Late Model Recap

Francis Wins Inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event At U.S. 36 Raceway After Tire Dooms Brady Smith On Final Lap

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

OSBORN, MO – May 22, 2009 – In one dramatic minute on Friday night at U.S. 36 Raceway, Steve Francis went from cursing himself for making a crucial mistake to celebrating his third World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory of the season. 

Francis, 41, of Ashland, Ky., thought he had let the first-ever WoO LMS event at the high-banked oval slip through his fingers when Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., charged under him for the lead on lap 44 of the 50-lap A-Main. But moments later the race fell back into his lap when Smith slowed off turn two on the final lap with a flat left rear tire, handing the checkered flag to Francis.

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Eckert Ends Nearly Year-Long Absence From Victory Lane With Sunday-Night Triumph At Lincoln Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

LINCOLN, IL – May 17, 2009 – A smooth and steady run led Rick Eckert to a slump-busting victory in Sunday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Land of Lincoln 40’ at Lincoln Speedway. 

Eckert, 43, of York, Pa., shot forward from the fifth starting spot to grab the lead from Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., on lap three and never looked back. Racing snug to the quarter-mile track’s inside groove, Eckert stayed firmly in front to pocket $7,600 for his first win on the national tour since June 21, 2008, at Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, Que.

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By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

LAWRENCEBURG, IN – May 16, 2009 – Heavy overnight rain and more precipitation in the morning proved to be too much for Lawrenceburg Speedway’s grounds, forcing the cancellation of Saturday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Whiskey City 50.’

Track promoter Dave Rudisell made the decision to call off the evening’s scheduled action shortly before noon after surveying the facility’s saturated pit area.

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Rain At Start Of Second B-Main Postpones Lernerville Speedway’s ‘Showdown in Sarvertown’ Until Thurs., June 25

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – May 5, 2009 – Mother Nature defeated the ‘Showdown in Sarvertown’ on Tuesday night, dumping rain on Lernerville Speedway that forced track and World of Outlaws Late Model Series officials to postpone the second B-Main and 50-lap headline event until Thurs., June 25.

Some good will come from the disappointing weather, however. The remainder of Tuesday night’s program will now serve as a lead-in to the third annual Firecracker 100 on June 26-27 at Lernerville, adding more excitement to an action-packed weekend that culminates with the $30,000-to-win 100-lapper.

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Dixie Star: Madden Runs Away With Victory In ‘Rumble On The River V’ At Virginia Motor Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

JAMAICA, VA – April 18, 2009 – Chris Madden won one for Old Dixie on Saturday night at Virginia Motor Speedway. 

With Civil War reenactors dressed in Union and Confederate uniforms on hand to salute the evening’s star driver in a special Victory Lane themed to the historic area surrounding the track, Gaffney, S.C.’s Madden pleased the Southern soldiers by dominating the 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Rumble on the River V’ event.

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Coffey’s Flat Tire On Final Lap Propels Jeff Smith To First Career World of Outlaws Late Model Series Win At Fayetteville Motor Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FAYETTEVILLE, NC – April 17, 2009 – As Jeff Smith celebrated, Vic Coffey sulked.

That was the story of Friday night’s 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main at Fayetteville Motor Speedway, where Smith captured a dramatic victory at his longtime hometrack thanks to Coffey’s heartbreak. 

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Clanton Overtakes Birkhofer In Final Laps For Dramatic ‘Illini 100’ Victory At Farmer City Raceway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FARMER CITY, IL – April 4, 2009 – Shane Clanton kept trying and trying to overtake Brian Birkhofer for the lead in Saturday night’s second annual ‘Illini 100’ at Farmer City Raceway. 

Finally, on lap 94, Clanton’s persistence paid off – to the tune of a $20,600 paycheck for winning the blockbuster World of Outlaws Late Model Series event in front of a standing-room-only crowd.

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Richards’s Heat-Race Victory Over Babb Among Highlights Of Illini 100 Qualifying Night At Farmer City Raceway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FARMER CITY, IL – April 3, 2009 – Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., did what few drivers are able to do at Farmer City Raceway on Friday night – outrun Moweaqua, Ill.’s Shannon Babb.

But while Richards beat the master of the quarter-mile oval to capture a heat race for Saturday night’s second annual World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Illini 100,’ the 21-year-old knows he has a tough road ahead of him in the weekend’s $20,000-to-win finale.

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Pearson Celebrates $50,100 Circle K Colossal 100 Victory As Lanigan’s Charge From Rear Falls Short

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – March 29, 2009 – Earl Pearson Jr. couldn’t have picked a better place to score the richest victory of his career.

Surviving a leaking right-front tire and Darrell Lanigan’s relentless charge from the rear of the field, the 37-year-old from Jacksonville, Fla., held on to capture Sunday’s postponed Circle K Colossal 100 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

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By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

HIGHLANDS, TX – March 21, 2009 – Shannon Babb rode the wild-and-wooly cushion to a $20,100 victory in Saturday night’s inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Lone Star 100’ at Battleground Speedway.

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