MANSFIELD, Ohio — The ASA Late Model Series presented by GM Performance Parts reached the midpoint of its season Saturday night at Mansfield Motorsports Park, with Jacob Goede claiming his first victory of the season.
Goede took the lead from defending ASALMS Challenge division champion Travis Dassow on lap 84 and held off the advances of Columbus, Ohio, veteran and home-state favorite Robbie Pyle over the last 101 laps.
Pyle threw every trick he had in his arsenal at Goede’s Laketown Electric Chevrolet, but came up just short as Goede withstood the advances of Pyle to score his third-career ASALMS triumph.
Pyle, who started 13th, earned the Performance Concepts Hard-Charger Award with his runner-up showing, while Peter Cozzolino scored his fourth podium finish in four starts, taking third.
Kris Stump finished fourth with Jimmy Lang rounding out the top five.
With the victory, Goede leads Cozzolino by six points in the championship race.
The finish:
Jacob Goede, Robbie Pyle, Peter Cozzolino, Kris Stump, Jimmy Lang, Alec Carll, Brent Downey, Jordan Dahlke, Griffin McGrath, Mike Osgar, Brian Campbell, Sean Murphy, Kyle Sirizzotti, Drew Brannon, Jimmy Weller, Gene Kirila, Jack Smith, Travis Dassow, Darren Robertson, Blake Brown, Jordan Sims.