Clanton Looks to Repeat as World of Outlaws Late Model Series Prepares for 2016 Kickoff
Charges into Screven Motor Speedway with eyes on second series title
By Jordan Morris
CONCORD, N.C. – Jan. 22, 2016 – Shane Clanton, like other drivers in the pits, began the 2015 World of Outlaws Late Model Series season with high hopes of hoisting the championship trophy for the first time in his career. Ten wins, 34 top-fives and 37 top-tens later, Clanton capped off his phenomenal year by doing what he set out to do when he captured his first series title at the Bad Boy Buggies World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.
The 40-year-old driver led the championship standings from start to finish last year after starting the season with a bang by scoring a victory on the second night at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. He then dominatedall three nights of the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla.
“[Winning the championship] means a lot. It’s one of those deals I can check off my bucket list,” said Clanton, who became the first driver not named Josh Richards or Darrell Lanigan to win the series title since Rick Eckert did so in 2011. “I’ve been after it a long time and to finally get one feels pretty good.”
