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Diego LaRoque
Josh Pierson
Ashton Torgerson
Cole Keith Cotham
Motorsports Development Group Micro Max
Sunday Report
The same top two drivers led the way in the 10-minute qualifying
session for Micro Max. Saturday winner Diego LaRoque (Kosmic)
was on the provisional pole before Josh Pierson (Tony Kart) took
over the position. The two were together on the track, with Pierson
using a draft to set his fast time. Their times were separated by just
three hundredths of a second, with Pierson’s 58.614-lap best. Ash-
ton Torgerson (Tony Kart) was third with Cole Keith Cotham (Tony
Kart) fourth and Leland Honeyman (Benik) fifth.
The front of the field was shuffled up in the opening corner as
LaRoque and Cotham made contact, dropping them to the tail of
the field. Out front, Pierson and Torgerson led the way. Eventually
Cotham worked his way back into the top-five and up to third, beat-
ing out Honeyman and Noah Warren (Tony Kart). The fight for the
win heated up in the last few laps, with the top two going back and
forth. It ended with a drag-race to checkered flag with Torgerson
winning by 37 thousandths of a second. LaRoque was up to fifth at
one point, but on lap four spun in turn one to drop him back to the
tail of the field. He fought back to finish seventh, setting up for an
inside row four starting spot for the main event.
LaRoque was quick to move forward at the start of the 14-lap
Final, into the lead by the third lap of the race, joined by three oth-
ers at the front. Torgerson led the opening two laps with Pierson in
the lead for two another two before LaRoque took over and led the
remainder of the race. Pierson kept on his bumper, but was unable
to make a move for the lead as LaRoque won his second of the
weekend. Cotham was right there in third, with Torgerson in fourth.
The fight for fifth went to Honeyman, with Noah Warren (Tony Kart)
and Jace Gessel (Tony Kart) trailing.