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Nash Motorsportz Senior Max
Saturday Report
The qualifying session for the Senior Max category was split into two
groups, with the bulk of the field in the first session, and the four champi-
onship contenders in the second. In the opening group, Canadian Bryce
Choquer (Tony Kart) set the bar with a 50.136-second lap. The second
group ran their 15-minutes, with Luke Selliken (Kosmic) the only one to
come close, within six hundredths of a second. Point leader Christian
Brooks (Tony Kart) ended up third with Jared Higham (Kosmic) an impres-
sive fourth and Brenden Baker (Tony Kart) fifth.
Choquer led the first circuit before Brooks took over the point in the
Prefinal. That was the winning move as the Nash Motorsportz driver led
the remainder of the 17-lap event for the win. The battle was for second,
with Choquer getting shuffled back behind Jake Craig (Formula K) until
Baker took over the position on the final circuit. Selliken finished fourth
with Choquer in fifth.
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Sr. Max
Walking around the paddock after the race day was complete, the general consensus
was the Senior Final was the best they had ever seen. What equated to only seven official
lead changes, it was double that throughout the 25-lap event with Choquer edging out Sel-
liken and Brooks for the victory. Brooks led and it appeared he would get away early but
was run down by Pagano. They led for a number of circuits, until run down by Selliken and
Baker. They exchanged the lead several times until contact shuffled the order and allowed a
charging Craig to take over the point for the first time after dropping to the tail of the field at
the opening corner. Brooks was able to retake the top position with five laps remaining and
came under attack from Choquer, who at one point was back to the sixth spot. On the final
lap, Choquer closed up on Brooks in the final corner. They went side by side down the front
straight, with Selliken pulling alongside on the outside to make it three wide. At the stripe,
Choquer took the checkered flag first, earning his first victory of the season and becoming the
fifth different winner in five feature races. Selliken edged out Brooks for second, which could
be an important factor in the title chase. Baker and Craig completed the top-five.