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Darrell Lanigan
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Expand/Collapse  Lanigan Autosports 5340 $171826 2 19 31  
02/12/2009
Volusia Speedway Park (38th Annual ALLTEL DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH) - Barberville, FL
A-Main
 		2 146 $5650  
02/14/2009
Volusia Speedway Park (38th Annual ALLTEL DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH) - Barberville, NC
A-Main
 		8 134 $1400  
03/13/2009
Deep South Speedway - Loxley, AL
A-Main
 		8 134 $1700  
03/21/2009
Battleground Speedway (100 laps) - Highlands, TX
A-Main
 		2 146 $10600  
03/29/2009
The Dirt Track at Lowes (Circle K COLOSSAL 100) - Concord, NC
A-Main
 		2 75 $20000  
04/04/2009
Farmer City Raceway (ILLINI 100) - Farmer City, IL
A-Main
 		7 136 $3350  
04/17/2009
Fayetteville Motor Speedway - Fayetteville, NC
A-Main
 		13 124 $1550  
04/18/2009
Virginia Motor Speedway - Jamaica, VA
A-Main
 		3 144 $3600  
05/17/2009
Lincoln Speedway - Lincoln, IL
A-Main
 		8 134 $1700  
05/22/2009
US 36 Raceway - Cameron, MO
A-Main
 		21 108 $1300  
05/24/2009
Charter Raceway Park - Beaver Dam, WI
A-Main
 		11 128 $1450  
05/28/2009
Delaware International Speedway - Delmar, Delaware
A-Main
 		7 136 $2000  
05/30/2009
Hagerstown Speedway - Hagerstown, MD
A-Main
 		2 146 $5600  
05/31/2009
Tyler County Speedway - Middlebourne, WV
A-Main
 		5 140 $2100  
06/18/2009
Ohsweken (ONT) Speedway (Great Northern Tour) - Ohsweken, ONT
A-Main
 		3 144 $3650  
06/21/2009
Cornwall Motor Speedway (Great Northern Tour) - Long Sault, ONT
A-Main
 		3 144 $3600  
06/22/2009
Can-Am Motorsports Park (Great Northern Tour) - LaFargeville, NY
A-Main
 		8 134 $1750  
06/23/2009
Canandaigua Speedway (Great Northern Tour) - Canandaigua, NY
A-Main
 		6 138 $1900  
06/24/2009
Big Diamond Raceway (Great Northern Tour) - Pottsville,PA
A-Main
 		3 144 $2600  
06/25/2009
Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, PA
A-Main
 		16 118 $1450  
06/27/2009
Lernerville Speedway (FIRECRACKER 100) - Sarver, PA
A-Main
 		2 146 $18156  
07/08/2009
Deer Creek Speedway (Wild West Tour) - Spring Valley, MN
A-Main
 		1 150 $20700  
07/10/2009
River Cities Speedway (Wild West Tour) - Grand Forks, ND
A-Main
 		7 136 $2000  
07/14/2009
Gillette Thunder Speedway (Wild West Tour) - Gillette, WY
A-Main
 		1 150 $10700  
07/16/2009
Dakota State Fair Speedway (Wild West Tour) - Huron, SD
A-Main
 		7 136 $2000  
07/24/2009
Attica Raceway Park (ALLTEL Ohio Late Model Speedweek) - Attica, OH
A-Main
 		3 144 $3650  
07/25/2009
Sharon Speedway (ALLTEL Ohio Late Model Speedweek) - Hartford, OH
A-Main
 		2 146 $5600  
08/13/2009
Grandview Speedway - Bechtelsville, PA
A-Main
 		8 134 $1700  
08/14/2009
Bedford Speedway - Bedford, PA
A-Main
 		3 144 $3600  
08/15/2009
Hagerstown Speedway - Hagerstown, MD
A-Main
 		17 116 $1370  
08/20/2009
Muskingum County Speedway - Zanesville, OH
A-Main
 		7 136 $1800  
08/22/2009
K-C Raceway - Chilicothe, OH - Buckeye 100
A-Main
 		15 120 $2200  
08/29/2009
Screven Motor Speedway - Sylvania, GA
A-Main
 		14 122 $1500  
09/01/2009
Eriez Speedway - Erie, PA
A-Main
 		9 132 $1800  
09/02/2009
Brewerton Speedway
A-Main
 		12 126 $1600  
09/05/2009
Tri-City Speedway -Franklin,PA (Oil Region Labor Day Classic) - Franklin, PA
A-Main
 		3 144 $3600  
09/06/2009
Tri City Speedway -Franklin,PA (Oil Region Labor Day Classic) - Franklin, PA
A-Main
 		2 146 $5600  
11/04/2009
The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway - Concord, NC
A-Main
 		13 75 $1550  
11/06/2009
The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway (WORLD FINALS) - Concord, NC
A-Main
 		4 142 $3150  
11/07/2009
The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway (WORLD FINALS) - Concord, NC
A-Main
 		4 142 $2600  
Overall 3 5340 $171826 2 19 31 80 
Highlights
Darrell Lanigan
Hometown: Union, KY
Birthday: June 3, 1970
Marital Status: Single
Children: Daughters Tiffany (7) & Brittney (4)
Car: No. 29 Fusion Energy/GottaRace.com Rocket
Car Owner: Lanigan Autosports
Website: www.laniganautosports.com

2008 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stats:

Events: 43
Starts: 43
Wins: 2 (Delaware International; Big Diamond, Pa.)
Top 5: 25
Top 10: 36
Fast Times: 1
Heat Wins: 17
B-Main Wins: 0
Points Standings Finish: 1st (+160)
Total Season Earnings: $224,967

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 197 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… Put together an unprecedented run of consistency in 2008 to capture his first career points title by the largest margin (160 points) in the WoO LMS’s modern era… Won just two A-Mains in 2008 – the fifth consecutive year that he was victorious twice – but led the tour with 25 top-five and 36 top-10 finishes. His 15 top-fives in a row from May 4-July 16 established a new WoO LMS record in the category… ’08 victories came at Delaware International Speedway and Pennsy’s Big Diamond Raceway… Enters 2009 with 10 career series triumphs, tied for ninth with Shane Clanton on the WoO LMS win list since 2004…

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… Won a preliminary feature at the 2008 Knoxville Late Model Nationals…

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.’… Races on a fulltime basis but also owns an apartment building in Florence, Ky., and dabbles in used-car sales… His father, former car owner Porter, was inducted into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2008…

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