October 21
Clarksville Speedway,
Clarksville, TN
Sanction: MARS Racing Series - $1,500
Information provided by: Various reports (last updated October 22, 7:22 am)
Miller breaks English's MARS stranglehold
- Clayton Miller
- Tanner English
- Terry English
- Chris Shelton
- Robert Ardry
- Credence Mott
- Caleb Ashby
- Bryant Woodcock
- Larry Barber Jr.
- Jeremy Anderson
- Dustin Rollins
- Steven Ashby
- Jeb Christmas
What won the race: Surviving a four-lap shootout at Clarksville Speedway, Clayton Miller of Elkton, Ky., turned back charges from series points leader Tanner English of Benton, Ky., to win his first career MARS East race. Miller earned $1,500 in snapping English’s nine-race series win streak.
Key notes: Miller won by 0.365 seconds. … Eight cars finished the race, with six completing all 25 laps. … Caleb Ashby gave up a top-three spot on lap 19. He eventually finished seventh, one lap down. … The race was red-flagged for nearly 20 minutes when Larry Barber Jr. climbed the wall between turns one and two. He was reportedly OK. … Tanner English has 14 career MARS-sanctioned wins this season, tying Terry Phillips’s single-season MARS record set in 2002. … Along with nine straight series wins, English had won seven straight MARS victories at Clarksville entering the race. … Miller became the first driver other than English to win a series race since July 1, when Devin Gilpin of Columbus, Ind., won at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway. … Charles Zimmerman won the 15-lap Crate Late Model feature. … Miller also won the modified feature, his 20th of the season. ... This was the final points night for Clarksville’s weekly divisions.
Winner's sponsors: Miller's TNT Race Car is powered by a Kevin Fisher Racing Engine and is sponsored by Morris Wall Construction.
Points chase: Entering the weekend, Tanner English had 1,414 points to lead Caleb Ashby (1,197) and Terry English (899).
Car count: 13
Fast qualifier: Terry English
Time: 12.284 seconds
Polesitter: Caleb Ashby
Heat race winners: Caleb Ashby, Clayton Miller
Next series race: October 28, Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN) $1,500
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.