LFR Chassis swept the Mahle Pistons front row with Christian Eckes and Quin Houff leading the field to the start of 125-lap contest. Eckes quickly set sail and settled into a comfortable lead with Houff in second.

However, behind the lead LFR duo it was anything but calm. David Gilliland Racing Toyota drivers Lessard and Alex Guenette were on the march forward, along with Steve Wallace, who made his return to CARS Tour competition.

Wallace, who started 14th, eventually caught Houff, Lessard, and Guenette. Contact amongst those drivers send Houff up the track, and allowed Guenette to take fifth while sparking an in-race rivalry between them. More contact off turn four after a later restart caused Guenette to bobble, stacking up the field and resulting in an accident that involved Jeff Batten, Cole Timm and Vinnie Miller.

The race turned into a battle of teenagers as 14-year old Lessard moved his way to the runner-up spot with 40 laps to go after he passed AJ Frank. As Eckes caught slower traffic, Lessard ate away at the lead and quickly caught the No. 15 of Eckes.

On lap 105, Lessard swiftly made a move around Eckes for the lead and checked out to score his first career CARS Racing Tour victory in just his third start. Eckes came home a career best second, with Brandon Setzer, Steve Wallace and Quinn Houff rounding out the top five.

“This is a dream come true for me,” said Lessard, whose native tongue is French, in Edelbrock Victory Lane. “First off, I can’t thank my team enough, David Gilliland Racing, we had an awesome car and my Toyota Camry was very fast. It’s awesome, a dream come true, and I can’t thank them enough.”

“It was just time to go and I had to go pass him,” he continued. “He did a very good job and it was a fun race. I don’t know (where the party will be), but I’m sure we will. This is very exciting.”

Super Late Model Tour
POS DRIVER/CAR # LAPS
1 Raphael Lassard (99) 125
2 Christian Eckes (15) 125
3 Brandon Setzer (6) 125
4 Steve Wallace (66) 125
5 Quin Houff (17) 122
6 Jake Crum (2) 125
7 AJ Frank (15F) 125
8 Clay Jones (67) 125
9 Preston Peltier (48) 125
10 Matt Craig (54) 125
11 Trevor Noles (22) 124
12 Lucas Jones (16) 124
13 Tanner Berryhill (17B) 124
14 Gus Dean (56) 124
15 Tyler Ankrum (58) 124
16 Alex Guenette (98) 120
17 Jeff Batten (49) 120
18 Tyler Church (7) 118
19 Cole Timm (57) 115
20 Joey Mucciacciaro (45) 68
21 Vinnie Miller (77) 60
22 Stephen Leicht (25) 52
23 Nicole Behar (97) DNS