2020CalSpeedMagazineJanuary

Masters Points 1) Diego Morales 415 2) Max DeMoss 332 3) Jose da Silva 309 4) Chris Carter 301 5) Michael Chen 278 Grand Masters Points 1) Tony Wika 299 2) John Rice 274 3) Vladimir Orlov 187 4) Tom Zevin 186 5) Mike Carlson 180 Sportsman Points 1) Pietro Moro 351 2) Tony Wika 299 3) Chase Nickells 296 4) Matt Steele 289 5) Michael Chen 278 scoring the B-Main by just under a second. Diego Morales may have had the pole position to start the first A-Main of the year, but it would be Paulo Franca coming out on top through the esses, and eventually lead lap 1. Morales would actually slip back to P3, as TJ Blackledge slotted into second, while Sean Fite and Ayrton DeMoss completed the top five. This quintet actually stayed pretty calm for several laps, and were rewarded with an enlarging advantage to the chasing drivers behind until the first move was made on lap 6. It would happen in the esses, with Morales eventually coming out on top, and Franca getting stuck on the outside to slip from first to fifth in one lap. From there the front three would hold station, attempting to drop the back two off the back of the train, and it almost worked, as Franca and DeMoss dueled for fourth for a couple of laps. DeMoss was the one on the charge however, having no intention of losing the front three, and clocked the fastest lap -and a new track record- to bridge the gap to the front. The front five would stay latched together, with no change in position up until the white flag flew; there were fast laps aplenty, and no mistakes, which made it very had to make any moves. In the end, the quintet would finish as they ran most of the race, with Diego Morales scoring his 8th career win, with TJ Blackledge and Sean Fite rounding out the podium. The CalSpeed Super Series returns February 8th, taking to the Grande CCW course for the first time this season, so don’t miss out on what is certainly a driver favorite course!