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Lawless Alan earns first career ARCA Menards Series win in photo finish
NASCAR Truck Series driver Lawless Alan. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Lawless Alan earns first career ARCA Menards Series win at Talladega in photo finish

In a photo finish, Lawless Alan earned his first career ARCA Menards Series victory in Saturday's General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway. 

Alan and Thad Moffitt were side-by-side entering turn 1 on the final lap when a multi-car crash ensued, which brought out the caution flag and ended the race. Alan was barely ahead of Moffitt when the yellow flag flew, giving him the race win. 

Alan is the 19th different winner in the last 19 ARCA races at Talladega. 

"First thing I gotta say is, God is so good, man," Alan told Fox Sports. "I didn't have any sort of plan after Phoenix last year, then Toyota called me and we put this deal together with Venturini (Motorsports).

"Finally, I got that monkey off my back. Man, that feels good." 

Alan, a graduate of the University of Alabama, gave the Talladega crowd a spirited "Roll Tide," which received mixed reviews.

Moffitt, like Alan, was going for his first career ARCA victory on the final restart. 

"Just dejected," Moffitt told Fox Sports. "I thought I won that race. I thought I got through the [restart] box better, I thought I got down through turn 1 better. It sucks. Our day is coming."

Moffitt, Isabella Robusto, Andy Jankowiak and Jason Kitzmiller rounded out the top five, with Lavar Scott, Jake Finch, Bryce Haugeberg, William Sawalich and Cleetus McFarland completing the top 10. 

Other notable finishers include Patrick Staropoli in 11th, Amber Balcaen in 16th, Ryan Roulette in 20th, Spencer Gallagher in 23rd and Brenden Queen in 25th.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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