William Sawalich out-dueled Gio Ruggiero on the track and then persistent lightning secured the Toyota development driver’s first ARCA Menards Series win of the season.
The two 17-year-old upstarts dominated Friday night’s race at Phoenix Raceway – they were the only drivers to lead laps – but it was Sawalich who pulled away to a comfortable lead after the halfway break. On lap 113 of the scheduled 150-lap race, NASCAR was forced to throw a caution for lightning strikes within an 8-mile radius of the track. The race was halted after 115 laps and NASCAR declared the race official at approximately 10:05 p.m. ET, which handed Sawalich the victory over Ruggiero.
I’m super proud of them for doing that. “We just ran a good race and I knew we definitely had a chance to win it and I’m really proud of that.” NASCAR Truck Series regular Grant Enfinger finished third, Connor Mosack was fourth and Sean Hingorani rounded out the top five. Completing the top 10 were Isabella Robusto – making her first series start, Jack Wood, Andres Perez, Toni Breidinger and Lavar Scott. “It’s unreal. I wish we had one last caution there or the race lasted 15 laps longer.
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