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Motorsports Development Group Micro Max
Saturday Report
Diego LaRoque (Kosmic) entered the weekend with a four-race win streak.
His chances increased after qualifying, posting the fast lap of the session. A
58.304-second lap was his best, clearing the rest of the nine-driver field by over
two tenths. Ashton Torgerson (Tony Kart) and Leland Honeyman (Exprit) were the
closet drivers with Noah Warren (Tony Kart) and Carson Morgan (Tony Kart)
making up the fast five. LaRoque went away in the 10-lap Prefinal as it was
a five-second advantage at the checkered flag. Pierson drove comfortably in
second over Torgerson with Morgan ahead of Warren for fourth. It was a clean
sweep for LaRoque in his championship clinching day, as the Arizona driver led
all 14 laps of the Final and recorded the fast lap of the race for maximum points.
Behind him was a great drive for second between Pierson and Honeyman. At the
line, it was Pierson by a scant one thousandths of a second. Torgerson ran fourth
with Morgan winning the battle for fifth.
Motorsports Development Group Micro Max
Sunday Report
When a young driver has his or her program dialed in, and is full of the con-
fidence that comes with consecutive race wins, it’s just a little easier to maintain
momentum. Arizona’s Diego LaRoque (Benik) is a perfect example, having won
the all five Micro Max races heading into Sunday. Diego kept up the pressure
as he smoked the field in the qualifying once again, turning a 57.595 to earn
the pole for the Prefinal. LaRoque continued his consistent pace in the Prefinal,
taking the lead from the green flag and running out to a 5.288-second win over
Leland Honeyman (Exprit), who stepped up his game to chase the leader from
start to finish. Ashton Torgerson (Tony Kart) and Josh Pierson (Benik) led the next
group to secure the second row for the 14-lap final. The final was all LeRoque, as
he put down incredibly consistent lap times to win by just 0.454 seconds ahead
of Honeyman, who posted the fastest lap of the race. Torgerson ran alone all
race long to complete the podium in third, while Carson Morgan (Tony Kart) and
Noah Warren (Tony Kart) completed the top five.
LaRoque’s six straight win gave him a sweep of the series, matching the feat
accomplished by Jak Crawford in 2014. Josh Pierson finished second in the
championship standings, just 13 points ahead of Honeyman.
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Leland Honeyman