From the Star Mazda Championship
Irishman Peter Dempsey completed a 'Canadian hat trick,' winning Round 8 of the Star Mazda Championship. Dempsey, driving the #21 Mazda, also won last weekend at Trois Rivieres and the weekend before that at Road America, becoming the first driver this season to win three races.
Finishing second at Mosport was Joel Miller in the #20 Mazda, followed by Tom Gladdis in the #5 Mazda.
The Expert Series winner was Chris Cumming, driver of the #16 Mazda, while the Gerry Kraut, driving the #55 Mazda, won the Master Series class.
"I wasn't sure going into the race that we had the pace to win, but I was able to pass Edwards on lap 7 just a few seconds before a full-course yellow came out. When the race went green again for a couple of laps I was able to hold him off, then we had that final incident and the race ended under yellow," said Dempsey.
While the race began cleanly with a textbook standing start and some hard racing in the opening laps, ultimately half the race was run under yellow largely due to the cleanup required when a car laid down a trail of oil from turn 6 all the way to turn 8.
The final nine laps of the race were under caution and when it became apparent that the cleanup would not be done in the time allotted for the race, series officials called for the checkered flag.
Rounding out the top-5 were pole-sitter John Edwards, who's #7 Mazda seemed to have the measure of the field, but got caught out of position by the long final yellow, and Alex Ardoin, in a strong comeback after a massive shunt in qualifying destroyed his #51 Mazda, forcing him to start in the team's backup car.
Dempsey's teammate Charles Hall qualified 5th in the #77 Mazda, but got off into the marbles on a highspeed turn and went for a hair-raising cross-country ride toward the wall. He was able, barely, to keep it away from the concrete, but broke the right front suspension and had to pit for repairs. He finished 19th, one lap down.
At the conclusion of Round 8 of the 12-race 2008 Star Mazda Championship, Joel Miller, moves into the lead of an extremely tight championship battle with 274 points. Peter Dempsey is in second with 273, followed by Alex Ardoin with 271, Charles Hall with 262, John Edwards with 252 and Tom Gladdis in 6th with 247 points.
The next event, a double-race weekend, will take place on the Thunderbolt track at the brand-new New Jersey Motorsports Park, September 12 - 14.
Round Eight - Mosport International Raceway
Race Results :
Pos No. Name Laps Diff Gap Best Tm Best Spd
1 21 Peter Dempsey 20 --- --- 1:16.942 115.053
2 20 Joel Miller 20 0.146 0.146 1:17.101 114.816
3 5 Tom Gladdis 20 0.955 0.809 1:17.145 114.750
4 7 John Edwards 20 3.801 2.846 1:16.984 114.990
5 51 Alex Ardoin 20 4.431 0.630 1:18.606 112.617
6 18 Ernesto Otero 20 4.735 0.304 1:18.545 112.705
7 82 Billy Goshen 20 5.442 0.707 1:18.355 112.978
8 19 Caio Lara 20 5.869 0.427 1:18.194 113.211
9 24 J.C. Kester 20 9.421 3.552 1:18.332 113.011
10 34 Natalia Kowalska 20 9.941 0.520 1:19.041 111.998
11 22 Rusty Mitchell 20 11.047 1.106 1:19.082 111.940
12 48 Kristy Kester 20 12.215 1.168 1:18.607 112.616
13 16 Chris Cumming 20 13.185 0.970 1:18.593 112.636
14 65 J.W. Roberts 20 13.951 0.766 1:20.457 110.026
15 55 Gerry Kraut 20 15.350 1.399 1:18.974 112.093
16 12 Chuck Hulse 20 20.663 5.313 1:19.029 112.015
17 23 Carlos Conde 20 21.207 0.544 1:22.532 107.260
18 29 Phil Fogg Jr. 20 22.121 0.914 1:18.561 112.682
19 77 Charles Hall 19 1 Lap 1 Lap 1:17.231 114.622
20 15 Taylor Hacquard 11 9 Laps 8 Laps 1:18.951 112.125
21 17 Scott Rettich 7 13 Laps 4 Laps 1:18.144 113.283
Irishman Peter Dempsey completed a 'Canadian hat trick,' winning Round 8 of the Star Mazda Championship. Dempsey, driving the #21 Mazda, also won last weekend at Trois Rivieres and the weekend before that at Road America, becoming the first driver this season to win three races.
Finishing second at Mosport was Joel Miller in the #20 Mazda, followed by Tom Gladdis in the #5 Mazda.
The Expert Series winner was Chris Cumming, driver of the #16 Mazda, while the Gerry Kraut, driving the #55 Mazda, won the Master Series class.
"I wasn't sure going into the race that we had the pace to win, but I was able to pass Edwards on lap 7 just a few seconds before a full-course yellow came out. When the race went green again for a couple of laps I was able to hold him off, then we had that final incident and the race ended under yellow," said Dempsey.
While the race began cleanly with a textbook standing start and some hard racing in the opening laps, ultimately half the race was run under yellow largely due to the cleanup required when a car laid down a trail of oil from turn 6 all the way to turn 8.
The final nine laps of the race were under caution and when it became apparent that the cleanup would not be done in the time allotted for the race, series officials called for the checkered flag.
Rounding out the top-5 were pole-sitter John Edwards, who's #7 Mazda seemed to have the measure of the field, but got caught out of position by the long final yellow, and Alex Ardoin, in a strong comeback after a massive shunt in qualifying destroyed his #51 Mazda, forcing him to start in the team's backup car.
Dempsey's teammate Charles Hall qualified 5th in the #77 Mazda, but got off into the marbles on a highspeed turn and went for a hair-raising cross-country ride toward the wall. He was able, barely, to keep it away from the concrete, but broke the right front suspension and had to pit for repairs. He finished 19th, one lap down.
At the conclusion of Round 8 of the 12-race 2008 Star Mazda Championship, Joel Miller, moves into the lead of an extremely tight championship battle with 274 points. Peter Dempsey is in second with 273, followed by Alex Ardoin with 271, Charles Hall with 262, John Edwards with 252 and Tom Gladdis in 6th with 247 points.
The next event, a double-race weekend, will take place on the Thunderbolt track at the brand-new New Jersey Motorsports Park, September 12 - 14.
Round Eight - Mosport International Raceway
Race Results :
Pos No. Name Laps Diff Gap Best Tm Best Spd
1 21 Peter Dempsey 20 --- --- 1:16.942 115.053
2 20 Joel Miller 20 0.146 0.146 1:17.101 114.816
3 5 Tom Gladdis 20 0.955 0.809 1:17.145 114.750
4 7 John Edwards 20 3.801 2.846 1:16.984 114.990
5 51 Alex Ardoin 20 4.431 0.630 1:18.606 112.617
6 18 Ernesto Otero 20 4.735 0.304 1:18.545 112.705
7 82 Billy Goshen 20 5.442 0.707 1:18.355 112.978
8 19 Caio Lara 20 5.869 0.427 1:18.194 113.211
9 24 J.C. Kester 20 9.421 3.552 1:18.332 113.011
10 34 Natalia Kowalska 20 9.941 0.520 1:19.041 111.998
11 22 Rusty Mitchell 20 11.047 1.106 1:19.082 111.940
12 48 Kristy Kester 20 12.215 1.168 1:18.607 112.616
13 16 Chris Cumming 20 13.185 0.970 1:18.593 112.636
14 65 J.W. Roberts 20 13.951 0.766 1:20.457 110.026
15 55 Gerry Kraut 20 15.350 1.399 1:18.974 112.093
16 12 Chuck Hulse 20 20.663 5.313 1:19.029 112.015
17 23 Carlos Conde 20 21.207 0.544 1:22.532 107.260
18 29 Phil Fogg Jr. 20 22.121 0.914 1:18.561 112.682
19 77 Charles Hall 19 1 Lap 1 Lap 1:17.231 114.622
20 15 Taylor Hacquard 11 9 Laps 8 Laps 1:18.951 112.125
21 17 Scott Rettich 7 13 Laps 4 Laps 1:18.144 113.283