SENOIA, Ga. – Ashton Winger claimed the biggest win of his young career on Sunday during the fifth annual Schaeffer’s Oil Fall Nationals Series Billy Clanton Classic at Senoia Raceway.
The Senoia, Ga., driver claimed his first Schaeffer’s Oil Fall Nationals Series victory, worth $10,025. Winger also picked up $125 for leading on lap-25, which was sponsored by the Clanton Family.
Winger became the fourth different winner in five points events so far in the Fall Nationals.
Polesitter Chris Madden and Ashton Winger brought the field of 22 to life for the start of the main event as the duo would do battle, with Madden holding the top spot on the first lap over Winger and Clint Smith.
By lap eight Madden would work into lapped traffic and the duo of Madden/Winger would again fight for the lead in an epic battle for that top spot on lap-ten. By lap 13 Winger had reached the back bumper of Madden with a couple of slower cars between them as the duo worked off the second turn and would go to work again. Winger would show his nose on lap 14 and then work the high side on the next lap and take the lead officially by lap 15. On lap 19, Winger and Madden would do battle again with Winger continuing to hold the point.
On the 23rd lap, Winger would work around more lapped cars and put 15th place starter Brandon Overton a lap down and Winger had lapped up to the eighth place car by lap 27.
After the second try on the lap 28 restart, sixth starting Shane Clanton showed his nose as the field of cars worked into the first turn and Clanton would take second spot from Madden with Clint Smith and Tyler Millwood in hot pursuit.
Winger would be virtually untouchable during the second half of the race and go on for the payday over Madden, Clanton, Clint Smith and Casey Roberts who rounded out the top-five.
The finish:
Ashton Winger, Chris Madden, Shane Clanton, Clint Smith, Casey Roberts, Tyler Millwood, Brandon Overton, Michael Page, Matt Dooley, Jason Croft, Donald McIntosh, Dalton Cook, Steven Roberts, Dennis Hale, David Payne, Lamar Haygood, Jeff Neubert, Ryan Crane, Jody Knowles, Landon Bagby, Austin Smith, Cass Fowler.