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Clanton finishes 14th in Gopher 50 at Deer Creek Speedway

On Thursday afternoon, Shane Clanton hit the road with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) for the three-day NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minn.). (Heath Lawson photo)

Following a sixth-place finish in his heat race, Shane missed a transfer spot into the preliminary feature with a sixth-place finish in his B-Main.

For another $5,000-to-win prelim on Friday, Clanton edged his way into the A-Main with the fourth-and-final transfer spot in his heat. Holding his spot in the 25-lapper, Shane posted a 13th-place finish.

Rolling off on the second row of his B-Main on Saturday for another shot at the $50,000-to-win Gopher 50, Shane’s second-place finish positioned him 19th on the starting grid for the finale. Improving five spots in the 75-lap affair, Clanton crossed the line in 14th.

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