OCALA, Fla. - Shane Clanton won his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event since September of 2019 on Tuesday night at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida.
The Zebulon, Georgia speedster wrapped up the win in the finale of the K&N Filters Winter Nationals, marking the conclusion of the 2021 Florida Speedweeks for the series.
Clanton took the lead on lap 22 of the 40-lap main event from Bobby Pierce and went on for his fifth career series victory. Pierce finished in second followed by Tanner English in third, Tim McCreadie in fourth, and Jimmy Owens in fifth.
The race saw three different leaders as Owens, the reigning National Champion, bolted from his pole starting spot to lead the first seven laps of the race. Pierce caught Owens in heavy traffic, passing him for the lead on the eighth lap. Owens tried to get back by Pierce, but made contact with the backstretch wall. Clanton started to use the outside line as he passed Owens for second on lap 21. A lap later he got by Pierce for the lead, which he held the rest of the way.
The win for Clanton made him the eighth different winner in the first nine series races of 2021.
“Our hats are off to Bubba and his guys, they gave us two grooves and a great track tonight,” said Clanton. “The top took a while to get run in. It was a little greasy up there, but at the end it came alive. We worked hard to get by Bobby (Pierce). I just made the right move at the right time I think.”
Blairsville, Georgia’s Jonathan Davenport, Stewart Friesen, Tyler Erb, Brandon Sheppard, and Ricky Thornton, Jr. rounded out the top 10.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Bubba Raceway Park – Ocala, FL
K&N Filters Winter Nationals – February 2, 2021
| Pos | Start | Car # | Competitor | Hometown | Pay |
| 1 | 2 | 25 | Shane Clanton | Zebulon, GA | $10,700 |
| 2 | 3 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, IL | $5,500 |
| 3 | 5 | 81E | Tanner English | Benton, KY | $4,700 |
| 4 | 7 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $3,950 |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $3,250 |
| 6 | 17 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $2,600 |
| 7 | 4 | 44 | Stewart Friesen | Sprakers, NY | $1,500 |
| 8 | 9 | 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $2,500 |
| 9 | 13 | 1S | Brandon Sheppard | New Berlin, IL | $1,700 |
| 10 | 14 | 20RT | Ricky Thornton, Jr. | Adel, IA | $1,100 |
| 11 | 6 | 3S | Brian Shirley | Chatham, IL | $1,075 |
| 12 | 8 | 28E | Dennis Erb, Jr. | Carpentersville, IL | $1,050 |
| 13 | 18 | 0E | Rick Eckert | York, PA | $1,025 |
| 14 | 23 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $2,200 |
| 15 | 15 | 157 | Mike Marlar | Winfield, TN | $950 |
| 16 | 12 | 9 | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH | $2,125 |
| 17 | 26 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $700 |
| 18 | 11 | 27X | Jadon Frame | Winchester, TN | $875 |
| 19 | 21 | 76 | Brandon Overton | Evans, GA | $1,550 |
| 20 | 16 | 66C | Matt Cosner | Ridgeley, WV | $825 |
| 21 | 22 | 7R | Ross Robinson | Georgetown, DE | $800 |
| 22 | 28 | 385 | Mark Whitener | Middleburg, FL | $100 |
| 23 | 24 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $1,600 |
| 24 | 27 | 16 | Tyler Bruening | Decorah, IA | $800 |
| 25 | 25 | 21 | Billy Moyer, Jr. | Batesville, AR | $800 |
| 26 | 19 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $1,600 |
| 27 | 10 | 8 | Kyle Strickler | Mooresville, NC | $800 |
| 28 | 20 | 2X | Devin Dixon | Apollo Beach, FL | $800 |
