Shaver Captures Checkered At Attica

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Shaver Holds Off World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stars For Ohio Speedweek Victory At Attica Raceway Park

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

ATTICA, OH – July 24, 2009 – The final statistics will show that Steve Shaver led from flag-to-flag to win Friday night’s 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series Ohio Speedweek A-Main at Attica Raceway Park

But don’t think for a minute that the $10,600 triumph came easy for the veteran driver from Vienna, W.Va.

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Rain Pushes Muskingum County Action To Aug. 20

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Rain During Qualifying Postpones Muskingum County Speedway’s Ohio Speedweek Event To Thurs., Aug. 20

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

ZANESVILLE, OH – July 23, 2009 – Rain struck Muskingum County Speedway during qualifying on Thursday night, forcing officials to postpone the opening event of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Ohio Speedweek.

The ‘Pepsi 40’ has been rescheduled for Thurs., Aug. 20, setting up three huge nights of late-summer WoO LMS racing in Ohio. Muskingum County’s program will lead into the $20,000-to-win ‘Buckeye 100’ on Aug. 21-22 at K-C Raceway in Alma, Ohio.

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Richards Pushes Win Total To Seven In South Dakota

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Seventh Heaven: Richards Closes ‘Wild West Tour’ With Victory At Dakota State Fair Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

HURON, SD – July 16, 2009 – Josh Richards closed the World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ in fine fashion, scoring a hard-fought victory in Thursday night’s ‘Great Plains 50’ at Dakota State Fair Speedway.

The 21-year-old sensation from Shinnston, W.Va., regained the points lead with his second win of the four-race western swing and series-leading seventh triumph of the season – a $10,600 checkered flag he earned using equal parts speed and smarts.

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Lanigan Wins ‘Cowboy 50’ At Gillette Thunder

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Wild West Roll: Lanigan Captures Tuesday Night’s ‘Cowboy 50’ At Gillette Thunder Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

GILLETTE, WY – July 14, 2009 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ has proven to be the perfect tonic for Darrell Lanigan’s frustration. 

Winless on the 2009 WoO LMS entering the four-race western swing, Lanigan registered his second victory in his last three starts on Tuesday night, capturing the ‘Cowboy 50’ presented by Coors Light at Gillette Thunder Speedway.

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Richards Races To River Cities Victory

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Make It A Half-Dozen: Richards Captures ‘Wild West Tour’ A-Main At North Dakota’s River Cities Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

GRAND FORKS, ND – July 10, 2009 – Josh Richards breathed a sigh of relief after winning Friday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Seven Clans Casino 50’ at River Cities Speedway

In order to make the ‘Wild West Tour’ event at the high-banked, quarter-mile oval his series-leading sixth victory of the 2009 season, grab sole possession of the WoO LMS points lead and pocket a check worth $10,600, Richards had to survive a decidedly hairy moment in lapped traffic on lap 31.

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Lanigan Ends Drought, Takes Gopher 50

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Lanigan Ends Year-Long Victory Drought With $20,700 Score In 30th Annual NAPA Gopher 50 At Deer Creek Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SPRING VALLEY, MN – July 8, 2009 – One thought ran through Darrell Lanigan’s mind after Brian Birkhofer passed him for the lead in Wednesday night’s 30th annual NAPA Gopher 50 Charity Late Model Race at Deer Creek Speedway

“I wasn’t gonna run second,” asserted the defending World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion. “Not again.”

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Mars Rolls to Dramatic Victory In Firecracker 100

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Mars Recovers From Early Flat Tire To Register Dramatic Firecracker 100 Victory Worth $30,950 At Lernerville Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 27, 2009 – Jimmy Mars was unstoppable in Saturday night’s third annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway. 

After being angered by a scrape with another competitor that forced him to the pit area with a flat left-rear tire on lap 27, Mars stormed through the field to register a dramatic victory in the blockbuster $140,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series event.

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Stellar Field Turns Out On Firecracker 100 Qualifying Night

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World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Leaders Shine, McCreadie Flips During Firecracker 100 Qualifying Night Action

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 26, 2009 – The top three drivers in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series points standings shined during Friday night’s heat-race action for the third annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway.

Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., and Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky. – who rank 1-3, respectively, in the tour’s hotly-contested points battle – scored victories in the series of six 15-lap heats that kicked off western Pennsylvania’s premier dirt Late Model event.

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Red-Hot Richards Takes Showdown in Sarvertown

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Red-Hot Richards Takes Advantage Of Lanigan’s Misfortune To Bag ‘Showdown In Sarvertown’ At Lernerville Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 25, 2009 – The ‘Great Northern Tour’ has been very good to Josh Richards. 

Continuing the hottest stretch of his World of Outlaws Late Model Series career, Richards rolled to his second straight and fifth overall victory of the season in Thursday night’s postponed 50-lap ‘Showdown in Sarvertown’ at Lernerville Speedway.

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Richards Overtakes Miller For Big Diamond Score

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Richards Pulls Off Late-Race Pass Of Jeremy Miller To Capture ‘Coal Country 40’

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

MINERSVILLE, PA – June 24, 2009 – Josh Richards finally finished what he had started at Big Diamond Raceway. 

One year after leading more than half of the three-eighths-mile oval’s inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series event but falling short of victory, the 21-year-old sensation from Shinnston, W.Va., returned to the track on Wednesday night and pulled off a late-race pass of Gettysburg, Pa.’s Jeremy Miller to win the Jack Rich Inc. ‘Coal Country 40.’

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