CalSpeedSept2018

Masters Points Drop 1 Diego Morales 321 2459 2 Alexander Bermudez 255 2402 3 Jose da Silva 263 2223 4 Steve Spring 249 2105 5 Rodney Bryant 211 2082 Grand Masters Drop 1 Tom Zevin 132 1404 2 Jeff Latimer 159 1374 3 Tony Wika 150 1343 4 Brian Starr 0 1095 5 Gilbert Perez 71 856 Sportsman Points Drop 1 Rodney Bryant 211 2082 2 Sam Hunt 161 1974 3 Scott Milne 203 1949 4 Mark Sternberg 130 1822 5 Dmitry Korotkov 188 1756 85+ point lead to clinch her first Super Series championship, but after sweeping both her heat races, it became clear she was looking for more than just a solid points day. Leading the field to the green via the double-file rolling start, she would have veteran Bill Kreig on the outside pole, followed by heat race winner Andres Prieto and fast driver from qualifying Adam Nagao in row two. Yauney would command the race from the front right away, with Kreig, Prieto, and Nagao breaking away with her from the infighting for fifth. The quartet seemed content at first to ride along but when Kreig’s move for the lead only last a single lap before Yauney took it back, the rest of the pack started to get antsy. First Prieto made the move on Kreig for 2nd, and then Nagao one lap later, not only allowing Yauney to pull slightly away, but also to let a now more settled top ten to inch closer. With Prieto and Nagao now linked up, the duo went to work to reel the leader back in, while also gapping the rest of the field to make it a three-driver fight at the front with two to go. Now in position, the fight was on, and the once healthy margin was reduced to nothing in a single lap, with the addition of Kreig and TJ Blackledge making now five karts in position for the win. Prieto played the best hand of the group, finding his way by, and with enough margin to cross the line unchallenged, while the next four crossed the line as a group, blanketed by just over .2 seconds. Unfortunately for Yauney, it would see her slip from the lead to 4th in the final complex, while TJ Blackledge went from 5th to 2nd, and Adam Nagao stole the final podium spot at the line. The consolation prize for Alyssa Yauney was not a bad one, however; clinching the 2018 Super Series championship one round early…