Kligerman wins race, Lofton takes ARCA title
Posted Oct 11, 2009 7:10 PM
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -Justin Lofton came all the way from the back of the field to finish third, good enough to hold off Parker Kligerman by five points to win the ARCA championship in the season finale Sunday at Rockingham Speedway.
Kligerman led 66 laps and won the American 200, but his effort wasn't quite enough to take the title away from Lofton. It was the third-closest final margin in the 56-year history of the series, including a tie in 1974 that led to co-champions.
Lofton essentially won the title with his superior qualifying record this season: in ARCA, the pole-sitter gets 15 points, with 10 points going to the driver who qualifies second and five points given for third.
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