JUNCTION CITY, KY. – May 6, 2016 – Shane Clanton battles tough regional and local transplants to win the 24th annual “Kentucky Klassic” Friday night at Ponderosa Speedway. Clanton took an early lead in the A-Main, leading the majority of the 50-lap feature from the top grooves of the 3/8-mile oval.
A-Main (50-laps): 1. 25- Shane Clanton [2][$10,000]; 2. 44- Chris Madden [6][$5,100]; 3. 22- Gregg Satterlee [1][$3,050]; 4. 18- Eric Wells [8][$3,200]; 5. 5- Don O’Neal [5][$2,500]; 6. 1- Josh Richards [3][$2,550]; 7. 12- Jason Jameson [9][$1,400]; 8. 97- Michael Chilton [12][$1,350]; 9. 88. Greg Johnson [16][$1,250]; 10. 7- Rick Eckert [7][$1,950]; 11. 15- Steve Francis [18][$1,200]; 12. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr. [14][$2,000]; 13. 157- Mike Marlar [15][$950]; 14. 15L- Darrell Lanigan [17][$1,000]; 15. 76- Brandon Overton [11][$1,400]; 16. C9- Steve Casebolt [24][$1,350]; 17. 18c- Chase Junghans [19][$1,270]; 18. 3s- Brian Shirley [23][$1,300]; 19. 1*- Chub Frank [21][$1,280]; 20. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr. [20][$1,250]; 21. 1R- B.J. Robinson [22][$700]; 22. 91- Tyler Erb [10][$700]; 23. 14M- Morgan Bagley [25][$660]; 24. D8- Dustin Linville [4][$700]; 25. 16- Justin Rattliff [13][$700]
Last-Chance Showdown (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): 1. 18c- Chase Junghans; 2. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr.; 3. 1*- Chub Frank; 4. 1R- B.J. Robinson; 5. C9- Steve Casebolt; 6. 11- Tommy Bailey; 7. 15J- Scott James; 8. 18K- Brandon Kinzer; 9. 2c- Joey Coulter; 10. 14M- Morgan Bagley; 11. 3s- Brian Shirley
Qualifying: 1. 1- Josh Richards, 13.51; 2. 22- Gregg Satterlee, 13.571; 3. 97- Michael Chilton, 13.594; 4. 44- Chris Madden. 13.596; 5. 5- Don O’Neal, 13.672; 6. D8- Dustin Linville, 13.676; 7. 7- Rick Eckert, 13.717; 8. 15L- Darrell Lanigan, 13.721; 9. 157- Mike Marlar, 13.749; 10. 91- Tyler Erb, 13.787; 11. 18- Eric Wells, 13.792; 12. 25- Shane Clanton, 13.807; 13. 16- Justin Rattliff, 13.839; 14. 76- Brandon Overton, 13.851; 15. 12- James Jameson, 13.878; 16. 18c- Chase Junghans- 13.898; 17. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr., 13.939; 18. 15- Steve Francis, 13.944; 19 1R- B.J. Robinson, 14.035; 20. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr., 14.046; 21. C9- Steve Casebolt, 14.079; 22. 88- Greg Johnson, 14.13; 23. 11- Tommy Bailey, 14.141; 24. 1*- Chub Frank, 14.161; 25. 18K- Brandon Kinzer, 14.165; 26. 15J- Scott James, 14.175; 27. 14M- Morgan Bagley, 14.227; 28. 2c- Joey Coulter, 14.26; 3s- Brian Shirley (DNS)
Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 6 Transfer): 1. 1- Josh Richards; 2. 44- Chris Madden; 3. 7- Rick Eckert; 4. 91- Tyler Erb; 5. 16- Justin Rattliff; 6. 88- Greg Johnson; 7. 18c- Chase Junghans; 8. 1R- B.J. Robinson; 10. 18K- Brandon Kinzer
Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 6 Transfer): 1. 5- Don O’Neal; 2. 22. Gregg Satterlee; 3. 18- Eric Wells; 4. 76- Brandon Overton; 5. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr.; 6. 15L- Darrell Lanigan; 7. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr.; 8. 11- Tommy Bailey; 9. 15J- Scott James
Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 6 Transfer): 1. D8- Dustin Linville; 2. 25- Shane Clanton; 3. 12- Jason Jameson; 4. 97- Michael Chilton; 5. 157- Mike Marlar; 6. 15- Steve Francis; 7. 1*- Chub Frank; 8. C9- Steve Casebolt; 9. 14M- Morgan Bagley
