William Sowallich, who has led 474 consecutive laps on the PLM Tour, saw the checkered flag fly in front of him in Saturday’s 100-lap feature at the Tri-Counties.

That efficient streak came to an abrupt and shocking end after Sawalich was turned into the outside retaining wall by Jake Garcia out of Turn 4. The result of making Garcia regret and disappointing the victory lane.

“I didn’t mean to break [Sawalich] There,” said Garcia. “We were leaning against each other and one of us ended up spinning. It was like this, sorry [Sawalich]Now there is no choice but to move on to the next stage. ”

Garcia gradually took the lead over Sawalich until the finish on the final run, eventually placing himself very close to the lead.

Knowing that Garcia had a faster car, Sawalich went on to win five in a row despite missing a race at Greenville Pickens Speedway earlier this year, and moved ahead of Luke Fenhouse in the PLM Tour standings. I tried to defend so that I could get a little closer to the lead of .

Instead, Sawalich found himself in a much bigger deficit to Fenhaus after his crash on the final lap, and when he next saw Garcia on track, it was time for a run at Tri-County. He added that he was going to keep the finish in mind.