Firecracker 100 Winner Tops Early Battle with Marlar, Pulls Away From Eckert for 14th WoO LMS Victory of the Season<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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SARVER, Pa. \u2013 Aug. 29, 2014 \u2013 Series points leader Darrell Lanigan picked up right where he left off at Lernerville Speedway, earning his 14th World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory of the season Friday night when the national tour returned to the western Pennsylvania track for the first time since Lanigan\u2019s $30,000 Firecracker 100 victory in June.<\/p>\n
Lanigan, 44, of Union, Ky., swept the program at Lernerville\u2019s inaugural Working Man 50\u00a0on Friday<\/span><\/span>, earning $10,650 as he closed to within one victory of matching his WoO LMS record 15-win season of 2012. The triumph also marked the third win in four WoO LMS A-Mains at Lernerville this season for Lanigan, who claimed one of two preliminary races during the Firecracker 100 weekend to go along with his victory in the event\u2019s blockbuster finale.<\/p>\n Lanigan started the evening by earning fast time honors and later won his heat race and drew the pole for 50-lap feature. However, his A-Main victory was far from easy, as outside polesitter Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., tried his best to spoil Lanigan\u2019s party.<\/p>\n Marlar pressured Lanigan through the race\u2019s opening laps before taking the lead on lap four. Marlar edged away just after taking the point, but Lanigan picked up his pace and reeled in Marlar by lap 15. After a back-and-forth battle through lapped traffic, Lanigan retook the lead for good on lap 17 and never looked back. He pulled away from runner-up finisher Rick Eckert of York, Pa., on multiple late restarts on his way to his series-leading 67th career WoO LMS victory.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce (the track surface) blew off a little bit there our car got really, really good there in the middle to the bottom,\u201d said Lanigan, who drew closer to his third WoO LMS championship in stretching his lead in the series standings to 282 points over Eckert. \u201cIt was just unbelievable. You hate to stop when a car\u2019s that good.<\/p>\n \u201cWe could go anywhere on the racetrack. This car\u2019s been phenomenal all year. I can\u2019t think everybody enough on this crew. They\u2019re doing a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n Lanigan crossed the finish line 1.646 seconds ahead of Eckert, who once again fell just short of claiming his first WoO LMS victory of the season. Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., charged from his 13th starting spot to finish third with fellow Watertown driver Tim McCreadie fourth and Eric Wells of Hazard, Ky., rounding out the top five. Marlar faded during the second half of the race, taking sixth at the finish.<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0race marked the second straight WoO LMS event that Lanigan gave up the lead during early going. But just as he recovered to retake the point from Brady Smith on his way to winning Aug. 23\u2019s event at Merritt Speedway in Lake City, Mich., Lanigan once again maintained his composure after Marlar got by him in\u00a0Friday\u2019s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0race and waited for his self-designed Club 29 Race Car to hit its groove.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re always worried when somebody gets the lead like that,\u201d said Lanigan, who logged his 28th top-five finish in 32 WoO LMS A-Mains contested this season. \u201cBut I could stay right there with him and pressure him a little bit. I knew once it blew off a little bit we would be really good.\u201d<\/p>\n Eckert and the Rocket Chassis house car team continued their recent improvement with the runner-up performance, but Eckert\u2019s search for victory will continue into the tour\u2019s final six races of the season as the 48-year-old driver looks to avoid going winless on the series for the first time since 2007.<\/p>\n \u201cThat guy\u2019s hard to beat when you\u2019re in front of him,\u201d Eckert said of Lanigan. \u201cWhen he starts in front of you it\u2019s almost impossible. He\u2019s really good. Our team\u2019s been working hard. I think we have something we can race with him now. We\u2019ve been working on it a little bit and I think we\u2019ve got a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n Fuller\u2019s run to the front marked another impressive performance since rejoining the WoO LMS mid-season. His Kennedy Motorsports Rocket Chassis appeared strong enough to contend for a victory as he charged through the field early in the race, but his run mellowed out once he reached the third position just past halfway.<\/p>\n \u201cStarting back so far, it was good to be able to come up through there,\u201d said Fuller, who claimed his best WoO LMS A-Main result since winning the tour\u2019s\u00a0July 18<\/span><\/span>\u00a0event at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. \u201cOur strong point was on those restarts. We were pretty much on the bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n Leading series rookie Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, Ill., continued his solid season with a seventh-place finish, while Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., finished eighth after running as high as third. Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., advanced from 15th to finish ninth, with Vic Coffey of Caledonia, N.Y., rounding out the race\u2019s top 10 finishers.<\/p>\n The race was slowed by four cautions. Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., drifted over the banking on lap 18 for the first yellow and later drew another caution when he slowed with a flat tire on lap 24. The third caution appeared when hometown driver John Garvin Jr. spun and collected Alex Ferree of Saxonburg on lap 36, and the fourth and final yellow waved when Dan Angellicchio of Mt. Pleasant, Pa., slowed.<\/p>\n Russell King of Bristolville, Ohio, claimed a $3,000 victory in the Uncle Sam 30, a makeup race for Firecracker 100 non-qualifiers that was rained out at the event in June. King, the 2009 WoO LMS Rookie of the Year, earned his second Uncle Sam 30 victory.<\/p>\n The night\u2019s preliminary action was twice delayed by red flags, both appearing for rollover accidents. Hometown driver Michael Norris went for a wild ride during the fourth heat race when he got over the turn-four cushion, and Boom Briggs of Bear Lake, Pa., also rolled during the second B-Main. Both drivers emerged uninjured from their heavily damaged race cars.<\/p>\n The WoO LMS continues its three-race Labor Day weekend with a move to Selinsgrove (Pa.) Speedway for events on Saturday and Sunday. The half-mile oval hosts the series for the Showdown on Sand Hill Saturday and the National Late Model Open on Sunday.<\/p>\n For more information on the WoO LMS, visit\u00a0www.worldofoutlaws.com<\/a>. Fans can also follow the WoO LMS on Twitter at\u00a0Twitter.com\/WoOLateModels<\/a>\u00a0and Facebook atFacebook.com\/WorldofOutlaws<\/a>.<\/p>\n Results of World of Outlaws Late Model Series Working Man 50 at Lernerville Speedway (Finishing Position\/Start\/Driver\/Laps Completed\/Money Won):<\/b><\/p>\n 1. (1) Darrell Lanigan\/50 $10,650 *\u00a0Earnings include Winners Circle program and cash contingency award bonuses<\/i><\/p>\n Time of Race: 26 Mins. 13 Secs. WoO LMS Highest Finishing Rookie: Frank Heckenast Jr. ($250)<\/p>\n Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position\/No.\/Driver\/Hometown\/ Group A<\/i><\/p>\n <\/b>1. 1-Rick Eckert, York, Pa., 15.752 Group B<\/p>\n 1. 29-Darrell Lanigan, Union, Ky., 15.675 <\/i>Heat No. 1 (10 laps \u2013 Top 4 Transfer):<\/b>\u00a0Eckert, Heckenast, Frank, Fuller, Drown, Flinner Jr., Sarver, Bachman, Casner.<\/p>\n Heat No. 2 (10 laps \u2013 Top 4 Transfer):<\/b>\u00a0McCreadie, Wells, Johnson, Angellicchio, Hedman, Krummert, Bertolini, Blair. Did not start: Hubbard.<\/p>\n Heat No. 3 (10 laps \u2013 Top 4 Transfer):<\/b>\u00a0Lanigan, Clanton, Miley, Smith, Benedum, Pegher, Ferree, Garvin, Eck, Flinner.<\/p>\n Heat No. 4 (10 laps \u2013 Top 4 Transfer):<\/b>\u00a0Marlar, Coffey, Satterlee, King, Junghans, Bagley, Schaltenbrand, Briggs, Norris.<\/p>\n B-Main No. 1 (12 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer):<\/b>\u00a0Drown, Krummert, Sarver, Bachman, Hedman, Casner, Bertolini, Flinner Jr. Did not start: Blair, Hubbard, Musolino.<\/p>\n B-Main No. 2 (12 laps \u2013 Top 3 Transfer):<\/b>\u00a0Benedum, Ferree, Bagley, Garvin, Schaltenbrand, Eck, Junghans, Pegher, Briggs, Flinner. Did not start: Norris.<\/p>\n Uncle Sam 30 (makeup Firecracker 100 non-qualifiers race):<\/b><\/p>\n 1. Russell King\/30 $3,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners (awards presented to noted finisher\/qualifier or next highest displaying decal):<\/b><\/p>\n Ohlins Shocks ($50 cash to fast qualifier): Vic Coffey 2014 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of Aug. 29 \u2013 32 A-Mains completed (rank\/driver\/points\/deficit to leader):<\/b><\/p>\n 1. Darrell Lanigan 4,554 Rookie of the Year Standings as of Aug. 14 (27 A-Mains completed; best 25 races counted)<\/b><\/p>\n 1. Frank Heckenast Jr. 3,312 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), Lincoln Welder (Official Welder), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), 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, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, Mobil 1, MSD, Ohlins Shocks, QuarterMaster, Penske Shocks, Roush Yates Performance Parts, Superflow Dynos and Wrisco Aluminum; along with manufacturer sponsors Capital Race Cars, Integra Shocks, Intercomp, Jake’s Carts, Racing Electronics, Rocket Chassis, and TNT Rescue.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Firecracker 100 Winner Tops Early Battle with Marlar, Pulls Away From Eckert for 14th WoO LMS Victory of the Season SARVER, Pa. \u2013 Aug. 29, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"publish_to_discourse":"","publish_post_category":"","wpdc_auto_publish_overridden":"","wpdc_topic_tags":"","wpdc_pin_topic":"","wpdc_pin_until":"","discourse_post_id":"","discourse_permalink":"","wpdc_publishing_response":"","wpdc_publishing_error":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,3,71,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-front-page-news","category-late-models","category-race-results"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21835"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21838,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21835\/revisions\/21838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2. (3) Rick Eckert\/50 $5,600
\n3. (13) Tim Fuller\/50 $3,050
\n4. (6) Tim McCreadie\/50 $3,200
\n5. (5) Eric Wells\/50 $2,600
\n6. (2) Mike Marlar\/50 $1,700
\n7. (4) Frank Heckenast Jr.\/50 $2,200
\n8. (7) Shane Clanton\/50 $1,850
\n9. (15) Clint Smith\/50 $1,800
\n10. (8) Vic Coffey\/50 $1,700
\n11. (22) Morgan Bagley\/50 $1,600
\n12. (16) Russell King\/50 $1,000
\n13. (11) Jared Miley\/50 $950
\n14. (9) Chub Frank\/50 $1,500
\n15. (20) Alex Ferree\/50 $850
\n16. (12) Gregg Satterlee\/50 $800
\n17. (18) Mike Benedum\/50 $770
\n18. (19) Garrett Krummert\/50 $750
\n19. (21) Chuck Sarver\/49 $730
\n20. (19) Doug Drown\/45 $700
\n21. (14) Dan Angellicchio\/42 $700
\n22. (25) John Garvin Jr.\/36 $700
\n23. (10) Davey Johnson\/21 $700
\n24. (23) Chase Junghans\/8 $1,200
\n25. (24) Boom Briggs\/7 $1,200
\n26. (26) Mike Pegher\/2 $725<\/p>\n
\nMargin of Victory: 1.646 seconds
\nYellow Flags: 4 (laps 18, 24, 36, 45)
\nLap Leaders: Lanigan (1-3, 17-50); Marlar (4-16)
\nProvisional Starters: Junghans (WoO points), Briggs (WoO points), Garvin (track), Pegher (track)
\nWoO LMS \u2018Bonus Bucks\u2019 Winner: Vic Coffey ($500)<\/p>\n
\n2. 39-Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y., 15.828
\n3. 19-Tim Fuller, Watertown, N.Y., 15.839
\n4 18-Eric Wells, Hazard, Ky., 15.861
\n5. 99jr-Frank Heckenast Jr., Frankfort, Ill., 15.893
\n6. 111-Max Blair, Titusville, Pa., 15.904
\n7. 1*-Chub Frank, Bear Lake, Pa., 15.932
\n8. 1j-Davey Johnson, Greensburg, Pa., 16.081
\n9. 20d-Doug Drown, Wooster, Ohio, 16.161
\n10. 14-Dan Angelicchio, Mt. Pleasant, Pa., 16.215
\n11. 4T8-John Flinner Jr., Zelinople, Pa., 16.291
\n12. 29k-Garrett Krummert, Butler, Pa., 16.340
\n13. 88-Chuck Sarver, West Sunbury, Pa., 16.383
\n14. B22-Bump Hedmon, Sugar Grove, Pa., 16.394
\n15. 66-Todd Bachman, Natrona Heights, Pa., 16.396
\n16. 7x-Herman Bertolini, Creighton, Pa., 17.329
\n17. 21-Tony Musolino, Pittsburgh, Pa., 18.331
\n— 11-Austin Hubbard, Seaford, Del., no time
\n— c33-Chris Casner, Mifflintown, Pa., no time<\/p>\n
\n2. 32c-Vic Coffey, Caledonia, N.Y., 15.679
\n3. 25-Shane Clanton, Zebulon, Ga., 15.757
\n4. 22-Gregg Satterlee, Indiana, Pa., 15.827
\n5. H1-Jared Miley, South Park, Pa., 15.844
\n6. 157-Mike Marlar, Winfield, Tenn., 15.848
\n7. 44-Clint Smith, Senoia, Ga., 15.890
\n8. 99b-Boom Briggs, Bear Lake, Pa., 15.905
\n9. 25b-Mike Benedum, Salem, W.Va., 15.931
\n10. 18c-Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., 15.930
\n11. 1c-Mike Pegher Jr., Wexford, Pa., 15.971
\n12. 56-Russell King, Bristolville, Ohio, 15.973
\n13. 10-Alex Ferree, Saxonburg, Pa., 16.015
\n14. 14m-Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas, 16.090
\n15. J4-John Garvin Jr., Sarver, Pa., 16.101
\n16. 72-Michael Norris, Sarver, Pa., 16.116
\n17. 03-Doug Eck, Corry, Pa., 16.399
\n18. 29s-Ken Schaltenbrand, Sarver, Pa., 16.436
\n19. 75-Colton Flinner, Allison Park, Pa., 16.661<\/p>\n
\n2. Vic Coffey\/30 $1,500
\n3. Garrett Krummert\/30 $800
\n4. Doug Drown\/30 $700
\n5. Colton Flinner\/30 $600
\n6. Chris Casner\/30 $500
\n7. Dan Angellicchio\/30 $400
\n8. John Flinner Jr.\/30 $375
\n9. Herman Bertolini\/30 $350
\n10. Tony Musolino\/30 $325
\n11. Todd Bachman\/30 $300
\n12. Max Blair\/14 $270
\n13. Ken Schaltenbrand\/14 $260
\n14. Chuck Sarver\/9 $250<\/p>\n
\nComp Cams ($50 certificate to A-Main winner): Rick Eckert
\nMSD Ignition ($50 cash to A-Main winner): Darrell Lanigan
\nQuartermaster ($100 certificate to A-Main winner): Tim Fuller
\nWrisco (three sheets of aluminum\/certificate to A-Main winner): Darrell Lanigan
\nSTP ($50 cash to 2nd-place finisher in A-Main): Tim Fuller
\nPenske Racing Shocks ($50 to 3rd-place finisher in A-Main): Eric Wells
\nRoush-Yates ($50 cash to 4th-place finisher in A-Main): Tim McCreadie
\nMobile 1 ($50 cash to 4th-place finisher in A-Main): Tim McCreadie
\nJE Pistons ($50 cash to 5th-place finisher in A-Main): Eric Wells
\nLincoln Welders ($50 cash to 6th-place finisher in A-Main): Frank Heckenast Jr.
\nAmerican Racing Wheels ($50 cash to 7th-place finisher in A-Main): Clint Smith
\nVP Racing Fuels ($50 cash to 8th-place finisher in A-Main): Shane Clanton
\nEdelbrock ($50 cash to 9th-place finisher in A-Main): Clint Smith
\nComp Cams ($50 cash to 10th-place finisher in A-Main): Vic Coffey
\nCometic ($50 cash to 12th-place finisher in A-Main): Morgan Bagley
\nJRI Shocks ($50 cash to 13th-place finisher in A-Main): Chub Frank
\nSuperflow Dynos ($50 cash to 14th-place finisher in A-Main): Chub Frank
\nQuartermaster ($25 certificate to 15th-place finisher in A-Main): Gregg Satterlee
\nJE Pistons (one set of rings certificate to 16th-place finisher in A-Main): Gregg Satterlee
\nRoush-Yates ($50 certificate to 18th-place finisher in A-Main): Dan Angelicchio
\nQuartermaster ($50 certificate to 19th-place finisher in A-Main): Dan Angelicchio
\nArizona Sports Shirts ($100 certificate to 20th-place finisher in A-Main): Dan Angelicchio
\nMobil 1 (20% off gift certificate to 20th-place finisher in A-Main): Dan Angelicchio
\nJE Pistons (one set of rings certificate to 21st-place finisher in A-Main): Dan Angelicchio
\nRoush-Yates ($50 certificate to 22nd-place finisher in A-Main): Boom Briggs
\nMSD Ignition ($25 cash to 24th-place finisher in A-Main): Mike Pegher Jr.
\nArmor All (one case of product to highest-finishing non-WoO driver): Vic Coffey
\nReliable Painting award (one free tire): Clint Smith<\/p>\n
\n2. Rick Eckert 4,272 (-282)
\n3. Tim McCreadie 4,226 (-328)
\n4. Morgan Bagley 4,046 (-508)
\n5. Chub Frank 4,002 (-552)
\n6. Eric Wells 3,988 (-566)
\n7. Shane Clanton 3,952(-602)
\n8. Frank Heckenast Jr. 3,896 (-658)
\n9. Clint Smith 3,786 (-768)
\n10. Chase Junghans 3,614 (-940)
\n11. Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs 2,476 (-1,078)
\n12. Tim Fuller 2,808 (-1,746)<\/p>\n
\n2. Chase Junghans 3,084 (-228)
\n3. Boom Briggs 2,988 (-324)<\/p>\n