{"id":28888,"date":"2018-10-16T20:49:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T01:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/100.24.212.105\/?p=28888"},"modified":"2018-10-17T17:51:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T22:51:24","slug":"pelletier-and-beauchamp-winners-root-and-roy-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/miscellaneous\/pelletier-and-beauchamp-winners-root-and-roy-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelletier and Beauchamp Winners, Root and Roy Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pelletier and Beauchamp Winners, Root and Roy Champions<\/p>\n
By Tim Baltz<\/em><\/p>\n BROCKVILLE, ON \u2013 October 12, 2018 – The DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Tour was ready to close out 2018 as Kevin Root held a 24-point lead over former Series champion Brad Rouse. At the drop of the green flag it was Alan Fink taking the lead from the pole over Martin Pelletier, Cedric Gauvreau, Ryan Scott and Devin Willis.<\/p>\n The Brewerton and Fulton Speedway regular was the dominant force in the early laps as he pulled away from the field leaving Pelletier, Gauvreau and Scott to battle hard for a top five position. The leader entered lapped traffic which allowed Pelletier to close in and make it a close battle, but Fink remained patient as the bottom lane was the place to be on the speedway.<\/p>\n On lap 27 the first yellow flew as Devin Willis saw a great run go away, as he spun in turn three. When the green flew it was Fink charging to the lead and appeared to have the car to beat. For the championships, Kevin Root was doing what he had to do as he ran solidly in the top ten all night in the 6th spot as Brad Rouse was looking to make his way forward. Rouse took the number five spot away on lap 30 but Root stayed in his tire tracks and in control of the title.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n On lap 32 the big moment of the race came as traffic became a factor again with Fink and Pelletier putting on a show. On lap 33 Fink slid too high in turn 1 and Pelletier took full advantage as he took the lead and began to run away from the quality field. After so many struggles during NAPA Auto Parts Super Dirt Week, Martin Pelletier put himself back on top of the mountain and scored his twenty-fourth win of the year and fourth on the DIRTcar Sportsman Tour.<\/p>\n Alan Fink held on to second, with Cedric Gauvreau third, Ryan Scott\u2019s fourth place finish was more than enough to secure his first Ogilvie\u2019s Auto and Fleet Triple Crown title with Brad Rouse finishing fifth. Kevin Root\u2019s sixth place run was more than enough to lock up his first ever DIRTcar Sportsman Series crown while last week\u2019s NAPA Super DIRT Week champion Shane Pecore crossed eighth.<\/p>\n