Scott Jackson is looking for career victory #79 as we come back to the Charlotte fall oval-race under the lights! Scott's Cinderella comeback season was put to the test last week, driving from 28th place to 11th and pulling ahead by 67 points after Ryan Heuser dropped from 1st to 32nd in the event. Scott will start 3rd behind pole-sitter Dave Miller and Donald Stewart. 

Average Finish In Chase

1. Scott Jackson: 9, 3, 1, 7, 11, 9: 6.67
2. Ken Pettit: 29, 10, 6, 3, 15, 2: 10.83
3. Ryan Heuser: 5, 1, 5, 20, 5, 32: 11.33
4. John Battista: 1, 18, 15, 37, 1, 5: 12.83
5. John Tharp: 7, 23, 33, 14, 3, 21: 16.83
6. Tony Pizzaro: 24, 38, 12, 5, 22, 3: 17.33
7. Tim McDonnell: 18, 36, 8, 27, 10, 12: 18.50
8. Zach Michael: 40, 31, 4, 33, 4, 1: 18.83
9. Craig Lee: 10, 5, 27, 42, 8, 29: 20.17
10. Alex Crapser: 36, 6, 2, 30, 13, 40: 21.17

Starting Position For the "Big Four"
Scott Jackson: 3rd
Ryan Heuser: 36th
John Battista: 5th
Ken Pettit: 31st

Zach Michael has won the Charlotte Road Race event, breaking a 43-race winless-streak that started after winning two in-a-row at Lime Rock Park and Watkins Glen in 2020. More brightly, his finishing races streak is much longer, with his last DNF in the Talladega fall race in 2019. That was 74 races ago. Just one week later, Zach's refuse-to-lose mentality nearly initiated the greatest three-wide racing move of all time at Charlotte, where we are at this week! Here is the move: 

With the points race as tight as it is, this may be par for the course under the lights at Charlotte!

Wednesday, October 20th, 6:00 ET