How Stephen Nasse won the All American 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on the final lap
Stephen Nasse went from fifth to first after the top three crashed in the All American 400 then held off Luke Fenhaus on the final lap to win the race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on Saturday night.
The 38th annual race was moved from Sunday to Saturday because of the expected inclement weather. The All American 400 serves annually as the final race of the season at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
Fenhaus was disqualified in the post-race inspection, moving Gio Ruggiero to second, Kyle Crump to third, Casey Johnson to fourth and Derek Thorn to fifth. Defending champion Matt Craig finished ninth in the 40-car field.
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Nasse, 27, a native of Pinellas Park, Florida, overcame several equipment issues, including a broken axel in Friday’s practice, to claim his third straight win. He claimed the Southern Super Series finale at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, on Sept. 24 and the Winchester 400 at the Winchester (Indiana) Speedway on Oct. 16.
Nasse did not like the way his car drove after the rear end was replaced, but he was able to fight through the awkwardness to win his first All American 400 in six starts.
“These kind of wins don’t come all the time,” Nasse told Racing America. “They don’t come often and they’re not easy to get. We couldn’t get a handle on the car. I felt like all the adjustments we were making were the wrong things. We’re going the opposite direction and felt like we were going in circles. That last adjustment was the best and felt like we were fighting another rear end issue at the end too ..."
Along with Craig, Dylan Fetcho from Gladeville and Conner Jones, Gabe Sommer and Michael House from Columbia rounded out the top 10.
The other races
Jake Bollman won the final pro late models points series race of the season on Friday.
Chase Johnson was second and Fetcho was third.
It was Bollman's first win in the 10-race season.
He took the lead on lap 98 of the 100-lap race when the leaders, Jackson Boone and Cole Williams, ran into each other coming off the corner.
With the third-place finish, Fetcho claimed the pro late model series championship.
Brett Hudson won the CRA street stocks race, and Kyle Stark won the Vores Compact Touring Series race.
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