Jamaican Fraser McConnell has created history by becoming the first Jamaican Rally Cross champion, winning the 2019 Americas Rally Cross ARX2 Championship title during the Cooper Tires ARX of Mid-Ohio double-header event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
Unable to secure the championship on Saturday due to broken suspension during the Final, Fraser made light work of claiming the championship with a fast third place effort in qualifying on Sunday. With the championship pressure out of the way, Fraser went on to win the event itself outright in incredibly challenging wet and slippery conditions, taking his tally of victories to 5 from 9 events in 2019.
In his post-race interview Fraser commented “Right now, it still has not sunken in fully yet. We started off the weekend poorly but was able to come back and get the win in the Final. It was probably the slipperiest conditions I have ever driven in, other than that, the season went well. This track (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course) is where I got my first-ever rallycross win and I think it’s only fitting it’s also where I got my championship win. There’s no question, I had to be on my ‘A-game’ this year, with this field, there’s no room for error and it’s just pure driving out there. Every single race, heat, final, I just had to make sure I had my game face on and make no mistakes.”
On Tuesday October 9 ARX2 Champion Fraser McConnell will test drive the No. 00 cbdMD ARX Supercar of Steve Arpin, courtesy of cbdMD. For the 2020 season, McConnell will have his entry fees waived and be provided with complementary Cooper Tires for his entire 2020 ARX or ARX2 program. In addition, he will receive four free one-day DirtFish Rally School courses in one of their four-wheel-drive prepared Subaru vehicles.
JMMC congratulate Fraser for his championship win.
