2018CalSpeedMagazineNov

Masters Championship 1 Diego Morales 2840 2 Alexander Bermudez 2657 3 Jose da Silva 2573 4 Steve Spring 2423 5 Rodney Bryant 2363 Grand Masters Championship 1 Tony Wika 1570 2 Tom Zevin 1558 3 Jeff Latimer 1538 4 Brian Starr 1095 5 Gilbert Perez 955 Sportsman Championship 1 Rodney Bryant 2363 2 Sam Hunt 2310 3 Scott Milne 2211 4 Mark Sternberg 2100 5 Dmitry Korotkov 1984 Huerta would go from follower to leader on lap two, taking over the sharp end and holding it for the next several laps, with Kreig slipping back to third with Patrick Britain taking over runner-up duties. That trio would hold station into the second half of the race, but would not be able to shake the rest of the pack, with one driver in particular making serious in-roads to the front. That driver would be Diego Morales; Masters point leader and championship hopeful, looking to seal the deal on his first title by securing another A-Main win. Starting eighth but moving into 6th by the end of the first lap, he would slowly march up through the lead group, getting inside the top three with five to go. When Britain made his move for the lead on lap 13, Morales came too, and when the white flag flew, it was Britain VS Morales, with a hungry pack just behind. With a move and counter move, the duo would drag race to the line, with Morales coming out on top for his 5th career win, securing his first Masters Championship in the process. For his part, Britain would miraculously climb from 10th to 5th in the overall standings in the final event, while Adam Nagao would come out of the craziness just behind the lead two, and snag a final podium for his efforts.