(CHASE RACE #5) American Challenge Presented by Sharpie @ Road America
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(CHASE RACE #5) American Challenge Presented by Sharpie @ Road America
by BJA95 Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:58 pm
Macintosh dominates to take spot in Final 8
It was an easy day for Grant Macintosh, as he led 22 of the 30 laps from the pole to take home the win at Road America and earn his place into the last eight in the championship fight. Macintosh, who earned his fifth win of the season, and second road course win of the season, held off Casey Lester, his teammate, to the line as the race ended under yellow; the first race to do so since the green-white-checkered rule was abolished by new CEO Dean Thompson just two weeks ago.
Connor Swift, another non-chase driver, finished in third position, while chase drivers Chiyo Minami and Ross Carter boosted their chances of making the next round earning themselves a top 5 each.
Debutant Braxton Laughlin, replacing the injured Frank McBrien, could only muster up at 28th place finish, 3 laps down.
A lap 3 accident made Talladega a must-win for Gabriel Macena, as he was the only chase driver to be eliminated from the accident, while Ruby McBrien will be thankful for her Indianapolis victory after she crashed out with fellow chase competitor Breyton Green on lap 9.
"What the hell are we doing winnin' here?!" said Macintosh in victory lane, "I've never been known for my road racing, but man, we had a great car today. Gotta thank the ATK boys for their hard work to keep us in this thing, this is a huge relief, now we can go focus on getting into the Final 4 and going to Vegas to race for the title!"
"If only we could do this earlier in the year," said Connor Swift, who announced he would be leaving Kwik Fit at the end of the season before the race, "Car was damn good today. Never got the Q effort we needed in and that's what hurt us all year. We've not had the cars, but myself and Chiyo [Minami] were able to get what we needed out of the car today. I'm here to make sure that #22 makes the final four now, though."
Macintosh joins Ruby McBrien in the third round of the chase, as 10 drivers will fight for the 6 remaining spots at Talladega.
It was an easy day for Grant Macintosh, as he led 22 of the 30 laps from the pole to take home the win at Road America and earn his place into the last eight in the championship fight. Macintosh, who earned his fifth win of the season, and second road course win of the season, held off Casey Lester, his teammate, to the line as the race ended under yellow; the first race to do so since the green-white-checkered rule was abolished by new CEO Dean Thompson just two weeks ago.
Connor Swift, another non-chase driver, finished in third position, while chase drivers Chiyo Minami and Ross Carter boosted their chances of making the next round earning themselves a top 5 each.
Debutant Braxton Laughlin, replacing the injured Frank McBrien, could only muster up at 28th place finish, 3 laps down.
A lap 3 accident made Talladega a must-win for Gabriel Macena, as he was the only chase driver to be eliminated from the accident, while Ruby McBrien will be thankful for her Indianapolis victory after she crashed out with fellow chase competitor Breyton Green on lap 9.
"What the hell are we doing winnin' here?!" said Macintosh in victory lane, "I've never been known for my road racing, but man, we had a great car today. Gotta thank the ATK boys for their hard work to keep us in this thing, this is a huge relief, now we can go focus on getting into the Final 4 and going to Vegas to race for the title!"
"If only we could do this earlier in the year," said Connor Swift, who announced he would be leaving Kwik Fit at the end of the season before the race, "Car was damn good today. Never got the Q effort we needed in and that's what hurt us all year. We've not had the cars, but myself and Chiyo [Minami] were able to get what we needed out of the car today. I'm here to make sure that #22 makes the final four now, though."
Macintosh joins Ruby McBrien in the third round of the chase, as 10 drivers will fight for the 6 remaining spots at Talladega.
- Results:
F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 1 12 G Macintosh 96.802 30 22* 185 Running
2 31 21 C Lester -0.68 30 2 175 Running
3 29 20 C Swift -1.03 30 0 165 Running
4 7 22 C Minami -1.41 30 0 160 Running
5 20 28 R Carter -1.82 30 0 155 Running
6 33 6 R Matthews -2.15 30 1 155 Running
7 13 76 R McKee -2.48 30 1 151 Running
8 10 75 W Carmichael -2.81 30 2 147 Running
9 16 99 K Miller -3.15 30 0 138 Running
10 6 65 I Durbin -3.48 30 0 134 Running
11 21 31 J Eichholtz -3.82 30 0 130 Running
12 23 44 E Jenkins -4.25 30 0 127 Running
13 8 0 M Nishikino -4.58 30 0 124 Running
14 12 15 B Perrin -6.45 30 0 121 Running
15 25 24 P Vaughn -6.80 30 0 118 Running
16 18 82 J Sanders -7.20 30 0 115 Running
17 24 05 M McAllister -7.62 30 0 112 Running
18 15 98 S Harrow -8.11 30 0 109 Running
19 3 1 M Dillinger -8.60 30 2 111 Running
20 27 78 D Williams -9.29 30 0 103 Running
21 30 7 D Johnson -10.54 30 0 100 Running
22 19 10 D Leckliter -24.76 30 0 97 Running
23 22 02 R Truro, Jr. -1L 29 0 94 Running
24 4 00 J Clagett -1L 29 0 91 Running
25 39 92 B Carlisle -2L 28 0 88 Running
26 17 81 N Balandier -2L 28 0 85 Running
27 38 72 C Conway -2L 28 0 82 Running
28 37 11 B Laughlin -3L 27 0 79 Running
29 2 9 M Johnson -6L 24 0 76 Accident
30 36 66 D Donohue -9L 21 0 73 Engine
31 26 2 B Atkins -19L 11 0 70 Ignition
32 9 86 M Montellini -20L 10 0 67 Retired
33 28 88 B Green -22L 8 0 64 Accident
34 32 29 R McBrien -22L 8 0 61 Valve
35 5 89 L Forrester -27L 3 0 58 Camshaft
36 35 50 G Macena -27L 3 0 55 Piston
37 11 19 E Vance -27L 3 0 52 Camshaft
38 14 14 G Hadaway -28L 2 0 49 Camshaft
39 34 57 D Dent -29L 1 0 46 Valve
- Chase Standings:
1. Grant Macintosh (1 win)
2. Ruby McBrien (1 win)
3. Ryan Matthews (+95)
4. Kevin Miller (+69)
5. Bradley Carlisle (+48)
6. Ross Carter (+32)
7. Chiyo Minami (+29)
8. Ike Durbin (3061 points; +0)
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9. Breyton Green (-1)
10. Gabriel Macena (-7)
11. Matilda Dillinger (-18)
12. Frank McBrien (-47)
- Points:
1 +2 R Matthews 25 2 11 13 13.72 2 8.36 3156 0/0
2 +5 G Macintosh 25 5 10 12 15.04 4 5.88 3134 22/22
3 +1 K Miller 25 0 7 14 14.48 0 17.52 3130 26/4
4 -3 R McBrien 25 3 7 11 17.28 2 11.08 3120 36/10
5 -3 B Carlisle 25 2 6 8 18.88 6 6.48 3109 47/11
6 +2 R Carter 24 0 3 8 17.83 0 14.21 3093 63/16
7 +5 C Minami 25 1 5 7 19.64 0 18.80 3090 66/3
8 +3 I Durbin 25 0 3 8 20.56 0 20.08 3061 95/29
9 -4 B Green 25 0 7 14 14.64 0 19.16 3060 96/1
10 -4 G Macena 25 0 4 8 18.76 1 16.64 3054 102/6
11 -2 M Dillinger 25 4 9 11 15.40 0 7.24 3043 113/11
12 -2 F McBrien 24 2 5 9 15.58 2 7.54 3014 142/29
13 +1 E Jenkins 24 0 4 10 18.92 0 20.29 2190 966/824
14 -1 B Atkins 25 2 8 12 16.28 2 7.24 2187 969/3
15 -- C Lester 25 0 6 10 16.84 0 9.92 2179 977/8
16 -- E Vance 25 3 7 7 21.36 2 8.40 2079 1077/100
17 -- C Swift 25 0 5 9 19.80 0 16.76 932 2224/1147
18 +1 M Nishikino 25 0 2 5 19.76 0 27.04 818 2338/114
19 -1 R Truro, Jr. 24 0 1 7 19.67 0 18.21 810 2346/8
20 +1 P Vaughn 25 0 1 5 19.72 0 28.92 799 2357/11
21 -1 D Donohue 25 0 1 6 20.56 0 18.72 788 2368/11
22 -- J Clagett 24 0 2 5 19.96 0 16.04 781 2375/7
23 +2 R McKee 25 0 2 5 21.76 0 24.76 754 2402/27
24 -- S Harrow 25 0 0 3 20.48 0 25.60 728 2428/26
25 -2 M Montellini 23 0 1 5 19.74 0 22.13 722 2434/6
26 +1 W Carmichael 25 0 0 2 21.00 0 24.52 689 2467/33
27 +1 J Sanders 25 0 0 1 22.44 1 24.00 648 2508/41
28 +1 J Eichholtz 25 0 0 4 23.92 0 18.28 644 2512/4
29 -3 L Forrester 25 0 1 4 23.24 0 25.28 637 2519/7
30 -- D Leckliter 25 0 0 2 22.20 0 26.52 615 2541/22
31 -- H Tsushima 11 1 1 4 15.18 2 22.91 479 2677/136
32 -- D Dent 24 0 0 0 25.88 0 34.50 445 2711/34
33 -- B Stansfield 15 0 1 3 20.53 0 27.00 434 2722/11
34 -- D Williams 25 0 0 0 27.16 0 34.40 432 2724/2
35 -- D Johnson 21 0 0 0 24.86 0 35.33 410 2746/22
36 +1 M McAllister 22 0 0 0 26.95 0 35.86 375 2781/35
37 -1 N Yazawa 9 0 1 3 16.33 1 21.22 345 2811/30
38 -- M Hanley 10 0 1 3 20.40 0 17.20 317 2839/28
39 -- B Ward 13 0 0 0 23.31 0 32.31 294 2862/23
40 -- Y Kunikida 11 0 1 2 24.00 0 27.82 291 2865/3
41 -- C Conway 8 0 0 2 20.38 0 15.38 257 2899/34
42 -- N Balandier 9 0 0 1 19.78 0 24.22 256 2900/1
43 -- G Hadaway 8 0 0 1 21.63 0 23.25 216 2940/40
44 -- S Libra 5 0 2 2 19.60 0 15.20 202 2954/14
45 -- N Prowse 7 0 0 1 19.86 0 16.57 201 2955/1
46 -- R Matsuura 6 0 0 0 21.67 0 32.33 150 3006/51
47 -- S Peterson 6 0 0 0 25.50 0 36.00 121 3035/29
48 +1 M Johnson 4 0 0 0 23.50 0 24.50 94 3062/27
49 -1 B Collins 2 0 0 1 14.00 0 31.00 81 3075/13
50 -- T Benatar 4 0 0 0 25.75 0 30.50 69 3087/12
51 -- G Carter 2 0 0 1 21.50 0 30.50 68 3088/1
52 +2 B Perrin 4 0 0 0 28.25 0 22.25 68 3088/0
53 -1 B Boyd 1 0 0 1 9.00 0 32.00 55 3101/11
54 -- B Laughlin 1 0 0 0 28.00 0 37.00 15 3141/40
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