By Kelley Carlton

TUSCUMBIA, AL -May 9, 2008- Shane Clanton moved past race-long leader David Breazeale as they took the white flag and then fended off a high side charge by Randy Weaver to capture the $5000 O'Reilly Southern All Stars payday at North Alabama Speedway. Breazeale held on for third with Kenny Merchant and Anthony Burroughs completing the top five.

Breazeale lowered Billy Moyer's existing track record by two full tenths of a second. Clanton's time also broke the previous record.
Chris Wall was involved in a very serious incident in hot laps which saw his number 71 machine go flipping out of the speedway in turn one. Wall was transported to the hospital and later released. Doctors diagnosed Wall with three fractured vertebrae in his neck. Wall did return to the speedway later but the Holden, LA driver was experiencing a lot of pain.

Official Finish
1 - 25 Shane Clanton - Locust Grove, GA
2 - 116 Randy Weaver - Crossville, TN
3 - 54 David Breazeale - Four Corners, MS
4 - c28 Kenny Merchant - Ruston, LA
5 - 121 Anthony Burroughs - Athens, AL
6 - 99 Derek Ellis - Chatsworth, GA
7 - c16 Chris Ragan - Ramer, TN
8 - 7 Jason Fitzgerald - Jacksonville, FL
9 - H2 Stacy Holmes - Munford, AL
10 - 21 Ivedent Lloyd - Ocala, FL
11 - 66 Michael McKleroy - Muscle Shoals, AL
12 - 26 Tony Knowles - Tyrone, GA
13 - 63 Joey McKinney - Booneville, MS
14 - 10 Anthony Hill - Carrollton, GA
15 - 75 Jon Miller - Eva, AL
16 - 19 Nick Howell - Muscle Shoals, AL
17 - 18 Ronny Lee Hollingsworth - Northport, AL
18 - 12 Jamie Elam - Senitobia, MS
19 - c66 Jerry Owens - Killian, AL
20 - 5 Ronnie Johnson - Chattanooga, AL
21 - F44 Heath Johnson - Burnsville, MS
22 - 6 William Burns - Tuscumbia, AL
23 - 85 Ricky Steen - Tuscumbia, AL
24 - A1 Duke Whisenant - Texarkana, AR

29 Entries representing 7 states.

Sunoco Race Fuels Pole Award: Breazeale 12.660 sec




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