2019CalSpeedMagazineOctober

T he 2019 Sprint Series has been a hell of an awesome rideand thefinale this pastweekendwas noexception. The Tecnico circuit made its second appearance this season with the previous winner Chase Nickells now going mano-e-mano with Ayrton DeMoss to determine the final 2 steps of the Championship podium. A quick profile of the heat 1C starters showed Nickells on pole ahead of Tyler Redman, winner by clinch of the overall championship last round, and Seth Willits, currently leading in another 4-stroke platform, the LO206 Senior class at Tri-C Karters. It wasn’t going to be an easy heat race. The first lap saw shuffling at the front, with Redman on point and Willits falling out of the top 3. With only one lap to go, both Nickells and Willits managed to get back to their original positions of P1 and P3 respectively, crossing the checkered along with Redman who added yet another 2nd place finish to his list. Going into the final main of the day would be a very strong top 3: on pole Hazlewood looking to oust Redman for the Summer Subchampionship, starting P2 Nickells and P3 starter DeMoss, the latter two fighting for the final steps of the podium. Going into the Main, there were only 14 points separating the two… Some battling earlier on saw Hazlewood fall back and Nickells now in control of the lead, a nervous Chase peeking behind at every cross of the line, especially with Redman absolutely on attack mode. Meanwhile, the battle for 3rd was between DeMoss and Hazlewood– the finish order of the pair would determine who would take the overall P2 in the championship. The entire top 4 remained a stressfully tight pack for the whole race but as the checkered flew in the air, it would be Nickells going 2 for 2 on his Tecnico entries! Despite his effort though, it just wouldn’t be enough: DeMoss’ P3 finish was the 1 position needed to hold on to the 2nd overall spot on the podium for the 2019 Sprint Series Championship by a slim 4 points. For his record, Redman’s absolute consistency for the whole season is what nailed down the Championship for him, as well as the Summer Subchampionship. A Main Podium B-Main Winner Michael Floerchinger C-Main Winner Tom Kwasniak Round 10 - Oct 5