LANIGAN WINS WORLD OF OUTLAW LATE MODEL "DIAMOND SHINES 40" AT BIG DIAMOND, HOLLAND MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW IN ROADRUNNERS
MINERSVILLE, PA - June 25th, 2014
The last time the World Of Outlaw Late Models raced at Big Diamond Speedway back in 2009, Darrell Lanigan finished 3rd and took home $2,600 for his efforts. In his first race at the track since that night five years ago, he did two positions and $5,400 better, taking the victory in the $8,000 to win "Diamond Shines 40" event.
Chub Frank jumped into the lead from his outside pole starting position at the drop of the green flag and immediately pulled away from the field over the first eleven laps of the event. The caution flag waved during lap #12, as Frank made contact with the #13x car of Ben Whitaker while trying to lap him, sending Whitaker spinning. On the ensuing restart, Frank continued to lead over Darrell Lanigan and Rick Eckert, who had moved up from the seventh starting spot. On lap #17 Dan Stone moved into the top five in his charge from tenth, and at the halfway point it was Frank, Lanigan, Eckert, Eric Wells, and Stone. Lanigan was quickly closing in on Frank by this point though, as the leaders had once again entered heavy lapped traffic. Exiting turn #2 on the 25th lap Lanigan finally made his move, charging to the outside of Frank to take the lead. Just one lap later the caution flag was out for "Boom" Briggs who had slowed on the track. On the restart Eckert now jumped into the runner-up spot and started to pressure Lanigan. Eckert high, Lanigan low, lap after lap until Eckert jumped the cushion just slightly between turns one and two, giving Lanigan the little bit of breathing room he desired. The caution flew for the final time on lap #35 for a flat on the Chase Junghans machine, setting up one last chance for Eckert to make his move on Lanigan. Lanigan was not to be denied though, pulling away to a comfortable ten car length lead over those final five laps to take home the $8,000 payday for his 5th World Of Outlaw feature victory this season, and 7th overall victory of the year. The win was also the 58th of Lanigan's World Of Outlaw career, tops in the division. Eckert held on for second, followed by Frank, Stone, and Wells. Sixth thru tenth were Shane Clanton, Jason Covert, Tim McCreadie, Frankie Heckenast Jr. and Morgan "Mo Bags" Bagley.
Lanigan set fast time for the evening in time trials with a lap of 15.968 seconds. Heat races for the 31 Super Late Models on hand were won by Darrell Lanigan, Eric Wells, and Shane Clanton. The B-Main was won by Pancho Lawler.
In the Savage 61 Roadrunner feature event, Chris Holland grabbed the lead at the drop of the green from his outside pole starting spot and never looked back, taking his second win in a row in the division. Action was fast and furious behind Holland, with Jeremy Becker and Andrew Fayash III racing wheel to wheel from their seventh and fifth place starting positions. Terry Kramer Jr. came on strong late, making it a three car battle for the runner up spot, but in the end Holland took the victory by a comfortable margin over Becker, who was followed closely by Fayash III, Kramer Jr., and two time winner Tom Hablett. Sixth thru tenth were Joey Brennan, Devin Trexler, Jim Kost, three time winner Tim Fitzpatrick Jr., and Jared Seigfried.
Heat races were won by Brennan and Holland.
Racing returns to Big Diamond Speedway this Friday, June 27th, featuring the Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic 358 Modifieds, USS Achey Sportsman, and Savage 61 Roadrunners. Kim's Kreations will be sponsoring big wheel races for the kids (you must provide your own big wheel) along with Powder Puff races for the Modified & Sportsman division combined and a separate race for the Roadrunner division.
Gates open at 5 PM, warm-ups are at 7;45 PM, and the first heat hits the track at 8:15 PM.
Ken's Tire, Inc. will be the sponsor of the events on June 27th. Ken's Tires was established April 7, 1975 by Kenenth and Dorothy Blankenhorn at 138 River Street, Cressona, Pennsylvania as a one man operation. Today, Ken's Tires, Inc. is owned by the Blankenhorn family and is managed by Doug Hinnershitz, who has been with the company for 22 years, and employs 29 people in its three locations : Connors Crossing, Cressona, PA., Laurel Blvd, Pottsville, PA., and Altamont Blvd, Frackville, PA.
Ken's Tires, Inc. offers a huge 12,000+ tire inventory which includes major and private brands, a complete automotive service, and 24/7 truck repair and industrial tire service.
Adult general admission on Friday evening will be $15.00. Students ages 13 thru 17, Seniors, and active Military are $13.00 (all with valid ID). Kids 12 and under as always are free. Pit participation fees are $30.00 for members and $40.00 for non-members.
Ken's Tires is a long time supporter of auto racing across the region and at Big Diamond Speedway, and we are pleased to have them as a major sponsor on what is sure to be a great night of racing.
Big Diamond Speedway Results 6/24/2014
World Of Outlaw Late Model "Diamond Shines 40"
1) Darrell Lanigan 2) Rick Eckert 3) Chub Frank 4) Dan Stone 5) Eric Wells 6) Shane Clanton 7) Jason Covert 8) Tim McCreadie 9) Farnkie Heckenast Jr. 10) Morgan Bagley 11) Vic Coffey 12) Clint Smith 13) Jeff Rine 14) Dylan Yoder 15) Bryan Bernheisel 16) Matt Cochran 17) Scott Haus 18) Boom Briggs 19) Chase Junghans 20) Pancho Lawler 21) Tim Wilson 22) Ben Whitaker 23) Luke Hoffner 24) Andrew Haus
DNQ) Jim O' Hara, Danny Snyder, Steve Nederostak, Randall Paxton, Chad Hollenbeck, Sean Merkel, Scott Richwine
Savage 61 Roadrunners (20 Laps)
1) Chris Holland 2) Jeremy Becker 3) Andrew Fayash III 4) Terry Kramer Jr. 5) Tom Hablett 6) Joey Brennan 7) Devin Trexler 8) Jim Kost 9) Tim Fitzpatrick Jr. 10) Jared Seigfried 11) Joe Kavanaugh 12) Jesse Krasnitsky 13) Bruce Ditzler 14) TJ Fitzpatrick 15) Shon Elk 16) Kris Ney 17) Chuck Eckert
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