RALEIGH, N.C. — Logan Jones was prepared to settle for third in Saturday’s GXS Wraps 100 at Wake County Speedway.
Instead of picking up a career best finish in the Solid Rock Carriers Pro Late Model Tour, Jones found himself celebrating his first career victory after Caden Kvapil and Gio Ruggiero tangled while battling for the win on the final lap.
Having raced with the CARS Tour since 2017, Jones’ best performance across the PLM and Late Model Stock divisions prior to his upset win on Saturday was a fifth, which he obtained at Hickory Motor Speedway in the PLM Tour last year.
After Ruggiero inadvertently turned Kvapil in turn three coming to the checkered flag, Jones found himself in disbelief over the circumstances that led to his victory.
“We were saving there a little bit and I thought there was one more [competition] caution,” Jones said. “I spun the tires on the last restart, but I saw [Ruggiero] get really aggressive, and I had seen that play before. I knew we were in a good spot, and as it turns out, we were.”
Kyle Campbell followed suit with a runner-up finish, with Katie Hettinger, Austin MacDonald and Ruggiero rounding out the top-five finishers.