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Kevin Kovac
HARTFORD, Ohio (July 28) - Rain deluged Sharon Speedway after time trials, forcing the postponement of Wednesday night's World of Outlaws Late Model Series 'Ohio-Pennsylvania Speedweek' program.
Track and WoO LMS officials rescheduled the three-eighths-mile oval's seventh annual tour event to Thursday night (July 29). The racing action will start from scratch with a new set of Ohlins Shocks Time Trials, and all rainchecks will be accepted for admission.
Rain began falling moments after the event's 34-car qualifying session was completed and soon intensified, swamping the racetrack and infield in short order. With more heavy storms threatening, the decision to push the action to Thursday night was made less than an hour later.
Donnie Moran of Dresden, Ohio, set fast time with a lap of 16.052 seconds, but his effort was wiped off the books by the postponement. WoO LMS rules stipulate that a new program will be contested if an event is rescheduled before heat races are run.
The postponement was a godsend for the WoO LMS regulars. Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., was the lone Outlaw to time among the top 10, qualifying ninth-fastest.
Thursday's card will follow the same schedule as was planned on Wednesday. Gates will open at 3 p.m., with hot laps set to get the green flag at 6:30 p.m. and time trials at 7 p.m. The FastTrack Touring crate Late Model division will also be part of the evening's action.
Fans unable to attend on Wednesday are invited to join the crowd on Thursday night. General admission is $27, with kids ages 9-13 admitted for $12 and those 8-and-under free of charge. Pit passes are $38.
Additional information is available by logging on to www.sharonspeedway.com.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 99-Donnie Moran/Dresden, OH 16.052
2. won11-Robbie Blair/Titusville, PA 16.203
3. 22s-Gregg Satterlee/Rochester Mills, PA 16.259
4. 46-Doug Horton/Bruceton Mills, WV 16.308
5. 7-Matt Miller/Waterville, OH 16.398
6. 32-Jim Rasey/Warren, OH 16.408
7. 1J-Davey Johnson/Latrobe, PA 16.419
8. 99B-Rick 'Boom' Briggs/Bear Lake, PA 16.483
9. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 16.485
10. 9K-Mike Knight/Ripley, NY 16.497
11. 07R-Brent Rhebergen/Clymer, NY 16.508
12. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 16.558
13. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 16.592
14. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 16.600
15. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 16.603
16. 1-John Lobb/Frewsburg, NY 16.608
17. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 16.651
18. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 16.655
19. 44H-Dave Hess Jr./Waterford, PA 16.656
20. 56-Russell King/Bristolville, OH 16.681
21. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 16.684
22. 8-Craig Vosbergen/Perth, Australia 16.768
23. 25-Shane Clanton/Fayetteville, GA 16.781
24. 14B-Dick Barton/Ashville, NY 16.793
25. 19H-Austin Hubbard/Seaford, DE 16.799
26. B22-Bump Hedman/Sugar Grove, PA 16.830
27. 17L-Dennis Lunger/Cherry Hill, PA 16.988
28. 1L-Dane Laraway/Irwin, PA 17.016
29. 16*-Dereck Frank/Jamestown, NY 17.031
30. 3-Brent Robinson/Smithfield, VA 17.238
31. 22-Jill George/Cedar Falls, IA 17.343
32. 67-Charles Supplee/Rock Creek, OH 17.648
33. 38R-Corey Ruffo/Mercer, PA 17.835 (DQ)
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