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“We had a shot,” Sargeant said. “Once I passed Briscoe
there late in the race I was able to separate myself. It was
one of those deals whoever was out front was going to
win. We pressured each other the entire race. I held him
off on the first restart but that last one he got the best of
me…I just got beat.”
Sunday’s runner up finish tied Sargeant’s career best (Toledo) and earned the Boca Raton, Florida driver his fifth
top-five in seven series attempts.

Hessert battles fatigue, nets second straight
top-five
Tom Hessert turned in a gritty performance behind the
wheel of his No. 25 People Against Distracted Driving
backed Toyota in Sunday’s Herr’s Potato Chips 200 at
Winchester Speedway.
Battling the extreme heat along with the competition,
Hessert hung tough and raced his way to a solid fifth-place
finish.

“Hard fought top-finish finish today,” said Hessert. “The 25
team did a great job giving me a strong Toyota this week.
We had a really good car and made some great progress
with our car and setup. We’re headed in the right direction.”
This was Hessert’s second consecutive top-five finish and
fourth overall during the season campaign.
Hessert, who battled sickness prior to Sunday’s race, commented on the difficulty of racing under extreme temperature conditions inside the car.
“That was one of the more demanding days inside the car
I can recall,” added Hessert. “My health wasn’t 100% this
week and the hot weather really made it a challenge. I had
to really stay focused and do my best to stay hydrated. Big
thanks to the track’s safety crew who provided me with
some much needed fluids before and after the race.”
After Winchester, Hessert remains in the fourth position in
the ARCA Racing Series driver point standings.

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