Connor Mosack earns a victory at Chicagoland Speedway in a uncommon ARCA Menards Collection look on Friday within the Ashley Furnishings 150. (ARCA Workers)
JOLIET, Sick. — Connor Mosack doesn’t get to race within the ARCA Menards Collection as a lot as he used to, however when he does, he makes essentially the most of it.
Connor Mosack: Victory at Chicagoland
Mosack, making his second begin of the season in Pinnacle Racing Group’s No. 28 Chevrolet, led the ultimate 71 laps of Friday’s Ashley Furnishings 150 at Chicagoland Speedway to register the third ARCA Menards Collection victory of his profession.
Friday’s race marked the primary ARCA occasion at Chicagoland Speedway since 2019.
Anytime Mosack can race within the ARCA Menards Collection, he does it with the Pinnacle Racing Group. The staff is co-owned by his stepfather, Mark Webb, making every victory he earns with the staff just a bit extra memorable.
“It all the time means rather a lot to win with these guys and to see the place they’ve come from the previous few years,” Mosack mentioned. “It’s all the time enjoyable racing with these guys; they make my job rather a lot simpler out right here with these type of automobiles.”
The 27-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, began sixth after qualifying was canceled resulting from a passing storm earlier within the afternoon. By the second warning of the night, he was as much as fourth and on the lookout for a possibility to pounce on the leaders.
That chance offered itself shortly after the second restart on lap 30, when he took polesitter Thomas Annunziata and Pinnacle Racing Group teammate Lanie Buice three vast for the lead off the fourth flip.
Mosack took his No. 28 Chevrolet to the underside and roared previous each drivers to take the lead for the primary and ultimate time.
“We lastly obtained one the place we didn’t have any late cautions on the finish. Saved ready on one there on the finish,” Mosack mentioned. “Thanks to the Mates of Jaclyn Basis. I believe that is their first win on the nationwide stage, so I’m comfortable to get one for them and my PRG guys.”
Buice was capable of transfer previous Annunziata after the midway break and drove to a career-best runner-up end within the No. 77 Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet.
Not solely did Buice’s end give Pinnacle Racing Group a one-two end in Friday’s occasion at Chicagoland, however it additionally allowed her to tie the ARCA Menards Collection report for finest end by a feminine competitor.
She joins Isabella Robusto, Hailie Deegan, Erin Crocker and Shawna Robinson as feminine drivers to complete runner-up in ARCA Menards Collection competitors.
“It’s such a blessing to have the ability to work with the Pinnacle Racing Group,” Buice mentioned. “My No. 77 group is simply unimaginable, and Kevin Reed Jr. all the time brings a quick automotive to the race observe. All the best way round, simply tremendous grateful for them and the laborious work they put in and the quick automotive they carry me to the race observe.
“We labored actually laborious for this. As a staff we work laborious collectively. The connection is superior, and we’re able to go get us one.”
Landon S. Huffman, making his second ARCA Menards Collection begin, completed third aboard the No. 9 Chevrolet for CR7 Motorsports. Daniel Dye and Annunziata accomplished the highest 5.
Jade Avedisian, Andy Jankowiak, Jake Bollman, Jason Kitzmiller, and Kyle Steckly have been sixth via tenth, respectively.
Jake Bollman leads the standings by 16 factors over Thomas Annunziata now after the Chicagoland race. Isabella Robusto gained a degree and is now 59 factors behind the chief. Jason Kitzmiller (-69) and Takuma Koga (-96) spherical out the highest 5.
Subsequent Up
The ARCA Menards Collection will get proper again on observe subsequent Friday, July tenth, with the operating of the Lime Rock Park ARCA 100 at Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park. Racing will get underway at 4 p.m. ET on FS2.
