SARVER, Pa. -- Randall Edwards and Eric Fulwood made their boss proud during last weekend's Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway.

The mechanics for defending World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Darrell Lanigan not only helped prepare a car that Lanigan drove to a fast-time honor, heat-race victory and second-place finish in the 100-lap A-Main, but also combined to win Friday night's Integra Shocks 'Crew Chief Challenge.'

Performing right-rear tire changes on Lernerville's homestretch in front of a big crowd that remained in the grandstands after Friday's qualifying heat action, Edwards and Fulwood earned $1,000 for capturing the tournament-style competition that gave crewmen a rare moment in the spotlight during the long WoO LMS campaign.

A total of 15 two-member teams participated in the Challenge ? representatives of the top 13 drivers in the WoO LMS points standings, plus two non-Outlaw regulars whose chief mechanics won Integra Shocks ?Wrench of the Race' awards on the tour this season. The crew duos faced off in a series of one-on-one eliminations; the team that changed their driver's right-rear tire and then ran across a white finish line first was declared the winner of each round.

Edwards and Fulwood marched through the first three rounds of the Challenge brackets, defeating Team Clint Smith (Darrell ?Don Vito' Cooper and Brandon Bilskie) in Round 1; Team Josh Richards (Matt Barnes and Jimmy Frye) in the quarterfinals; and Team Brady Smith (Brandon Bender and Jack Haskins) in the semis. They completed their run by scoring a narrow victory over Team Tim Fuller (Mike ?Smoke' Countryman and Barry Knapp) in the finals.

While the 34-year-old Edwards's acknowledged ability to quickly change a tire had him pegged as a pre-Challenge favorite by many pit-area observers, he shot down any notion that he took extra tire-changing reps in advance of the competition.

?Everybody thinks I practice for these (crew competitions), but I don't,? Edwards said with a smile. ?I just try to be more prepared than the next guy, which is the same philosophy we have with our race cars.

?In between every round tonight I cleaned and oiled my studs (on the wheel of Lanigan's Fusion Energy Rocket car). I don't know if that made any difference, but I didn't see anybody else doing it between rounds.?

The four-round, single-elimination tournament certainly provided a stiff test for the winning team.

?I'm worn out,? laughed Edwards after posing for photos with Fulwood. ?I'm used to changing one tire when we have a flat and then sending the car back out, not changing a tire four times, one right after the other, like we did tonight.?

A native of Alexandria, La., who now lives near Lanigan's shop in Union, Ky., Edwards returned this season to serve as Lanigan's head wrench after working for the ?Bluegrass Bandit' off-and-on from 2001-2003 and fulltime from 2004 through the middle of the 2007 season. Fulwood, 31, of Lake City, Fla., is in his first year as a crewman for Lanigan.

Joining Team Lanigan as first-round winners was Team Fuller over Team Jordan Bland (Richie Davis and Kevin Cox); Team Chub Frank (Brad Baum and Ian Landry) over Team Brent Robinson (Dean Robinson and Jonathan Hornsby); Team Tim McCreadie (Al Stevens and Mike Amell) over Team Steve Francis (Dale Beitler and Chris Burton); Team Rick Eckert (Zach Frields and Chad Curran) over Team Vic Coffey (Johnny Cocco and Matt McKiernan); Team Richards over Team Austin Hubbard (Matt Singleton and Kevin Bryan); Team Russell King (Nick Hoover and Shane Winans) over Team Shane Clanton (Jonathan Owensby and Carl Chapman); and Team Brady Smith, which earned an automatic pass to the second round when Team Eddie Carrier Jr. did not participate as scheduled.

Winners of quarterfinal matchups were Team Lanigan over Team Richards; Team Fuller over Team Frank; Team McCreadie over Team Eckert; and Team Brady Smith over Team King. In the semis, Team Lanigan took down Team Brady Smith and Team Fuller defeated Team McCreadie in a battle of former DIRTcar big-block Modified racers.

The Integra Shocks Crew Chief Challenge was a new addition to Lernerville's ever-expanding Firecracker 100 weekend, which already is a race fan's delight with two nights of nothing but thrilling dirt Late Model racing and off-track entertainment such as a post-race concert, a horseshoes tournament and weenie roast and a driver autograph session.

Brian Daugherty, who represents Integra Shocks on the dirt Late Model scene, hopes to make the Challenge a big part of the Firecracker 100 festivities in years to come.

?I think this year's Challenge was a huge success and we want to continue growing it in the future,? said Daugherty, a dirt Late Model crewman himself before accepting a position with the Integra Shocks division of Port City Racing in Muskegon, Mich. ?The crowd enjoyed it and everyone with the teams had a great time. That's what we want from the competition.?

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Crane Cams (Official Valvetrain), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Fusion Energy Boost (Official Energy Boost), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser) and VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors Champ Pans, Eibach Springs, Hoosier Tires, Integra Shocks, Jake's Custom Golf Carts, Ohlins Shocks, Racing Electronics, Quarter Master and Wrisco Aluminum; Crane Cams Engine Builder's Challenge participants Cornett Racing Engines, Custom Race Engines and Pro Power Racing Engines; and Chassis Builder Challenge participants Rocket Chassis and Team Zero by Bloomquist.