The leader made quick work, leaving second place and Fowler dealing with dreaded dust. Fowler soon felt pressure by one of his biggest competitors who managed to sneak by him for third. Knowing that it would be a long race if he didn’t get back by him immediately, Fowler stole the position back just two turns later. Just three miles into the race, Fowler secured second and began chipping away time to get to the leader.

Fowler snagged the lead just before the completion on the first lap after the leader pulled over due to arm pump. With the rocky West Virginia terrain, Fowler focused on being smooth through the rock gardens and sprinting on the rest of the terrain knowing that he would have to execute the plan to keep a lead over his other competitors.

“This plan worked up until the final lap when second place turned the jets on and was able to get on my rear tires with about three miles to go,” said Fowler. “He made an unfortunate error and gave me breathing room to the finish line for our 10th win in 11 races which I am beyond happy with.”

Fowler lined back up in the second split row for the UTV start, and got off to a favorable start, entering the woods physically in seventh. Fowler’s other competitors each had their own issues allowing for Fowler to create his own pace without immediate pressure.

While running second on adjusted time, Fowler shifted from physically fifth to fourth and was presented with a clear track where he picked up the pace in an attempt to catch the top three cars. Unfortunately, a tire setup issue ultimately took Fowler out of contention where he had to limp around of the track for the remaining two laps to try and score points toward the title.

“I've been running a little lower tire pressure for traction and comfort in my first season, but on lap three the rocks destroyed both rear wheels and tires and I started literally losing Tire Balls out of the holes in the tires.” Fowler managed to stay on the lead lap, but finished 26th overall which would make him ineligible for points.