. 2-Brady Smith\/Solon Springs, WI 14.785<\/p>\n

3. 39-Tim McCreadie\/Watertown, NY 14.846<\/p>\n

4. 25-Shane Clanton\/Zebulon, GA 14.879<\/p>\n

5. 29-Darrell Lanigan\/Union, KY 15.051<\/p>\n

6. 18c-Chase Junghans\/Manhattan, KS 15.091<\/p>\n

7. 76-Brandon Overton\/Appleton, GA 15.114<\/p>\n

8. 18x-Jack Sullivan\/Greenbrier, AR 15.153<\/p>\n

9. 101-Casey Roberts\/Toccoa, GA 15.173<\/p>\n

10. 21L-Ivedent Lloyd Jr.\/Ocala, FL 15.189<\/p>\n

11. 58-Mark Whitener\/Middleburg, FL 15.190<\/p>\n

12. 24-Rick Eckert\/York, PA 15.220<\/p>\n

13. 44-Clint Smith\/Senoia, GA 15.242<\/p>\n

14. 1*-Chub Frank\/Bear Lake, PA 15.640<\/p>\n

15. 157-Mike Marlar\/Winfield, TN 16.482<\/p>\n

16. 11-Austin Kirkpatrick<\/p>\n

Group \u2018B\u2019<\/p>\n

1. 21d-Dan Stone\/Thompson, PA 14.937<\/p>\n

2. 5-Don O\u2019Neal\/Martinsville, IN 14.941<\/p>\n

3. 99Jr-Frankie Heckenast Jr.\/Orland Park, IL 14.996<\/p>\n

4. 14M-Morgan Bagley\/Tyler, TX 15.123<\/p>\n

5. 15-Steve Francis\/Ashland, KY 15.135<\/p>\n

6. 19-Tim Fuller\/Watertown, NY 15.318<\/p>\n

7. 12M-Raymond Merrill\/Sallisaw, OK 15.359<\/p>\n

8. 22-Gregg Satterlee\/Indiana, PA 15.385<\/p>\n

9. 0-Scott Bloomquist\/Mooresburg, TN 15.424<\/p>\n

10. 99B-Rick \u2018Boom\u2019 Briggs\/Bear Lake, PA 15.476<\/p>\n

11. 33-Brian Reese\/Sharpsburg, GA 15.521<\/p>\n

12. 1G-Michael Lake\/Uniontown, PA 15.912<\/p>\n

13. 18-Eric Wells\/Hazard, KY 16.010<\/p>\n

14. 32-David Gibson Jr.\/Charleston, WV 16.177<\/p>\n

15. 17J-John Winge\/Sioux Falls, SD 16.717<\/p>\n

16. 60-Jim Manka\/Rincon, GA 17.321<\/p>\n

Heat No. 1 (10 laps \u2013 Top 4 Transfer):\u00a0<\/strong>Sheppard, Lanigan, Overton, McCreadie, Roberts, Whitener, C. Smith, Marlar<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Heat No. 2 (10 laps \u2013 Top 4 Transfer):\u00a0<\/strong>B. Smith, Lloyd, Junghans, Sullivan, Eckert, Frank, Clanton (DNS) Kirkpatrick<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Heat No. 3 (10 laps \u2013 Top 4 Transfer):\u00a0<\/strong>Francis, Stone, Heckenast, Bloomquist, Merrill, Wells, Winge (DNS) Reese<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Heat No. 4 (10 laps \u2013 Top 4 Transfer):\u00a0<\/strong>O\u2019Neal, Bagley, Fuller, Briggs, Satterlee, Gibson, Manka, Lake<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

B-Main No. 1 (12 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer):\u00a0<\/strong>Whitener, Eckert, C. Smith, Roberts, Frank, Marlar, Clanton (DNS) Kirkpatrick<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

B-Main No. 2 (12 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer):\u00a0<\/strong>Merrill, Wells, Satterlee, Gibson, Winge, Lake, Manka (DNS) Reese<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners (awards presented to noted finisher\/qualifier or next highest displaying decal):<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ohlins Shocks ($50 cash to fast qualifier): Don O\u2019Neal<\/p>\n

Comp Cams ($50 certificate to A-Main winner): Don O\u2019Neal<\/p>\n

MSD Ignition ($50 cash to A-Main winner): Brady Smith<\/p>\n

Quartermaster ($100 certificate to A-Main winner): Mark Whitener<\/p>\n

Wrisco (three sheets of aluminum\/certificate to A-Main winner): Darrell Lanigan<\/p>\n

STP ($50 cash to 2nd<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Brady Smith<\/p>\n

Penske Racing Shocks ($50 to 3rd<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Mark Whitener<\/p>\n

Roush-Yates ($50 cash to 4th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Brandon Sheppard<\/p>\n

JE Pistons ($50 cash to 5th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Morgan Bagley<\/p>\n

Lincoln Welders ($50 cash to 6th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Mark Whitener<\/p>\n

American Racing Wheels ($50 cash to 7th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Mark Whitener<\/p>\n

VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash to 8th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Tim McCreadie<\/p>\n

Edelbrock ($50 cash to 9th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Shane Clanton<\/p>\n

Comp Cams ($50 cash to 10th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Jack Sullivan<\/p>\n

Cometic ($50 cash to 12th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Frankie Heckenast Jr.<\/p>\n

JRI Shocks ($50 cash to 13th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Chub Frank<\/p>\n

Superflow Dynos ($50 cash to 14th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Ivedent Lloyd Jr.<\/p>\n

Quartermaster ($25 certificate to 15th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Tim Fuller<\/p>\n

JE Pistons (one set of rings certificate to 16th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Ivedent Lloyd Jr.<\/p>\n

Roush-Yates ($50 certificate to 18th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Raymond Merrill<\/p>\n

Quartermaster ($50 certificate to 19th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Raymond Merrill<\/p>\n

Arizona Sports Shirts ($100 certificate to 20th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Clint Smith<\/p>\n

JE Pistons (one set of rings certificate to 21st<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Rick \u2018Boom\u2019 Briggs<\/p>\n

Roush-Yates ($50 certificate to 22nd<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Gregg Satterlee<\/p>\n

MSD Ignition ($25 cash to 24th<\/sup>-place finisher in A-Main): Brady Smith<\/p>\n

Armor All (one case of product to highest-finishing non-WoO driver): Don O\u2019Neal<\/p>\n

2014 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of Feb. 16 \u2013 3 A-Mains completed (rank\/driver\/points\/deficit to leader):<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1. Brady Smith 440<\/p>\n

2. (tie) Brandon Sheppard 434 (-6)<\/p>\n

2. (tie) Darrell Lanigan 434 (-6)<\/p>\n

4. (tie) Rick Eckert 404 (-36)<\/p>\n

4. (tie) Tim McCreadie 404 (-36)<\/p>\n

6. Tim Fuller 402 (-38)<\/p>\n

7. Ivedent Lloyd Jr. 396 (-44)<\/p>\n

8. Shane Clanton 392 (-48)<\/p>\n

9. (tie) Frankie Heckenast Jr. 388 (-52)<\/p>\n

9. (tie) Morgan Bagley 388 (-52)<\/p>\n

11. Brandon Overton 376 (-64)<\/p>\n

12. Chub Frank 372 (-68)<\/p>\n

13. Eric Wells 362 (-78)<\/p>\n

14. Mike Marlar 358 (-82)<\/p>\n

15. Jack Sullivan 356 (-84)<\/p>\n

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: American Racing Custom Wheels (Official Custom Wheel), Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), KMC (Official Custom Truck Wheel), 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 Gasket, Comp Cams, Dominator Race Products, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, QuarterMaster, Roush Yates Performance Parts, Superflow Dynos, Wrisco Aluminum and XS Power Racing Batteries; along with manufacturer sponsors Capital Race Cars, Integra Shocks, GRT Chassis, Jake\u2019s Carts, Racing Electronics, Rocket Chassis, TNT Rescue, and Warrior Chassis.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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