2019CalSpeedMagazineJune

Masters Points 1 Diego Morales 1525 (0) 2 Jose da Silva 1455 (338) 3 Sheng Wu 1176 (222) 4 Ariel Rubio 1166 (197) 5 Steve Spring 1121 (223) Grand Masters Points 1 Tony Wika 1014 (214) 2 John Rice 934 (207) 3 Vladimir Orlov 790 (0) 4 Tom Zevin 766 (180) 5 Jeff Latimer 740 (134) Sportsman Points 1 Spencer Russell 1396 (285) 2 Evan Karp 1306 (301) 3 Seth Willits 1226 (235) 4 Tyler Redman 1220 (263) 5 Scott Milne 1125 (209) from 6th and 9th respectively on the grid. For Nagao, it was an especially good opening set of laps that saw him move into second fairly quickly, while Huerta would also make steady work to see the duo sit 2-3 by the end of lap four. The pair would go to work immediately to catch the solo driver of Morales out front, with the former leader eventually relegated to 3rd by lap 8. Nagao continued the role of leader while Huerta did the pushing, clicking off consistent laps to slowly pull away from Morales, who was slowly getting reeled in by the rest of the pack. With a comfortable lead built up, Huerta would make his move with about seven laps to go, with Nagao slotting in, and looking for a chance to counter. That chance would come on the final lap, Nagao trying to find a way around the defensive Huerta, coming just .075 seconds short at the line. It was a special moment for Huerta, who after 50 A-Main events and never being on the podium, would not only score hardware but go straight to the top of the box. For his part, Morales would slip back to 4th, but then attack back in the final lap to claim an impressive 3rd podium in a row.