Preps for WoO Weekend Stretch
Zebulon, Georgia (09/17/19) – Shane Clanton picked up his first-career win at the legendary Knoxville Raceway on Thursday night during the opening round of the 16th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals in his Skyline Motorsports No. 25 Bennett Explosives/ Super K Express/ Capital Race Car/ Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model.
“Getting my first-ever Knoxville Raceway win was something really special. I’ve watched guys like Donny Schatz win here time and again, and this place is like Eldora in that you want to know what’s it’s like get to Victory Lane,” Clanton commented. “Saturday night we had a car that was capable of winning the feature, but a mechanical failure took that shot away from us. It was a major bummer, but we still are proud of our weekend. We showed a lot of speed and that was my first win with car owner, Greg Bruening in attedance, so that made it extra special.”
Shane Clanton was one of 55 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series entries registered for action at Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa) on Thursday night for the opening round of the 16th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. After topping the charts in time trials to pick up the Miller Welders Fast Time Award, Clanton scored a third-place finish in his heat race, which positioned him seventh on the starting grid for the opening night, preliminary feature.
Sliding ahead of Tyler Erb for the lead on lap 14, Clanton built more than a three second lead in the remaining distance to capture his seventh win of the season and a $7,000 payday. Erb, Ricky Weiss, Darrell Lanigan, and Ricky Thornton Jr. trailed him to the checkers in the 25-lap affair.
Returning on Friday afternoon for another $7,000-to-win preliminary feature, Shane fell one spot short of a transfer spot in his heat with a fourth-place finish. Streaking to a 15-lap consolation victory, Clanton locked into the 20th-starting position for the A-Main. Dropping two spots in the 25-lapper, Shane Clanton ultimately logged a 22nd-place outing.
With his preliminary feature win on Thursday earning him the pole position for the $40,000-to-win finale on Saturday evening, Shane led the first 50 circuits before the intermission on lap 50 for a fuel stop. Losing the top spot to Chris Madden on lap 56, Clanton suffered a broken rear axle six laps later that brought an immediate end to his night. He was credited with a 21st-place finish.
Full results from the weekend are available at www.LucasDirt.com.
Clanton gets back to the World of Outlaws (WoO) Morton Buildings Late Model Series grind this weekend with a trio of $10,000-to-win Northeast events. On Thursday night action opens at Stateline Speedway (Busti, New York) before shifting to Outlaw Speedway (Dundee, New York) on Friday evening. The weekend draws to a close on Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania).
Shane is currently third in the latest WoO standings. For more information on the weekend’s events, please www.WoOLMS.com .
Shane Clanton would like to thank all of his sponsors including Skyline Motorsports, Bennett Explosives, Bruening Rock, Products, Weldbank Energy, Capital Race Cars, Super K Express, Clements Racing Engines, Olson Explosives, M&S Concrete, True Temp Heating & Air Conditioning, VP Racing Fuels, Freeman Plumbing, Hoosier Tire South, RV Select, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Carolina Concrete Finishers, QA1, Quarter Master, Bert Transmission, Weld Racing, Five Star Stock Car Bodies, Bulldog Rear Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Simpson Race Products, Penske Shocks, Beyea Custom Headers, Sweet Manufacturing, Peterson Fluid Systems, Schaeffer’s Oil, Modern Images, Stop Tech Brakes, Allstar Performance, DirtVision.com, Advanced Transportation, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For more information on Shane Clanton, please visit www.ShaneClanton25.com and for more information on Skyline Motorsports, please visit www.Tyler16.com .
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