Rolison Performance Group Junior Max
Sunday Report
Familiar faces were at the top of the order to begin Sunday’s
qualifying session as the podium finishers from yesterday were
among the quick drivers early, including yesterday’s polesitter Sting
Ray Robb (Kosmic). Christian Brooks (Tony Kart) held the provision-
al pole position for much of the session, until Robb got a great draft
toward the end of the session to steal the top spot. His 51.952-lap
was better by two tenths to Brooks fast lap, putting them on the front
row for the prefinal. Saturday winner Austin Versteeg (Kosmic) was
third, with Rolison Performance Group teammate Kyle Wick (Kos-
mic) fourth and Jake Boyle (CRG) completing the fast-five.
From the inside of row one, Robb was able to break away from
the field on the opening lap of the Prefinal by already a second,
as Versteeg stumbled through turns two and three, stacking up the
field behind him. Versteeg gathered himself up and cut three tenths
off Robb’s lead with Brooks, Boyle and Wick trailing. Lap three,
Versteeg went purple on the timing screen, trailing Robb by only
a few kart lengths. Starting lap five, Versteeg moved to the lead
in turn one, with Robb trying to fight back on the exit but thought
better, slotting in behind. They ran 1-2 for much of the race, as the
gap grew and then shrunk, with the young drivers playing chess
around the circuit. Behind them, Brooks continued to feel pressure
from Boyle with Wick waiting for something to happen, running
right there. Versteeg would hold on to the lead for the remainder
of the prefinal to cross the line first, as Robb settled for second.
Brooks was four seconds back in third, as Boyle and Wick were
close behind.
Versteeg got the jump on Robb as the green flag waved for the
25-lap main event, with the outside polesitter dropping back to
Jr. Max
Sting Ray Rob
Christian
Brooks
