Gio Ruggiero Wins ARCA Season Opener at Daytona
In a one-lap green-white-checkered overtime finish, Ruggiero scored his first national division triumph.
Mark Kristl joined Frontstretch at the beginning of the 2019 NASCAR season. He is the site's ARCA Menards Series editor. Kristl is also an Eagle Scout and a proud University of Dayton alum.
In a one-lap green-white-checkered overtime finish, Ruggiero scored his first national division triumph.
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