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Pole - Doug Yauney C alSpeed’s Tecnico circuit would be the final playground for the 2018 Super Series season, and while the overall championship had been wrapped up by Alyssa Yauney one round prior, all other championships -including an eight driver battle for the overall podium- were still up in the air. In what had already been one of the most exciting years in series history, the 2018 Season Finale carried on that tradition, and did not disappoint… Qualifying would see a couple of new faces at the top of the charts, as the ever-improving Doug Yauney -Alyssa’s father- brought home his best ever performance via his first career pole position, while up and coming talent Evan Karp secured the second spot overall. Capping off a season that already saw him with arguably the best qualifying consistency of any driver, Chris Huerta picked up the third overall position, carrying with it pole position for heat three, and his series-leading 17th bonus point in qualifying. The heat races would continue the trend of the year, as the 10-driver invert forced drivers to work as hard as ever to find the front to make it two solid heats, and make it to the coveted A-Main. Heat wins would go to six different drivers, as Adam Nagao, Evan Karp, Andres Prieto, Sean Fite, Diego Morales, and Patrick Britain would all bring home the honors; but it would be Bill Kreig -with a pair of 2nds- scoring pole for the final A-Main of the year… The first Main of the day would continue the tone of unpredictability set early in the day, as pole sitter Justin Altman came under fire immediately at the start of the C-Main, falling straight back to 4th spot by lap 2. Former Sprint Series C-Main winner, young Zachary Francavilla looked to duplicate that feat in the Super Series, taking over the top spot from Altman, holding on to it for those opening laps. Lee Nguyen and Chase Nickells would join the lead quartet, both looking to make something happen, and the resulting infighting saw positions change nearly every lap. Altman would surge back to the front, taking over at the halfway point, but again would come under fire from Francavilla. This time however, he would only slip to second, and once taking the spot back one lap later, would be able to hold on to the finish to score the C-Main win, and transfer position. The battle would continue behind him however, and it would become a four-way battle -and eventual drag race- to the finish line, with 2nd-5th separated by just .188 seconds… Like we have seen on multiple occasions, single drivers or even small groups can break away when there is a lot of battling and jostling for position behind them, and that’s exactly what happened in the B-Main. With the infighting behind them, pole sitter veteran Masters drivers Chris Carter and Ariel Rubio were able to squirt away from the pack, eventually securing a near 3-second lead. While most of the race saw Rubio work together with his impromptu teammate, he did take a stab at the front once, with Carter immediately taking the lead back one lap later. Instead of getting into a back-and-forth that would A Main Podium B-Main Winner Ariel Rubio C-Main Winner Justin Altman Round 10 Nov 10