{"id":5256,"date":"2024-05-22T02:42:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T06:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/?p=5256"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:27:52","slug":"karter-sarff-conquers-millbridge-speedway-for-second-win-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/recap\/karter-sarff-conquers-millbridge-speedway-for-second-win-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Karter Sarff Conquers Millbridge Speedway for Second Win of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karter Sarff\u2019s recent starts with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota since garnering his first win of the season in early April haven\u2019t met his expectations.<\/p>\n
But in unfamiliar territory Tuesday night at Millbridge Speedway, he turned it around, leading the opening round of the DIAEDGE Double Down Showdown flag-to-flag for his second Feature win of the year and first-ever at the North Carolina oval.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were in a slump the last couple races, just couldn\u2019t get anything out of the car,\u201d Sarff said. \u201cCome to a bullring like this kinda takes the setup out of it a little\u2026 I guess I shouldn\u2019t say that. Paul May (crew chief) had her dialed all night long.\u201d<\/p>\n
Between his first win at US 36 Raceway in April and his second Tuesday night, Sarff \u2013 21, of Mason City, IL \u2013 had posted three finishes of 10th or worse with a best result of seventh two weeks ago at Humboldt Speedway. But those results are in the past, and the young open-wheel talent once again stands atop the national Midget world with his fourth career Series victory.<\/p>\n
When the green flag dropped in the main event, Sarff took off immediately, grabbing the lead from the pole and jumping out to a lead in lapped traffic that stretched nearly three seconds at its largest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was happy when I got to lapped traffic because I usually get through lapped traffic pretty good, and I was getting through them fast,\u201d Sarff said. \u201cI figured I might have been out a little ways, but I didn\u2019t know if they were right on me or not, so I just kept hammering on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Behind him, Zach Daum and Cannon McIntosh began their battle for the third spot \u2013\u00a0Daum the first to throw a slide job in Turn 1 and take the position, only to give it right back after stumbling in Turns 3-4. Daum was able to rebound though, getting by McIntosh for good with another Turn 1 slider \u2013 one that held up through Turns 3-4.<\/p>\n
\u201cMe and Cannon have come back to an understanding; we can race with each other again,\u201d Daum said. \u201cIt\u2019s good. That\u2019s how racing should be \u2013\u00a0I wasn\u2019t gonna crash him and he wasn\u2019t gonna crash me. I had my line; he had his line. When he was better, he would drive around me and if not, we\u2019d drag race down the straightaway.\u201d<\/p>\n