Shane Clanton Wins Billy Clanton Classic At Senoia
SENOIA, GA–The Southern All Star Dirt racing Series returned to the Senoia Raceway Saturday night for the first time since 1987 and before a standing room only crowd Shane Clanton of Zebulon, GA., took the win worth $5.125.
Clanton made it two for two in the race that honored his late father Billy, who also competed with the Southern All Stars back in the day. Clanton worked his way past three time and current Southern All Star points champion riley Hickman of Cleveland, TN., with 10 laps to go as late race cautions hurt Hickman and allowed Clanton to run him down.
Hickman moved into the lead at the start over Mason Massey of Douglasville, GA., for the 50 lap feature and built a huge lead while the rest of the drivers battled three and four wide, with four time Southern All Star champion Clint Smith stepping up and looking to be the man as he went to the high side and work the top groove and took the lead from Hickman on lap 14, but Hickman did not let that last long as he took it back on lap 15 as Smith’s tires started to fade.
Then Chase Junghans from Manhattan, KS. was next to make the challenge to Hickman as he did like Smith and use the top groove to run down Hickman, but he then got into a battle with Frank Heckenast Jr of Frankfort, IL., and the two were slowed by cautions that cooled down their tires and took them out of contention. (more…)
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