Walk-Off Win – Ruggiero Wins Winchester 400 and ASA/CRA Super Series Title

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Gio Ruggiero claimed his first Winchester 400 win in historic, walk-off fashion on Sunday afternoon at Winchester Speedway.

In a race that featured 18 lead changes, the Massachusetts teenager took the lead from Stephen Nasse on the final restart with ten laps to go and won the Winchester 400, claiming the ASA/CRA Super Series championship in the process.  It was his second win of the ASA STARS National Tour season and third Super Late Model win of the year overall.

It was a race of firsts for Ruggiero Sunday afternoon.  He became the first CRA regular to the Winchester 400 and first to win the race and championship at the same time since Scott Hantz, while also becoming the first driver to win both the Southern Super Series and ASA/CRA Super Series championships in the same year since Scott Hantz in 2006.  Additionally, Ruggiero is the first driver to win the Winchester 400 in his first try since Ryan Lawler did so in his first and only start in 2007.

It was a highly competitive Winchester 400, which saw a record 18 lead changes over the course of the 400-lap race among eight drivers.  Cole Butcher and Nasse took stage wins, while Butcher led the most laps. 

Ty Majeski’s points lead has shrunk even more.  The Wisconsin driver fell out after just 26 laps due to an engine failure and finished 21, while Butcher finished second after leading the most laps and winning a stage.  Unofficially, Majeski’s lead over Butcher will be down to just 20 points going into the season finale.

The ASA STARS National Tour now heads to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for the All American 400 on Friday-Sunday, November 3-5.  It will be the season finale for the series.

For the full ASA STARS National Tour schedule, plus Super Late Model rules and other information, please visit the series website at starsnationaltour.com, or be sure to follow the series on social media (Facebook: STARS National Series | Twitter: @racewithstars | IG: @starsnational).

FINNODRIVERLAPSDIFF
122Gio Ruggiero400
228Cole Butcher4000.921
351NStephen Nasse4001.170
42William Sawalich4001.707
547Dakota Stroup4002.634
666Logan Bearden4004.328
718Chase Burda4004.936
814Austin Nason4005.202
951FJake Finch4005.937
1040Jordan Miller3991 Lap
1135Jake Garcia3991 Lap
1242Jaden Cretacci38218 Laps
135DAndrik Dimyauga37921 Laps
1477Brandon Varney37624 Laps
1530Noah Gragson34654 Laps
1633FAlbert Francis31090 Laps
1723Billy VanMeter294106 Laps
18131Blake Rowe291109 Laps
195ADalton Armstrong173227 Laps
2069Michael Hinde58342 Laps
2191Ty Majeski26374 Laps
223Chris Munson15385 Laps
231Jon Beach13387 Laps
2461Evan Varney8392 Laps
2542CJ.P. CrabtreeDNS

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