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ARCA: Zane Smith takes first career win in Nashville

By Alex Herbst

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 19: Zane Smith, driver of the #43 Diamondback Towing Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Jet Tools 150 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 19, 2017 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 19: Zane Smith, driver of the #43 Diamondback Towing Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Jet Tools 150 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 19, 2017 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) /
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After three runner-up finishes to begin his ARCA career in 2017, Zane Smith finally broke through for a win with MDM Motorsports in the Music City.

After a near two-month break, the ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards returned to action on Saturday night at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for the Music City 200.

The first short track event of the 2018 campaign saw a dominant performance by the drivers of MDM Motorsports, with young Zane Smith taking his first career victory in the #41 Toyota.

MDM Motorsports swept the top three finishing positions on Saturday night after Venturini Motorsports bested the Toyota team for the pole position earlier in the day.

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At the end of the race, it was a battle of teammates for the win as Sheldon Creed would lose out to Smith with 20 laps to go. Creed would continue on to finish second, while Harrison Burton made it an all MDM top three.

Michael Self and Chandler Smith would round out the top five in the Music City 200. Just 11 cars were listed as finishing on the lead lap, with Tyler Dippel, Chase Purdy, Christian Eckes, Brandon Grosso, Bret Holmes, and Natalie Decker completing the lead lap cars.

Smith had this to say following his first career ARCA Racing Series victory in Nashville, according to ARCA Racing.

"I knew it was going to come down to me and Sheldon…I think you’re going to see that battle a lot this year. I can tell you coming to the white flag my legs were shaking. I forgot how to get to victory lane; it’s been so long.That’s all props to MDM Motorsports. Mardy (Lindley/crew chief) got this thing golden tonight. It was on rails all night. Pit road…they killed it. We never lost a spot."

Here are the full race results from the Music City 200 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway:

  1. Zane Smith, Toyota, MDM Motorsports
  2. Sheldon Creed, Toyota, MDM Motorsports
  3. Harrison Burton, Toyota, MDM Motorsports
  4. Michael Self, Toyota, Venturini Motorsports
  5. Chandler Smith, Toyota, Venturini Motorsports
  6. Tyler Dippel, Ford, Chad Bryant Racing
  7. Chase Purdy, Toyota, MDM Motorsports
  8. Christian Eckes, Toyota, Venturini Motorsports
  9. Brandon Grosso, Ford, Ken Schrader Racing
  10. Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, Holmes Family Racing
  11. Natalie Decker, Toyota, Venturini Motorsports
  12. Ryan Repko, Chevrolet, Mason Mitchell Motorsports
  13. Riley Herbst, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
  14. Thad Moffitt, Ford, Empire Racing
  15. Travis Braden, Ford, RFMS Racing
  16. Joseph Graf Jr., Ford, Chad Bryant Racing
  17. Gus Dean, Chevrolet, Win-Tron Racing
  18. Thomas Praytor, Ford, Max Force Racing
  19. Rick Clifton, Toyota, Fast Track Racing
  20. Eric Caudell, Dodge, Hixson Racing
  21. Joe Cooksey, Ford, Wayne Peterson Racing
  22. Brad Smith, Ford, Hylton Motorsports
  23. Con Nicolopoulos, Dodge, Hixson Racing
  24. Will Kimmel, Ford, Kimmel Racing
  25. D.L. Wilson, Chevrolet, Fast Track Racing
  26. Mike Basham, Chevrolet, Darrell Basham Racing

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The next race for the ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards comes in two weeks time from another short track, Salem Speedway. Coverage of the third race of the 2018 season comes on Sunday, April 22 and can be seen on MAVTV.

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