CalSpeedSept2018

Pole - Adam Nagao Classico CCW would be the host for an exciting ninth round of the Super Series championship, one that not only saw some incredible racing for the win, but also the fight for a possible clinch to the overall championship. All eyes would be on series point leader Alyssa Yauney, as she pushed to seal the deal on a championship that looked to be in reach one round early… Adam Nagao would kick things off with top time in qualifying, earning his second career pole position, but his first in the counter-clockwise direction. Out-of-towner Andres Prieto continued his prowess from the IronMan that morning by putting up the second fastest lap, while point leader Alyssa Yauney brought home the final bonus point with a third overall. Of the trio however, it was the point leader that would put up the strongest showing in the heat races, becoming the fourth driver this year to sweep her heat races. Her closest title rival Sean Fite would lead a cast of fellow drivers with heat wins on the day, including the aforementioned Prieto, Aaron Scott, and Alexander Bermudez. Once the heat races had concluded, the first main of the day would be the C-Main, and it would be former competition karter James Bratton leading the field away from the green, and for the open two thirds of the race. Behind him, former Super Series regular turned 206 Masters competitor Duane Lawson made quick work to get into second, and then set his sights on the front. With Bratton starting with about a second lead after lap one, Lawson began to chip away and the gap a tenth or two at a time, finally getting to the back bumper at the start of lap 9. With time running out, Lawson immediately made the move, grabbing the lead from Bratton, with the former leader attempting a counter. With just a couple laps remaining, James kept things close, but was unable to challenge again for the lead, with Duane Lawson scoring hardware in his one-off Super Series appearance. After the mano-a-mano battle for the win in the C-main, the next main on the day saw a three-way fight for the B-Main victory and the transfer to the A-Main. Chris Huerta would lead the field at the drop of the green, with Anthony Severson in tow, followed by a very quick Evan Karp in third. It would actually be Karp who was on the move, first dispatching Severson for second, before giving the lead a shot on lap five. The counter was quick from the pole sitter however, and Huerta struck back to re-take the lead one lap later, with Severson moving up the very next lap on his own volition. All of this back and forth kept 2017 Sprint Series runner-up Don Diego Veloria in the game, making it a four-driver fight for the top spot in the waning laps. As it is many times in the counterclockwise direction, the Bypass corner once again looked to be the decider, with the top three all with a shot heading in. On the way out it was a drag race between Huerta and Karp -who was able to sneak past Severson- with the duo crossing the line in a photo finish… Huerta over Karp by just .015 seconds… Coming into the day, Alyssa Yauney needed to just maintain an A Main Podium B-Main Winner Chris Huerta C-Main Winner Duane Lawson Round 9 Sept 18