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Ruggiero Edges Dye in Kansas ARCA Overtime After Late Contact

A late caution from contact with a lapped car set up overtime restarts that reshaped the finish.

Overview

  • Gio Ruggiero won Saturday’s Tide 150 at Kansas Speedway by 0.019 seconds over Daniel Dye in a two-overtime finish.
  • The late shift came when Ruggiero clipped lapped driver Dystany Spurlock and spun her, drawing a caution that wiped out Jack Wood’s lead.
  • Ruggiero grabbed the top spot from Wood on the first overtime restart and then held off Dye on the final restart for his second 2026 win with Joe Gibbs Racing.
  • Daniel Dye finished second in his first start since a suspension, and ARCA points leader Jake Bollman came home third.
  • Spurlock placed tenth in her national debut, which SpeedwayMedia reported as the first ARCA Menards Series start by a Black female driver.