Clanton Goes Clean And Green For Senoia, GA ULTIMATE SE Win

SENOIA, GA – Shane Clanton of Zebulon, GA took the lead on lap two from 15-year-old Zach Leonhardi of Cartersville, GA and then led the rest of the way to pick up the $4,000 top prize in the 40-lap ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region Main Event on Saturday night at Senoia Raceway.

Clanton completed the distance in just over 11 caution-free minutes driving the Weldbank Energy/Cooper’s Country Meat Packers/Super K Express Capital Race Car with Clements power. Leonhardi finished second, 8.734 seconds behind Clanton. Leonhardi was also the $200 M&W Transport “Haulin’ It” Fast Qualifier among the 33 entrants with a lap in 16.113 seconds.

Three-time ULTIMATE SE Champion Casey Roberts of Toccoa, GA started 11th, and without the aid of a caution flag, was the Hard Charger of the Race with a third-place finish. Michael Page of Douglasville, GA took the fourth spot, and fifth went to Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN in the Hidden Hollow Motorsports Special.

Riley Hickman of Cleveland, TN was sixth and Clint Smith of Senoia, GA came from the 15th starting spot to finish seventh. Tod Darda of LaGrange, GA was eighth, and Austin Horton of Whitesburg, GA drove to a ninth-place finish. T.J. Reaid of Acworth, GA rounded out the top ten.

In preliminary action, Glenn Morris of Fayetteville, GA was the Group A Fast Qualifier at 16.171 seconds, and Leonhardi was the Group B Fast Qualifier. The two ten-lap B-Main Races were won by Roberts and Ricky Williams of Fayetteville, GA.

Leonardi took the lead at the start of the race with Clanton coming up from his third starting spot to race the youngster side-by-side for the lead on the opening lap. Clanton took the lead for good on lap two coming off the fourth turn, and never looked back. While Clanton pulled away, there was plenty for the packed house to see, as side-by-side slick track racing was going on behind the leader throughout the field.

At the end of ten laps, Clanton led Leonhardi, Hickman, Darda, Welshan, Roberts, Page, Morris, Horton and Joey Coulter of Mooresville, NC. Smith had moved his way into the top ten by lap 21, while Clanton had pulled out to a four second lead over Leonhardi. Roberts passed Welshan for the fifth spot on lap 23, and then got by Darda for fourth on lap 25.

Page got by Darda for the fifth spot on lap 27, as Welshan dropped back into the seventh spot. Welshan regrouped, and re-passed Darda for the sixth position on lap 28. Roberts got around Hickman on lap 29 for claim the third spot, and brought Page with him up into fourth.

By lap 30, Clanton had pulled out to a 6.8 second advantage over Leonhardi. Welshan drove back into the top five when he got by Hickman on lap 34. With five laps to go, Clanton had an eight second lead over Leonhardi, and if the pit area concession stand had a drive thru, the leader might have stopped for a burger, fries, and a soft drink on his way to the checkered flag.

The next race for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region will be the 40-lap $4,000-to-win Rome Rumble on Sunday night at the fast half-mile clay oval of Rome Speedway in Rome, GA.

The Pit Gate opens at 3 p.m., the Grandstand Gate opens at 5 p.m., with the Drivers Meeting set for 6 p.m., Hot Laps at 6:30 p.m., and Racing scheduled for 7 p.m. Rome Speedway is located at 1933 Chulio Road, Rome, GA 30161.

For more information call 770-926-5315, or visit the track web site they share with their sister track Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA at www.dixiespeedway.com. You can also Follow them on Facebook at Dixie Speedway and on Twitter @DixieRomeSpdwy.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 4 AT SENOIA RACEWAY IN SENOIA, GA ON 4/22/17:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 3 25 Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA 40 $4,000
2. 2 24 Zach Leonardi Cartersville, GA 40 $2,000
3. 11 101 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA 40 $1,350
4. 8 18x Michael Page Douglasville, GA 40 $1,000
5. 7 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN 40 $875
6. 4 R1 Riley Hickman Cleveland, TN 40 $775
7. 15 44 Clint Smith Senoia, GA 40 $700
8. 5 91 Tod Darda LaGrange, GA 40 $600
9. 6 16 Austin Horton Whitesburg, GA 40 $500
10. 9 41 T.J. Reaid Acworth, GA 39 $450
11. 1 14 Glenn Morris Fayetteville, GA 39 $425
12. 13 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 39 $400
13. 10 2c Joey Coulter Mooresville, NC 39 $400
14. 17 31 Tyler Millwood Cartersville, GA 39 $400
15. 12 17 Ricky Williams Fayetteville, GA 39 $400
16. 20 9c Jason Croft Woodstock, GA 39 $400
17. 16 10 Ryan Crane Panama City, FL 39 $400
18. 22 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 39 $400
19. 24 22* G.R. Smith Statesville, NC 39 $400
20. 14 15 Mason Massey Douglasville, GA 39 $400
21. 23 18 Brett Hamm Newberry, SC 39 $400
22. 21 421 Anthony Sanders Spartanburg, SC 39 $400
23. 18 P4 Jamie Perry Cleveland, TN 39 $400
24. 19 21 Ivedent Lloyd Ocala, FL 38 $400

ENTRIES: 33
M&W TRANSPORT “HAULIN’ IT” FAST QUALIFIER: Leonhardi, 16.113 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Hamm and Smith
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Leonhardi, 1; Clanton, 2-40
LAPS LED: Clanton, 39; Leonhardi, 1
HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE: Roberts (started 11th and finished 3rd)
CAUTIONS: None
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 8.734 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 11 Minutes and 20.364 Seconds
NEXT RACE: Rome Speedway, Rome, GA, 4/23/17, 40 Laps, $4,000-to-win

M&W TRANSPORT “HAULIN’ IT” GROUP QUALIFYING (Top 5 Transfer To Main Event):

GROUP A:
1. 14 Glenn Morris, 16.171
2. 25 Shane Clanton, 16.190
3. 91 Tod Darda, 16.209
4. 29 Jason Welshan, 16. 236
5. 41 T.J. Reaid, 16.261
6. 44 Clint Smith, 16.278
7. 101 Casey Roberts, 16. 378
8. 49 Jonathan Davenport, 16.392
9. 31 Tyler Millwood, 16.475
10. 421 Anthony Sanders, 16.542
11. 22 G.R. Smith, 16.550
12. 25 David Doherty, 16.604
13. 4 Brian Ligon, 16.747
14. 21 Ivedent Lloyd, 16.800
15. 27 Larry Harrod, 16.893

GROUP B:
1. 24 Zach Leonhardi, 16.113
2. R1 Riley Hickman, 16.176
3. 16 Austin Horton, 16.184
4. 18x Michael Page, 16.275
5. 2c Joey Coulter, 16.360
6. 17 Ricky Williams, 16.488
7. P4 Jamie Perry, 16.489
8. 15 Mason Massey, 16.491
9. 9 Shane Fulcher, 16.494
10. 26 Jimmy Sharpe Jr., 16.552
11. 10 Ryan Crane, 16.616
12. 9c Jason Croft, 16.772
13. G9 Eric Grainger, 16.809
14. 118 Mark Page, 16.844
15. 2 Dennis Franklin, 16.893
16. 66 Jake Knowles, 16.985
17. 18 Brett Hamm, 17.664

B-MAINS (10 Laps – Top 6 Transfer To Main Event)

1ST B-MAIN: 1. Roberts; 2. Davenport; 3. C. Smith; 4. Millwood; 5. Lloyd; 6. Sanders; 7. G. Smith; 8. Brian Ligon, Augusta, GA; 9. Austin Kirkpatrick, Middleburg, FL; 10. David Doherty, Sydney, Australia; 11. Larry Harrod, Plains, GA.

2ND B-MAIN: 1. Williams; 2. Massey; 3. Crane; 4. Perry; 5. Croft; 6. Franklin; 7. Jimmy Sharpe Jr., Soperton, GA; 8. Jake Knowles, Rome, GA; 9. Shane Fulcher, Thomaston, GA; 10. Mark Page, Winston, GA; 11. Hamm; 12. Eric Grainger, Dallas, GA.


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