Scott Hantz took advantage of a tangle between the two leaders to score the ARCA/CRA Super Series victory Saturday night at Flag Rock Speedway. Photo courtesy CRA Media
Scott Hantz was in the right place at the right time.
With three laps to go in Saturday’s ARCA/CRA Super Series event at Flat Rock Speedway in Flat Rock, MI, Brian Campbell and current series points leader Travis Braden got together while fighting for the lead, resulting in Braden spinning around. After both drivers were sent to the rear of the field, Hantz, who was running third, inherited the lead and held off a late charge from Ali Kern to score his 31st career series victory.
“Sometimes I’d rather be lucky than good,” said Hantz in victory lane. “They (Campbell and Braden) were pretty far ahead of me and I was pretty content actually to be able to finish in third. Then they got together and there we were in the lead with three to go.”
After Braden won his second consecutive EDCO Welding Fast Qualifier Award in 24 hours, he then drew the maximum of an eight for an inversion, which placed Kern and veteran Rick Turner on the front row for the 7-Up 125. After the green flag flew, Kern jumped out to the early lead, but her momentum was slowed after only one lap when the first of two cautions flew on that first lap after Kenny Tweedy looped his mount in turn two.
On the restart, Kern jumped out ahead of Turner to take the lead, setting a torrid early pace. In the meantime, the field continued to jockey for position before Brian Campbell, who started seventh, began picking his way through the field by running a completely different line from everyone else on the high side. By lap 37, he had gotten up to second and to the back bumper of Kern.
Four laps later on lap 41, Campbell made the pass for the lead using the outside lane and began to pull away. Braden, who started eighth, was also methodically working his way through the field. On lap 52, he made the pass for the runner-up spot and set his sights on Campbell.
On lap 111, Braden finally caught the back bumper of Campbell and the battle for the lead. It all came down to the last five laps, as Braden worked his way around the outside of Campbell in an effort to take the lead. With three laps to go, Braden passed Campbell coming out of turn two. However going into turns three and four, contact was made between the two sending Braden around. The field behind him scattered, bringing out the second and final caution of the night.
Both drivers were sent to the rear of the field, handing the lead to the third place car of Hantz. He powered on to the victory.
With the Win, Hantz extended his lead in the All-Time Career Statistics in an impressive eight different categories as he is at or near the top of every category of records kept in the entire 17-year history of the series.
The ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS next travels to the famed 1/2 (0.500) mile high-banked paved oval of Winchester Speedway in Winchester, IN on September 1-2 for the Winchester 100.
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ARCA/CRA Super Series
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7-Up 125 – Aug. 17, 2013
1. 72 Scott Hantz
2. 28 Ali Kern
3. 26 Rick Turner
4. 5 Eric Lee
5. 01 Travis Braden
6. 7 Mike Stacy
7. 20 Brian Campbell
8. 47 Jordan Sims
9. 10 Steve Dorer
10. 7 Jason Dietsch
11. 16 Michael Simko
12. 51 Brandon Oakley
13. 1 Cody Coughlin
14. 52 Paul Hahn
15. 04 Matt Hall
16. 2 Kenny Tweedy
17. 131 Nick Gullatta
18. 12 Brandon Tweedy
19. 76 Kevin Zielezinski
20. 151 Alex Peer
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