2023 Series 2 Round 12 Truck Results
Truck Series Recap:
Tonight the final round of season 2 took place @ Phoenix Raceway. Ryan Jones, Andrew Dyson and Josh Michelmore were the drivers in contention for the championship going into the race. Andrew Dyson made the most out of qualifying, securing Pole Position over Jason Martin.
The race went green and Dyson secured a helpful bonus point for leading a lap, Jason Martin would wind up with lead on lap 4 as Michelmore settled into 6th place. Dyson would fall back a few more places to 5th by lap 28 when the first caution flag fell with Ryan Jones up into 3rd place. The 3 contenders pitted again on lap 37 when the races second caution flag fell. On the 3rd caution on lap 46, Jones chanced his luck by staying out while the majority of the field pitted.
Another yellow flag on lap 53 saw Dyson get a little damage as a wreck happened on the backstretch in front of him and another mix up in the running order occurred with more pit stops, this time Hamish Gallagher led the field to green on lap 58 and rushed out to a good lead while Jones made a move up into 2nd. The second half of the race took on a green flag approach up until lap 84 when the 5th caution flag fell and brought the field to pit road. Jones restarted with the lead but got loose coming off turn 4 on lap 92 and dropped back into 6th position while Dyson snuck through to the lead.
The 6th caution of the night fell on lap 94 bringing everyone back down pit road. Dyson restarted with the lead on lap 99 with Ruben Phelps now trailing behind in 2nd place. Michelmore finally settled in 3rd place and despite a valiant effort by Phelps to challenge for the win, Dyson was able to cruise on home for the win and the Championship!!!
Race Stats:
Laps: 115
Cautions: 6
Caution Laps: 0
Lead Changes: 7
Results:
1. Andrew Dyson
2. Ruben Phelps
3. Josh Michelmore
4. Lachlan Urquijo
5. Garry Wellman
Standings:
1. Andrew Dyson - 436
2. Josh Michelmore - 432
3. Ryan Jones - 424
4. Daniel Grzezkiewicz - 372
5. Matthew Raymond - 367
Stewards Update:
The following drivers have been noted for causing an incident/s;
Daniel Grzeszkiewicz, Lap 28
Jaie Schultz, Lap 35
Brenton Henderson, Lap 46
Jaie Schultz, Lap 53
Lachlan Urquijo, Lap 84
Hamish Gallagher, Lap 94
Alright fellas that wraps up Season 2, we'll have a couple of weeks off now before Season 3, I'll get the schedule out a week beforehand. Thank you!
Tonight the final round of season 2 took place @ Phoenix Raceway. Ryan Jones, Andrew Dyson and Josh Michelmore were the drivers in contention for the championship going into the race. Andrew Dyson made the most out of qualifying, securing Pole Position over Jason Martin.
The race went green and Dyson secured a helpful bonus point for leading a lap, Jason Martin would wind up with lead on lap 4 as Michelmore settled into 6th place. Dyson would fall back a few more places to 5th by lap 28 when the first caution flag fell with Ryan Jones up into 3rd place. The 3 contenders pitted again on lap 37 when the races second caution flag fell. On the 3rd caution on lap 46, Jones chanced his luck by staying out while the majority of the field pitted.
Another yellow flag on lap 53 saw Dyson get a little damage as a wreck happened on the backstretch in front of him and another mix up in the running order occurred with more pit stops, this time Hamish Gallagher led the field to green on lap 58 and rushed out to a good lead while Jones made a move up into 2nd. The second half of the race took on a green flag approach up until lap 84 when the 5th caution flag fell and brought the field to pit road. Jones restarted with the lead but got loose coming off turn 4 on lap 92 and dropped back into 6th position while Dyson snuck through to the lead.
The 6th caution of the night fell on lap 94 bringing everyone back down pit road. Dyson restarted with the lead on lap 99 with Ruben Phelps now trailing behind in 2nd place. Michelmore finally settled in 3rd place and despite a valiant effort by Phelps to challenge for the win, Dyson was able to cruise on home for the win and the Championship!!!
Race Stats:
Laps: 115
Cautions: 6
Caution Laps: 0
Lead Changes: 7
Results:
1. Andrew Dyson
2. Ruben Phelps
3. Josh Michelmore
4. Lachlan Urquijo
5. Garry Wellman
Standings:
1. Andrew Dyson - 436
2. Josh Michelmore - 432
3. Ryan Jones - 424
4. Daniel Grzezkiewicz - 372
5. Matthew Raymond - 367
Stewards Update:
The following drivers have been noted for causing an incident/s;
Daniel Grzeszkiewicz, Lap 28
Jaie Schultz, Lap 35
Brenton Henderson, Lap 46
Jaie Schultz, Lap 53
Lachlan Urquijo, Lap 84
Hamish Gallagher, Lap 94
Alright fellas that wraps up Season 2, we'll have a couple of weeks off now before Season 3, I'll get the schedule out a week beforehand. Thank you!
