Miami, FL (02.03.19) – Patrick Staropoli and Jim McCoy Racing picked up right where they left off in 2018, taking home victory after a thrilling battle for the lead Saturday night!
The #64 Chevy started the day strong, posting the fastest time in final practice and qualifying 5th for the feature. The inversion put Staropoli 3rd, but he quickly made his way to the lead with an outside pass shortly after the first restart. He and Michael Atwell exchanged the top spot several times early until Staropoli distanced himself out front, leading well past the lap 60 mark and lapping the field all the way up to 5th place. However, contact on a late race restart almost saw the McCoy Racing entry slide into the infield grass, and put Staropoli into scramble mode: he chased down Atwell from several car-lengths back and made the pass for the lead with under 5 laps to go, securing victory in the team’s first start of the season!
Special thanks to Shadow Graphics, HMS Motorsports, Florida Camo, Liquid Addiction Custom Apparel, Naked Warrior Project, War Shocks, Robert Hamke, Sunoco, Progressive Racing Engines, Schroth, Stilo, and Alpinestars.
-PR