Patrick Stout Steals Glory in 200-Lap Red Light Racing Tour Mod Marathon

by Tim Corder

📊 Race Stats at a Glance

🏆 Winner: Patrick Stout (3 Laps Led)
🥈 2nd Place: Luke Logan Allen (5 Laps Led)
🥉 3rd Place: Eric Stout (184 Laps Led)
⏱️ Fastest Lap: Keven Alicea – 13.658 sec (Lap 119)
🚦 Pole Position: Eric Stout – 13.685 sec
🔁 Leaders: 6 | Lead Changes: 14
🚨 Cautions: 9 (36 Laps)
⏱️ Race Time: 1h 9m
📏 Race Distance: 200 Laps (Double-Distance Special)
✨ Clean Machine (0 Incidents): Eric Stout
🚀 Hard Chargers: Patrick Stout (+10, from 11th to 1st); Mike Taschereau (+10, from 19th to 10th)

Qualifying Recap

The step up to Tour Modifieds and double-distance 200 laps at Bristol, the Last Great Coliseum, meant qualifying carried extra weight this week. Eric Stout delivered in style, blistering a 13.685-second lap to claim the pole on the RaceDayCT.com starting grid. He was flanked by Chad Alcares on the front row, with Ethan Troutman and Rob Higgins filling out row two. Behind them, the depth of the field promised a night of fireworks, and Bristol delivered.

Race Breakdown

The green flag barely waved before chaos struck. A pileup on the front stretch collected multiple cars on Lap 3, setting the tone for a caution-filled but dramatic night.

Eric Stout controlled the early going, but on Lap 24 Luke Logan Allen muscled past to briefly take the lead only for Stout to snatch it back five laps later. Through the first 100 laps, Eric was the class of the field, pacing the Tour Mods with authority.

Strategy began to play a role around Lap 53, when Brian Neff spun, triggering pit stops on the ensuing caution. Several drivers, including Allen and Jeff Aho, pitted at odd intervals as the iRacing booth had an unexplained computer glitch, setting up a shuffled restart cycle. That chaos peaked on Lap 100, when Brian Bianchi and Jeff Aho wrecked while leading, handing the point right back to Eric Stout.

Restarts defined the middle stages. Chad Alcares accidentally restarted in the wrong gear at Lap 111, stacking the field and letting Eric escape again. Ethan Troutman’s night unraveled around Lap 96 in a tangle with Allen, while other hopefuls like Fred LeClair and Rob Higgins saw their races end early.

By the final 25 laps, four names rose to the top: Eric Stout, Chad Alcares, Luke Logan Allen, and Patrick Stout. Eric continued to lead, but cautions bunched the pack and gave challengers a shot. With 12 laps to go, Patrick climbed to 2nd, stalking his brother at the front.

The finish was one for the ages. With three laps remaining, the front three went nearly three-wide for the lead. Patrick Stout found the momentum and edged ahead, leading the final three laps to take home the win. Luke Logan Allen claimed 2nd, while Eric Stout settled for a bittersweet 3rd after dominating 184 laps. Eric can take some solace: in addition to controlling most of the race, he was the only driver to complete the distance without any incident points, earning this week’s Clean Machine honors.

Championship Update

Eric Stout (678 pts) keeps the top spot with a firm 87-point cushion despite heartbreak in the closing laps. As long as he starts each of the final two races, he’s essentially a lock to win the championship.
Ethan Troutman (591 pts) holds 2nd, though his 15th-place finish stings.
Jeff Aho (585 pts) lurks just 6 points back in 3rd.
Chad Alcares (561 pts) jumps to 4th, adding heat to the top tier.
Patrick Stout (+2 to 16th, 406 pts) rockets upward thanks to his win, reminding everyone that momentum matters late in the season.

Looking Ahead

After the chaos of Bristol’s 200-lap Tour Mod special, the series returns to its familiar SK Modifieds and 100-lap sprints at Stafford. But if this week proved anything, it’s that no lead is safe when cautions, pit cycles, and late-race nerves collide under the lights.

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