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by Chris McWilliams on February 23, 2011 Shane Clanton (Image Credit: Danny Serrano) When Shane Clanton arrives at Volusia Speedway Park for the start of the dirt Late Model portion of the DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio, he’ll be thinking only about chasing checkered flags and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship.  Compared to his mindset heading into the 2010 edition of the mid-winter racing extravaganza, it’s a welcomed relief.  “Last year it was kind of scary for me about this time,” Clanton said last week while preparing for six straight nights of Florida full-fender action that features the season-opening WoO LMS events. “I was in the hospital and I didn’t even know if I’d be able to get to Volusia.” The 35 year old Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., made it to the half-mile oval last year, but without his familiar RSD Enterprises No. 25. Unable to race...

by Chris McWilliams on March 18, 2011 Pat Doar #11 in Action (Image Credit: Pat Doar's Facebook Page) When last month’s DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH began, Pat Doar was thinking about submitting an application for Rookie of the Year status on the 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series.  By the time he left Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park, however, the veteran driver from New Richmond, Wis., hadn’t merely been approved as a rookie contender. He was talking openly about the prospect of an exciting season on the road and looking like a favorite to capture the national tour’s top-newcomer honor. The 47-year-old Doar has spent nearly two decades primarily racing dirt Late Models under the more restrictive rules package of the Upper Midwest’s WISSOTA circuit.  He now feels the time is right to expand his horizons into the full-fender division’s open-competition realm with an assault on the WoO LMS.  Doar is excited...