Rex King Jr. earns checkers on The Modified Tour at Mercer Raceway Park
Rex King Jr. won the 35 lap The Modified Tour Chiller Thriller at the Mercer Raceway Park on Saturday. This was Rex's first win of the season. Rex's last win came on Aug 26, 2016, five starts ago. For the 26 year old King it was his third win putting him eleventh on the Mercer Raceway Park win list since 2008. Finishing 2.041 seconds behind in second was Randy Chrysler. This was Randy's first Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Brad Rapp, his first top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Erick Rudolph, his second top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was JR McGinley Jr., his first top 5 of the year. Garrett Krummert, Rex King Sr., Rick Regalski, Lonny Riggs, and Tyler Williard rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Consecutive top 10's all events: Lonny Riggs - 14 Consecutive wins at Mercer Raceway Park: Rex King Jr. - 2 Consecutive top 10's at Mercer Raceway Park: Lonny Riggs - 14 Consecutive The Modified Tour top 5's: Erick Rudolph - 5 Consecutive The Modified Tour top 10's: Erick Rudolph - 11