CONCORD, N.C. — Austin Inexperienced honed his abilities as an aspiring race-car driver on Charlotte Motor Speedway’s frontstretch quarter-mile monitor.
On Friday, Inexperienced was the trainer, the Normal Tire 150 subject have been his pupils and Charlotte’s 1.5-mile superspeedway was his asphalt classroom.
Inexperienced, a local of Harmony, N.C., captured his first ARCA Menards Sequence victory in his second profession begin – and his first in practically 5 years.
The son of 1994 NASCAR Xfinity Sequence champion David Inexperienced battled William Sawalich for the lead within the closing levels of the race earlier than regularly pulling away within the last 15 laps and scoring an emotional victory by a snug 2.569 seconds.
The 24-year-old driver of the No. 82 Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet grew up racing Legend Vehicles and Bandoleros on Charlotte’s quarter-mile, the place he developed his abilities whereas competing within the Prepare dinner Out Summer time Shootout.
The teachings Inexperienced realized within the Shootout – together with mastering automobile management and organising overtakes – got here in helpful on Friday.
“It’s every part to win right here,” Inexperienced stated, “after operating the Summer time Shootout and watching the massive guys on the massive monitor, hoping at some point I’d get to race it.
“It’s my first time on the massive oval, so it’s particular to win. I don’t assume it’s even set in but. I’m unsure it’ll till tomorrow.”
Inexperienced joins his father because the eighth father-son pair to win an ARCA Menards Sequence occasion. David Inexperienced captured a win at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in 1992.
Sawalich’s once-promising bid for victory got here up three positions quick, because the Joe Gibbs Racing driver pale to fourth within the last laps behind Inexperienced, Grant Enfinger and Lavar Scott. Andy Jankowiak accomplished the highest 5.
Pole winner Will Kimmel led the primary 12 laps earlier than a mechanical failure sidelined his No. 69 Kimmel Racing Ford and relegated Kimmel to a Twenty eighth-place end.
Brenden Queen, who entered the race because the ARCA Menards Sequence factors chief, completed two laps down in 14th after hitting the wall on Lap 11.
