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Millville, NJ – Andrew Ranger has a nickname of ‘Road Course.’ And that’s because he is very good at driving on road courses.
Now, he could add another nickname to the list, ‘Three-peat.’
Ranger became the first driver in ARCA Racing Series history to win three straight races at one track. A pass with 10 laps to go led to Ranger winning the Barbera Autoland 150 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
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“When I was behind Chase (Elliott), I was trying to save my car,” Ranger said. “He pushed really hard with 25 to go, which surprised me. I tried to save the car. Then, when I was pretty close to him with 15 to go and then I passed him. I was a little nervous because I knew with that many laps to go a lot could happen.”
Ranger was able to pass then-leader Chase Elliott, who lost rear grip, which made it easier for the Waste Management Bagster car to take the lead. Elliott would also be passed by New Jersey native Tom Hessert.
Hessert would finish in second place for his career-best finish on a road course in his Cunningham Motorsports No. 77 Barbara Autoland Dodge. With Hessert being from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, he had a lot of family and friends in attendance at the track.
“It was definitely a good day,” Hessert said. “In the end, second place is awfully good. It’s always great to run well close to home. It’s great to have the support.”
Elliott finished in third place after having a rear grip problem. In addition, he was selected as the Scott’s Rookie Challenge winner of the race.
He also led 34 laps in the race. Ranger also led 30 laps, combining with Elliott to lead 64 of the 67 laps. Will Kimmel led the other three laps.
Kimmel, the driver of the No. 69 Messina Wildfire Ford, finished in fourth place. His uncle, Frank Kimmel, the driver of the No. 44 Ansell-Menards Toyota, finished in fifth place.
Venturini Motorsports teammates Justin Boston and Brian Wong finished in sixth and seventh place, respectively. Wong had to start in the back of the pack, along with Milka Duno after making changes to their cars.
Wong would get as high as third in the race after having to race to the front.
Mason Mingus, Steve Minghenelli, and 17-year-old Austin Wayne Self finished out the top 10. Nelson Canache finished in 11th place, and he was the last driver on the lead lap, as the rest of the 19 cars were down a lap or more.
Ranger and Elliot stayed in front throughout the day. They also had to work their way back to the front after making pit stops.
Hessert would move towards the Top 3 in the final 15 laps.
“We probably had the three best cars,” Elliott said. “It’s not the way it always works – that the best cars finish 1-2-3. I just wanted to come in here [yesterday] and not do what I did at Road America and be a little bit smarter.”
This was the sixth ARCA Racing Series race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. And Ranger has won half of the races at the Thunderbolt track.
Before Ranger’s domination at NJMP, Casey Roderick, Patrick Long, and Justin Allgaier won at the track. Allgaier won the inaugural race at NJMP for the ARCA Racing Series in 2008.
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“I feel so great, good for the team,” Ranger said. “We bought that car three years ago. We came here and won my first race in it. I think that car is built for here. It’s pretty cool.”
Roderick and Allgaier are currently racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Long, on the other hand, is presently racing in the American Le Mans Series.
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