2019CalSpeedMagazineJune

Pole - Ariel Rubio CHRIS HUERTA SCORES MAIDEN SUPER SERIES HARDWARE WITH R6 VICTORY! Round #6 of the 2019 CalSpeed Super Series would take to a special one-off track layout, dubbed the ‘Temp Track’. An extremely short layout, the lap times were quick, and sometimes meant that lapped traffic would offer up additional challenges. When the final flag fell on the day, however, it would be a long time veteran of the sport on the top step, snagging not only his first podium but a long-awaited first ever Super Series victory… A day that would be filled with firsts would also see a first- time pole sitter in qualifying, as Ariel Rubio came away with the quickest lap in the green/white/checkered session. Claiming some bonus points and starting first for their respective heat races as well, were reigning Super Series champ Alyssa Yauney, and reigning Sprint Series champ Sam Hunt. Like last month however, starting first didn’t mean finishing there, and different faces took home the wins in the heat races, including heat race sweeps by both Diego Morales and Sean Fite. Bringing home the other two heat race wins would be Paulo Franca and Jose da Silva As is the case sometimes in the C-Main, a driver that is typically in one of the higher mains makes an appearance, and in this case that driver was Max Demoss Sr. Lining up 8th on the Grid, Demoss found himself in the first main of the day after a DQ in his first heat race for forgetting to buckle his helmet. A silly mistake to be sure, but Demoss wasted little time showing why he typically runs in the higher mains, getting to the front early and pulling out to a 17+ second lead. It would actually not only be his first piece of CalSpeed hardware but also his first karting related hardware as well Unlike the main before it, the B-Main would see a proper battle at the front for the win, with Evan Lawrence leading the field away at the green ahead of Doug Yauney and Ayrton Demoss. As the race neared the halfway point it would become a four-horse race, as Sprint Series standout Chase Nickells joined the fray. It was about this same time that Demoss would find his way to the point, with Nickells making moves of his own to snag third from Yauney. Lawrence would take more for Nickells to dispatch however, and as the infighting ensued, so too did Demoss’ lead grow. In the end, it would be another Demoss snagging the hardware, duplicating his father’s feat from the race before From the drop of the green, the A-Main was a battle royale, albeit with one of the cleanest opening laps, proving why the A-Main was the ‘big show’. With the infighting that erupted at the start, pole sitter Diego Morales would get out front and hold onto the lead for the opening six circuits. Behind saw passes and re-passes every lap in nearly every corner, with Adam Nagao and Chris Huerta making steady inroads to the front A Main Podium B-Main Winner Ayrton Demoss C-Main Winner Max Demoss Sr. Round 6 - June 22