CORT National Series: Bean Wins Darlington Thriller With Late-Race Pass
August 28th, 2019 by David Damboise
It got physical at Darlington in the CORT DriveFirst National Series like it used to be back in the day, and Aaron Bean muscled his Mustang past Justin Bland’s Camaro to get the victory at The Track Too Tough To Tame. Bean led 36 laps before ultimately passing Bland with just 5 laps to go in the event with an aggressive move into turn 3. The move got Bean a playoff berth in the CORT DriveFirst National Series playoffs later this fall. Bean joins Tyler Tucker and Stephen Taylor, who got wins in the season opener at Las Vegas and the second event at Daytona respectively.
The CORT DriveFirst National Series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway next week, September 2nd, for the Inaugural Labor Day Classic. This appears to be the last race with the current Class B Xfinity platform on iRacing, as there’s a very good chance that by the time the series heads to Lucas Oil Raceway In Indianapolis on September 9th, the series will have migrated to the new Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang and Toyota Supra that iRacing is releasing with the Season 4 build.
— Aaron Bean (@BlackBlur14) August 27, 2019
Retro Week has come and gone for us on Monday nights, but before we can put CORT’s Throwback Weekend in the rear view mirror, we got to take one last look back at the action from Darlington. pic.twitter.com/bE3liZ6Ojo
— CORT DriveFirst National Series (@CORTNatSeries) August 27, 2019
Aaron Bean got CORT Premier Series victory #2 last night, and while Bean had to make a dramatic pass for the win late, he was no slouch all night, leaving Darlington with the most laps led. pic.twitter.com/KO6QkgdzFW
— CORT DriveFirst National Series (@CORTNatSeries) August 27, 2019
For the second week in a row, and third straight if you factor in the @CORTCupSeries Hard Charger from last week, Julian Madore is living up to the nickname of “The Matadore”, charging like a bull through the field to solid finishes. pic.twitter.com/pefyqpG7qg
— CORT DriveFirst National Series (@CORTNatSeries) August 27, 2019
Mitchell Riggs ran the Rally’s colors on Monday night, and while he ended up finishing 12th after starting on the pole, he had the fastest lap of anybody on Monday night. pic.twitter.com/jzkMhdR8V5
— CORT DriveFirst National Series (@CORTNatSeries) August 27, 2019
It certainly was looking like Justin Bland was about to get his first CORT victory in just his third career start, but veteran Aaron Bean had other plans. Bland still hung onto the runner up spot, was top rookie of the race, and will leave Darlington third in the points. pic.twitter.com/HINq2YR5Qq
— CORT DriveFirst National Series (@CORTNatSeries) August 27, 2019
Lastly, Time for #FactsFirst.
Darlington is not an easy place to get around, nor is it easy to win, which explains the specifics of this weeks fact. pic.twitter.com/qtyzUIw8KY
— CORT DriveFirst National Series (@CORTNatSeries) August 27, 2019
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