Post by Admin on Apr 2, 2022 15:16:19 GMT -8
MARK ALLISON WINS LMTS SEASON OPENER AT IRWINDALE
Las Vegas veteran driver claims fourth career series victory.
Two-time Late Model Truck Series points champion Mark Allison earned the winner’s trophy after taking
the 35-lap feature at Irwindale Speedway and Event Center on Saturday night.
(Photo by Sal Sigala Jr. Photography)
Two-time Late Model Truck Series points champion Mark Allison of Las Vegas wheeled his way to victory in the 2022
season-opener at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway and Event Center on Saturday night.
Allison, who won LMTS championships in 2018 and 2019, earned his first trip to victory lane since October 2019 after holding off Tucson, Arizona,
driver Michael Egurola in the 35-lap feature. LMTS co-manager Gary Wyatt was third, rookie Chloe Lynch finished fourth, series co-manager
Mike Riefler took fifth, Arlie Daniel crossed the line sixth and Tucson’s Gary Cheeks was limited to a seventh-place finish after battling a wheel bearing issue.
The victory was Allison’s fourth career LMTS win, extending his series record, and came on the California track’s 1/3-mile layout. Lynch—a 17-year-old, Las Vegas-based Legend car driver—earned the top-five finish in her first career start behind the wheel of a full-size ride.
“This was a great way to kick off the 2022 Late Model Truck Series season, and our first trip to Irwindale was a memorable one,” Riefler said. “Gary Wyatt and I couldn’t be more excited for the season to begin, and we are going to have seven great races for fans to enjoy this year. Congratulations to Mark, who held off some tough challengers, and we are excited for the future of our series.”
The LMTS returns to action at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on April 9 and will re-visit Irwindale two more times this year—May 14 and Sept. 10.
For more information on the Late Model Truck Series, please visit LMTS online at www.lmtstruck.com
