Arsham Leads Most of the Race but Finishes in Fifth

Willows, CA -- Ali Arsham needed a win to take over first place in the championship at Thunderhill Raceway's Round 4 but the car had other thoughts as a small mechanical hiccup dropped him to fifth place in the race and second in the championship.

Arsham had the perfect strategy and he took over the lead from a fifth place start on lap one and did not relinquish it for most of the race. The GoGoGear.com/Konig Wheels Hyundai Genesis was fast and fuel efficient and hit his target fuel mileage perfectly. Arsham pitted on lap 47 and Gary Trudeau jumped in the car for his stint. With only five minutes remaining in the race, the duo were in the lead and had a lap advantage on the second place car when Trudeau reported that the throttle had stopped working. Trudeau was forced to pit and unfortunately there was no time to make any repairs and they had to settle for a fifth place finish.

GoGoGear.com Racing Team is a professional racing team that has been winning races since 1994 and has grown from one car to seven cars. The team has won dozens of championships since then in different classes and different cars. The team most recently won the driver’s championship in the United States Touring Car Championship in 2019 and placed second in the Team Championship. The team does more than just win races though. The team has built some awesome project cars, including ones for the SEMA show for major manufacturers including General Motors, Hyundai, Honda, Toyota and Kia.

USTCC is a professional road racing series comprising of late model sport compact sedans such as BMW 3 series, Mazdaspeed 3, Hyundai Genesis Coupe, Chevrolet Corvette, Porsche 911, Audi R8, Ford Mustang, Honda Civic and others. The cars use slightly modified engines and highly modified suspensions with aerodynamic ground effects and sticky Hankook slick race tires. The races can be seen exclusively on Final Drive TV available on NBC Sports on Xfinity cable, Dish Network, DirecTV and AT&T U-verse. For more information on USTCC, visit www.ustcc.com.