Ryan Reed Wins Crosley Brands ARCA 150 At Kentucky

Ryan Reed celebrates in victory lane after winning Saturday's ARCA Racing Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Photo courtesy ARCA Media

Ryan Reed celebrates in victory lane after winning Saturday’s ARCA Racing Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Photo courtesy ARCA Media

Ryan Reed grabbed the lead from Austin Cindric with 20 laps remaining in Saturday’s Crosley Brands 150, then held off a charging Travis Braden, to win his second ARCA Racing Series race of the season.

“It’s a lot of fun. It’s amazing when you drive as good as racecars as this one…how fun it can be,” Reed said. “We started the day off in maybe an eighth-place car, but my crew chief Teddy Brown and everyone at Lira Motorsports did a great job tuning up our hot rod. We just never gave up. We got out front and got track position.”

Reed, in the No. 38 Lilly Diabetes-MOMO-TraqGear-Ford Performance Ford, captured the second win for Lira Motorsports, a first-year team that entered four cars in Saturday’s race. Another of those cars, the No. 59 driven by David Levine, improved 15 spots to finish third. Braden was second. Ross Kenseth was fourth and ARCA Racing Series point leader Grant Enfinger finished fifth.

Braden made up a big margin on Reed, closing the gap in the final laps before Reed pulled away, winning by .356 seconds.

“It was probably a rookie mistake on my part,” Braden said. “I think I got too close to him too soon. When I got there, I didn’t have anything for him. I’m very happy to finish second-place here. I definitely didn’t expect what we’ve done here in just two races.”

Braden was the highest finishing SCOTT Rookie of the Race with Levine right behind him in a career-best finish.

“This car was an absolute rocket today,” Levine said. “To be where we were Tuesday in the test to where we are now is great. It’s great to see a Lira Motorsports driver in victory lane and that our team has won races.”

The rest of the top 10 included Daniel Suarez in sixth, Kyle Weatherman in seventh, Chris Windom in the No. 36, eighth. Kurzejewski finished ninth, with Bo LeMastus in 10th.

Cindric, after having a tire issue on lap 80, finished 17th.

Saturday’s race was scheduled for Friday night at the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway but was moved to Saturday afternoon due to rain. It took one hour, 26 minutes to finish the race, which saw three cautions for 34 laps. Most of the caution laps came when a light rain shower hit the track near the middle of the race.

Venturini Motorsports driver Suarez led the first 53 laps with Cindric leading 27 and Reed the final 20.

It was a big day in the point standings for Enfinger. The Fairhope, AL native entered the day with a 225-point lead over Josh Williams and Tom Hessert.

Hessert, however, crashed on the first lap with Sarah Cornett-Ching, an accident that also caught up Menards Pole winner William Byron and Atlanta, GA’s Brandon Jones. Williams also had problems, finishing 24th, allowing Enfinger to widen his lead to 320 points. By starting race No. 20 of the 2015 ARCA season at Kansas Speedway, Enfinger will win his first series championship.

ARCA Racing Series
Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, KY
Crosley Brands 150 – Sept. 26, 2015

FIN STR NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS
1 9 38 Ryan Reed/Bakersfield CA Lilly Diabetes-MOMO-TraqGear-Ford Perf. Ford 100 Running
2 3 01 Travis Braden/Wheeling WV WVU-Matheson Gases-Platinum Express Chevrolet 100 Running
3 18 59 David Levine/Highland Park IL MOMO-TraqGear-Ford Performance Ford 100 Running
4 6 52 Ross Kenseth/Little Chute WI Federated Auto Parts-Boyne Machine Chevrolet 100 Running
5 12 23 Grant Enfinger/Fairhope AL GMS Racing Chevrolet 100 Running
6 2 15 Daniel Suarez/Monterrey Mexico Arris Toyota 100 Running
7 10 22 Kyle Weatherman/Wentzville MO Crosley Brands Dodge 100 Running
8 11 36 Chris Windom/Canton IL MOMO-TraqGear-Ford Performance Ford 100 Running
9 14 54 Matt Kurzejewski/Mansfield PA Costy’s Energy Services Chevrolet 100 Running
10 19 42 Bo LeMastus/Louisville KY Crosley Brands-T&T Constr-Glad Precision Dodge 100 Running
11 20 98 Austin Wayne Self/Austin TX AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet 100 Running
12 30 25 Brandon Jones/Atlanta GA Ansell-Menards Toyota 100 Running
13 15 58 Brandon Lynn/Penn Yann NY MOMO-TraqGear-Ford Performance Ford 99 Running
14 8 78 Noah Gragson/Las Vegas NV AlertID Ford 99 Running
15 21 48 James Swanson/Clarksboro NJ Kan Do-Radon.com Ford 98 Running
16 22 9 Thomas Praytor/Mobile AL DK-LOK Ford 98 Running
17 4 99 Austin Cindric/Mooresville NC Cunningham Motorsports Ford 98 Running
18 23 68 Mark Meunier/Louisville KY Kimmel Racing Ford 95 Running
19 25 10 Rick Clifton/Circleville OH Ohio Ag Equipment-Ashville Propane Ford 94 Running
20 26 19 David Sear/La Jolla CA Hope For The Warriors Chevrolet 93 Running
21 24 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet 93 Running
22 5 69 Will Kimmel/Sellersburg KY Portland Recycling-Charlie Wilson Appliance Ford 88 Rear End
23 29 3 Josh White/Charleston WV Hixson Construction Chevrolet 88 Running
24 7 6 Josh Williams/Port Charlotte FL Musselman’s Apple Sauce-SW FL Cable Constr Chevy 77 Running
25 17 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Lucas Oil-MAV TV Chevrolet 67 Accident
26 31 0 Wayne Peterson/Pulaski TN Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 21 Radio
27 27 00 Tim Viens/Daytona Beach FL Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 16 Electrical
28 32 11 Ed Pompa/Ballston Spa NY Milton CAT-Double H Ranch Ford 11 Transmssn
29 33 40 Eric Caudell/Piedmont OK Carter 2 Motorsports Ford 9 Engine
30 28 06 Con Nicolopoulos/Columbus MI Wayne Peterson Racing Dodge 5 Engine
31 16 77 Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ Barbera’s Autoland Dodge 1 Accident
32 1 55 William Byron/Charlotte NC Liberty University Toyota 0 Accident
33 13 2 Sarah Cornett-Ching/Summerland BC Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Chevrolet 0 Accident
20 Tom Berte/New Berlin WI CGS Premier Chevrolet
43 Scott Heckert/Ridgefield CT Project Lifesaver Chevrolet
Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell:  William Byron 30.435 (177.427 mph)
Margin of Victory:  .356 seconds Cautions:  3 for 34 laps
Time of Race:  1:26:58 Average Speed:  103.488 mph
Lap Leaders:  Suarez 1-53 (53); Cindric 54-80 (27); Reed 81-100 (20)

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