World of Outlaws Late Model Series
Lavonia Speedway
May 3, 2014
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Darrell Lanigan Powers to Second Straight World of Outlaws Late Model Series Win at Lavonia
Third victory of 2014 for Union, Ky., driver who pads championship points lead

by Chris Tilley
LAVONIA, GA (May 3) - Darrell Lanigan made a power move on Tim McCreadie with 10 laps to go Saturday night at Lavonia Speedway to earn his second consecutive World of Outlaws Late Model Series win.

This was Lanigan's third victory of the season as well as his 56th-career series victory while driving the Keyser Manufacturing, Baird Transport, Performance Rod & Custom, GottaRace, Lanigan Racing, Cornett Racing Engines powered Club 29 Race Car to the $10,000 payday.

"The car has been awesome this weekend, it's been awesome since we brought it out, can't thank my crew enough, we definitely got good piece here, can't wait for the rest of the year," stated an excited Lanigan, who now becomes the only driver this season to capture multiple victories on the tour.

Brent Dixon and McCreadie would bring the field of 20 to life for the start of the main event. A false start for Dixon, who fired before the starting point, moved him back to the second row and new polesitter Clint Smith brought himself and McCreadie to the green on the next try. Smith hugged the middle and held down the top spot to lead the opening circuit. McCreadie eventually took the spot from Smith on the third lap with Smith, Lanigan, Dixon and Rick Eckert in tow.

By the eighth lap, Tim Elrod was the first lapped car McCreadie would encounter. Meanwhile, Lanigan worked his way up behind Smith for second and finally grabbed the spot on the 21st lap.

Following another caution on lap 28, McCreadie brought the field down for the restart, then just 10 circuits later Lanigan was on his back bumper to challenge for the lead. Coming off the second turn, Lanigan powered to the inside and grabbed the spot away from McCreadie and held him off for the remaining 10 circuits.

Lanigan crossed the line ahead of McCreadie, Eckert, and Clint Smith, who grabbed his second-straight top ten. Local favorite Brent Dixon finished fifth.

Completing the top 10 were Rookie-of-the-Year contender Rick "Boom" Briggs, Morgan Bagley, Shane Clanton, Chase Junghans and Kyle Bronson.

McCreadie, who was runner-up, led the majority of the race, says he blames himself for losing the lead to Lanigan behind lapped traffic.

"I tried to move him, which was probably the wrong move, and it cost me the race, dumb mistake on my part, we made big gains in a month, that's all I can say, give us another month, we'll be even better," said McCreadie, of Watertown, N.Y.

Lanigan liked the track, which brought the WoO LMS to town for the very first time.

"You could definitely maneuver all over this place," said Lanigan about the racy track surface.

Rick Eckert of York, Pa., turned the fastest overall lap of Ohlins Shocks Time Trials, circling the oval at 15.940 second. Heat race winners were Brent Dixon and Tim McCreadie.

Eckert, who was third, made a run at the end of the 50-lapper and the Rocket Chassis House Car came to life.

"I made a mistake in the heat race, probably cost me the feature, but the car was really good in the (feature) race there. The race track was excellent, you could go wherever you wanted to," said Eckert, who claimed his second-straight podium finish.

Twenty cars entered the event, which brought the WoO LMS to Lavonia, Ga., for the first time ever.

The WoO LMS will be back in action for a triple-header of action May 16-18 as the WoO LMS gang will make its first-ever visit to 201 Speedway in Sitka, Ky on Friday May 16th, then Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. on Saturday May 17th then back to Bob Harris' Duck River Speedway in Wheel, Tenn. on Sunday Night May 18th. All three events pay $10,000-to-win.

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com .

A-Main
1 29 Darrell Lanigan
2 39 Tim McCreadie
3 1 Rick Eckert
4 44 Clint Smith
5 1d Brent Dixon
6 99B Boom Briggs
7 14M Morgan Bagley
8 25 Shane Clanton
9 18c Chase Junghans
10 40B Kyle Bronson
11 1* Chub Frank
12 101 Casey Roberts
13 99jr Frankie Heckenast Jr
14 18 Eric Wells
15 X Tyler Millwood
16 102 Clayton Turner
17 21L Ivedent Lloyd Jr
18 3 Tim Elrod
19 22* G.R. Smith
20 121 Benji Cole

Heat #1
1 1d Brent Dixon
2 29 Darrell Lanigan
3 1 Rick Eckert
4 25 Shane Clanton
5 21L Ivedent Lloyd Jr
6 18 Eric Wells
7 1* Chub Frank
8 X Tyler Millwood
9 102 Clayton Turner
10 121 Benji Cole

Heat #2
1 39 Tim McCreadie
2 44 Clint Smith
3 99B Boom Briggs
4 14M Morgan Bagley
5 18c Chase Junghans
6 101 Casey Roberts
7 99jr Frankie Heckenast Jr
8 40B Kyle Bronson
9 3 Tim Elrod
10 22* G.R. Smith

Qualifying Results
1 1 Rick Eckert 15.940
2 99B Boom Briggs 16.016
3 1d Brent Dixon 16.082
4 39 Tim McCreadie 16.125
5 29 Darrell Lanigan 16.149
6 44 Clint Smith 16.156
7 25 Shane Clanton 16.271
8 18c Chase Junghans 16.328
9 21L Ivedent Lloyd Jr 16.340
10 14M Morgan Bagley 16.372
11 18 Eric Wells 16.385
12 101 Casey Roberts 16.430
13 1* Chub Frank 16.450
14 40B Kyle Bronson 16.487
15 121 Benji Cole 16.567
16 99jr Frankie Heckenast Jr 16.576
17 X Tyler Millwood 16.594
18 22* G.R. Smith 16.668
19 102 Clayton Turner 16.845
20 3 Tim Elrod 17.408