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Lanigan tops Bagley for Fourth Career NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 Victory at Deer Creek Speedway

 

World of Outlaws Points Leader Collects $11,600 for Eighth Series Victory of 2014

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. – July 13, 2014 – Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., raced to his fourth career victory in Deer Creek Speedway's NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 Sunday evening, earning $11,600 for his eighth World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory of the season.

Lanigan, the two-time WoO LMS champion and current series points leader, advanced from his fourth starting spot and drove his Gotta Race-sponsored Club 29 Race Car by polesitter Morgan Bagley of Tyler, Texas, on lap 23 of the 50-lap event on his way to winning Minnesota's biggest Late Model race for the second straight year.

Lanigan crossed the finish line 1.319 seconds ahead of Bagley, who settled for the runner-up finish after leading laps 4-22. Fifth-starting Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., was just behind Bagley in third, while second-starting Rick Eckert of York, Pa., slid back to fourth after leading the race's first three laps. Eighth-starting Eric Wells of Hazard, Ky., rounded out the top five after running as high as third midway through the race.

Lanigan's 61st career WoO LMS victory came in the second leg of the series' four-race Wild West Tour and helped to ease the disappointment of a missed opportunity in the Wild West Tour opener Thursday night at Hibbing (Minn.) Raceway when Lanigan fell to third after leading the first half of the race.

"We definitely let one get away the other night," said Lanigan, who stretched his WoO LMS points lead to an even 200 points with the victory. "That was our own fault. But we're having a great year, so I ain't complaining.

"The car was great tonight; we could go anywhere we wanted to. Went a little harder than they did on tires, and I think it paid off in the end."

Looking for his first career WoO LMS victory, Bagley topped an early battle with Eckert to put his P&W Sales-sponsored Rocket Chassis out front on lap four. He fought hard to turn back Lanigan's challenge around the 20-lap mark but couldn't hold him off after the two leaders raced side-by-side through traffic for three laps.

Bagley mounted a challenge to retake the lead just after the halfway point and even pulled alongside Lanigan on lap 27. But a lap-29 caution slowed Bagley's momentum, and Lanigan pulled away after the restart.

"It was good to get out and lead some laps and be competitive," said Bagley, who recorded his career best WoO LMS A-Main finish and his second consecutive top five on the series. "It was a good race. I just zigged when I should've zagged there. I knew it was gonna be hard to beat Darrell regardless. But at least I got to follow him and drive hard. Maybe we'll have something for him next time.

"We've been paying our dues and that's part of it. We're just gonna keep on digging and fine tuning. We've got a good team and hopefully (a victory) will come here pretty quick because everybody on this team deserves it."

Fuller continued his recent resurgence in his Kennedy Motorsports Rocket Chassis with a solid performance that began with lowering Deer Creek's Late Model track record in qualifying. After settling into fifth early in the main event, he later took third in a heated mid-race battle with Eckert and Wells, but he couldn't catch the leaders in the closing laps.

"It was a real good night," said Fuller, who plans to follow the remainder of the WoO LMS schedule after missing much of the first half of the season. "We just weren't as good as Darrell and (Bagley). We've been running good, and you hang around the top five long enough and you're gonna grab some wins."

The Wild West Tour continues Tuesday (July 15) with a visit to Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D., for the third-mile oval's first WoO LMS event since 2008. River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., hosts the Wild West Tour finale Friday (July 18).

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Results of World of Outlaws Late Model Series (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):

1. (4) Darrell Lanigan/50 $11,600

2. (1) Morgan Bagley/50 $5,600

3. (5) Tim Fuller/50 $3,000

4. (2) Rick Eckert/50 $3,050

5. (8) Eric Wells/50 $2,550

6. (10) Shane Clanton/50 $2,250

7. (3) Frank Heckenast Jr./50 $2,350

8. (7) Jimmy Mars/50 $1,350

9. (24) Lance Matthees/50 $1,850

10. (18) Chub Frank/50 $1,650

11. (11) Chase Junghans/50 $1,550

12. (15) Tyler Bruening/50 $1,000

13. (9) Boom Briggs/49 $1,550

14. (14) Clint Smith/48 $1,450

15. (21) Adam Hensel/40 $850

16. (6) Tim McCreadie/29 $1,400

17. (17) Jason Krohn/29 $770

18. (16) Rodney Sanders/24 $750

19. (13) Brady Smith/24 $730

20. (20) Mike Fryer/24 $700

21. (22) Pat Doar/18 $700

22. (12) Jordan Yaggy/17 $700

23. (19) Nick Herrick/15 $700

24. (23) John Winge/6 $725

* Earnings include

Winners Circle

program and cash contingency award bonuses

Time of Race: 20 Mins., 13 Secs.

Margin of Victory: 1.319 Secs.

Yellow Flags: 3 (laps 7, 24, 29)

Lap Leaders: Eckert (1-3); Bagley (4-22); Lanigan (23-50)

Provisional Starters: Winge, Matthees

WoO LMS ‘Bonus Bucks’ Winner: Matthees ($500)

WoO LMS Rookie Bonus: Heckenast ($250)

Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):

1. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, N.Y., 13.900

2. 18-Eric Wells/Hazard, Ky., 14.017

3. 1-Rick Eckert/York, Pa., 14.076

4. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, N.Y., 14.079

5. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, Ky., 14.118

6. 99jr-Frank Heckenast Jr./Frankfort, Ill., 14.192

7. 25-Shane Clanton/Zebulon, Ga., 14.290

8. 14m-Morgan Bagley/Tyler, Texas, 14.353

9. 16-Tyler Bruening/Decorah, Iowa, 14.385

10. 28m-Jimmy Mars/Menomonie, Wis., 14.389

11. 90-Lance Matthees/Winona, Minn., 14.390

12. 99B-Boom Briggs/Bear Lake, Pa., 14.396

13. 20-Rodney Sanders/Happy, Texas, 14.431

14. 18c-Chase Junghans/Manhattan, Kan., 14.471

15. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, Pa., 14.518

16. 2-Brady Smith/Solon Springs, Wis., 14.539

17. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, Ga., 14.561

18. 77-Jordan Yaggy/Rochester, Minn., 14.584

19. 11-Pat Doar/New Richmond, Wis., 14.596

20. 60-Dustin Virkus/Clarkfield, Minn., 14.601

21. 33x-Adam Hensel/Baldwyn, Minn., 14.662

22. 58-A.J. Diemel/Elk Mound, Wis., 14.671

23. 7k-Jason Krohn/Slayton, Minn., 14.725

24. 5m-Mike Fryer/Freeport, Ill., 14.743

25. 85-John Kaanta/Elk Mound, Wis., 14.839

26. 6-Nick Herrick/ West Concord, Minn., 15.001

27. 17j-JohnWinge/ Sioux Falls S.D., 15.259

28. 96-Doug Herrick/West Concord, Minn., 15.373

29. 35-Jerry Bloom/Rochester, Minn., 16.000

No time: 24-Brett Swedberg/ Shawano, Wis.,

Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 6 Transfer): McCreadie, Fuller, Mars, Clanton, B. Smith, Sanders, Diemel, Doar, Kaanta, D. Herrick.

Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 6 Transfer): Lanigan, Bagley, Wells, Junghans, C. Smith, Krohn, N. Herrick, Virkus, Bloom, Matthees.

Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 6 Transfer): Heckenast, Eckert, Briggs, Yaggy, Bruening, Chub, Fryer, Hensel, Winge.

B-Main No. 1 (12 laps – Top 4 Transfer): N.Herrick, Fryer, Hensel, Doar, Kaanta, Virkus, Swedburg, Bloom, Winge, D.Herrick, Diemel, Matthees

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

Ohlins Shocks ($50 cash to fast qualifier): Frank Heckenast Jr.

Comp Cams ($50 certificate to A-Main winner): Morgan Bagley

MSD Ignition ($50 cash to A-Main winner): Morgan Bagley

Quartermaster ($100 certificate to A-Main winner): Eric Wells

Wrisco (three sheets of aluminum/certificate to A-Main winner): Darrell Lanigan

STP ($50 cash to 2nd-place finisher in A-Main): Morgan Bagley

Penske Racing Shocks ($50 to 3rd-place finisher in A-Main): Lance Matthees

Roush-Yates ($50 cash to 4th-place finisher in A-Main): Rick Eckert

Mobil 1 ($50 cash to 4th-place finisher in A-Main): Frank Heckenast Jr.

JE Pistons ($50 cash to 5th-place finisher in A-Main): Eric Wells

Lincoln Welders ($50 cash to 6th-place finisher in A-Main): Shane Clanton

American Racing Wheels ($50 cash to 7th-place finisher in A-Main): Lance Matthees

VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash to 8th-place finisher in A-Main): Jimmy Mars

Edelbrock ($50 cash to 9th-place finisher in A-Main): Lance Matthees

Comp Cams ($50 cash to 10th-place finisher in A-Main): Chub Frank

Cometic ($50 cash to 12th-place finisher in A-Main): Boom Briggs

JRI Shocks ($50 cash to 13th-place finisher in A-Main): Boom Briggs

Superflow Dynos ($50 cash to 14th-place finisher in A-Main): Clint Smith

Quartermaster ($25 certificate to 15th-place finisher in A-Main): Adam Hensel

JE Pistons (one set of rings certificate to 16th-place finisher in A-Main): Tim McCreadie

Roush-Yates ($50 certificate to 18th-place finisher in A-Main): Rodney Sanders

Quartermaster ($50 certificate to 19th-place finisher in A-Main): Brady Smith

Arizona Sports Shirts ($100 certificate to 20th-place finisher in A-Main): Jordan Yaggy

JE Pistons (one set of rings certificate to 21st-place finisher in A-Main): Pat Doar

Roush-Yates ($50 certificate to 22nd-place finisher in A-Main): Jordan Yaggy

MSD Ignition ($25 cash to 24th-place finisher in A-Main): John Winge

Armor All (one case of product to highest-finishing non-WoO driver): Jimmy Mars

2014 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of July 13 – 19 A-Mains completed (rank/driver/points/deficit to leader):

1. Darrell Lanigan 2820

2. Rick Eckert 2620 (-200)

3. Tim McCreadie 2592 (-228)

4. Morgan Bagley 2540 (-280)

5. Chub Frank 2516 (-304)

6. Shane Clanton 2470 (-350)

7. Eric Wells 2460 (-360)

8. Frankie Heckenast Jr. 2404 (-416)

9. Clint Smith 2370 (-450)

10. Chase Junghans 2262 (-558)

11. Rick 'Boom' Briggs 2232 (-588)

12. Mike Marlar 1330 (-1490)

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), 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, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, MSD, Ohlins Shocks, QuarterMaster, Roush Yates Performance Parts, Superflow Dynos and Wrisco Aluminum; along with manufacturer sponsors Capital Race Cars, Integra Shocks, GRT Chassis, Jake's Carts, Racing Electronics, Rocket Chassis and TNT Rescue.