NASCAR ARCA: Matt Merrell Finishes in the Top 10 in 3 Amigos 250 at Talladega

One look at the results from Daytona and Talladega, you'd think Matt Merrell is a series veteran and has practice on the restrictor plates. New Flash - you're wrong as the Portland, Texas native is only a rookie at this. Despite that, Merrell finished third at Daytona in February and this past weekend, he finished 10th at Talladega. Merrell qualified the car 12th, though once the green flag fell, Merrell was up to sixth 16 laps into the event. The first caution came out on lap 16 for Terry Jones losing a motor, in which crew chief Mike Chaffee brought Merrell down pit road for fuel only. This set Merrell back outside of the top 10 as the leaders stayed out, though he was back up to fifth by lap 27. Merrell stayed the rest of the day in posi...

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