Max Gresham only finished third in the Dover 150, held at Dover International Speedway, but it was enough to earn his first championship in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
It was pole sitter Darrell Wallace Jr. who took first place, his third win of the season and fifth of his career with a victory on the high-banked, one-mile concrete oval.
It marked Wallace's first win at the Monster Mile and coupled with a 21st-place finish for the other title contender Brett Moffitt, moved him into second in the final standings. Wallace won the race's pole award in Thursday's qualifying.
Gresham was in his second season driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. He took the championship by 63 points over Wallace and 83 over Moffitt. It marks the second series title for JGR, following Joey Logano's in 2007.
For Canadian Andrew Ranger things were looking good with only 30 laps to go and cruising 8th until a flat tire forced him into the pits. Unfortunately for him, he came back two laps down and finished 17th.
“We had a good car – not the fastest one but a decent car,’’ stated Ranger. “Everything was going great and we had a shot at the top 10, but with 30 laps to go I had a flat tire. Going into the pits under green is never a good thing.’’
Eddie MacDonald and rookie Andrew Smith rounded out the top five. Alex Bowman, who finished 23rd, clinched the 2011 Sunoco Rookie of the Year.
It was pole sitter Darrell Wallace Jr. who took first place, his third win of the season and fifth of his career with a victory on the high-banked, one-mile concrete oval.
It marked Wallace's first win at the Monster Mile and coupled with a 21st-place finish for the other title contender Brett Moffitt, moved him into second in the final standings. Wallace won the race's pole award in Thursday's qualifying.
Gresham was in his second season driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. He took the championship by 63 points over Wallace and 83 over Moffitt. It marks the second series title for JGR, following Joey Logano's in 2007.
For Canadian Andrew Ranger things were looking good with only 30 laps to go and cruising 8th until a flat tire forced him into the pits. Unfortunately for him, he came back two laps down and finished 17th.
“We had a good car – not the fastest one but a decent car,’’ stated Ranger. “Everything was going great and we had a shot at the top 10, but with 30 laps to go I had a flat tire. Going into the pits under green is never a good thing.’’
Eddie MacDonald and rookie Andrew Smith rounded out the top five. Alex Bowman, who finished 23rd, clinched the 2011 Sunoco Rookie of the Year.