Road America-June 2013 (Race 7 & 8)
Race 7
Osborne Snaps Loshak's Winning Streak
JR Osborne has usually been the fastest at each round of the US Formula 1000 Championship East presented by Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels, George Dean Racing Engines, Jongbloed Racing Wheels, Hyperco, LS Motorsports, Geartronics, and Neo Sport Camera, with four poles this season, but it wasn’t until Sunday that he was able take the checkered flag and break Lawrence Loshak’s three race winning streak. Rounds 7 and 8, held as part of the Chicago Region June Sprints were no different as Osborne scored the pole for both races with a fast lap of 2:08.004. In the race, Osborne held the lead over Loshak, Steve Ott, and Brian Novak for the first two laps but a Sports racer crash in the kink brought out a full course caution. During the ensuing caution laps, another Sports racer blew an engine, dropping oil from turn 5 to just past the carousel which prompted officials to bring the field to pit lane so crews could clean the track. While the field sat on pit lane for 35 minutes, crews inspected every inch of the four mile track and officials decided that the remainder of the race would be a four lap sprint. When the race finally restarted, Osborne parked just past turn one with an electrical problem. This left Loshak in the lead, being hounded by Ott and Novak. Loshak prevailed for the third time in a row and was joined on the podium by Ott and Novak.
Full results-Race 7:
1. Lawrence Loshak
2. Steve Ott
3. Brian Novak
4. Glenn Cooper
5. Mike Beauchamp
6. Alex Mayer
7. Nicho Vardis
8. Chris Ash
9. Jason Bell
10. JR Osborne
11. Tyler Thielmann
dnf Juan Marchand
Fastest race lap: Brian Novak- 2:10.989
| Prize Fund for Race 7 |
| 1st Place |
Lawrence Loshak |
4 Hoosier Tires,
1 pair Hyperco Springs,
$100 Jongbloed Certificate,
$750 Geartronics certificate
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| 2nd Place |
Steve Ott |
2 Hoosier Tires,
$50 Hyperco Certificate,
$500 Geartronics certificate |
| 3rd Place |
Brian Novak |
1 Hoosier Tire,
$25 Hyperco Certificate,
$75 Jongbloed Certificate,
$250 Geartronics certificate
|
| 5th Place |
Mike Beauchamp |
$50 Jongbloed Certificate |
| Pole |
JR Osborne (2:08.004) |
1 Hoosier Tire |
| Random Drawing |
JR Osborne |
1 Hoosier Tire |
| Sunoco Hard Charger Award |
Steve Ott |
$150.00 cash
(moved up 9 positions) |
Race 8
On Sunday, Osborne would finally get the monkey off his back and led the entire race from flag to flag. Behind him there was plenty of action as Glenn Cooper, Lawrence Loshak, and Brian Novak all battled for the second and third steps on the podium. Ott got another fantastic start and looked like he might join the fight but had a spin in turn 3 which ended his race. Later, Novak experienced a stuck throttle and his race ended in the turn 14 sand trap. With two laps to go, Loshak dropped off the pace and handed second place to Cooper. Loshak was able to stay ahead of Mike Beauchamp at the end and claimed the final podium spot.
Full results-Race 8:
1. JR Osborne
2. Glenn Cooper
3. Lawrence Loshak
4. Mike Beauchamp
5. Alex Mayer
6. Nicho Vardis
7. Tyler Thielmann
8. Chris Ash
9. Jason Bell
10. Brian Novak
dnf Steve Ott
dnf Juan Marchand
Fastest race lap: JR Osborne: 2:08.541
| Prize Fund for Race 8 |
| 1st Place |
JR Osborne |
4 Hoosier Tires,
1 pair Hyperco Springs,
$100 Jongbloed Certificate,
$750 Geartronics certificate |
| 2nd Place |
Glenn Cooper |
2 Hoosier Tires,
$50 Hyperco Certificate,
$500 Geartronics certificate |
| 3rd Place |
Lawrence Loshak |
1 Hoosier Tire,
$25 Hyperco Certificate,
$75 Jongbloed Certificate,
$75 cash from Geartronics
|
| 5th Place |
Alex Mayer |
$50 Jongbloed Certificate |
| Pole |
JR Osborne (2:08.004) |
1 Hoosier tire |
| Random Drawing |
Alex Mayer |
1 Hoosier Tire |
| Sunoco Hard Charger Award |
Tyler Thielmann |
$150.00 cash
(moved up 3 positions) |
Special Prizes for June Sprints Weekend!
In addition to the standard prizes, this weekend also featured some additional prizes based on cumulated points total between the two races:
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| Highest point total |
Lawrence Loshak |
$400 courtesy of Gridsport and
BW Racing
$250 courtesy of ETE Reman |
| 2nd highest point total |
JR Osborne |
$250 courtesy of Gridsport and BW Racing |
| 3rd highest point total |
Glenn Cooper |
$175 courtesy of Gridsport and BW Racing |
| 4th highest point total |
Mike Beauchamp |
$125 certificate courtesy of Gridsport and BW Racing
$200 courtesy of ETE Reman |
| 5th highest point total |
Alex Mayer |
$100 certificate courtesy of Gridsport and BW Racing
$175 courtesy of ETE Reman |
| 6th highest point total |
Nicho Vardis |
$150 courtesy of ETE Reman |
| Random Drawing |
Nicho Vardis |
$200 credit to Hurley Racing Product |
| Neo Sport Drawing |
Mike Beauchamp |
1 Neo Sport Camera |
Point Race
Cooper’s point total continues to grow to 149 points but Loshak has reduced the difference down to only 26 points to second place. Because 3rd place Nicholas Ortiz and 4th place Richard Franklin were unable to attend, Alex Mayer takes over 3rd place and Nicho Vardis jumps to 4th, dropping Ortiz and Franklin to 5th and 6th, respectively.
Points Standings after 8 rounds:
http://www.usf1000.com/Standings.html
Next Up
The final two regular-season rounds of the US Formula 1000 Championship East schedule are at Watkins Glen International in New York on July 5-7. Registration is now open! http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/AC51DF99-0371-88B3-0FF87075EA32F03B#.Ub_fcZwZaSp
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