ANDRÉS PÉREZ DE LARA STANDS OUT IN TALLADEGA AND RUNS IN KANSAS ON MAY 6

In his first season in the ARCA Menards Series, Andrés Pérez de Lara finished in the top four for the second consecutive race, out of three; this time in his debut on the Alabama track, at Talladega Superspeedway (4.28 km / 2.66 miles), which is the largest super oval visited by NASCAR EU national series (after a similar result at Phoenix Raceway). in March). However, this weekend he will seek victory on date four.

On Saturday, April 22, the third date of the ARCA Menards Series was held and Andrés Pérez de Lara had an outstanding participation, in the race called General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway, which had several incidents.

He led for eight laps at the final restart and gave Jesse Love Jr. a fight, who dominated much of the race. However, in just the second joust of his first full season in the ARCA Menards Series, he has already shown what he can do against drivers with more experience than him.

Two-time ARCA West Series champion Jesse Love Jr. won the 76-lap race by a tiny 0.129-second margin over Gus Dean, who was second, with third place going to Bret Holmes, who was 0.308 seconds behind. , and Andrés Pérez de Lara, who started third, finished fourth, 0.316 seconds behind the winner.

Andrés Pérez de Lara, who drives the number 2 Chevrolet for the Rev Racing team, declared at the end of the competition: “The team gave me a great car from practice. They did a great job. It’s a good result and I’m happy. Now we’re going to Kansas this weekend, May 6.»

Andrés Pérez de Lara, is part of the Drive for Diversity program for the second consecutive year, and last year he competed in the ARCA Menards Series in Bristol, where he obtained seventh place, and in the ARCA Menards West Series in Las Vegas and Phoenix, where he was second. and third, respectively

In Mexico, he was crowned NASCAR Challenge Champion in 2022 at the age of 17, after being Rookie of the Year in 2021 in the aforementioned category at 16; and in 2020 he was Trucks México Series Champion and Rookie of the Year at the age of 15. In this 2023 he alternates his activity in the ARCA Menards Series in the United States and in the NASCAR Mexico Series, in a very intense calendar (12 races in our country and 20 in the neighboring country to the north).

After three races (Daytona, Avondale and Talladega), the top six in the ARCA Menards Series Championship are: 1st Frankie Muniz, 106 points; 2nd Jesse Love, 95; 3rd Greg Van Alst, 93; 4th Jack Wood 91; 5th Tony Cosentino 91; and 6th Andrés Pérez de Lara, 84, in a table made up of 64 registered pilots. There are still 17 races left in the season.

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