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Swedetech Rok Shifter Sunday Report
While a new track record was set by Kyle Wick (GFC) in the Swedetech Shifter ROK qualifying session on Saturday, the winds kept it from being broken on Sunday. Saturday winner Billy Musgrave (MRC / Factory Kart) laid down a 49.824-lap, roughly two tenths slower then the new track record. The start of the Prefinal saw contact between the top two with Musgrave and Wick coming together at the apex of turn one. Musgrave suffered a broken front end while Wick speed through and rejoined the field at turn four. Keawn Tandon (GFC) took advantage and came away as the leader with Wick slotting himself into second. Tandon led the first eight laps until Wick went by, going on to the win with Race Liberante (Race Factory) slipping past Tandon late for second. A clean start to the Final saw Wick get the holeshot with Liberante slotting in behind. Tandon was third until defending champion Hunter Pickett (GFC) took over the spot after four laps. The top three were very even throughout the 18-lap race, with no other changes or battles for position. Wick went on to earn his first race victory with GFC with Liberante getting his first podium in return to the category. Pickett was one spot lower on the podium from Saturday in third. Jacob Gulick and Tandon put four GFC drivers into the top-five. The show to watch was Musgrave coming from the back of the 23-driver field, working his way up to sixth with fast laps of the race at near track record pace but contact with Brenden Ruzbarsky (GFC) late in the race resulted in a 10-second penalty, putting him 14th.
RACE LIBERANTE
HUNTER PICKETT