The 2 17-year-old upstarts controlled Friday night’s race at Phoenix Raceway– they were the only motorists to lead laps– however it was Sawalich who retreated to a comfy lead after the midway break.
On lap 113 of the set up 150-lap race, NASCAR was required to toss a care for lightning strikes within an 8-mile radius of the track.
The race was stopped after 115 laps and NASCAR stated the race authorities at roughly 10:05 p.m. ET, which handed Sawalich the triumph over Ruggiero. He led 3 times for 66 laps while Ruggiero led the other 49.
It’s the 5th ARCA nationwide series win for Sawalich, who won the ARCA East champion last season for Joe Gibbs Racing.
“For sure not the method I wished to win the race, however I understood we had the very best cars and truck out there. Our (automobile) was actually great all night,” Sawalich stated. “We sort of fell back because very first stint however then the guys made a genuine excellent modification. I’m very pleased with them for doing that.
“We simply ran a great race and I understood we absolutely had a possibility to win it and I’m actually happy with that.”
NASCAR Truck Series routine Grant Enfinger ended up third, Connor Mosack was fo