OVID, Mich. — In only his second ASA STARS National Tour start, Keelan Harvick became the youngest winner in series history.
Harvick started the day by claiming the Hamke Racecars Pole Award and earning the top spot. From there, he swapped the lead several times, but held the point for more than 200 laps to win the Michigan 300 at Owosso Speedway.
At 14 years, 1 month, and 18 days, Harvick shattered the previous record set by Gio Ruggiero. The Seekonk, Mass., driver was 16 Years, 8 months, and 26 days old when he won his first race at Hickory Motor Speedway in 2023.
It wasn’t an easy win for Harvick, who battled with Kyle Steckly for the top spot all night. Officially, they swapped the lead three times according to the stat sheet, but on the track they added a pair of switch-back slide jobs to the delight of the Michigan crowd.
Once Harvick got clear in the final 100 laps, he held his line and pulled away for the win. Steckly posted a second-place finish, his fifth top-five run of the season.
Jade Avedisian posted a career-best third-place finish after recovering from a mid-race accident.
Behind the front three was ASA STARS National Tour point leader Carson Brown, who overcame a pair of spins and a penalty before making his way back to the top five.
Brown was fourth, and Chase Burda rounded out the top five with his second-career top five run.
Attrition was high at Owosso with several drivers getting swept up in some early race accidents. One of the feel-good stories of the night was local driver Michael Simko (Clarkston, MI) running inside the top five until problems late dropped him to sixth. He had engine trouble on Tuesday and wasn’t even sure they would be able to race in the event.
The finish:
Keelan Harvick, Kyle Steckly, Jade Avedisian, Carson Brown, Chase Burda, Michael Simko, Kasey Kleyn, Casey Roderick, Penn Sauter, Derek Thorn, Chase Pinsonneault, Derek Kraus, Tristan McKee, Isaac Kitzmiller, Bubba Pollard, Bryce Miller.
