5/1/2021
Cla Knight
Knight tops Ultimate field at Lancaster for first career Late Model win
Cla Knight scratched an item off the bucket list over the weekend. The South Carolina racer topped Saturday night’s Ultimate Southeast Super Late Model Series feature at Lancaster Speedway. (Kevin Ritchie photo)
Not only did it mark his first-career Ultimate Super Late Series victory, but it also marked his first-career Super Late Model win aboard his E-Z-GO No. 42 Augusta Aquatics / M&W Transport / Barry Wright Race Car / Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model. “We’re just a small team, you know?” Knight said in victory lane.
“We’re trying to make it and I’m trying to do the best I can and we’re just real excited to get one. We enjoyed success in the Crate Late Model division, but it’s been a major adjustment with the Super Late Model. To get this first win in the Super… it just allows me to finally feel some accomplishment, and hopefully this is the first of many wins to come.
“While we’ve faced our fair share of adversity in the Super Late Model division, my family, my team and my sponsors have never doubted me, and that has meant the world to me. This win is dedicated to them.”
Cla Knight returned to action with the Ultimate Southeast Series on Friday evening at Laurens County Speedway (Laurens, S.C.) in the Ronnie Brookshire Memorial. In a field of 17 cars, Cla laid down the eighth-fastest time in qualifying, which positioned him eighth on the starting grid for the $4,014-to-win A-Main. Clawing forward one spot in the 40-lap affair, Knight recorded a seventh-place outing.
The following night at Lancaster Speedway (Lancaster, S.C.), Knight locked into the second-starting position for the A-Main via his qualifying effort. Inheriting the lead from early pacesetter Zack Mitchell on lap 20, Cla led the remainder of the 40-lapper to record his first career Super Late Model victory over Ben Watkins, Jeff Smith, Ross Bailes, and Kenny Collins. He pocketed $4,000 for his maiden trip to Victory Lane in the Super Late Model division.
Cla is currently tied for second in the Ultimate Southeast Series point standings, just eight points removed from the top spot, and leads the series’ Rookie of the Year battle.
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