DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA’S MASON MASSEY AT SHASTA SPEEDWAY – SHASTA SPEEDWAY PHOTO
Mason Massey Completes Podium Result at California Speedway
Mason Massey brought the NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet for Bill McAnally
Racing (BMR) home in third position in the fourth race of the ARCA
Menards Series West (AMSW) season on Saturday night at Shasta Speedway.
The No. 19 Chevrolet SS showed strong pace in the opening laps of the
Bill Schmitt Memorial 173, for his second podium finish of the campaign.
Massey started second and led lap one before a caution on lap two slowed
the early momentum. He settled into second place and remained close to
the leader through the opening run establishing a gap over the rest of
the field. A caution on lap 15 reset the field, as Massey maintained
his position and continued to apply pressure following the Lap 23
restart. He held steady in second through the run, only giving up slight
ground approaching the lap 73 break.
After the restart on lap 78, Massey continued to run second but faced
increasing pressure from behind. He slipped to third with 75 laps
remaining as the balance shifted deeper into the run. A caution on lap
115 and a red flag on lap 119 regrouped the field, setting up a restart
on lap 127 with Massey in third.
Following a restart with 26 laps to go, he made contact with the leader
entering Turn 1 while battling the front two for the lead. As the run
went on, the No. 19 settled into a steady rhythm, and Massey remained
firmly in contention, ultimately securing a strong third-place finish.
Mason Massey Quote:
“We had a strong NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet SS tonight at Shasta, but we
just lacked drive off in the second half of the race. I’m super proud to
be apart of the Bill McAnally Racing team, these guys work super hard to
bring fast cars to the race track. We just have to keep digging, we’ll
get them next time.”