2017 ARCA at Indianapolis Race Results – Sargeant Surprises

In an ARCA race that had a little bit of everything, it was Dalton Sargeant who saved his best tires for last when he pounced on the field to win at Indianapolis.

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The ARCA Racing Series joins NASCAR in racing in the circle city of Indianapolis, Indiana. While the Cup and Xfinity Series will take their laps around the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the ARCA drivers took over Lucas Oil Raceway on Friday night. With lots of on-track craziness and a little help from Mother Nature, Dalton Sargeant took the win in the Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200.

Sargeant, who won his second race for Cunningham Motorsports this season in ARCA, used pit strategy on the final caution period to conquer the competition. While many others took their four fresh tires earlier in the race, the #77 team saved theirs for the latest opportunity. That came when Mother Nature brought some showers to the track with just twenty laps to go, but abated to allow the race to be finished.

The race early looked like it belonged to Sargeant’s teammate, Austin Cindric. The full-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver had the fastest lap in qualifying and led the opening quarter of the race, before unexpectedly losing power. He would later back his car into the wall near halfway, effectively ending his night.

A number of series regulars would take turns at the front, including Riley Herbst, Michael Self, Austin Theriault and Sheldon Creed. But at the end of the race, none of them could challenge Sargeant with fresh tires, who came from 13th to the front in just a handful of laps. He also eats into Austin Theriault’s championship lead ahead of their second race at Pocono.

Here are the full race results from the Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 at Indianapolis:

1. Dalton Sargeant, Ford, Cunningham Motorsports
2. Michael Self, Chevrolet, MDM Motorsports
3. Chad Finley, Chevrolet, Chad Finley Racing
4. Austin Theriault, Ford, Ken Schrader Racing
5. Sheldon Creed, Toyota, MDM Motorsports
6. Gus Dean, Toyota, Win-Tron Racing
7. Zane Smith, Toyota, Venturini Motorsports
8. Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, Holmes Family Racing
9. Shane Lee, Ford, Cunningham Motorsports
10. Christian Eckes, Toyota, Venturini Motorsports
11. Thad Moffitt, Ford, Empire Racing
12. Bobby Gerhart, Chevrolet, Gerhart Racing
13. Riley Herbst, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
14. Spencer Davis, Toyota, Venturini Motorsports
15. A.J. Fike, Ford, RFMS Racing
16. Mike Basham, Chevrolet, Darrell Basham Racing
17. Thomas Praytor, Ford, Max Force Racing
18. Dale Shearer, Ford, Shearer Racing
19. Mark Meunier, Chevrolet, Wayne Peterson Racing
20. Mike Senica, Chevrolet, Hixson Racing
21. Trevor Noles, Chevrolet, Mason Mitchell Motorsports
22. Justin Fontaine, Toyota, Win-Tron Racing
23. Austin Cindric, Ford, Cunningham Motorsports
24. Brad Smith, Ford, Hylton Racing
25. Zach Ralston, Ford, Fast Track Racing
26. Will Kimmel, Ford, Kimmel Racing
27. Con Nicolopoulos, Dodge, Wayne Peterson Racing
28. Eric Caudell, Ford, Hixson Racing
29. Kevin Hinckle, Ford, Higdon Racing

Next: Bettor's Guide for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis

The next race for the ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards comes from the tricky triangle at Pocono Raceway. It is the second running for the series at the track this season, with the ModSpace 150 coming up live on FS1 on Friday, July 28.