A year after becoming
the youngest race winner and youngest rookie of the year in series history, he
became the youngest series champion.
Kwasniewski entered the
event with a two-point lead over teammate and defending series champion Greg
Pursley in one of the closest championship battles in the history of the
series.
“All we had to do was
finish in front of Greg and that’s what we did,” Kwasniewski said. “I couldn’t
be more proud of my team and my mom. My dad started all this for me and this
race was for him and this championship is for him,” Kwasniewski said of his late
father. “To be out here in Phoenix and to get the championship, there’s no
better feeling.”
Michael Self, who
started the race on the outside of the front row, shot into the lead at the drop
of the green flag and paced the entire 50 laps to score his third career win –
all this season.
At 17 years 5 months 10
days, Kwasniewski eclipsed the previous record set by Chuck Bown in 1976 at 22
years, 7 months, 11 days.
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