Shane Clanton (center) kicked off the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series with a home state win in Saturday’s season opener at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, GA. Josh Richards (left) finished in second, followed by Brian Shirley (right) in third. Photo: WoO Media
Defending World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series champion Shane Clanton rocketed around both Josh Richards and Jason Covert in one pass as he claimed the season opener at Screven Motor Speedway’s Winter Freeze VI on Friday in Sylvania, GA.
Clanton, from Zebulon, GA, started from the sixth position but made quick work powering his way into the top three. Richards, who is in the midst of a hot streak, drew the pole position after winning his heat race earlier in the night.
Richards led just two laps before second place starter Covert battled past. Covert controlled the field for the first half of the race but could never pull away from Richards and eventually a hard-charging Clanton.
Clanton saw an opening in turn four on lap 15 when Richards pulled even with Covert for the lead. Clanton rocketed his car to the outside of the leaders, creating a three-wide drag race for the lead as they approached lapped traffic.
Clanton completed the pass in turn one on the following lap, with Richards settling into second. Richards stayed glued to Clanton’s back bumper, taking shots at the leader on multiple occasions but Clanton held on to the lead and dominated the remaining laps en route to the win.
“It was a phenomenal race,” Clanton said. “Sometimes it sucks being the leader and catching that many lapped cars going two and three-wide. Covert didn’t know to run the top (line) because he has never been here before, but you can lean on that top.
“The experience being around this place as much as I have really helps out. It boosts our confidence to come in here and win and beat the hottest guy in the pit area. Josh (Richards) hasn’t finished outside the top three yet this year, but to be able to beat him and outrun him on the first night we have raced against him this year, that feels pretty good.”
Richards settled for second after challenging for the lead all night, which is an improvement on his results from this race last year in which he finished fourth.
“We had a great car, we definitely had a car good enough to win,” Richards said. “We were following Covert there and got jammed up in lapped traffic and got stuck on the bottom.
“Clanton got a good run and got around us, then after that it was going to be hard to get back in front of him. I feel like at the end of the race we were better than him, but the way the lapped traffic played out it was hard to get back up there.”
Action continues at Screven Saturday night as Clanton looks to go back-to-back early in 2016 and repeat as winner of night two of Winter Freeze VI.
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World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series
Screven Motor Speedway – Sylvania, GA
Winter Freeze VI – Feb. 12, 2016
1. 25-Shane Clanton
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3. 3s-Brian Shirley
4. 76-Brandon Overton
5. 72-Jason Covert
6. B1-Paul Wilmoth, Jr.
7. 1*-Chub Frank
8. 2F-Dennis Franklin
9. 7-Rick Eckert
10. 93-Donald Bradsher
11. 53-Ray Cook
12. 2-Joey Coulter
13. 38s-Kenny Pettyjohn
14. 14M-Morgan Bagley
15. 18c-Chase Junghans
16. 21-Ivedent Lloyd, Jr.
17. 18-Eric Wells
18. 99B-Boom Briggs
19. 99jr-Frank Heckenast, Jr.
20. 0-Coleby Frye
21. 94-Austin Rettig
22. 21JR-Billy Moyer, Jr.
23. 98-Casey Barrow
24. 1W-Dillon Wood
Race Statistics
Fastest lap: 14.185 (Shane Clanton)
Margin of Victory: 1.02 seconds
Cautions: 3
Leaders: Richards (1-3), Covert (4-13), Clanton (14-40)
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