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ARCA: Bowman Wins Kansas Lottery 98.9
Alex Bowman passed Chris Buescher with two laps remaining in the Kansas Lottery 98.9 and drove away to his second victory in as many starts.
Charging with the will to maintain his perfect record in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, Alex Bowman passed Chris Buescher with two laps remaining in last night's Kansas Lottery 98.9 at Kansas Speedway, and drove away to his second victory in as many starts.
Bowman (No. 55 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Toyota) also won at Madison International Speedway in his debut in August. After starting second Friday behind Venturini Motorsports teammate and Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell winner Max Gresham (No. 25 Gresham & Associates/World Crown Toyota), Bowman did not lead until taking the lead from Buescher (No. 17 Reliance Tool/David Ragan Ford Ford) on Lap 97 of 99.
The 18-year-old Tucson, Ariz. native charged from fourth place on the fateful lap, also passing Grant Enfinger (No. 36 BeasleyAllen.com/Hoosier Tire Midwest Dodge) and Cale Gale (No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet). The race was the first under Kansas Speedway's new lights, and Bowman delivered a thrilling spectacle worth the anticipation for the event.
"I don't even know what to say," Bowman said. "I just can't thank all the guys at Venturini Motorsports enough. We were real good at the beginning of the race but then got real tight, but then went back to quick."
Buescher's second-place finish was his fourth runner-up result and seventh top-five in as many starts on paved ovals of one mile or more, giving him the Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge Award by 25 points over overall points leader Ty Dillon (No. 41 Hemelgarn/CTECH.CIPT Chevrolet).
The Roush Fenway Racing development driver for Roulo Brothers Racing also finished second at Daytona, Chicagoland, and Pocono, third in another event at Pocono, and fifth at Talladega and Michigan. Though Dillon entered the event tied with Buescher for the special award lead, late contact from a lapped car relegated him to seventh and sent him out of contention.
"Obviously, we wish we could have gotten the win on one of those, but we'll take it," Buescher said. "We were really consistent on the speedways, and coming into the year, this is our first year on speedways; it's really been short tracks for me and the Roulo Brothers. It's a really humbling award for all of us, really."
Despite missing the Hoosier Tire award, Dillon did keep a points lead of 335 - down from 350 before the race - and will only need to start the season finale at Toledo Speedway next Sunday to clinch the ARCA Racing Series championship for himself and Richard Childress Racing.
The race seemed Dillon's to lose, as he led 76 of the first 81 laps. After Gresham started first, Dillon moved to the inside of the backstretch of the first lap, speeding past him and Bowman for the lead. Bowman also challenged Gresham for position, but Gresham held the second spot as Dillon took a 0.067-second lead to close the first lap.
Bowman passed Gresham for second the next time around, but Dillon was moving away. His lead grew to more than one second over the first 20 laps, with Bowman, Buescher, Gresham, and Cale Gale behind him in the top five. Race officials spotted a piece of sheet metal on the track at Lap 24, bringing out the race's first caution flag.
Dillon drove to pit road to close Lap 25, giving Ryan Wilson (No. 32 Champion Oil Toyota) the lead for three laps. Buescher experienced trouble, stalling out of the pit to fall to ninth place. He had entered second.
The green flag flew at Lap 29, and Dillon drove to the right and around Wilson to seize the lead again. He held a 0.382-second lead that lap, and built it to 1.139 seconds by Lap 32. His lead remained over one second on Lap 36 when Michael Leavine spun and slowed down on the backstretch to bring the race's second caution flag. Behind Dillon ran Bowman, Enfinger, Gale, and Tim George Jr. (No. 31 Applebee's/Potomac Family Dining Group Chevrolet).
After leading through the caution flag, Dillon led the restart over Bowman, Scott Lagasse Jr. (No. 20 LivePrepared.us Chevrolet), Gale, and Buescher at Lap 40. Dillon built his lead on Bowman to 1.559 seconds at Lap 50, just past the halfway point of the 99-lap event. Behind those two ran Gale, who had passed Enfinger to move within four seconds of the lead.
Buster Graham spun on Lap 52, bringing out another caution flag. Bowman drove to pit road on Lap 53, one lap before Dillon. Dillon's pit stop gave Will Kimmel (No. 68 Clarksville Schwinn & Cyclery/Jones Group International Ford) the Lap 54 lead, but Kimmel was penalized for speeding as he entered pit road, turning the advantage back to the points leader.
Dillon drove back to the green flag with the lead, building it to 0.397 second as he lapped George, his teammate, to close Lap 66, and then 0.619 second at Lap 68. The four drivers at the front - Dillon, Buescher, Gale, and Gresham - spanned just 1.237 seconds. Enfinger drove just off that pack, four seconds back, and Bowman ran sixth.
Gresham began to move on Lap 74, passing Gale in Turn 3 and Buescher just before the start/finish line. Now second, Gresham was 0.911 second behind Dillon, and that deficit fell steadily over the next several laps. He caught Dillon on Lap 79, just as Dillon attempted to pass a lapped car. Dillon drove down to the apron to maintain the advantage, and Gresham could not pick up the position.
The next lap, though, would be Gresham's. He drove under Dillon in Turns 3 and 4, taking a 0.046-second lead at the stripe to complete Lap 80. Dillon returned to the lead the next time around, but Gresham stole it away on Lap 82, passing again in Turns 3 and 4 for another slim advantage at the line. Buescher had fallen back to nearly three seconds off the pace, with Gale behind him.
Gresham's lead would not be slim for long. With his gap growing to 1.505 seconds as quickly as Lap 86, he seemed to have another successful Friday night on tap, following his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship one week earlier.
Where Gresham had success passing a certain lapped car, though, Dillon did not. Running in second, Dillon attempted to drive around the outside of Michael Leavine, but Leavine's car slid up the track, leaving no room for Dillon. Dillon found himself in the wall, his hopes for a victory dashed. He was forced to pit road for repairs, and re-entered ninth.
The ensuing caution flag sent some drivers to pit road - including Bowman - and set up a Lap 95 restart. With Gresham in front and Buescher second, the race between those two seemed to be the one that would decide the season's final speedway event. Buescher passed Gresham right away. Gresham gained some position back and drove close to Buescher in Turns 3 and 4, but Buescher held on to lead the first green flag lap.
Enfinger passed Gresham for second on the next lap, and ran 0.286 second behind Buescher with three to go. Just behind the lead pack was Bowman, who had pitted for fresh tires, and was charging quickly.
From fourth place, Bowman charged around the right side of all three drivers on Lap 97, taking a 0.08-second lead with two laps remaining. Bowman built his lead to more than a half-second the next time around, with Enfinger over a second back. He finished with a final victory margin of 1.289 seconds after Lap 99, leading Buescher, Enfinger, Gresham, and Gale to the line.
After starting 36th with a provisional, Matt Lofton (No. 16 Strutmasters.com Chevrolet) drove through the field to find the top 10 by the halfway point and delivered a sixth-place finish for Coulter Motorsports. Behind Dillon, Chad McCumbee (No. 1 ModSpace Ford) finished eighth.
Frank Kimmel (No. 44 Ansell/Menards Ford) ended the night ninth for his 17th top-10 of 2011, and Chad Hackenbracht (No. 58 Tastee Caramel Apples Chevrolet) rounded out the top 10. The full race results are currently available at ARCARacing.com.
The four caution flags slowed the race for 20 laps. The event finished in one hour, 12 minutes, and seven seconds, at an average speed of 123.55 mph.
Bowman (No. 55 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Toyota) also won at Madison International Speedway in his debut in August. After starting second Friday behind Venturini Motorsports teammate and Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell winner Max Gresham (No. 25 Gresham & Associates/World Crown Toyota), Bowman did not lead until taking the lead from Buescher (No. 17 Reliance Tool/David Ragan Ford Ford) on Lap 97 of 99.
The 18-year-old Tucson, Ariz. native charged from fourth place on the fateful lap, also passing Grant Enfinger (No. 36 BeasleyAllen.com/Hoosier Tire Midwest Dodge) and Cale Gale (No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet). The race was the first under Kansas Speedway's new lights, and Bowman delivered a thrilling spectacle worth the anticipation for the event.
"I don't even know what to say," Bowman said. "I just can't thank all the guys at Venturini Motorsports enough. We were real good at the beginning of the race but then got real tight, but then went back to quick."
Buescher's second-place finish was his fourth runner-up result and seventh top-five in as many starts on paved ovals of one mile or more, giving him the Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge Award by 25 points over overall points leader Ty Dillon (No. 41 Hemelgarn/CTECH.CIPT Chevrolet).
The Roush Fenway Racing development driver for Roulo Brothers Racing also finished second at Daytona, Chicagoland, and Pocono, third in another event at Pocono, and fifth at Talladega and Michigan. Though Dillon entered the event tied with Buescher for the special award lead, late contact from a lapped car relegated him to seventh and sent him out of contention.
"Obviously, we wish we could have gotten the win on one of those, but we'll take it," Buescher said. "We were really consistent on the speedways, and coming into the year, this is our first year on speedways; it's really been short tracks for me and the Roulo Brothers. It's a really humbling award for all of us, really."
Despite missing the Hoosier Tire award, Dillon did keep a points lead of 335 - down from 350 before the race - and will only need to start the season finale at Toledo Speedway next Sunday to clinch the ARCA Racing Series championship for himself and Richard Childress Racing.
The race seemed Dillon's to lose, as he led 76 of the first 81 laps. After Gresham started first, Dillon moved to the inside of the backstretch of the first lap, speeding past him and Bowman for the lead. Bowman also challenged Gresham for position, but Gresham held the second spot as Dillon took a 0.067-second lead to close the first lap.
Bowman passed Gresham for second the next time around, but Dillon was moving away. His lead grew to more than one second over the first 20 laps, with Bowman, Buescher, Gresham, and Cale Gale behind him in the top five. Race officials spotted a piece of sheet metal on the track at Lap 24, bringing out the race's first caution flag.
Dillon drove to pit road to close Lap 25, giving Ryan Wilson (No. 32 Champion Oil Toyota) the lead for three laps. Buescher experienced trouble, stalling out of the pit to fall to ninth place. He had entered second.
The green flag flew at Lap 29, and Dillon drove to the right and around Wilson to seize the lead again. He held a 0.382-second lead that lap, and built it to 1.139 seconds by Lap 32. His lead remained over one second on Lap 36 when Michael Leavine spun and slowed down on the backstretch to bring the race's second caution flag. Behind Dillon ran Bowman, Enfinger, Gale, and Tim George Jr. (No. 31 Applebee's/Potomac Family Dining Group Chevrolet).
After leading through the caution flag, Dillon led the restart over Bowman, Scott Lagasse Jr. (No. 20 LivePrepared.us Chevrolet), Gale, and Buescher at Lap 40. Dillon built his lead on Bowman to 1.559 seconds at Lap 50, just past the halfway point of the 99-lap event. Behind those two ran Gale, who had passed Enfinger to move within four seconds of the lead.
Buster Graham spun on Lap 52, bringing out another caution flag. Bowman drove to pit road on Lap 53, one lap before Dillon. Dillon's pit stop gave Will Kimmel (No. 68 Clarksville Schwinn & Cyclery/Jones Group International Ford) the Lap 54 lead, but Kimmel was penalized for speeding as he entered pit road, turning the advantage back to the points leader.
Dillon drove back to the green flag with the lead, building it to 0.397 second as he lapped George, his teammate, to close Lap 66, and then 0.619 second at Lap 68. The four drivers at the front - Dillon, Buescher, Gale, and Gresham - spanned just 1.237 seconds. Enfinger drove just off that pack, four seconds back, and Bowman ran sixth.
Gresham began to move on Lap 74, passing Gale in Turn 3 and Buescher just before the start/finish line. Now second, Gresham was 0.911 second behind Dillon, and that deficit fell steadily over the next several laps. He caught Dillon on Lap 79, just as Dillon attempted to pass a lapped car. Dillon drove down to the apron to maintain the advantage, and Gresham could not pick up the position.
The next lap, though, would be Gresham's. He drove under Dillon in Turns 3 and 4, taking a 0.046-second lead at the stripe to complete Lap 80. Dillon returned to the lead the next time around, but Gresham stole it away on Lap 82, passing again in Turns 3 and 4 for another slim advantage at the line. Buescher had fallen back to nearly three seconds off the pace, with Gale behind him.
Gresham's lead would not be slim for long. With his gap growing to 1.505 seconds as quickly as Lap 86, he seemed to have another successful Friday night on tap, following his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship one week earlier.
Where Gresham had success passing a certain lapped car, though, Dillon did not. Running in second, Dillon attempted to drive around the outside of Michael Leavine, but Leavine's car slid up the track, leaving no room for Dillon. Dillon found himself in the wall, his hopes for a victory dashed. He was forced to pit road for repairs, and re-entered ninth.
The ensuing caution flag sent some drivers to pit road - including Bowman - and set up a Lap 95 restart. With Gresham in front and Buescher second, the race between those two seemed to be the one that would decide the season's final speedway event. Buescher passed Gresham right away. Gresham gained some position back and drove close to Buescher in Turns 3 and 4, but Buescher held on to lead the first green flag lap.
Enfinger passed Gresham for second on the next lap, and ran 0.286 second behind Buescher with three to go. Just behind the lead pack was Bowman, who had pitted for fresh tires, and was charging quickly.
From fourth place, Bowman charged around the right side of all three drivers on Lap 97, taking a 0.08-second lead with two laps remaining. Bowman built his lead to more than a half-second the next time around, with Enfinger over a second back. He finished with a final victory margin of 1.289 seconds after Lap 99, leading Buescher, Enfinger, Gresham, and Gale to the line.
After starting 36th with a provisional, Matt Lofton (No. 16 Strutmasters.com Chevrolet) drove through the field to find the top 10 by the halfway point and delivered a sixth-place finish for Coulter Motorsports. Behind Dillon, Chad McCumbee (No. 1 ModSpace Ford) finished eighth.
Frank Kimmel (No. 44 Ansell/Menards Ford) ended the night ninth for his 17th top-10 of 2011, and Chad Hackenbracht (No. 58 Tastee Caramel Apples Chevrolet) rounded out the top 10. The full race results are currently available at ARCARacing.com.
The four caution flags slowed the race for 20 laps. The event finished in one hour, 12 minutes, and seven seconds, at an average speed of 123.55 mph.
DTM Zandvoort
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