There’s more than one way to win a race

Somehow, I managed to come in second place last weekend, in a field with some very competent stock SCT drivers. This is especially peculiar when you look at the results:

Position	Driver	Laps	Time	Fastest Lap	Behind
1	COLLINS, JOHN	19	6:14.647	18.543	None
2	ZACH MILLER	18	6:06.510	19.270	None
3	CARY CRONIN	18	6:08.978	18.437	2.468
4	MAGGIORE, MIKE	18	6:12.824	18.395	6.314
5	BRANDON DYCHE	17	6:03.586	18.632	None
6	FROST, ETHAN	17	6:15.874	18.961	12.288
7	DAVID WINKLER	16	6:09.866	19.951	None

What should really stand out there is that my fastest lap was the second slowest of all the drivers in that race. My fastest was 19.3 seconds and almost everyone else had fast laps in the 18s. How then did I come in second?

I never rolled over. Not even in the qualifiers! See for yourself:

Okay, I rolled a couple times, but I never required a marshal to get going again. By playing it safe on the corners and the jumps, I may have added a few tenths to my laps, but I saved all the time I would have lost by making a mistake. Something to think about next time you go for the triple.