The ModSpace 150 shortly got underway, with the field going four wide down into turn 1. Weatherman and Briscoe battled for a short while, until Briscoe took the lead down the backstretch. There were some concerns for Will Kimmel who made it three wide on the initial start. ARCA officials reviewed Kimmel's restart, but officials ruled the start as clear. Shortly after, the first caution came out on lap 2 for Matt Kurzejewski's side window. The side window came out on the frontstretch, therefore officials made Matt come in to put a new one in.
Restart lap 5, Briscoe and teammate Myatt Snider lead the field down into turn 1. Briscoe was able maintain the lead, but Snider stayed close behind and would reel Briscoe in on lap 7. Although, a caution came out on lap 12 for Josh Williams who had no power. Bobby Gerhart's car also had problems and went to the garage. There were pit stops being made, as some of the top running cars came down pit road. Briscoe pitted for right side tires, and Snider made adjustments to his car as well. Problems occurred on pit road though, as Gus Dean in the no.98 made contact with his jackman, and the front tire changer. Replays show that Dean lost his brakes and couldn't slow down. Therefore ended up hitting his crewmen. Other drivers came in to play pit strategy.
The green flag came back out on lap 20, Weatherman and John Wes Townley were on the front row. Weatherman pulled out in front, but Briscoe takes the lead back on lap 24. About 10 laps later the caution came for debris. There were also problems for Tom Berte in the no.20 who stalled on pit road. Steve Fox in the no.64 had problems too, as smoke came out in the back of his car. Weatherman, Townley, Kurzejewski, and Sarah Cornett-Ching all pitted under this caution flag.
Restart with 20 to go. Briscoe and Christopher Bell both battle side-by-side all the way to the tunnel turn, but Bell got high and Briscoe regained the lead. Just two laps later a caution came out for debris. Fuel started to become a concern for the leader as it has been a longtime since Briscoe last pitted. There were problems for other drivers under this caution as well. Josh Williams in the no.6 went behind the wall with challenges of his machine.
Chase Briscoe takes the green with 14 to go. He was able to get a good start and pull away from the leaders. Briscoe continued to check out with 10 to go, as his closest competitor was Christopher Bell who was a few seconds back. But Townley came back and passed Bell for the second position with 7 to go. Kurzejewski had electrical problems with his car as it shut off on the backstretch, but was able to get the car going again.
Townley tried to rally and challenge for the win late, but didn't have enough for Briscoe as he went on to score his fourth win a row this season. John Wes Townley was 2nd, followed by Dalton Sargeant, Shane Lee, and Kyle Weatherman rounded out the top 5.
The ARCA Racing Series heads to Berlin Raceway next Saturday night.
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