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Kevin Kovac
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (August 15) - The completion of the first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Fayetteville Motor Speedway will have to wait until Tues., Oct. 7.
Rain struck the four-tenths-mile oval during the first of two B-Mains on Friday night, forcing track and series officials to postpone the remainder of the program until the fall.
The new date sets up a mid-week doubleheader in North Carolina for the WoO LMS, which is scheduled to contest the Armour Vienna Sausage Southern Showdown on Wed., Oct. 8, at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord.
Thirty-eight cars were signed in for Friday night's action, which began with storms dancing around the area but narrowly missing FMS. The threat of rain prompted WoO LMS officials to institute one-lap time trials in order to speed up the program.
With a big crowd looking on, Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., blistered the track in qualifying, turning a lap of 17.697 seconds to register his series-leading fourth fast-time honor of the season. He picked up a $100 bonus for his efforts from Sugar Bear's Property & Mobile Home Sales in Green Sea, S.C.
Heat winners were WoO LMS points leader Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., who passed Clanton on the final lap; Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky.; Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y.; and Dean Bowen of Whiteville, N.C.
Precipitation began to fall after a multi-car tangle sent Michael Ray Mason of Spring Lake, N.C., into the turn-four wall on the second lap of the first B-Main. Officials waited out the weather for approximately 45 minutes before making the decision to postpone the remainder of the card to Oct. 7.
WoO LMS racing will pick up on Oct. 7 where it left off on Friday night. The program will include the final 10 laps of the first B-Main, which was led by G.R. Smith of Cornelius, N.C., when the rain arrived; the complete second 12-lap B-Main; and the 50-lap, $10,000-to-win A-Main.
The top-16 starting positions in the A-Main are already set. Lanigan drew the pole position and will share the front row with Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga.
All rainchecks and pit bands from Friday night's program will be honored for admission on Tues., Oct. 7.
For more information, visit www.fayettevillemotorspeedway.net or call 910-223-RACE.
The WoO LMS will continue its weekend in the Southeast on Saturday night (Aug. 16) with a first-ever visit to Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 25-Shane Clanton/Locust Grove, GA 17.697
2. 19-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 17.965
3. 19T-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 18.146
4. 18M-Ricky Boahn/Raeford, NC 18.161
5. 32c-Vic Coffey/Leicester, NY 18.167
6. 25b-Shawn Beasley/Lumber Bridge, NC 18.220
7. 3-Brent Robinson/Smithfield, VA 18.220
8. 15-Dean Bowen/Whiteville, NC 18.241
9. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 18.250
10. 6-Chris Blackwell/Grays Creek, NC 18.317
11. 11H-Austin Hubbard/Seaford, DE 18.330
12. A1-Scott Autry/Autryville, NC 18.335
13. 79-Roger Lucas/Benson, NC 18.392
14. 25th-Ricky Weeks/Rutherfordton, NC 18.420
15. 75-Jonathan Davenport/Blairsville, GA 18.422
16. 70-Jeff Smith/Gastonia, NC 18.435
17. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 18.440
18. 18-Shannon Babb/Moweaqua, IL 18.465
19. 07G-Ed Gibbons/Manning, SC 18.483
20. 17-Timmy Blackwell/Parkton, NC 18.488
21. 5-Scott Neighbors/Cameron, NC 18.506
22. 14-David Taylor/Fayetteville, NC 18.510
23. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 18.514
24. D8-Dustin Mitchell/Princeton, NC 18.533
25. 11M-Michael Ray Mason/Spring Lake, NC 18.562
26. 54-G.R. Smith/Cornelius, NC 18.620
27. 44L-Justin Labonte/Trinity, NC 18.712
28. 360-Craig Shuffield/Fayetteville, NC 18.807
29. 44M-Chris Madden/Gaffney, SC 18.837
30. 0-Ray Tucker/Greensboro, NC 18.889
31. 33-Chuck Smith Jr./Sanford, NC 19.046
32. 1b-Larry Blankenship/Mooresville, NC 19.060
33. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 19.118
34. 7-Jason Fitzgerald/Jacksonville, FL 19.160
35. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 19.327
36. 18J-Sean Beardsley/Central Square, NY 19.426
37. 7JR-Jeff Isabell Jr./Pennellville, NY 20.563
38. 6J-Joe Isabell/Pennellville, NY N/T
Heat No. 1 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Lanigan, Clanton, Coffey, Eckert, Mason, Clint Smith, Neighbors, Lucas, Jeff Isabell Jr., Madden
Heat No. 2 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Francis, Beasley, C. Blackwell, Babb, G.R. Smith, Weeks, Tucker, Joe Isabell, Fitzgerald, Taylor
Heat No. 3 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Fuller, Davenport, Frank, Robinson, Hubbard, Gibbons, Richards, Chuck Smith Jr., Labonte
Heat No. 4 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Bowen, Autry, T. Blackwell, J. Smith, Blankenship, Shuffield, Boahn, Mitchell, Beardsley
B-Main No. 1 Running Order (after 2 of 12 laps; top 3 will transfer to A-Main): 1. G.R. Smith, 2. Clint Smith, 3. Ray Tucker, 4. Ricky Weeks, 5. David Taylor, 6. Roger Lucas, 7. Jeff Isabell Jr., 8. Joe Isabell, 9. Scott Neighbors, 10. Michael Ray Mason (DNS) Chris Madden, Jason Fitzgerald
B-Main No. 2 Starting Lineup (12 laps - top 3 will transfer to A-Main):
Row 1: Austin Hubbard/Larry Blankenship
Row 2: Ed Gibbons/Craig Shuffield
Row 3: Josh Richards/Ricky Boahn
Row 4: Chuck Smith Jr./Dustin Mitchell
Row 5: Justin Labonte/Sean Beardsley
A-Main Starting Lineup (16 of 24 positions set):
Row 1: Darrell Lanigan/Jonathan Davenport
Row 2: Shane Clanton/Tim Fuller
Row 3: Steve Francis/Shawn Beasley
Row 4: Scott Autry/Dean Bowen
Row 5: Vic Coffey/Chris Blackwell
Row 6: Chub Frank/Timmy Blackwell
Row 7: Rick Eckert/Shannon Babb
Row 8: Brent Robinson/Jeff Smith
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