BROOKLYN, Mich. (June 10, 2016) – Brandon Jones won the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday with a late lap pass.
Chase Briscoe and Jones battled for the first 50 laps of the race. Each lead multiple times when Jones took the lead and showed his dominance, but that quickly evaporated when Myatt Snider wrecked on Lap 40. Snider paced the first two ARCA practice sessions, but was forced to start from the back when he wrecked in qualifying.
Jones took advantage of Briscoe, who stalled his car twice during green flag pit stops. Those few seconds made a big difference in the final result.
Kyle Weatherman also made things interesting when Jones and Briscoe went down pit road. As the laps wound down, Jones wondered if Weatherman had might the right call to stretch his fuel mileage. The gamble did not pay off, and Weatherman ran out of fuel with four laps to go allowing Jones and Briscoe to ultimately take the first two spots of the race.
Brandon Jones pitted with 22 laps to go to get four new tires. Chase Briscoe cruised down pit road with 21 laps to go.
“I kind of had some work to do at the end,” Jones said. “I didn’t know if the No. 58 could make it there on fuel or not, but obviously they failed to do that and we came in on top,” Jones said, drenched in Gatorade.
This is the third career win for Brandon Jones. Jones will be pulling double-duty this weekend as he races in the XFINITY Series Menards 250 presented by Valvoline on Saturday.
“I’m looking forward to getting to the next one!” Jones said.
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PHOTO CUTLINE: ARCA Racing Series driver Brandon Jones catches the checkered flag for his victory lap after winning Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway.
2016 Michigan International Speedway Schedule:
Saturday, June 11 NASCAR XFINITY Series Menards 250 presented by Valvoline
Sunday, June 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400
July 15-17 Faster Horses Festival
Friday, Aug. 26 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice and Qualifying
Saturday, Aug. 27 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 presented by The Cooper Standard Foundation & Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation
Sunday, Aug. 28 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400
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