Grey, a former NHRA Professional Inventory champion, earned his first nationwide collection victory in a inventory automotive in spectacular vogue along with his win within the ARCA Menards Sequence race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Grey, operating the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, dominated the race early however was compelled to pit beneath inexperienced within the first half with a flat tire and fell a lap down.
Late within the second half, Grey returned to the lead lap whereas many of the lead-lap vehicles pit throughout a warning with 15 laps remaining, Grey remained on the observe and inherited the lead.
He then deftly held off Carson Kvapil, who was on new tires, to take the checkered flag by 0.939 seconds. Grey, 25, is the sixth completely different winner in as many races to begin the 2024 ARCA season.
“It’s all about these guys who put within the exhausting work through the week to convey a extremely quick automotive,” Grey mentioned. “We fought a variety of adversity there with chopping a tire early and having to come back again from a lap down.
“I believed we executed the second half of the race very well. We bought a superb restart within the final 10 laps and tried to defend, and it feels actually good.”
Since leaving the NHRA, Grey has made 104 begins in NASCAR Vehicles, 19 in ARCA and 16 mixed in ARCA East and West. His lone victory got here in 2019 at South Boston, Va., in ARCA East.
“It’s been a extremely steep studying curve for me, and I really feel I nonetheless have loads to be taught,” Grey mentioned. “It’s been powerful, however I’ve had a variety of nice folks behind me and a variety of supporters to assist me get right here.”
Grey didn’t have a lot time to have fun as he was additionally competing in Friday night time’s Truck race at Charlotte.
Pole-winner Andres Perez completed third, Will Kimmel was fourth and Lavar Scott rounded out the highest 5.
