Gio Ruggiero won Saturday’s Tide 150 ARCA Menards Series race at Kansas Speedway, but there were significant stories that unfolded behind him.
Three of the four female drivers in the field finished in the top 10, with Lanie Buice running fifth, followed by Jade Avedisian in seventh and Dystany Spurlock in
10th. Avedisian was competing on a 1.5-mile intermediate speedway for the first time and Spurlock started from the rear of the field in her national series debut, and overcame a late race spin.
“It was an amazing day,” Spurlock said. “I’m continuing to race and learn and prove to myself and others that I belong here. I wasn’t happy about getting punted at the close of the race, but I made the best out of it. I’m looking forward to the next race.”
The fourth female driver in the race, Isabella Robusto, a former Kansas pole winner, was running just outside the top 10 when the engine in Cleetus McFarland’s car blew and spread oil on the track.
Robusto slid through the fluid, slammed into the outside wall and fell out of the race.
Daniel Dye finished second in his first race since his reinstatement from a suspension for inappropriate comments directed at IndyCar driver David Malukas.
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