The Bullring

Round 11 of the American Appalachian E-Sports ARCA Rookie Series at The Bullring delivered a chaotic evening, with 12 cautions consuming 54 of the race's 119 laps and not a single driver finishing the night without an incident on their record. Through all of it, #46 Graham Van Ewyk emerged as the class of the field, leading 101 of 119 laps from his P2 starting spot to claim his second win of the season. With two lead changes on the night, Van Ewyk's grip on the front was not unchallenged, but he held what mattered most when the checkered flag flew.

Pole sitter #10 Seth Jackson led the early going, accounting for the other 18 laps at the front, but the night ultimately unraveled for him. Jackson dropped six positions from where he started and finished seventh, a result that stings considerably given he had the field covered early. Behind Van Ewyk at the finish, #27 Danna Rhyne crossed in second after charging from fifth on the grid, though her 20 incident points on the night made it a rough road to a valuable result. #084 Dean Barron rounded out the podium in third, also gaining three spots from his P6 starting position, earning his first podium of the season in the series.

The hard charger award belonged to #19 Jake Ashton in the #19 machine, who gained six positions on the night to finish fifth after starting eleventh. Ashton managed his race to a P5 result while keeping his incident count to just six — one of the cleaner runs in a field that collectively took a beating. Meanwhile, #26 Raymond Bell gained five positions from P15 to P10, while P4 finisher #85 David Shively quietly lost ground from his P3 starting spot despite reaching the top five.

In the standings, Danna Rhyne holds a commanding 178-point advantage over second-place Brandon Gordon with 13 races remaining. Gordon's P13 finish tonight did him no favors as Dean Barron, now sitting third at 481 points, cut into that gap with his podium run. John Cherry and Steve Casel are tied at 458 points in fourth and fifth respectively, meaning the battle for position behind Rhyne remains tightly packed and wide open heading into the back half of the schedule.