Two Top-Five Finishes for Turner Scott Motorsports at the “Madhouse”

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After a month break in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE) schedule, the series returned to action at the place known as the “Madhouse,” Bowman Gray Stadium, a tight and flat .25-mile track that always seems to give drivers and their teams fits.  Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) brought three entries to the “Madhouse,” with Kenzie Ruston behind the wheel of the No. 34 AccuDoc Solutions Chevy, Dylan Kwasniewski piloting the Rockstar Energy Drink/Royal Purple No. 98 and Austin Dyne driving the No. 99 KMC Wheels entry. Both Kwasniewski and Ruston managed to stay out of trouble for most of the Hall of Fame 150 and bring home solid top-five finishes, with Kwasniewski finishing in the runner-up spot and Ruston coming home with a fourth-place finish. Dyne wasn’t so fortunate, getting collected in a multi-car accident and bringing home his damaged Chevrolet in 17th, multiple laps down.

 

Kwasniewski started the NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 from the third spot and found himself running there and challenging for the lead until late in the race when he got tangled up with another competitor. Kwasniewski was able to continue on with the race but restarted the event deep in the field. Working his way back through the field, Kwasniewski showed his patience and picked off positions one-by-one. Kwasniewski was able to work his way up to the runner-up spot but ran out of time to get his second win of the season. “It was a strong outing for my Rockstar Energy Drink/Royal Purple team,” said TSM driver Dylan Kwasniewski. “This is a tricky track, so for us to come out of here with a second-place finish definitely makes for a good night.”

 

Kenzie Ruston didn’t have the best of qualifying efforts, starting the NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 from the 19th spot, but when the race got going, she was the one to watch as she made pass after pass for position. Before the half-way mark, Ruston suffered a right rear flat tire that forced her pit side for a fresh tire. Ruston was able to beat the pace car out of the pits by near inches to stay on the lead lap. Restarting the event towards the back of the pack, Ruston made it interesting by saving her Chevrolet numerous times from spinning en route to the front of the pack. Ruston came home with another solid finish with a fourth place. “I had a lot of fun racing tonight” said TSM driver Kenzie Ruston. “I can’t thank my AccuDoc Solutions team enough for all their hard work in preparing me a great car. I feel like we will be able to get our first win very soon.” 

 

Dyne, looking to build off the momentum from the previous race at Richmond International Raceway last month, started the 150-lap main event from just outside the top 10,  in the 11th spot.Dyne wasn’t able to keep his KMC Wheels machine clean at the “Madhouse,” getting collected in a multi-car accident early in the race.Dyne would eventually rejoin the NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 field but was several laps down. Dyne fought for a 17th place finish, relegating him to a 17th-place finish.“This is definitely a disappointing finish for my KMC Wheels team, but we’ll rebound from this and hopefully get a solid finish next week at Iowa Speedway,” said TSM driver Austin Dyne.

 

The NKNPSE will return to action next week at Iowa Speedway, where TSM will have five entries. In addition to the full-time entries of Dyne, Kwasniewski and Ruston, Brandon Jones and Ben Rhodes will rejoin their teammates for next week’s event.

 

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