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September 30, 2014
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Shane Clanton Tops Southern All Stars at EAMS; Rome & Dixie Next



by Ben Shelton
ZEBULON, Georgia (September 30) - After a much needed week away from the track, Shane Clanton made a triumphant return to competition over the weekend in his #25 Weldbank Energy/Capital Race Car/Clements Race Engine Super Late Model by winning the opener of the annual Alabama State Championships at East Alabama Motor Speedway (Phenix City, Alabama).

Thirty-nine competitors registered for Saturday's opening round, which was sanctioned by the Southern All Star (SAS) Racing Series. Clanton earned the third starting spot in the $4,000-to-win feature via qualifications. He trailed race-long leader, Ray Cook until contact with a lapped car gave Shane the opportunity he needed to seize the top spot. With Cook out of contention, Clanton went unchallenged for the remainder of the event for his third victory of the season, which came over Mack McCarter, Clint Smith, Riley Hickman and Tom Maddox.

The finale for the Alabama State Championships was contested on Sunday afternoon, which was again sanctioned by the SAS Racing Series and boasted a $4,000 winner's check. Shane posted the fastest lap in his respective group during time trials before going on to register a fourth place finish in the main event behind race winner, Randy Weaver, Riley Hickman and Chris Madden. Chris Wilson completed the top five finishers.

"It was another great weekend for the team. We have made some big strides over the past month or so," said Clanton. "Marshall (Green) and everyone at Capital has really been busting their tails, and it's showing on the track. I have to thank Ron (Davies) and all of my sponsors for their great support."
Full results from the weekend are available at www.SASDirt.com .

Next up for Shane Clanton will be a pair of $10,000-to-win, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) events this weekend, October 4th-5th, in his home state of Georgia. Action opens with the annual Dixie Shootout at Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, Georgia) on Saturday night before moving to Rome Speedway (Rome, Georgia) on Sunday evening. For more information on the events, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .

Shane Clanton would like to thank all of his sponsors including Weldbank Energy, Capital Race Cars, Hornburg Oil, Penn Gold Well Services, Hoosier Tire South, Keyser Manufacturing, GW Performance, Clements Racing Engines, VP Racing Fuels, Quarter Master, Bert Transmission, Weld Racing, Five Star Stock Car Bodies, Bulldog Rear Ends, Cizmar Racing, CV Products, Bicknell Racing Calipers, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Simpson Race Products, Integra Racing Shocks, Integra MX Springs, Beyea Custom Headers, Mason Racin Inc., Sweet Manufacturing, Peterson Fluid Systems, Driven Oil, TWM Racing Products, Turbo Start Racing Batteries, Slavic Graphics and Apparel, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Shane Clanton, please visit www.ShaneClanton25.com .