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First Victory of the Season for Tait, Harrison and Dederichs Earn First Podium in Series

Race 2 Results

  • Tom Tait scored his first win of the season in the Dark Horse Legends class.
  • In the series’ track debut weekend, Colin Harrison and Joseph Dederichs made their first appearance on their respective class podiums in race two, with Harrison finishing second in the Dark Horse class and Dederichs finishing third in Dark Horse Legends.
  • Robert Noaker claimed his eighth win of the season, sweeping the weekend at Virginia International Raceway (Race 1 Report).

UNOFFICIAL DH CLASS TOP-FIVE FINISHERS: 

  1. Robert Noaker – No. 13 Robert Noaker Racing
  2. Colin Harrison – No. 21 TechSport
  3. Sandy Satullo – No. 7 Robert Noaker Racing
  4. Marcos Vento – No. 18 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  5. Tate Pritt – No. 98 Automatic Racing

UNOFFICIAL DHL CLASS TOP-FIVE FINISHERS:

  1. Tom Tait – No. 8 Competition Motors
  2. Stephen Vajda – No. 10 NV Autosport
  3. Joseph Dederichs – No. 63 Robert Noaker Racing
  4. Zachry Lee – No. 48 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  5. Paolo Salvatore – No. 84 Torre Racing

ROBERT NOAKER, No. 13 Robert Noaker Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse R (DH) – “I was doing well throughout the weekend, and we were trying to get the other two cars running well too. In today’s race, we were able to get all three of our Dark Horse R race cars on the podium. I’m more excited for the other two, especially [Joseph] Dederichs, who got his first podium today.”

COLIN HARRISON, No. 21 TechSport Ford Mustang Dark Horse R (DH) – “It was quite the ride from start to finish, and I was having to put pressure on the car in front the entire race. I’m grateful TechSport gave me such a good Dark Horse R to be able to fight for the whole race. It was super clean and one of the best races I’ve ever had. The Dark Horse R was great through the weekend. It was fast, solid and strong.”

SANDY SATULLO, No. 7 Robert Noaker Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse R (DH) – “We needed a solid points finish. The Robert Noaker Racing team has put in a lot of late nights trying to make this Dark Horse R great, and Ford has also been helpful with getting everything to where we needed it to be. I made a mistake early in the race, but we battled back to solid points today.”

TOM TAIT, No. 8 Competition Motors Ford Mustang Dark Horse R (DHL) – “VIR is a very technical track, but the Dark Horse R handled great through all of it. We were able to push hard to the end, and I had a great time. I can’t thank Guy Cosmo, Competition Motors, and White’s Ford enough for the support. I just loved being here with the Ford family.”

STEPHEN VAJDA, No. 10 NV Autosport Ford Mustang Dark Horse R (DHL) – “The weekend, as a whole, was great. The last time I was here was in 2002, so it was fun to be back and get back up to speed. Today was an up-and-down day. I’m happy that we made it to the podium.”

JOSEPH DEDERICHS, No. 63 Robert Noaker Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse R (DHL) – “The race went really well. I was able to bounce back from a challenging start. I love the track, and it was a great first time in the Mustang Challenge series. I credit the Robert Noaker Racing team. They are incredible.”