T.J. Reaid scored his second straight spring winner in the ARCA/CRA Super Series event at Anderson Speedway. Photo courtesy CRA Media
The second race of the 2013 racing season for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS was at the famed ¼ mile high-banked paved oval of Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana for the rescheduled Sell It Again Sam 125 Presented by Great Deals Magazine on Saturday, May 4. This event was originally scheduled for April 13 but unusually cold temperatures forced Series and Track Officials to postpone the date.
T.J. Reaid was perfectly fine with waiting the extra time as he repeated as the Spring Winner at Anderson.
The Acworth, Georgia native made the long trip worthwhile as he took the Team Construction Clean Sweep Award by winning the EDCO Welding Fast Qualifier Award earlier in the day and then from his eighth starting spot, the driver of the #41 JEGS.com Chevrolet took the lead for good on lap 69 as he swept around 2012 ARCA/CRA Southern Series Champion, 15-year-old Kyle Benjamin and then held off consistent challenges from Benjamin throughout the rest of the race to score his second straight Spring victory at Anderson. Reaid was also the winner of this event in April 2012.
“It’s good to be back in victory lane,” Reaid said after climbing from his machine. “We had a strong run at Gresham (Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Georgia in the Southern Super Series race there) the week before and the momentum carried into this weekend at Anderson. The race went really well it was pretty tough to pass early on when everyone was still on fresh tires, but I knew if I could get out front in clean air early I could set my own pace an run my line.”
Bent Jack and Benjamin would bring the field to the green flag and at the drop of the green, the front row remained side by side with Benjamin just edging Jack at the line to lead the first lap. Jack regrouped the following lap to drive past the 15-year-old to take the lead on lap two. Jack would pace the field for the next 40 laps until the first of eight cautions flew on lap 42.
By this time, Reaid had worked his way up to third after pulling the maximum of an eight for an inversion and during the long green flag stretch, patiently picked cars off one by one. On the ensuing restart, Benjamin drove around Jack using the outside lane to retake the lead and he brought Reaid with him who also passed Jack for the runner-up spot. From there, the two southern invaders took off and hid from the rest of the field and the battle was on.
Reaid patiently searched for a way around Benjamin’s familiar black machine, and on lap 69 he made his move to the inside to take the lead away from Benjamin. By this time, former three-time CRA Street Stocks Series Champion and multi-time Anderson Speedway Street Stocks Track Champion, Joe Beaver had the fans on their feet as the home track favorite, who started 10th, was up to third and found himself right on the back bumper of Benjamin and the trip would take off from the rest of the field.
Kyle Benjamin (71) battles for the lead with T.J. Reaid (41). Photo courtesy CRA Media
As hard as Benjamin tried, he could not find a way around Reaid as he searched high and low looking for any kink in Reaid’s armor while feeling the pressure from behind by Beaver who was also looking for a way by Benjamin. The last caution flew with three laps to go setting up a shootout between the three drivers, but on that restart, Reaid got a run into turn one on both Benjamin and Beaver and would hang on to win.
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“All in all it was a great weekend for us,” Reaid said. “We unloaded pretty strong right off the hauler and made only a few minor changes.”
Benjamin, in his first ever appearance at Anderson Speedway, came home second in his #71 Advanced Racing Suspensions / Ford.
“We didn’t have the speed we were hoping for in qualifying, but ended up real close for the race,” he said. “I tried to save what I could, but had to get up on the wheel for most of it. I needed to turn a little better in the center to run with TJ. I got on the outside of him for the three lap shootout and had a shot as long as I could stay there. On the last restart I had to get out of it and fall in line. We’re pretty happy with second thought for the first time here. The important thing is that we will know what direction to go for the Redbud later this year.”
Finishing a career high third was Beaver as he was elated after climbing out of his #21 Tim’s Heating & Cooling / Chevrolet.
“It felt good to be up there running with those guys from the south,” he said. “I read about them all the time and it was really a shot in the arm for this team to be competing at this level.”
Inaugural Series Champion from the 1997 season, Kenny Tweedy finished in fourth ahead of Jack who completed the top five. 2012 Rookie of the Year, 19-year-old Travis Braden finished sixth while Hedman Hedders Hustler Award Winner, Robert Maynor finished seventh after starting 15th. Jay Niewiek was eighth as Colin Nickolai and Boyne Machine Company Rookie of the Race, 19-year-old Ali Kern wrapped up the top 10.
The third race of the 2012 racing season for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS is set for Saturday, May 11 as the series makes its first of two appearances at the famed fairgrounds oval of Berlin Raceway, located west of Grand Rapids in Marne, Michigan.
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