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RSound 6 - Aug 29
print Series Round 6 took place this past weekend as part of the make-up round from a previous COVID shutdown back in April and it would once again be
a full house. The modification down to an 8-round season brought the points race to an even tighter one and the results of Round 6 certainly shook things up...
Grande, the longest course on the CalSpeed docket, provided the setting for this weekend’s action. Pole position would go to up and coming driver Kiron Chakraborty, with a blazing quick time of 1:11.200 to make it his first career pole. Just behind him would be Matthew McCoy with a 1:11.559.
In heat 1B, Michael Martin led the field at the green flag and would come under fire quickly from John Rice and McCoy. Rice might have been at the helm, but the battle ensuing behind him soon sucked him back into a cluster as the lead changed again and again. Martin and Rice wrestled for the lead but by the checkered, McCoy would lead the one lap that mattered and come off with the heat 1B win ahead of Martin P2 and Rice P3.
The front pack of the A-Main started with McCoy on pole and Martin off-pole leading a large horde of nearly 10 drivers, no space ever developing amongst the group. The whole race was a nail-biter as lead change after lead change kept onlookers guessing. Both Ivan Martinez and John Rice led for a big chunk in the middle of the race with McCoy holding close to them. With only a few laps to go however, Martinez would be ousted from his lead caused by contact from Martin. McCoy and a whole slew of drivers came rushing in through the now open window and the race would finish under black and checkered conditions. After official deliberation, McCoy would be awarded the 1st place position with Nathaniel Small in 2nd, and Rice in 3rd.
A Main Podium
B-Main Winner James Lieser
C-Main Winner Derek Borunda