Lynch, 41, drove the CARS Protection Plus/VP Racing Fuels Oldsmobile Cutlass to a win in Super Gas, notching his fifth career national event title and fourth in the class. He was able to hoist the Wally trophy in front of the Charlotte crowd after beating Jim Perry in the final round.
The veteran racer from Pleasant View, Tenn., knows exactly how tough the Sportsman classes can be. He finished second at the national event in Brainerd, Minn., on Aug. 21, then made it to the final four cars at the U.S. Nationals two weeks ago.
"I got lucky a few times," Lynch said of the Charlotte win. "In this class, it takes a lot of luck. We made some good runs, and things just fell my way. I got close in the last two national events, and I was glad I could finish this time."
Racing as a teammate to up-and-coming star Mia Tedesco, Lynch edged Ray Sawyer in a double-breakout semifinal race before dispatching Perry in the final round. Perry, who beat Tedesco in the final here in April, had a .024-second reaction time and a 9.923 pass on the 9.90 index, but Lynch was slightly better with a .029 reaction and a run only .009-second over the index. The margin of victory was .009-second.
"It's cool," Lynch said. "I've never won here, so that was a plus. We've had real good luck here the past couple of years as a team. Mia won here in March 2015, so it was good."
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