8/25 – Broken Rear Gear Derails Grant Enfinger’s Day at Madison International Speedway
Broken Rear Gear Derails Grant Enfinger’s Day at Madison International Speedway
A promising run in the Herr’s Live Life with Flavor 200 on Sunday didn’t produce the result Grant Enfinger was hoping for at Madison International Speedway. Enfinger, who spent 120 laps leading the 28-car field, had his powerful rally fall short when a rear-end gear broke, resulting in a 15th-place finish. The 29-year-old driver started the race in the second position after persistent rain showers forced the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards officials to cancel Saturday’s qualifying session. Enfinger maintained the second position during the first 35 laps while battling a tight-handling condition on his blue and orange machine. The Fairhope, Ala., native commanded the lead on Lap 36 for the first time in the 200-lap event. The field was slowed for an ARCA Racing Series-mandated competition caution on Lap 60, affording the Ryan “Pickle” London-led team an opportunity to work on the handling, change right-side tires and add fuel to the Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel Chevrolet. The GMS Racing driver climbed back into the lead on Lap 70, remaining there until bad luck struck when he broke a rear gear on Lap 172 during a long green-flag run. His No. 90 Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel Chevrolet stalled going into Turn One, and the ARCA Racing Series threw the caution flag. Enfinger brought the car to the garage and his GMS Racing team worked to get him back in the race, and even with a few laps remaining in the Herr’s Live Life with Flavor 200, GMS Racing crewmen remained under the car, thrashing to replace its broken differential gears. Ultimately, the No. 90 Chevrolet was not able to return to the track, so Enfinger would go on to finish the race in 15th-place, completing 172 laps.
Start – 2 Finish – 15 Laps Led – 120
Grant Enfinger Quote:
“Well, that was not the way we wanted to leave Madison International Speedway. It was a great job by everyone at GMS Racing this weekend. Our 90 Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel team had a heck of a car, but we just had a part failure. However, it was fun to drive a car that was that good, so thanks to everyone at GMS Racing, Motor Honey/Casite, and Allegiant Travel. Now, we head back to the dirt at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.”
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GMS Racing, LLC, formerly known as Gallagher Motorsports, is currently fielding multiple teams in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) as well as in the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Racing Series with drivers Joey Coulter, Grant Enfinger, Spencer Gallagher, and Max Gresham. With Chevrolet support, GMS Racing operates out of a 32,000 square-foot state-of-the art facility located in Charlotte, N.C. For more information on GMS Racing, visit GMSRacing.net.
