DALTON SARGEANT
No. 25 Performance Plus Motor Oil Chevrolet Silverado
Start:12th
Finish:19th
Points: 9th
Stage One: Dalton Sargeant started his first NCWTS race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the 12th position, after leading final practice in the Performance Plus Motor Oil Chevy, before qualifying was cancelled due to weather. Sargeant worked his way through traffic to the 12th position when the first caution of the night occurred on lap 22. Reporting he was tight behind other trucks but really like the handling of the No. 25, Doug Randolph called his driver to pit road for four tires and fuel. Sargeant restarted eighth with four laps remaining in Stage One and gained four spots on the restart to sit fourth until the end of the segment on lap 30. Having already pitted, Sargent stayed on track at the break to restart third for Stage Two.
Stage Two: Caught in the bottom lane at the restart, Sargeant found himself sitting outside of the top-10 and fighting a Chevy that continued to get tighter throughout the second stage. With no cautions occurring in Stage Two, Sargeant advanced to the 13th position before pitting at the Stage Two break for four tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment for the Performance Plus Motor Oil Chevrolet, lining up 11th for the start of the Final Stage.
Final Stage: Once again caught on the bottom for the restart, Sargeant fell back in the dirty air for the first 15 laps of the Final Stage. He pitted at the first caution for his last set of sticker tires and fuel. With 21 laps to go in the race, Sargeant pitted under caution for scuffed tires, fuel, and a chassis adjustment to help with a worsening tight condition in the closing laps. Sargeant worked up to the 14th position following the restart, but with a lot of movement in the field with 10 laps to go, he settled into the 19th position before taking the checkered flag in his first start at Charlotte.
Additional Notes:
– Following Charlotte, Sargeant remains ninth in the NCWTS driver point standings and continues to lead the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings.
Quote:
“I had heard that Charlotte could be a tricky place to race. We started off the race pretty decent but we were just too tight in dirty air to do anything toward the end. Doug (Randolph, crew chief) and the No. 25 Performance Plus Motor Oil team did a great job tonight, we just have a little work to do to come back after the break and start knocking down top-10 finishes.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
