American racer John Edwards snapped the 3-race winning streak of Irishman Peter Dempsey with a win from the outside of the front row in Race 1 / Round 9 of the 2008 Star Mazda Championship at New Jersey Motorsports Park. This is the third win this season for Edwards.
Rounding out the top-3 in today's race were pole-sitter Joel Miller, who finished second and the aforementioned Peter Dempsey, who drove his #21 car to a third-place finish.
Finishing first in the Expert Series for drivers aged 30 to 44 was J.W. Roberts. The victor in the Master Series for drivers 45 and older was Chuck Hulse, scoring his sixth class win.
Chris Cumming, the Vancouver racer who has dominated the Expert Series this season with six class wins, qualified 10th overall but retired with mechanical problems on Lap 4.
Joel Miller led the first 21 laps of the 32-lap event, building as much as a 3-second gap over Edwards, but it was traffic that was the undoing of his race.
Provisional points after Race 1 at New Jersey Motorsports Park have Joel Miller leading with 315, followed by Peter Dempsey with 310 and John Edwards with 296. Rounding out the top-5 are Charles Hall with 293 and Alex Ardoin with 287.
Rounding out the top-5 was Tom Gladdis who qualified 7th and finished 5th.
Sunday's on-track activities begin with a 45-minute qualifying session; the 32-lap/45-minute race is scheduled to start at 2:15 pm.
Round Nine and Ten - Star Mazda Championship
New Jersey Motorsports Park
Round Nine Qualifying:
PosNo.NameBest TmIn LapDiffGap
120Joel Miller1:15.67715
27John Edwards1:15.940120.2630.263
321Peter Dempsey1:16.40190.7240.461
451Alex Ardoin1:16.96671.2890.565
531Valle Makela1:17.01571.3380.049
617Scott Rettich1:17.264141.5870.249
75Tom Gladdis1:17.33281.6550.068
824J.C. Kester1:17.447131.7700.115
977Charles Hall1:17.579141.9020.132
1016Chris Cumming1:17.95072.2730.371
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1712Chuck Hulse1:18.99843.3210.116
Round Nine Race:
PosNo.NameLapsTotal TmDiffGapAvg. SpeedBest Tm
17John Edwards3241:21.908101.0471:16.371
220Joel Miller3241:29.3327.4247.424100.7461:16.460
321Peter Dempsey3241:38.72016.8129.388100.3681:16.452
431Valle Makela3242:03.29341.38524.57399.3901:17.105
55Tom Gladdis3242:05.94344.0352.65099.2861:17.183
677Charles Hall3242:09.86947.9613.92699.1321:17.495
717Scott Rettich3242:17.50055.5927.63198.8341:17.896
824J.C. Kester3242:18.42156.5130.92198.7981:17.834
915Taylor Hacquard3242:21.05259.1442.63198.6961:18.073
1019Caio Lara3242:23.7501:01.8422.69898.5911:17.723
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1212Chuck Hulse3141:31.6181 Lap0.19297.5081:18.940
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1965J.W. Roberts2027:01.98012 Laps8 Laps96.6371:18.837
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2116Chris Cumming45:58.42028 Laps11 Laps87.4641:19.979
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2351Alex Ardoin216:10.32030 Laps1 Lap16.1544:42.355
Rounding out the top-3 in today's race were pole-sitter Joel Miller, who finished second and the aforementioned Peter Dempsey, who drove his #21 car to a third-place finish.
Finishing first in the Expert Series for drivers aged 30 to 44 was J.W. Roberts. The victor in the Master Series for drivers 45 and older was Chuck Hulse, scoring his sixth class win.
Chris Cumming, the Vancouver racer who has dominated the Expert Series this season with six class wins, qualified 10th overall but retired with mechanical problems on Lap 4.
Joel Miller led the first 21 laps of the 32-lap event, building as much as a 3-second gap over Edwards, but it was traffic that was the undoing of his race.
Provisional points after Race 1 at New Jersey Motorsports Park have Joel Miller leading with 315, followed by Peter Dempsey with 310 and John Edwards with 296. Rounding out the top-5 are Charles Hall with 293 and Alex Ardoin with 287.
Rounding out the top-5 was Tom Gladdis who qualified 7th and finished 5th.
Sunday's on-track activities begin with a 45-minute qualifying session; the 32-lap/45-minute race is scheduled to start at 2:15 pm.
Round Nine and Ten - Star Mazda Championship
New Jersey Motorsports Park
Round Nine Qualifying:
PosNo.NameBest TmIn LapDiffGap
120Joel Miller1:15.67715
27John Edwards1:15.940120.2630.263
321Peter Dempsey1:16.40190.7240.461
451Alex Ardoin1:16.96671.2890.565
531Valle Makela1:17.01571.3380.049
617Scott Rettich1:17.264141.5870.249
75Tom Gladdis1:17.33281.6550.068
824J.C. Kester1:17.447131.7700.115
977Charles Hall1:17.579141.9020.132
1016Chris Cumming1:17.95072.2730.371
...
1712Chuck Hulse1:18.99843.3210.116
Round Nine Race:
PosNo.NameLapsTotal TmDiffGapAvg. SpeedBest Tm
17John Edwards3241:21.908101.0471:16.371
220Joel Miller3241:29.3327.4247.424100.7461:16.460
321Peter Dempsey3241:38.72016.8129.388100.3681:16.452
431Valle Makela3242:03.29341.38524.57399.3901:17.105
55Tom Gladdis3242:05.94344.0352.65099.2861:17.183
677Charles Hall3242:09.86947.9613.92699.1321:17.495
717Scott Rettich3242:17.50055.5927.63198.8341:17.896
824J.C. Kester3242:18.42156.5130.92198.7981:17.834
915Taylor Hacquard3242:21.05259.1442.63198.6961:18.073
1019Caio Lara3242:23.7501:01.8422.69898.5911:17.723
...
1212Chuck Hulse3141:31.6181 Lap0.19297.5081:18.940
...
1965J.W. Roberts2027:01.98012 Laps8 Laps96.6371:18.837
...
2116Chris Cumming45:58.42028 Laps11 Laps87.4641:19.979
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2351Alex Ardoin216:10.32030 Laps1 Lap16.1544:42.355