FULTONVILLE, NY \u2013 The Buff family is synonymous with Glen Ridge Motorsports Park.\u00a0 Each week Andrew, Justin and Zach Buff compete in the DIRTcar Sportsman class.\u00a0 Of the three, Zach would be considered the driver with the least experience in the popular division.<\/p>\n
When the checkered flag dropped at the end of the 40 lap East Region Series event, it was Zach collecting the $1,000 top prize.\u00a0 To make the story even more entailing, he beat the eldest of the three Buff\u2019s, Andrew by a narrow margin thrilling the crowd in the stands.<\/p>\n
For Zach, it was a statement that he can be considered in the same breath of his brothers and the biggest win of his young career.\u00a0 And as mentioned, it sure didn\u2019t come easy.\u00a0 Lapped cars were in front of the duo for the second half of the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was tough!\u201d dead-panned the youngest Buff on the event that was slowed by just one yellow on lap 12, \u201cI really didn\u2019t know where to go and then I saw him (Andrew) under me and that made the end really crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was the final 10 laps that saw Buff and Buff with three lap cars right in front.\u00a0 It was edge of your seat moments.\u00a0 \u201cThey (lapped cars) were doing what they needed to do, they were side by side most of the time so I just had nowhere to go,\u201d Zach continued, \u201cI was looking high and looking low. I had speed but not quite enough to be past them easily.\u201d<\/p>\n
The break Zach needed came with two laps to go, a lapped car went low and opened up the high lane which was taken full advantage.\u00a0 \u201cWhen that car went low, I knew I had to take advantage then and it worked.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the double checkered flag waved, It was Zach ahead of Andrew by less than a car length.\u00a0 For Andrew, he was happy for his younger brother but he still wanted to win.\u00a0 \u201cOh yea I gave him all I could,\u201d noted Andrew, \u201cBut Zach was fast and so where the lapped cars.\u00a0 I could get under him a few times and maybe could have took a chance but I thought better of it.\u00a0 Last thing I want to do was take us both out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrew went on, \u201cI wanted to do, absolutely but I\u2019m happy for Zach, he earned it.\u00a0 It\u2019s a big win for him and to do it in a Series race where there is some outsiders here taking on the regulars. It makes it even a bigger win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Track regular Cody Ochs stayed in third virtually the entire race.\u00a0 While when an event had the final 28 laps go non-stop like this event.\u00a0 Most would want a caution to see where they stand with the leaders.\u00a0 For Ochs, it was the opposite.<\/p>\n
\u201cNah, I had nothing for them.\u00a0 I was hanging on, my tire seemed to go away a bit so the yellow would have gotten me out of my rhythm,\u201d said Ochs, \u201cI figured a yellow would put someone right on me and I didn\u2019t know what car I would have had on the restarts so I was good with it staying green to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Justin Buff made for three family members in the top four with Ricky Quick rounding out the top five.\u00a0 With his fifth, Quick also took home a free Hoosier Tire.<\/p>\n
The next event on the Eastern Series will be Saturday, July 30th<\/sup> at Bear Ridge to make up for the May 15th<\/sup> rain out.\u00a0 Then returns to Glen Ridge on August 21st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n \n DIRTcar Sportsman East Region \u2013 Glen Ridge Motorsports Park \u2013 Top 10 \u2013 Zach Buff ($1,000), Andrew Buff, Cody Ochs, Justin Buff, Ricky Quick, Garrett Poland, Brian Calabrese, Michael Wagner-Fitzgerald, Michael Wright, Ray Hall Jr.<\/p>\n \n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FULTONVILLE, NY \u2013 The Buff family is synonymous with Glen Ridge Motorsports Park.\u00a0 Each week Andrew, Justin and Zach Buff compete in the DIRTcar Sportsman class.\u00a0 Of the three, Zach would be considered the driver with the least experience in the popular division. When the checkered flag dropped at the end of the 40 lap […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":38853,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1203,663],"tags":[687,1218,880,292,816,1217],"division":[],"series":[],"regions":[],"class_list":["post-38852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dirtcar-sportsman-series","category-recap","tag-andrew-buff","tag-cody-ochs","tag-east-region","tag-glen-ridge-motorsports-park","tag-justin-buff","tag-zach-buff"],"yoast_head":"\n