American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 6 | Page 14
Rookie Dalton Sargeant survives
to capture his career-first win
As difficult as it was for several,
Dalton Sargeant kept himself out
of trouble for 200 laps and out in
front when it counted the most to
win the action-packed, spark-filled
Berlin ARCA 200 Saturday night
at Berlin Raceway.
Sargeant, in the No. 55 Toyota
Racing Development-Windows 10
Toyota, drove away from Chase
Briscoe over the final 10 laps, denying Briscoe what would have
been his fifth consecutive win, but
ensuring himself of his career-first
ARCA Racing Series presented by
Menards victory in his 11th series
start.
"This is amazing," Sargeant said.
"I can't thank my guys enough at
Venturini Motorsports...they killed
it tonight."
Sargeant, who led twice for 28
laps, got a little help on lap 181 of
the 200-lap race when leaders Josh
Williams and Briscoe spun off the
backstretch after making contact
with one another. Briscoe was able
to restart despite the front end
damage to his No. 77 Big Tine
Ford while Williams found his No.
6 Musselman's Apple Sauce Chevrolet stuck between Styrofoam
blocks off turn three.
"It was pretty crazy out there,"
Sargeant continued. "I knew how
this race was going to unfold. I
saw how rough the 6 was being
with the 77 in front of me. Still, we