Quebec pilot Alex Labbé disputed this Saturday in his fourth test of the 2022 season of the NASCAR Xfinity series, at the newly renovated Atlanta Motor Speedway. With the orders of the 36th car of the DGM Racing arborant the colors of Pork Missile and Studio Fore, Labbé completed the test of 172 rounds in a new position.
A result summed up in the wake of Labbé’s and his team’s expectations, while the pilot was in a position to bridge a Top 15 or even a Top 10 if he had been sent in front of him in view of the ‘arrived.
Quinzième aux essais libres puis partant de la dix-septième place sur de grille de départ apres que qualifications aient ét anneles rays de la pluie, Alex Labbé était confiant au départ, allet sachant que sans unfeil parfail serita difiste du cette piste of battles in advance. »All a course! I had a bit of difficulty with the car at the beginning, the rules were not perfect and I had a hard time staying in the aspiration of other cars beforehand. We worked to make big changes during the arrests, which, in the end, made us more competitive, “said Alex.
In the end, when he was in position to show the Top 10 in the image of his two DGM Racing teammates who finished sixth (Mason Massey) and huitieme (Kyle Weatherman) on arrival, Alex Labbé a unfortunately was sent in front of the former pilot IndyCar Sage Karam (number 44) to two rounds of the fin (before the two relays in extra time). »It’s really regrettable the maneuver of 44, he was right on the right-hand side, who was very unbalanced my car and provoked the head-to-head. This is what made me fall into the peloton queue »summarizes Labbé, who adds:» Thank you very much to Pork Missile and Studio Fore for the generous support received for this course «.
The end of race cost to the Quebec pilot a probable Top 15, see Top 10. »Any race even though I would really like to finish with a better ranking, at the level of my teammates who finish 6th and 8th is n ‘had not even been heard by the 44’ reminds Alex, who quickly wants to forget this frustrating end of the race to turn up for the next appointment, which will appear as very promising. »Op s’en va à COTA (Circuit of the Americas) la semaine prochaine. A route circuit for which we will have a new car, of all new equipment that will allow us to be really competitive »Conclusion Labbé about the next meeting on the Austin route circuit, in Texas.
To prepare for this race in Texas, Alex Labbé will spend two days with the DGM Racing team in Florida to prepare for his car, before returning to Quebec to practice the COTA race on his simulator.
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