With six laps to go, Riggs and Fryar were in the points table. At that point, Riggs would have won the first tiebreaker title – most wins.
Then Fryar’s fate turned when Timothy Peters withdrew from the race. Peters’ resignation put Fryar in 13th place and gave him the championship with just one point.
Riggs, who had spent much of the closing stages battling Heim for second place, went out of his way to win both the race and the championship, but said consistency ultimately decided which driver in the lead celebrated stretch.
“We had a good race,” said Riggs. “We got involved with the strategy when we changed the tires early on, and with the fresh rubber Josh has [Berry] and Corey [Heim] in the end prevailed. I enjoyed riding with Corey, but we came up short. Congratulations to Jared for being very consistent throughout the year, but without those DNFs in Hickory (NC) and Florence (SC) we probably would have had a good shot. “
Fryar said he was unaware of the actual points situation until after the race he received confirmation from those in charge of CARS Tour as he focused on getting his fighting car to the checkered flag while respecting everyone on the track.
“I knew it was close,” said Fryar. “I was just trying to keep all the guys behind me, but Josh was trying to get over me and I was trying to stay away from him. This wasn’t the nicest way to win the championship, but my name is on the trophy at the end of the day. “