Post by Dirt Master on May 23, 2007 14:23:10 GMT -5
Chub Frank Rolls To First World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Of '07 Friday At Michigan's I-96 Speedway
LAKE ODESSA, MI - May 18, 2007 - Chub Frank found the perfect formula to break out of his slump on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
"I just went back to my old ways," said the popular driver known as 'Chubzilla.' "Tighten 'er up and get up on the wheel."
The no-nonsense strategy paid off to the tune of $10,000 - Frank's prize for winning Friday night's 'Great Lakes 50' at I-96 Speedway.
Frank, 45, of Bear Lake, Pa., reached Victory Lane for the first time in 2007 on the WoO LMS, which made its inaugural visit to Mike Mouch's half-mile oval in central Michigan.
Taking advantage of the pole position starting spot he obtained in the pre-race draw, Frank rolled to a flag-to-flag triumph in his Lester Buildings/Corry Rubber Rocket No. 1*. He repelled a late-race challenge from fellow Rocket Chassis campaigner Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., to secure his eighth career WoO LMS win.
Richards, 19, settled for runner-up money in his Mark Richards Racing Enterprises/Seubert Calf Ranches mount, a couple car lengths behind Frank.
Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., continued his hot streak on the WoO LMS with a third-place finish in his Petroff Towing Rayburn. He also scored two wins (on May 12 at Wisconsin's Charter Raceway Park and May 16 at Indiana's Brownstown Speedway) and a second-place finish (on May 13 at Lincoln, Ill.) during the five-race 'Monster Midwest Tour,' which culminated at I-96 Speedway.
Leading '07 WoO LMS rookie Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., registered a career-best tour finish of fourth in the Gypsum Racing Rocket, and Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., passed Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., heading to the white flag to claim fifth place in the RSD Enterprises Rocket.
Frank's most important move of the night came during the third heat, when he tossed his car to the high side of Ashland, Ky.'s Steve Francis on the final lap to seize a second-place finish. That put him in the redraw for the top-eight positions in the A-Main, ultimately earning him the pole for the A-Main.
"I knew I had to get by Francis to get in the redraw, so I just drove it in there hard," said Frank. "The car stuck, so it worked out."
Frank proceeded to control the feature's entire distance, which was slowed by only a single caution flag, on lap 37 when Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., pulled up lame with a flat right-rear tire.
Prior to the caution period, Richards, who started third but fell back a couple spots at the initial green flag, had moved in to pressure Frank. 'Kid Rocket' wasn't able to make a serious bid after the race restarted, however.
"The caution probably helped me because it gave me open track," said Frank. "I almost had to deal with traffic on the last lap, but I didn't quite get to it.
"The car was good tonight, real good. I think my car was probably better than (Richards) when it was slick early. As the rubber came in he might have gotten faster, but we were still good enough to hold on."
Richards, who is winless since capturing the WoO LMS season opener on Feb. 17 at Florida's Volusia Speedway Park, had his best shot at overtaking Frank hampered by a slower Late Model.
"I caught Chub and showed him the nose one lap," said Richards, who reached second place with a lap-28 pass of Fuller. "But I got caught behind a lapped car and then (Frank) moved down (lower). I think the track tightened up a little bit, so when he moved down he was just a little bit better."
Richards had no qualms with a second-place effort, which gave him sole possession of fourth place in the WoO LMS point standings.
"It was a good run for us," he said. "We didn't have the greatest Midwest swing, so this will make the trip home easier."
Frank also headed back to western Pennsy with a good vibe.
"We needed this," said Frank, whose last WoO LMS victory came on Sept. 3, 2006, at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pa. "We've been struggling a little bit, so picking up $10,000 will help pay the fuel bill home."
Erb, 34, took off from the outside pole in search of his second consecutive WoO LMS win, but he never threatened Frank. He fell back as far as fourth before rallying to take third from Fuller on lap 38.
"I wish I was a little bit tighter in the middle of the corner," said Erb.
Fuller, 39, climbed from the sixth starting spot to second by lap 14 using predominantly the outside lane, and for a short time it appeared he was closing on Frank. He eventually was passed by Richards and Erb, but the Empire State driver was still beaming about a fourth-place finish that was far and away his best WoO LMS performance ever.
In fact, it was Fuller's first career top-10 finish in WoO LMS competition.
"It's definitely a confidence booster and makes the ride home a lot easier," said Fuller. "But now you have to back it up at the next one."
Rounding out the top 10 was Lanigan, who fell one lap short of recording his first top-five finish of the season; points leader Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., who surged from the fifth starting spot to second on the opening lap but gradually faded over the remaining distance; Rick Eckert of York, Pa.; Francis; and Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., who turned in one of the night's best drives.
Smith, who entered the program tied with Babb atop the point standings, was in jeopardy of taking a major hit in the championship battle when his car developed ignition problems in the staging area prior to the feature. His crew scrambled to ready their backup car, getting Smith on the track at the tail of the field as the final pace lap was being completed.
Despite running with a quarter-mile setup in his car, Smith managed to march forward from the 24th starting spot to salvage a 10th-place finish. The run kept Smith a mere six points behind Babb.
Forty-four cars entered the event, which was run on a clear, crisp night.
Clanton recorded the fastest lap of qualifying, setting a new track record of 17.824 seconds. He obliterated Brian Ruhlman's 2005 standard of 18.87 seconds.
Heat winners were Clanton, Fuller, Babb and Lanigan, and the B-Mains were captured by Rick Delong of Whitehouse, Ohio, and Carrier.
The WoO LMS will be idle until heading to the East Coast for events at Delaware International Speedway on Thurs., May 31, and Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway on Sat., June 2.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Results of WoO Late Model Series(Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):
1. (1) Chub Frank/50 $10,000
2. (3) Josh Richards/50 $5,000
3. (2) Dennis Erb Jr./50 $3,000
4. (6) Tim Fuller/50 $2,750
5. (7) Shane Clanton/50 $2,000
6. (4) Darrell Lanigan/50 $1,700
7. (5) Shannon Babb/50 $1,400
8. (13) Rick Eckert/50 $1,300
9. (9) Steve Francis/50 $1,200
10. (24) Clint Smith/50 $1,100
11. (10) Brian Shirley/50 $1,050
12. (12) Chris Madden/50 $1,000
13. (11) Jeep VanWormer/50 $1,450
14. (8) Brian Ruhlman/50 $900
15. (18) Eddie Carrier Jr./50 $850
16. (16) Rusty Seaver/49 $800
17. (20) Zach Hanson/49 $770
18. (15) Rick Delong/49 $750
19. (19) Eric Spangler/49 $730
20. (23) Roy Mitchell/34 $700
21. (21) John Blankenship/26 $700
22. (22) Curt Spaulding/24 $700
23. (17) Curtis Roberts/24 $700
24. (14) Zack Olger/20 $700
Yellow Flags: 1 (Lap 37)
Lap Leaders: Frank (1-50)
Rookie of the Race: Tim Fuller ($250)
WoO LMS 'Bonus Bucks' Winner: Jeep VanWormer ($500)
Provisional Starters: Blankenship, Mitchell
Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 25-Shane Clanton/Locust Grove, GA 17.824 (NTR)
2. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 18.317
3. 18-Shannon Babb/Moweaqua, IL 18.448
4. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 18.529
5. 28e-Dennis Erb Jr./Carpentersville, IL 18.532
6. 49-Brian Ruhlman/Clark Lake, MI 18.532
7. 28-Eddie Carrier Jr./Salt Rock, WV 18.564
8. 44M-Chris Madden/Gray Court, SC 18.675
9. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 18.773
10. 0x-Zack Olger/St. Johns, MI 18.874
11. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 18.945
12. 111-Curt Spaulding/Hartford, MI 18.960
13. 9R-Curtis Roberts/Coleman, MI 19.144
14. 27-Eric Spangler/Lake City, MI 19.211
15. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 19.213
16. 18s-Rusty Seaver/Stanton, MI 19.214
17. 55-Jeep VanWormer/Pinconning, MI 19.235
18. 3s-Brian Shirley/Chatham, IL 19.247
19. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 19.266
20. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 19.282
21. 3-Rick Delong/Whitehouse, OH 19.435
22. 34-Alan Vochaska/South Haven, MI 19.484
23. 0-Kris Patterson/St. Johns, MI 19.596
24. 21-Dave Hilliker/Midland, MI 19.656
25. 44b-Joey Baker/Hastings, MI 19.686
26. 10c-Tyler Boggs/Warsaw, IN 19.705
27. 64H-Zach Hanson/Paw Paw, MI 19.714
28. 1R-Jeff Roodvoets/Middleville, MI 19.779
29. 4-Scott Ehlert/Crystal, MI 19.828
30. 23-John Blankenship/Williamson, WV 19.882
31. 61-Jim Fairbanks Jr./Muskegon, MI 19.913
32. 91-Rusty Schlenk/Jackson, MI 19.935
33. 32-Kyle Cole/Cadillac, MI 19.994
34. 24p-Joseph Pomeroy/Cass City, MI 19.996
35. 12-Scott Fisk/Saranac, MI 20.198
36. 5-Tim Stemler/Ionia, MI 20.224
37. 6R-Carl Ries/Blanchard, MI 20.333
38. 17-Don Mihelich/Paw Paw, MI 20.794
39. 23V-Ryan VanderVeen/Six Lakes, MI 20.935
40. 93-Roy Mitchell/Rensselaer, IL 20.063
41. 64-Jack Emmons/Greenville, MI 20.150
42. 13-Scott Baker/Ionia, MI N/T
43. 85-Mark Anderson/Blanchard, MI N/T
44. 78-Elex Layton/Twin Lake, MI N/T
Heat No. 1 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Clanton, Erb, C. Smith, VanWormer, Delong, Roberts, J. Baker, Ries, Cole, Ehlert, Emmons
Heat No. 2 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Fuller, Ruhlman, Shirley, Olger, Spangler, Vochaska, Blankenship, Pomeroy, Boggs, Mihelich
Heat No. 3 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Babb, Frank, Francis, Eckert, Carrier, Anderson, Fisk, Hanson, Patterson, Fairbanks, VanderVeen
Heat No. 4 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Lanigan, Richards, Madden, Seaver, Roodvoets, Schlenk, Hilliker, Mitchell, Spalding, Stemler (DNS) Leyton
B-Main No. 1 (12 laps - Top 3 Transfer): Delong, Roberts, J. Baker, Vochaska, Blankenship, Ehlert, Boggs, Ries, Mihelich, Cole, Pomeroy (DNS) Emmons
B-Main No. 2 (12 laps - Top 3 Transfer): Carrier, Hanson, Spaulding, Schlenk, Hilliker, Fisk, Anderson, VanderVeen, Fairbanks, Mitchell, Roodvoets, Stemler (DNS) Patterson, Leyton
2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of May 18 - 14 features completed (rank/driver/wins/top-5s/top-10s/earnings/points/deficit to leader):
1. Shannon Babb 3-8-11-$51,150-1,922 (-0)
2. Clint Smith 1-5-10-$36,650-1,916 (-6)
3. Steve Francis 0-6-11-$28,050-1,896 (-26)
4. Josh Richards 1-4-8-$32,440-1,886 (-36)
5. (tie) Chub Frank 1-5-9-$29,080-1,874 (-48)
5. (tie) Rick Eckert 0-3-10-$23,420-1,874 (-48)
7. Chris Madden 1-5-9-$50,140-1,837 (-85)
8. Shane Clanton 0-3-5-$22,810-1,810 (-112)
9. Darrell Lanigan 0-0-7-$17,740-1,735 (-187)
10. Eddie Carrier Jr. 0-1-2-$13,180-1,628 (-294)
11. Tim Fuller (rookie) 0-1-1-$13,700-1,593 (-329)
12. Brian Shirley 1-1-3-$17,970-1,353 (-569)
13. Billy Moyer 1-5-6-$27,525-1,332 (-590)
14. John Blankenship 0-0-0-$8,710-1,279 (-643)
15. Brian Birkhofer 0-1-4-$13,260-1,254 (-668)
16. Jimmy Mars 0-4-6-$20,430-1,202 (-720)
17. Dennis Erb Jr. 2-4-6-$30,800-1,173 (-749)
18. Adam Hensel (rookie) 0-0-0-$2,810-718 (-1204)
19. Earl Pearson Jr. 1-3-4-$19,610-665 (-1257)
20. Roy Mitchell (rookie) 0-0-0-$1,950-664 (-1258)
LISTEN ONLINE: If fans can't get to a track to see the series, they can experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series live on DIRTvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network.
To listen to the free audio broadcasts, log on to www.dirtvision.com and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo.
Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail customerservice@dirtvision.com.
WoO LMS ON TELEVISION: Six World of Outlaws Late Model Series events this season will be televised on the SPEED cable network. The first two one-hour broadcasts are set to air on Sun., May 20, at 2 p.m. (Virginia Motor Speedway's 'Rumble on the River III' from April 14) and Sun., May 27, at 12:30 p.m. (Lernerville Speedway's 'Showdown in Sarvertown' from April 17).
World of Outlaws Sprint car action, meanwhile, will be televised a total of 20 times this year on SPEED and ESPN2. The next Sprint Car telecast on SPEED is Sun., June 3, at 1 p.m. ET.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by several sponsors and partners, including contingency sponsors Wrisco Industries, Crane Cams, Ohlins Shocks, Quarter-Master, Hawk Brake, MSD Ignitions and Eibach Springs.
LAKE ODESSA, MI - May 18, 2007 - Chub Frank found the perfect formula to break out of his slump on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
"I just went back to my old ways," said the popular driver known as 'Chubzilla.' "Tighten 'er up and get up on the wheel."
The no-nonsense strategy paid off to the tune of $10,000 - Frank's prize for winning Friday night's 'Great Lakes 50' at I-96 Speedway.
Frank, 45, of Bear Lake, Pa., reached Victory Lane for the first time in 2007 on the WoO LMS, which made its inaugural visit to Mike Mouch's half-mile oval in central Michigan.
Taking advantage of the pole position starting spot he obtained in the pre-race draw, Frank rolled to a flag-to-flag triumph in his Lester Buildings/Corry Rubber Rocket No. 1*. He repelled a late-race challenge from fellow Rocket Chassis campaigner Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., to secure his eighth career WoO LMS win.
Richards, 19, settled for runner-up money in his Mark Richards Racing Enterprises/Seubert Calf Ranches mount, a couple car lengths behind Frank.
Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., continued his hot streak on the WoO LMS with a third-place finish in his Petroff Towing Rayburn. He also scored two wins (on May 12 at Wisconsin's Charter Raceway Park and May 16 at Indiana's Brownstown Speedway) and a second-place finish (on May 13 at Lincoln, Ill.) during the five-race 'Monster Midwest Tour,' which culminated at I-96 Speedway.
Leading '07 WoO LMS rookie Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., registered a career-best tour finish of fourth in the Gypsum Racing Rocket, and Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., passed Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., heading to the white flag to claim fifth place in the RSD Enterprises Rocket.
Frank's most important move of the night came during the third heat, when he tossed his car to the high side of Ashland, Ky.'s Steve Francis on the final lap to seize a second-place finish. That put him in the redraw for the top-eight positions in the A-Main, ultimately earning him the pole for the A-Main.
"I knew I had to get by Francis to get in the redraw, so I just drove it in there hard," said Frank. "The car stuck, so it worked out."
Frank proceeded to control the feature's entire distance, which was slowed by only a single caution flag, on lap 37 when Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., pulled up lame with a flat right-rear tire.
Prior to the caution period, Richards, who started third but fell back a couple spots at the initial green flag, had moved in to pressure Frank. 'Kid Rocket' wasn't able to make a serious bid after the race restarted, however.
"The caution probably helped me because it gave me open track," said Frank. "I almost had to deal with traffic on the last lap, but I didn't quite get to it.
"The car was good tonight, real good. I think my car was probably better than (Richards) when it was slick early. As the rubber came in he might have gotten faster, but we were still good enough to hold on."
Richards, who is winless since capturing the WoO LMS season opener on Feb. 17 at Florida's Volusia Speedway Park, had his best shot at overtaking Frank hampered by a slower Late Model.
"I caught Chub and showed him the nose one lap," said Richards, who reached second place with a lap-28 pass of Fuller. "But I got caught behind a lapped car and then (Frank) moved down (lower). I think the track tightened up a little bit, so when he moved down he was just a little bit better."
Richards had no qualms with a second-place effort, which gave him sole possession of fourth place in the WoO LMS point standings.
"It was a good run for us," he said. "We didn't have the greatest Midwest swing, so this will make the trip home easier."
Frank also headed back to western Pennsy with a good vibe.
"We needed this," said Frank, whose last WoO LMS victory came on Sept. 3, 2006, at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pa. "We've been struggling a little bit, so picking up $10,000 will help pay the fuel bill home."
Erb, 34, took off from the outside pole in search of his second consecutive WoO LMS win, but he never threatened Frank. He fell back as far as fourth before rallying to take third from Fuller on lap 38.
"I wish I was a little bit tighter in the middle of the corner," said Erb.
Fuller, 39, climbed from the sixth starting spot to second by lap 14 using predominantly the outside lane, and for a short time it appeared he was closing on Frank. He eventually was passed by Richards and Erb, but the Empire State driver was still beaming about a fourth-place finish that was far and away his best WoO LMS performance ever.
In fact, it was Fuller's first career top-10 finish in WoO LMS competition.
"It's definitely a confidence booster and makes the ride home a lot easier," said Fuller. "But now you have to back it up at the next one."
Rounding out the top 10 was Lanigan, who fell one lap short of recording his first top-five finish of the season; points leader Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., who surged from the fifth starting spot to second on the opening lap but gradually faded over the remaining distance; Rick Eckert of York, Pa.; Francis; and Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., who turned in one of the night's best drives.
Smith, who entered the program tied with Babb atop the point standings, was in jeopardy of taking a major hit in the championship battle when his car developed ignition problems in the staging area prior to the feature. His crew scrambled to ready their backup car, getting Smith on the track at the tail of the field as the final pace lap was being completed.
Despite running with a quarter-mile setup in his car, Smith managed to march forward from the 24th starting spot to salvage a 10th-place finish. The run kept Smith a mere six points behind Babb.
Forty-four cars entered the event, which was run on a clear, crisp night.
Clanton recorded the fastest lap of qualifying, setting a new track record of 17.824 seconds. He obliterated Brian Ruhlman's 2005 standard of 18.87 seconds.
Heat winners were Clanton, Fuller, Babb and Lanigan, and the B-Mains were captured by Rick Delong of Whitehouse, Ohio, and Carrier.
The WoO LMS will be idle until heading to the East Coast for events at Delaware International Speedway on Thurs., May 31, and Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway on Sat., June 2.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Results of WoO Late Model Series(Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):
1. (1) Chub Frank/50 $10,000
2. (3) Josh Richards/50 $5,000
3. (2) Dennis Erb Jr./50 $3,000
4. (6) Tim Fuller/50 $2,750
5. (7) Shane Clanton/50 $2,000
6. (4) Darrell Lanigan/50 $1,700
7. (5) Shannon Babb/50 $1,400
8. (13) Rick Eckert/50 $1,300
9. (9) Steve Francis/50 $1,200
10. (24) Clint Smith/50 $1,100
11. (10) Brian Shirley/50 $1,050
12. (12) Chris Madden/50 $1,000
13. (11) Jeep VanWormer/50 $1,450
14. (8) Brian Ruhlman/50 $900
15. (18) Eddie Carrier Jr./50 $850
16. (16) Rusty Seaver/49 $800
17. (20) Zach Hanson/49 $770
18. (15) Rick Delong/49 $750
19. (19) Eric Spangler/49 $730
20. (23) Roy Mitchell/34 $700
21. (21) John Blankenship/26 $700
22. (22) Curt Spaulding/24 $700
23. (17) Curtis Roberts/24 $700
24. (14) Zack Olger/20 $700
Yellow Flags: 1 (Lap 37)
Lap Leaders: Frank (1-50)
Rookie of the Race: Tim Fuller ($250)
WoO LMS 'Bonus Bucks' Winner: Jeep VanWormer ($500)
Provisional Starters: Blankenship, Mitchell
Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 25-Shane Clanton/Locust Grove, GA 17.824 (NTR)
2. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 18.317
3. 18-Shannon Babb/Moweaqua, IL 18.448
4. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 18.529
5. 28e-Dennis Erb Jr./Carpentersville, IL 18.532
6. 49-Brian Ruhlman/Clark Lake, MI 18.532
7. 28-Eddie Carrier Jr./Salt Rock, WV 18.564
8. 44M-Chris Madden/Gray Court, SC 18.675
9. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 18.773
10. 0x-Zack Olger/St. Johns, MI 18.874
11. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 18.945
12. 111-Curt Spaulding/Hartford, MI 18.960
13. 9R-Curtis Roberts/Coleman, MI 19.144
14. 27-Eric Spangler/Lake City, MI 19.211
15. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 19.213
16. 18s-Rusty Seaver/Stanton, MI 19.214
17. 55-Jeep VanWormer/Pinconning, MI 19.235
18. 3s-Brian Shirley/Chatham, IL 19.247
19. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 19.266
20. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 19.282
21. 3-Rick Delong/Whitehouse, OH 19.435
22. 34-Alan Vochaska/South Haven, MI 19.484
23. 0-Kris Patterson/St. Johns, MI 19.596
24. 21-Dave Hilliker/Midland, MI 19.656
25. 44b-Joey Baker/Hastings, MI 19.686
26. 10c-Tyler Boggs/Warsaw, IN 19.705
27. 64H-Zach Hanson/Paw Paw, MI 19.714
28. 1R-Jeff Roodvoets/Middleville, MI 19.779
29. 4-Scott Ehlert/Crystal, MI 19.828
30. 23-John Blankenship/Williamson, WV 19.882
31. 61-Jim Fairbanks Jr./Muskegon, MI 19.913
32. 91-Rusty Schlenk/Jackson, MI 19.935
33. 32-Kyle Cole/Cadillac, MI 19.994
34. 24p-Joseph Pomeroy/Cass City, MI 19.996
35. 12-Scott Fisk/Saranac, MI 20.198
36. 5-Tim Stemler/Ionia, MI 20.224
37. 6R-Carl Ries/Blanchard, MI 20.333
38. 17-Don Mihelich/Paw Paw, MI 20.794
39. 23V-Ryan VanderVeen/Six Lakes, MI 20.935
40. 93-Roy Mitchell/Rensselaer, IL 20.063
41. 64-Jack Emmons/Greenville, MI 20.150
42. 13-Scott Baker/Ionia, MI N/T
43. 85-Mark Anderson/Blanchard, MI N/T
44. 78-Elex Layton/Twin Lake, MI N/T
Heat No. 1 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Clanton, Erb, C. Smith, VanWormer, Delong, Roberts, J. Baker, Ries, Cole, Ehlert, Emmons
Heat No. 2 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Fuller, Ruhlman, Shirley, Olger, Spangler, Vochaska, Blankenship, Pomeroy, Boggs, Mihelich
Heat No. 3 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Babb, Frank, Francis, Eckert, Carrier, Anderson, Fisk, Hanson, Patterson, Fairbanks, VanderVeen
Heat No. 4 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Lanigan, Richards, Madden, Seaver, Roodvoets, Schlenk, Hilliker, Mitchell, Spalding, Stemler (DNS) Leyton
B-Main No. 1 (12 laps - Top 3 Transfer): Delong, Roberts, J. Baker, Vochaska, Blankenship, Ehlert, Boggs, Ries, Mihelich, Cole, Pomeroy (DNS) Emmons
B-Main No. 2 (12 laps - Top 3 Transfer): Carrier, Hanson, Spaulding, Schlenk, Hilliker, Fisk, Anderson, VanderVeen, Fairbanks, Mitchell, Roodvoets, Stemler (DNS) Patterson, Leyton
2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of May 18 - 14 features completed (rank/driver/wins/top-5s/top-10s/earnings/points/deficit to leader):
1. Shannon Babb 3-8-11-$51,150-1,922 (-0)
2. Clint Smith 1-5-10-$36,650-1,916 (-6)
3. Steve Francis 0-6-11-$28,050-1,896 (-26)
4. Josh Richards 1-4-8-$32,440-1,886 (-36)
5. (tie) Chub Frank 1-5-9-$29,080-1,874 (-48)
5. (tie) Rick Eckert 0-3-10-$23,420-1,874 (-48)
7. Chris Madden 1-5-9-$50,140-1,837 (-85)
8. Shane Clanton 0-3-5-$22,810-1,810 (-112)
9. Darrell Lanigan 0-0-7-$17,740-1,735 (-187)
10. Eddie Carrier Jr. 0-1-2-$13,180-1,628 (-294)
11. Tim Fuller (rookie) 0-1-1-$13,700-1,593 (-329)
12. Brian Shirley 1-1-3-$17,970-1,353 (-569)
13. Billy Moyer 1-5-6-$27,525-1,332 (-590)
14. John Blankenship 0-0-0-$8,710-1,279 (-643)
15. Brian Birkhofer 0-1-4-$13,260-1,254 (-668)
16. Jimmy Mars 0-4-6-$20,430-1,202 (-720)
17. Dennis Erb Jr. 2-4-6-$30,800-1,173 (-749)
18. Adam Hensel (rookie) 0-0-0-$2,810-718 (-1204)
19. Earl Pearson Jr. 1-3-4-$19,610-665 (-1257)
20. Roy Mitchell (rookie) 0-0-0-$1,950-664 (-1258)
LISTEN ONLINE: If fans can't get to a track to see the series, they can experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series live on DIRTvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network.
To listen to the free audio broadcasts, log on to www.dirtvision.com and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo.
Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail customerservice@dirtvision.com.
WoO LMS ON TELEVISION: Six World of Outlaws Late Model Series events this season will be televised on the SPEED cable network. The first two one-hour broadcasts are set to air on Sun., May 20, at 2 p.m. (Virginia Motor Speedway's 'Rumble on the River III' from April 14) and Sun., May 27, at 12:30 p.m. (Lernerville Speedway's 'Showdown in Sarvertown' from April 17).
World of Outlaws Sprint car action, meanwhile, will be televised a total of 20 times this year on SPEED and ESPN2. The next Sprint Car telecast on SPEED is Sun., June 3, at 1 p.m. ET.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by several sponsors and partners, including contingency sponsors Wrisco Industries, Crane Cams, Ohlins Shocks, Quarter-Master, Hawk Brake, MSD Ignitions and Eibach Springs.