After witnessing the magic the happened during the Indy Lights Freedom 100 on Friday(video), GASCAR was hoping to thrill the crowd with a similar show. Of note, Proof missed the driver's meeting(Am I repeating myself?) and was forced to start from the rear. DJ captured the poll from MINI in the waning seconds of qualifying but the non-draft speeds of the spec R2 Lexus SC430s were separated by only 1.5 seconds.
In the first 25 lap race, only two of the nine racers did not lead a lap. Late in the race the pair of Trigga and DJ proved to be the dominate drafting team. MINI was trying to latch on to the back of them but had a battle going with Stauburst for the last podium spot. Trigga captured the win with DJ behind. Stauburst missed out on the podium by 0.0004 seconds to MINI. TopFuel finished dead last after a late race bobble. Newcomer, VinDoctor21, had a strong showing but had a late incident that pushed him back in the field.
The field was inverted and had a rolling start for the second race. TopFuel was hoping to score some points and stabilize his points lead. There were two early cautions which then led to what was possibly the longest green flag on an oval in GASCAR history. The last 15 laps were run under green. There were a few single car incidents but GASCAR's "Sorry, about your luck!" rule left those drivers digging to find a drafting partner to pull them back to the front.
In the end a five car pack was fighting for the lead, but in the end Trigga managed to hold off the field, including a charging VinDoctor to capture his second win of the night.
Next GASCAR returns to making right and left turns at Mugello GP on May 31st at 11pm ET.
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