By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Carson Kvapil book-ended Saturday’s Halloween evening at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, leading early and leading late to claim his third NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory of the season – and of…
Carson Kvapil won the National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, leading 121 of 250 laps from pole position to keep his championship hopes alive. Driving the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, the 23-year-old held off teammate Justin Allgaier by 0.434 seconds to earn his third career series victory. Corey Day finished in third place.
Allgaier took over the championship lead by 22 points following a rough 30th-place finish by former standings leader Jesse Love due to brake issues. Day sits 23 points back, Kvapil is 31 points behind, and Sheldon Creed trails by 42 points heading into the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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