BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Over the course of the last week, Danny Lasoski was plagued with some bad luck on the track and also was under the weather off the track, battling the flu for a majority of the 37th Alltel DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park.
The 2001 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion received the perfect remedy Sunday night, leading all 30 laps of the finale at Volusia Speedway Park to earn the 81st WoO victory of his career. It was Lasoski’s 17th career win at the half-mile, but the first with the World of Outlaws.
“It’s very gratifying to come down here with my own car and win,” said Lasoski. “I couldn’t do it without my friends, Tony Ross at American Compressed Steel and Ron Ditzfeld. They helped pay the way down here. I am very proud of my guys. My dad helped build this car at home and we just had great guys behind us.”
 Lasoski started on the pole for the 30-lap event after winning the Crane Cams Dash. He charged down the frontstretch at the drop of the green.
After a restart on the third lap, Lasoski began to open a commanding lead in open track, though Craig Dollansky closed in as the pair entered lapped traffic. Two more cautions late in the race bunched the field, with Dollansky making a couple of charges on the high side of the track in an attempt to take the lead.
Lasoski, who finished third in World of Outlaws points last season will drive his own car again this coming Saturday at Pike County Speedway, before teaming up with a familiar face, for whom he has driven and had a lot of success with in the past.
“I’m going to hook up with Guy Forbrook and between us, hopefully we’ll open some people’s eyes that can come on board and help us,” explained Lasoski. “We have no sponsorship, this is done out of our pocket. I will start with him in California and see what we can do.”
Dollansky used a runner-up finish on Sunday night to claim the overall Alltel DIRTcar Nationals title. He finished sixth or better in all six events.
“It’s a total team effort to be the overall champion for the second year in a row,” said Dollansky. “The crew guys worked so hard for six straight days. It’s really deserving for them to accomplish something like that. I am very proud of our entire Woodward Racing team.”
Jason Meyers finished third, with Terry McCarl and Steve Kinser rounding out the top five.