LEBANON, Mo. — Clint Smith found a clean groove and rode it to victory in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Missouri 50 on July 3 at Lebanon I-44 Speedway.
Smith marched forward from the 10th-starting spot to grab the lead from Rick Eckert on lap 28. He controlled the remainder of the distance, pocketing $10,000 for his third tour triumph of the 2007 season.
Smith, 42, survived a rough-and-tumble race that saw a rash of flat tires erase the hopes of several contenders, including early leaders Shannon Babb and Brian Shirley.
Shirley rallied from his lap-24 pit stop for a new tire to finish second, 1.282 seconds behind Smith. He overtook Eckert for the spot on lap 47.
Eckert settled for third, followed by WoO LMS point-leader Steve Francis and Shane Clanton.
The finish:
Clint Smith, Brian Shirley, Rick Eckert, Steve Francis, Shane Clanton, Billy Moyer, Josh Richards, Chub Frank, Will Vaught, Jack Sullivan, Dustin Mooneyham, Wendell Wallace, Terry Phillips, Shannon Babb, Denny Woodworth, Garrett Durrett, Dewayne Hottinger, Justin Wells, Steve Rushin, Al Purkey, Bill Frye, Joey Mack, Jeremy Payne, Dusty Johnston.