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Fayetteville's WoO race pushed back to Oct. 7

August 16, 2008, 3:30 am
By Kevin Kovac
World of Outlaws Late Model Series

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 15) — The completion of the first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Fayetteville Motor Speedway will have to wait until Oct. 7. Rain struck the 4/10-mile oval during the first of two consolation races on Friday night, forcing track and series officials to postpone the remainder of the program until the fall.

The new date sets up a Tuesday-Wednesday doubleheader in North Carolina for the World of Outlaws tour, which is scheduled to contest the Armour Vienna Sausage Southern Showdown on Oct. 8 at the Dirt Track at 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 Fayetteville. The threat of rain prompted WoO 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.

Heat race winners were WoO 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 multicar tangle sent Michael Ray Mason of Spring Lake, N.C., into the turn-four wall on the second lap of the first consolation. Officials waited out the weather about 45 minutes before making the decision to postpone the remainder of the card to Oct. 7.

WoO 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 consolation, which was led by G.R. Smith of Cornelius, N.C., when the rain arrived; the complete second 12-lap consolation; and the 50-lap, $10,000-to-win main event.

The top 16 starting positions in the feature are set. Lanigan drew the pole position and will share the front row with Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga.

The series will continue its weekend in the Southeast on Saturday, Aug. 16, with a first-ever visit to Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga.

Time trials

1. Shane Clanton (25), Locust Grove, Ga., 17.697
2. Steve Francis (19), Ashland, Ky., 17.965
3. Tim Fuller (19), Watertown, N.Y., 18.146
4. Ricky Boahn, (18), Raeford, N.C., 18.161
5. Vic Coffey (32c), Leicester, N.Y., 18.167
6. Shawn Beasley (25), Lumber Bridge, N.C., 18.220
7. Brent Robinson (3), Smithfield, Va., 18.220
8. Dean Bowen (15), Whiteville, N.C., 18.241
9. Darrell Lanigan (29), Union, Ky., 18.250
10. Chris Blackwell (6), Grays Creek, N.C., 18.317
11. Austin Hubbard (11), Seaford, Del., 18.330
12. Scott Autry (A1), Autryville, N.C., 18.335
13. Roger Lucas (79), Benson, N.C., 18.392
14. Ricky Weeks (25th), Rutherfordton, N.C., 18.420
15. Jonathan Davenport (75), Blairsville, Ga., 18.422
16. Jeff Smith (70), Gastonia, N.C., 18.435
17. Rick Eckert (24), York, Pa., 18.440
18. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 18.465
19. Ed Gibbons (07), Manning, S.C., 18.483
20. Timmy Blackwell (17), Parkton, N.C., 18.488
21. Scott Neighbors (5), Cameron, N.C., 18.506
22. David Taylor (14), Fayetteville, N.C., 18.510
23. Chub Frank (1*), Bear Lake, Pa., 18.514
24. Dustin Mitchell (D8), Princeton, N.C., 18.533
25. Michael Ray Mason (11), Spring Lake, N.C., 18.562
26. G.R. Smith (54), Cornelius, N.C., 18.620
27. Justin Labonte (44), Trinity, N.C., 18.712
28. Craig Shuffield (360), Fayetteville, N.C., 18.807
29. Chris Madden (44), Gaffney, S.C., 18.837
30. Ray Tucker (0), Greensboro, N.C., 18.889
31. Chuck Smith Jr. (33), Sanford, N.C., 19.046
32. Larry Blankenship (1), Mooresville, N.C., 19.060
33. Clint Smith (44), Senoia, Ga., 19.118
34. Jason Fitzgerald (7), Jacksonville, Fla., 19.160
35. Josh Richards (1), Shinnston, W.Va., 19.327
36. Sean Beardsley (18), Central Square, N.Y., 19.426
37. Jeff Isabell Jr. (7jr), Pennellville, N.Y., 20.563
38. Joe Isabell (6j), Pennellville, N.Y., no time

Heat race results

First heat: Lanigan, Clanton, Coffey, Eckert, Mason, Clint Smith, Neighbors, Lucas, Jeff Isabell Jr., Madden.

Second heat: Francis, Beasley, C. Blackwell, Babb, G.R. Smith, Weeks, Tucker, Joe Isabell, Fitzgerald, Taylor.

Third heat: Fuller, Davenport, Frank, Robinson, Hubbard, Gibbons, Richards, Chuck Smith Jr., Labonte.

Fourth heat: Bowen, Autry, T. Blackwell, J. Smith, Blankenship, Shuffield, Boahn, Mitchell, Beardsley.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Lanigan, Davenport
Row 2: Clanton, Fuller
Row 3: Francis, Beasley
Row 4: Autry, Bowen
Row 5: Coffey, C. Blackwell
Row 6: Frank, T. Blackwell
Row 7: Eckert, Babb
Row 8: Robinson, J. Smith
(The remainder of the field will be set by Oct. 7 consolation transferrees and provisional starters)
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