PONTOON BEACH, Ill. — Danny Lasoski hasn’t won the most races with the World of Outlaws this season, but night in and night out he is one of the most consistent drivers.
Consistency paid off with Lasoski’s third victory of the season Thursday night at Tri-City Speedway.
It was Lasoski’s 12th top-10 finish in the last 13 races. The victory came in the first WoO event on the track since it was reconfigured to a three-eighths-mile oval.
“It’s pretty cool to win here at Tri-City with the new track,” said Lasoski, after earning the $10,000 top prize. “It’s also great to win for JEI Chassis. This was our second night on this brand-new car. I want to thank Barry Jackson for building this for us. We have been working to turn this team around, and so far so good.”
Lasoski held off hard-charging Daryn Pittman by 0.142 second, as the pair encountered lapped traffic late in the race that closed the gap. The pair exited the fourth turn just inches apart, with Lasoski winning the drag race to the line.
“You could see where you were going out there,” joked Lasoski. “When it was the half-mile you couldn’t see anything. I am excited to win here. Kevin (Gundaker) has done a great job with this race track. I am very proud right now.”
Jason Sides led the first nine laps but suffered a flat tire on lap 10, handing the lead to Lasoski, who held off Pittman and point-leader Donny Schatz.
“I hate to admit the fact that I am fairly happy to run second, because that is never our goal when we roll into any race track, but we are happy,” said Pittman. “We have been steady all year, and we have been right there and ready to win if the conditions were right.”
Jason Meyers and Jason Solwold rounded out the top five.