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After the action in the first two mains, the final race of the day had a lot more of what we usually see at CalSpeed: Smart, calculative driving. Starting out on the front row, Chris Huerta and Andres Prieto would immediately slot in line with the former out front. Just before the halfway mark when Prieto went for the pass in the hairpin, Huerta smartly slotted in behind, as they had not been able to break away from the pack chasing them. It wasn’t until about lap ten the symbiosis would start to unravel, with Aaron Scott dropping out of the lead group with a penalty, sparking a bit of infighting in the back half in the lead group of seven. Huerta would take the top spot back with about 3 to go, but the fireworks would really start on the final lap, and more specifically in the final corner. With seven in the lead train, it was sure to be a drag race to the line, and with the final negotiations in real estate sorted, it looked like it was Andres Prieto VS Diego Morales at the end, only to see Huerta come back with a head of steam. Prieto would hold on for his second win of the year, while Huerta nipped Morales at the line for 2nd; the top three separated by just .016 thousandths. Just missing out on the podium would be Sean Fite at just .069 of the top step, making it one of the closest 4-way fights for the win at CalSpeed.
Masters
1) Diego Morales
2) Max DeMoss
3) Jose da Silva
4) Matt Steele
5) Sheng Wu
Points Drop
1915 (291) 1684 (304) 1518 (225) 1438 (181) 1385 (186)
Grand Masters
1) Tony Wika
2) John Rice
3) Vladimir Orlov
4) Jeff Latimer
5) Tom Zevin
Points Drop
Sportsman
Points Drop
1647 (304) 1438 (181) 1372 (111) 1348 (177) 1342 (209)
1348 (177) 1) 1242 (0) 2) 1043 (0) 3) 906 (115) 4) 882 (145) 5)
Pietro Moro Matt Steele Michael Chen Tony Wika Jacob Reis