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| March 15, 2013 |
| Hamlin, Speed Claim Victories in Round One of RACERSITES Cup at Mooresville Motorplex |
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 | TaG Senior podium featuring Kyle Larson, Scott Speed and Jason Bowles
(Photo: mooresvillemotorplex.com) |
Denny Hamlin, Scott Speed, Johan Schwartz and Drew Herring all claimed victories in Round One of the RACERSITES Cup at Mooresville Motorplex (MMX). Following the ribbon cutting by the Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce, 58 competitors within four karting divisions showed race fans exactly how much racing excitement is in store for the 2013 and inaugural race season at MMX.
Speed captured the win in the 25-lap feature event in the TaG Senior division. The field of 18 karts charged into turn one of the 0.7-mile sprint track, but only 11 karts made it through the difficult turn after a seven-kart pileup caused the first caution of the race.
Pole sitter, Jason Bowles, shot out to an early 10-kart lead, leaving the field to battle it out behind him. By lap seven, Hamlin began to reel in Bowles, cutting his lead nearly in half. Hamlin was able to close onto Bowles’ bumper each time the two drivers entered the infamous ‘hairpin’ turn in the middle of the track.
When the halfway flags flew, Bowles and Hamlin’s hard battle allowed the rest of the top five of Speed, Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet to close in on the leaders. With only nine laps to go, Speed made a move around Hamlin in the hairpin turn, allowing Larson to sneak past Hamlin as well. Hamlin tucked in behind Larson, but faded to fourth position.
The top three of Bowles, Speed and Larson were within a kart length of each other before Speed made a bold move to the inside of Bowles to take the lead as they crossed the start/finish line with three laps to go. Larson went on to overtake Bowles as well. Speed crossed the line in first, followed by Larson and Bowles.
Hamlin won the TaG Masters 25-lap feature event. Johan Schwartz claimed the victory in the Rental Kart League Heavy Division 20-lap feature race. Drew Herring took the win in the 20-lap Rental Kart League Lite Division feature event.
For a complete list of results from all four divisions, click HERE
 | TaG Masters podium featuring Michael McDowell, Denny Hamlin, and Randy Sampson
(Photo: mooresvillemotorplex.com) |
The RACERSITES Cup will be back in action same place, same time next Wednesday night, March 20. Each Wednesday night segment of the RACERSITES Cup will consist of two practice sessions, a qualifying session and feature racing under the lights for each class. A champion will be crowned after the completion of the five-week series on April 10.
There is a $10 Facility Entrance Fee for all spectators. Kids 10 and under are free. Individuals who have a MMX membership will not be charged a Facility Entrance Fee. Competitors will only be charged for their RACERSITES Cup event registration fee.
For the most recent video clips, race results, live timing feeds and behind the scenes photos, visit the official event website for the RACERSITES Cup: http://mooresvillemotorplex.com/racersitescup/ . Live Timing and Scoring for the TaG Masters and TaG Senior divisions on race day is available through the RACERSITES-powered system, LapTrax: http://racersites.com/laptrax . Live Timing and Scoring for the Rental Kart League on the day of the event is available on the MMX website: http://www.mooresvillemotorplex.com/timing/ .
For live updates during the RACERSITES Cup, follow #RACERSITESCup on Twitter. To join in on the conversation simply include #RACERSITESCup in your tweet. Also, you can follow RACERSITES and MMXKarting for exclusive, behind the scenes event photos on Instagram. Search for photos using #RACERSITESCup and for a chance to win weekly prizes, submit your own by tagging your image. |
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