CONFUSION LEADS TO ANGER ON OVERTIME FINISH AT BOWMAN GRAY - SPORTSMAN 100 LAPPER - 6-24-23

Zack Ore picked up his first win in the 100-lapper for the Sportsman Division at Bowman Gray Stadium, bumping Michael Adams out of the lead on the white flag lap of the Green/White/Checker Overtime.

Radio Traffic from both drivers tells the story of confusion, with both teams describing what they believe to be an impending 1 lap shootout - the Green and White together scenerio. That happens sometimes in the shorter races, but officials were using a traditional 2-lap overtime for this event. The 55 team of Ore realized that before the restart, while the 19 team of Adams still wasn't sure.

Adams seemed to slow down more on what was the white flag lap, causing Ore's car to send the 19 spinning. An angry Adams on the radio was adamant on the radio that the race was over and he had won. He drove over to the victory lane area but Chief Starter, Randy Smith explained to him that Ore was the winner.