Darrell Lanigan
Hometown: Union, KY
Birthday: June 3, 1970
Marital Status: Single
Children: Daughters Tiffany & Brittney
Car: No. 29 Lanigan Autosports/GottaRace Rocket
Car Owner: Lanigan Autosports
Website: www.laniganautosports.com

2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stats:

Events: 45
Starts: 44
Wins: 2 (Knoxville, Iowa; Port Royal, Pa.)
Top 5: 11
Top 10: 28
Fast Times: 2
Heat Wins: 9
B-Main Wins: 2
Points Standings Finish: 7th (-502)
Total Season Earnings: $113,155

WoO LMS History: Signed as one of original 12 contract drivers when World Racing Group restarted WoO LMS in 2004… Has competed in all but six of the 154 A-Mains run since 2004. He did not qualify on Feb. 6, 2004, at Volusia Speedway Park; July 5, 2004, at Challenger Raceway in Indiana, Pa.; Sept. 18, 2005, at Springfield (Ill.) Mile; May 16 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway; and Sept. 2 at Pennsy’s Tri-City Speedway. The only tour event he did not enter was July 3, 2007, at Missouri’s Lebanon I-44 Speedway… First career tour win came on July 23, 2004, at Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek, Md… Finished 11th in 2004 point standings, winning two A-Mains… Improved to seventh place in the 2005 standings with two victories… Won events at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., in both 2005 and ’06… Scored more top-five finishes than any other driver in 2006 (winning twice), but finished fifth in points… Two wins in 2007, at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway and Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway. Both victories came in the tour’s first-ever visits to the tracks… Owns eight career series triumphs…

Other Racing History: Began racing in 1988 and won a dirt Late Model feature at his hometown Florence Speedway during rookie season… In 2003, won $100,000 Dirt Late Model Dream at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway and $60,000 Dirt Track World Championship at Kentucky’s Bluegrass Speedway – the only driver to ever capture both prestigious races in the same season… Other major victories include 2006 UMP Nationals at Eldora; 2003 Illinois Fall Nationals at Springfield (Ill.) Mile; Ironman 100/200 at Kentucky’s Florence Speedway (three times); and Fall Classic at Ponderosa (Ky.) Speedway… From 1998-2001, made nearly 20 starts with the ARCA asphalt stock car series. Won pole position for October 1998 event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., and scored an ARCA career-best finish of second in March 1999 at Atlanta Motor Speedway… Finished third in the 2007 World 100 at Eldora…

Interesting Facts: When away from the racetrack enjoys boating, golfing and riding his motorcycle… Lives within one mile of Florence Speedway, where he launched his racing career… Is nicknamed the ‘Bluegrass Bandit.’…