Dawson Sutton returns to Victory Lane at Nashville Fairgrounds
Column By: CARS MEDIA – NASHVILLE, TN – It was an impressive weekend for Dawson Sutton across two of Tennessee’s most historic short tracks.
After finishing seventh in Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway, Sutton travelled back to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on Saturday and scored a victory in the CARS PLM Tour feature. Despite balancing out a busy schedule, Sutton never once doubted his No. 62 Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet would be one of the strongest in the field.
“[The car] has been really fast all weekend,” Sutton said. “I’m so thankful to my guys for bringing me a great car. Every time we come to [Nashville Fairgrounds], we have a really good piece. [The win] wasn’t as easy as it looked, but I’m super thankful.”
Although Saturday served as Sutton’s maiden PLM Tour victory, he was already familiar with Nashville Fairgrounds’ historic Victory Lane. His most notable triumph at the facility came last November during the prestigious All American 400, which saw Sutton lead 202 of 300 laps to secure a dominant win.
The inaugural PLM Tour event at Nashville Fairgrounds featured a much shorter distance of 100 laps but still required Sutton to exercise copious patience. Sutton maintained his track position from the outside pole and bided his time behind Evan McKnight before making what would be the race-winning pass on lap 30.
Saturday’s triumph for Sutton, which also saw him obtain the $10,000 Flodium bonus, carried plenty of sentimental value. As a Lebanon, Tennessee native, which is approximately 25 miles from Nashville Fairgrounds, Sutton was ecstatic to prevail at his home track, especially with so many fans in attendance for the two CARS Tour events.
“It means the world,” Sutton said. “Ever since I saw this race on the schedule, I marked it down and told my guys I wanted to run it. I can’t thank all the people at the CARS Tour [enough] for putting on a great show. Seeing this crowd is truly amazing.”
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Both zMAX CARS Tour divisions will be back in North Carolina for their next race, which will take place at Caraway Speedway on Apr. 25. FloRacing will carry live coverage of all the on-track action.
For more information on the zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour and the zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour, visit www.carsracingtour.com. Be sure to stay active and social with the tour by liking “CARS Tour” on Facebook, following @CARSTour on X (formerly known as Twitter) and scrolling through photos on Instagram at cars_tour.
