Tazewell, TN—June 2, 2017— Shane Clanton proved he is bad fast and fearless as the 31-degree banking at Tazewell Speedway didn’t hold him back from leading all 50-laps of the Ray Varner 50 in order to land his third Series win of the season.
Tazewell Speedway Results:
Craftsman Club Feature: 1. 25- Shane Clanton[2]; 2. 20- Jimmy Owens[6]; 3. 7W- Ricky Weiss[1]; 4. 44- Chris Madden[3]; 5. 1- Brandon Sheppard[5]; 6. 7- Rick Eckert[10]; 7. 9- Devin Moran[4]; 8. 91- Tyler Erb[8]; 9. 18- Eric Wells[7]; 10. 1*- Chub Frank[9]; 11. 14m- Morgan Bagley[12]; 12. 2c- Joey Coulter[16]; 13. 3s- Brian Shirley[11]; 14. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[15]; 15. 10- Chad Ogle[18]; 16. 1H- Vic Hill[20]; 17. 21k- Dakotah Knuckles[14]; 18. 201- Billy Ogle Jr[13]; 19. 7s- Brian Smith[19]; 20. 17- Shannon Thornsberry[17]; 21. 56H- Jordon Horton[21]
Heat 1: 1. 20- Jimmy Owens[1]; 2. 1- Brandon Sheppard[2]; 3. 18- Eric Wells[3]; 4. 7- Rick Eckert[4]; 5. 201- Billy Ogle Jr[5]; 6. 2c- Joey Coulter[6]; 7. 7s- Brian Smith[7]
Heat 2: 1. 25- Shane Clanton[1]; 2. 9- Devin Moran[3]; 3. 91- Tyler Erb[5]; 4. 3s- Brian Shirley[7]; 5. 21k- Dakotah Knuckles[2]; 6. 17- Shannon Thornsberry[6]; 7. 1H- Vic Hill[4]
Heat 3: 1. 44- Chris Madden[1]; 2. 7W- Ricky Weiss[2]; 3. 1*- Chub Frank[3]; 4. 14m- Morgan Bagley[4]; 5. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[6]; 6. 10- Chad Ogle[5]; 7. 56H- Jordon Horton[7]
Qualifying: 1. 20- Jimmy Owens, 11.286; 2. 25- Shane Clanton, 11.388; 3. 44- Chris Madden, 11.407; 4. 1- Brandon Sheppard, 11.415; 5. 21k- Dakotah Knuckles, 11.524; 6. 7W- Ricky Weiss, 11.53; 7. 18- Eric Wells, 11.615; 8. 9- Devin Moran, 11.621; 9. 1*- Chub Frank,11.64; 10. 7- Rick Eckert, 11.671; 11. 1H- Vic Hill, 11.676; 12. 14m- Morgan Bagley, 11.682; 13. 201- Billy Ogle Jr, 11.699; 14. 91- Tyler Erb, 11.699; 15. 10- Chad Ogle, 11.792; 16. 2c- Joey Coulter, 11.797; 17. 17- Shannon Thornsberry, 11.826; 18. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr, 11.882; 19. 7s- Brian Smith, 11.887; 20. 3s- Brian Shirley, 11.949; 21. 56H- Jordon Horton, 12.876
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: Craftsman/Sears ($200 Cash): Shane Clanton, Chris Madden, Brandon Sheppard, Rick Eckert, Devin Moran; Craftsman/Sears ($100 Cash): Jimmy Owens; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Shane Clanton; MSD Ignition ($50 Cash): Shane Clanton; Quarter Master ($100 Product Certificate):Shane Clanton; Wrisco (Three Sheets of aluminum): Shane Clanton; Penske Racing Shocks ($50 Product Certificate): Ricky Weiss; JE Pistons ($50 Cash): Brandon Sheppard; VP Racing Fuels ($50 Cash): Tyler Erb; Edelbrock ($50 Cash): Chub Frank; Comp Cams ($50 Cash): Chub Frank; Extended Stay America ($50 Cash): Morgan Bagley; Cometic ($50 Cash): Joey Coulter; JRI Shocks ($50 Cash): Ricky Weiss; Superflow Dyno’s ($50 Cash): Billy Ogle Jr.; Quartermaster ($25 Product Certificate): Shannon Thornsberry; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Billy Ogle Jr.; Quartermaster ($50 Product Certificate): Shannon Thornsberry; Arizona Sport Shirts ($100 Product Certificate): Shannon Thornsberry.; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Ricky Weiss;; MSD Ignition ($25 Cash): Shane Clanton; QA-1 ($50 Cash):Shane Clanton; Rookie Bonus: Devin Moran; Bonus Bucks: Ricky Weiss
SEASON WINNERS:
Brandon Sheppard- 4 (Whynot Motorsports Park on March 24, Farmer City Raceway on April 1, Fayetteville Motor Speedway on May 6, Wayne County Speedway on May 27)
Shane Clanton- 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 24, Cherokee Speedway on May 6, Tazewell Speedway on June 3)
Rick Eckert– 1 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 17)
Chris Madden– 1 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 18)
Don O’Neal- 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 25)
Timothy Culp- 1 (LoneStar Speedway on March 26)
Brian Shirley-1 (Farmer City Raceway on April 2)
Brandon Overton- 1 (Smoky Mountain Speedway on May 13)
Mike Marlar- 1 (Duck River Raceway Park on May 14)
Devin Moran-1 (Atomic Speedway on May 26)
Unofficial World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Championship Standing
Pos. | Car # | Driver | Points | Trail By |
1 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 2072 | 0 |
2 | 44 | Chris Madden | 1960 | 112 |
3 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 1938 | 134 |
4 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 1930 | 142 |
5 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 1924 | 148 |
6 | 9 | Devin Moran | 1908 | 164 |
7 | 18 | Eric Wells | 1894 | 178 |
8 | 3S | Brian Shirley | 1848 | 224 |
9 | 1* | Chub Frank | 1824 | 248 |
10 | 99JR | Frank Heckenast Jr. | 1816 | 256 |
11 | 14M | Morgan Bagley | 1752 | 320 |
12 | 2C | Joey Coulter | 1716 | 356 |
13 | 93 | Donald Bradsher | 1486 | 586 |
14 | 21JR | Billy Moyer Jr. | 952 | 1120 |
15 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 850 | 1222 |
16 | 18C | Chase Junghans | 826 | 1246 |
17 | C9 | Steve Casebolt | 590 | 1482 |
18 | 4-D’s | Chad Hollenbeck | 572 | 1500 |
19 | 101 | Casey Roberts | 552 | 1520 |
20 | 21 | Billy Moyer | 538 | 1534 |