Current ARCA Racing Series' champion, Chris Buescher won the inaugural SCOTT 160 at Road America by passing no less than two cars on the last lap of Saturday's event to take the checkered flag.
Buescher, in the Roulo Brothers No. 99 BeavEx-Reliance Tool Ford, took advantage of a last-lap tangle between the two cars in front of him, Chase Elliott and Andrew Ranger, to take the lead on Turn five of the 14-turn road course. He then held on for the victory.
The field re-started with three laps to go after the first full-course caution of the race.
Elliott, in the No. 9 Aaron’s-Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet, came in contact with Austin Dillon’s car, causing him to spin in turn one. Then, Elliott and Andrew Ranger drove side-by-side and exchanged the lead before Elliott took the white flag, signaling one lap to go. The two cars then came in contact in a tricky Turn five and Buescher, running third, passed them.
Ranger, who had earned pole position earlier in the day, finished second in his No. 53 WM Bagstar Dodge, Tom Hessert third in his Cunningham Motorsports Barbera’s Autoland Dodge, Elliott fourth and Ryan Blaney fifth in his Cunningham Motorsports car. Dillon finished sixth.
Buescher was making just his second start of the season in the ARCA Racing Series. It was his 10th all-time series victory and first on a road course.
Buescher, in the Roulo Brothers No. 99 BeavEx-Reliance Tool Ford, took advantage of a last-lap tangle between the two cars in front of him, Chase Elliott and Andrew Ranger, to take the lead on Turn five of the 14-turn road course. He then held on for the victory.
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The field re-started with three laps to go after the first full-course caution of the race.
Elliott, in the No. 9 Aaron’s-Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet, came in contact with Austin Dillon’s car, causing him to spin in turn one. Then, Elliott and Andrew Ranger drove side-by-side and exchanged the lead before Elliott took the white flag, signaling one lap to go. The two cars then came in contact in a tricky Turn five and Buescher, running third, passed them.
Ranger, who had earned pole position earlier in the day, finished second in his No. 53 WM Bagstar Dodge, Tom Hessert third in his Cunningham Motorsports Barbera’s Autoland Dodge, Elliott fourth and Ryan Blaney fifth in his Cunningham Motorsports car. Dillon finished sixth.
Buescher was making just his second start of the season in the ARCA Racing Series. It was his 10th all-time series victory and first on a road course.