Veteran sports writer Jim Utter covers NASCAR for The Charlotte Observer and its racing site, ThatsRacin.com. In this space, Jim writes about all things NASCAR and other forms of racing which may also be relevant ... or not.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Larson wrecks Falk to take Battle at Beach win
Kyle Larson wrecked C.E. Falk III coming out of Turn 4 on the final lap to win the NASCAR Whelen All-American race, the inaugural event in the UNOH Battle At The Beach at Daytona International Speedway on Monday night.
Larson hit the back of Falk’s car once on the white flag lap which got Falk loose but he continued to lead. Larson then punted him out of the way to grab the race win. Ben Rhodes took second place while Falk wound up third.
“This is a pretty big race and I wanted to be the first to win it,” Larson said.
Falk, who attended UNC Charlotte, and Larson battled during the later stages of the race with Larson overtaking Falk in Turn 3 on lap 141. Falk regained the top spot on Lap 142 and held it until the rush for the checkered flag when the two cars made contact.
“I think I got monster trucked at the end,” Falk said.
The 150-lap race, which featured 29 drivers from 12 different U.S. states, saw nine caution flags.
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A win is a win, but Larson has no excuse for whining the next time someone puts a bumper to him and takes him out.
ReplyDeleteTurn about is fair play, so the next race should be pay back.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely. I am pretty certain that this will come back to bite Larson soon. My guess is that someone will get him tonight in the K&N or Modified Race. He probably should have saved that moved for tonight...
ReplyDeleteHe has set the tone and now it is time to see if he is man enough to live with his actions. Don't like his style of racing. Won no fan here.
ReplyDeleteI don't what it takes for lap cars to get out of the way. They jammed the leader up, but the second shot by Larson was a cheap one. Also, why wasn't he black flagged earlier for the broken body work?
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