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Kumpen Wraps Up NASCAR’s German Stop

Kumpen Wraps Up NASCAR’s German Stop
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Anthony Kumpen celebrates after winning Sunday’s NASCAR Whelen Euro Series ELITE 1 event at the Hockenheimring (NASCAR Photo)

HOCKENHEIM, Germany – Anthony Kumpen won a hard fought duel with Alon Day to win the last round of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series ELITE 1 regular season Sunday at the Hockenheimring.

By winning his third race of the season, Kumpen also took the 10th victory of his career, breaking a tie with Frederic Gabillon to become the winningest active driver on the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series grid.

“What a great race. My awesome PK Carsport team once again gave me a fantastic car. It was really good on the long run,” said Kumpen. “I had to take care of the tires for the first few laps and then the car came-in and I was able to start putting the pressure on. I had a great run on Alon, he made a small mistake that opened the door so I made my move. He chose the inside lane, I wheeled my car to the outside and we had a great NASCAR side-by-side battle for a bit, but I was able to make a clean pass and take the checkered flag for the win.”

With Day starting from the pole and keeping the lead in turn one in front of Kumpen, the race immediately appeared to be matter between the two title contenders, who gained some ground on a big group of drivers fighting for third led by Salvador Tineo Arroyo.

Day and Kumpen ran bumper to bumper until a perfectly orchestrated maneuver by the two-time champion and a slight mistake by the CAAL Racing driver between turn two and three gave Kumpen the opportunity he was waiting for. While Day went for a brief off track excursion, Kumpen took the lead and then defended it against Day’s return to win by .498 of a second.

The battle for third went to Frederic Gabillon thanks to last lap pass on Salvador Tineo Arroyo, who missed the podium by one spot once again, but won the Junior Trophy. Christophe Bouchut rebounded from Saturday’s disappointment by finishing fifth.

Source :speedsport.com

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