Dale McDowell, seen here from earlier action, snapped an 11-year winless streak in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series at Duck River Raceway Park Saturday night. Photo by Ronnie Barnett/The Photo Man
Dale McDowell hopped out of his car, pumping his fist to a near-capacity crowd Friday night at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tennessee. It was a moment 11 years in the making.
McDowell snapped his winless streak with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series, a streak dating back to May 20, 2005 when he was last victorious at Brushcreek Motorsports Complex in Peebles, Ohio. But, this was not an easy feat, as the 26-car feature was one filled with many battles.
“The draw was big for us tonight,” said McDowell, who started the race in the top spot. “It’s was awfully racey, especially in lapped traffic.”
McDowell, of Chickamauga, Georgia, held the inside groove of the track for most of the race, while others – Darrell Lanigan especially – tested him on the high side. Lanigan, who finished runner-up to McDowell, kept his car at the top of the track, building speed to close less than the two-second gap between them.
On lap 29 Lanigan closed the margin. He contested McDowell further with five laps to go. But, on the 1/4-mile oval, lapped traffic kept McDowell safe from losing his lead.
“Yeah, I had to get him hung-up in traffic and get a good groove around that top,” Lanigan said. “But, the top was so far out there so there really wasn’t a whole lot left. He didn’t miss his marks on the bottom, so it was going to be really hard to win it.”
Others gambled when choosing their line for the race. Josh Richards kept his car on the track, but moved up to the center of the track towards the latter part of the race. The ever-changing track conditions coupled with some “missed adjustments” resulted in him rounding out the podium.
“The bottom early was definitely good, but then it got a black ring around the bottom,” said Richards about the bottom race-line becoming slick late in the race. “Dale did a great job. He was definitely the car to beat.”
McDowell had another ulterior motivation fueling him toward the checkers. After the race, he smiled not for the winless streak he just snapped, but for his late-mother. His mother passed away in 2011, and all he could say after the race is that the win was for her.
“My mom has always loved this place,” McDowell said. “I’d like to dedicate this win to her.”
Zebulon, Georgia’s Shane Clanton maintained his quick lap-times from last weekend, recording the fastest qualifying time of both groups with a 12.472. Clanton won his heat race before eventually placing fourth in the A-Main. Clanton’s car and Richards’ car rubbed paint throughout the race.
“I got a little bit of body damage being stuck in the middle,” said Richards about the battle for third. “It was just racing. Shane was right there on our bumper the whole time.”
For more info on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series visit WoOLMS.com.
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series
Duck River Raceway Park – Wheel, TN
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1. 17M-Dale McDowell
2. 15-Darrell Lanigan
3. 1-Josh Richards
4. Shane Clanton
5. 3s-Brian Shirley
6. 7-Rick Eckert
7. 157-Mike Marlar
8. 18c-Chase Junghans
9. 101-Casey Roberts
10. 212-Josh Putnam
11. 14M-Morgan Bagley
12. 4-Cody Mahoney
13. 76-Brandon Overton
14. 39-Tim McCreadie
15. 99jr-Frank Heckenast, Jr.
16. C9-Steve Casebolt
17. 18-Eric Wells
18. 1*-Chub Frank
19. 14r-Brad Skinner
20. 21JR-Billy Moyer, Jr.
21. 2c-Joey Coulter
22. 5-Don O’Neal
23. 91-Tyler Erb
24. 96-Tanner English
25. 18s-David Siebers
26. 777-Jared Landers
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