From his outside pole starting position Jackie Boggs of Grayson, KY driving the McDonalds / Miller Brothers Coal / Hawkeye Trucking / Richard A. Mitchell Motorsports / Cropper Racing Engines sponsored Steve Swartz Chassis Monte Carlo led all 50 laps of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series 2004 Smoker Friendly 50 at the West Virginia Motor Speedway to claim the $7,000 feature prize.

At the drop of the initial green pole sitter Tim McCreadie in the #39 Sweeteners Plus / A-C Speedworld / Texaco Havoline / Rocket Chassis Chevrolet Monte Carlo got the jump on Boggs and led going down the back straight, but Boggs motored around McCreadie in turns three and four to lead the first lap. But before the lap could be completed 15th starting Rod Conley, hit the turn three wall bringing out the first of eight cautions. Conley was the first retiree with extensive right rear damage to the #71R.

They were lined up again, double-file with Boggs on the pole and McCreadie outside pole. At the drop of the green Boggs never gave McCreadie a chance as he took off and never looked back. He began building his lead by several car lengths on every lap and on lap four when the next caution came out, he had almost a straight lead over McCreadie, Darrel Lanigan, Steve Francis and Robbie Blair.

On lap four the red flag flew when Tim Hitt was turned sideways in the middle of the pack coming off turn four at the start of the front straight. Before it was over Patrick Sheltra, Billy Moyer, Donnie Moran, Chuck Harper, John Blankenship, Rick Eckert, Corey Conley and Dale McDowell were all involved with the track completely blocked. Conley and McDowell retired to the pits with extensive damage while all the others continued. While this wreck was being cleaned up Mike Balzano pulled up with radiator damage, he also retired. At this point Boggs led McCreadie, Francis, Lanigan and Blair.

When the green flew Boggs jumped to an immediate lead and every lap increased it by five or six car lengths. During this time the only action was back in the field as both 17th starting Bart Hartman and 19th starting Donnie Moran who were charging hard, had entered the top 10.

The next yellow flew on lap 19 when John Blankenship in the #23 Busch Beer / Allstar Performance / Hoosier Tire Ford Taurus stopped in turn four. He went to the infield before returning to the tail of the field. At this point Boggs relinquished a half track lead to McCreadie and Francis.

Just as the field got up to speed, Keith Barbara spun in turn 1 bringing out the fourth caution of the night. In the two laps since the last caution, Moran moved from ninth to seventh. McCreadie still led Francis, but Francis and his #15 Valvoline / Mopar / Freeport Recycle Center / Action Auto Mart / Rocket Chassis Dodge Intrepid was putting on the heat as McCreadie seemed to be fading.

At the next green, Boggs jumped to a big lead charging hard to increase it with every lap. However, Boggs’ momentum was again slowed on lap 24 when Rick Eckert slowed with a flat right rear on the #24 Raye Vest Excavating / J&J Steel / Hoosier Tire / Afco Race Products / Cornett Race Engines / Rocket Chassis Ford Taurus. Eckert returned to the action on the rear. Francis had just gotten by McCreadie for second and the top three running order was scored now as Boggs, Francis and McCreadie.

The field went green with Boggs again building a huge lead when on lap 30 Steve Shaver, who was running in the top 10, stopped in turn four with rear suspension problems and retired to the pits. At the same time, Darrel Lanigan also pulled his #29 Lanigan Autosports / Accutex Signs / Cornett / AFCO / GottaRace / Hoosier Tire / Rocket Chassis Ford Taurus pit side. At this time both Moran and Hartman had moved into the top five with Boggs leading followed by Francis, Hartman, McCreadie and Moran.

Only three more laps until the yellow flew again when McCreadie in fourth, slowed in turn two and went pit side, ending a fine night. This now moved Chub Frank in the #1* Lester Buildings / Corry Rubber/Allstar Performance / Nystrom's Auto Sales / Draime Racing Engines / Rocket Chassis / Pierotti Motorsports / Slavic Custom T-Shirts / Farr MotorSports / Corry Laser Chevrolet Monte Carlo to fifth with Moran fourth.

During this green period both Hartman and Moran worked by Francis, but on lap 41 Moran brought out the yellow with a flat that ended his great run from 19th. Dan Schlieper who had been hanging around the top ten all night now moved his #9 Miller Brothers Coal / Hawkeye Trucking / Pro Power / Rayburn Chevrolet Monte Carlo into the top five.

Now Boggs faced his only serious challenge of the entire evening. When the green flew, Hartman dove under Boggs going into turn one but couldn’t keep up his momentum in turn two. Boggs got the edge, jumped back into the lead going down the backstretch and Hartman could never get close enough to challenge for the lead over the final laps. Hartman stayed closer than anyone else had for the entire evening but he wasn’t close enough. Boggs took the checkered flag with a comfortable lead of eight car lengths over Hartman, Francis, Frank and Dan Schlieper.