Springfield, Illinois, August 20, 2023.- Andrés Pérez de Lara finished in second position this Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds track, where the ARCA Series held the fourteenth round of the 2023 calendar.
The Telmex Telcel driver arrived in Springfield installed in third place in the championship, just one point behind Frankie Muniz, with whom he has held a lively duel for the sub-leadership of the classification.
Aboard the #2 Rev Racing car, he set a qualifying lap of 36.413 seconds, to move into the twelfth step on the starting grid, from where he produced a great comeback.
Pérez de Lara displayed solid handling, sparing no risk, which allowed him to climb the one-mile (1,609-kilometer) dirt oval.
Halfway through the race, when a red flag was registered, he was in fourth place, ready to attack towards the second part of the competition, agreed to 100 laps.
In the restart, the Mexican youth made a good jump to second place. Towards the final stretch of the contest, he very decisively retained second place, leaving Illinois with a great result, which places him as the tournament’s absolute sub-leader, since Muniz was seventh.
The next date, the fifteenth, will be run next Sunday at the Milwaukee Mile.
Andres Perez de Lara:
«The team gave me a great car. We drove a very smart race and were aggressive when necessary. We had a great finish. It’s been a very busy few weeks in Mexico and the United States, and this result is a great boost for the rest of the season.» the season».
WITH INFO FROM: ESCUDERÍA TELMEX TELCEL WITH ADAPTATION OF OFFICIAL PROGRAM NASCAR MÉXICO SERIES
