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SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN No. 3 XPEL CHEVROLET
START: 4TH
FINISH: 12TH
POINTS: 8TH (-196)
RACE RUNDOWN: Scott McLaughlin and the No. 3 XPEL Chevrolet team fell victim to strategy in their 12th-place finish in Sunday’s XPEL Grand Prix at Road America after leading laps early in the event. The New Zealander made quick work of the competition at the drop of the green flag, moving up two spots from his fourth place starting position before a quick caution fell on the first lap. When the race resumed on the third lap, McLaughlin used a strong move to take the lead in the first corner and would maintain the top spot until making his first pit stop at Lap 11. McLaughlin would stay inside the top five for most of the race, but untimely caution flags altered the team’s strategy as the race began to favor the teams that stopped earlier during the multiple yellow flag periods early in the race. The XPEL Chevy team performed their final pit stop on Lap 40, forcing McLaughlin to save fuel for most of the final stint and not allowing him to show the speed he exhibited early in the race. McLaughlin was able to stretch his fuel for a 12th-place finish before he ran out on the cool down lap.
MCLAUGHLIN’S THOUGHTS: “Just an unfortunate day today. That’s about all I can say. We drove out to the lead there but those early yellows just gave so many opportunities to do something different with strategy. In the end that is what got us. I appreciate all of the support from XPEL for the No. 3 team and we really want to win this race for them and for Chevy. That’s racing.”
