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Trey Brown
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The inside row, led by Sting Ray, got a great jump on the outside row with Brueckner falling back to third at the start of the Final. Ilavia
started third and was second, only briefly as Brueckner moved back into his starting position by the fourth corner. Ilavia slotted in behind
the top two, as they began to pull away from Jeff Fulham (Kosmic) and Ritter. By lap three, Ritter was back into the fourth position, but the
top three already had a big advantage. Eventually, Ilavia lost the drafter as the top two pulled away. Ritter would catch Ilavia, and the
top-four were separated in pairs. On lap 16, the leaders began to shuffle, contact between the two on lap 23 gave Ritter and Ilavia the
chance to close in. Lap 24 was the turning point, as Robb returned to the lead with a move at turn five. Brueckner went deep into turn 10,
which kept Robb on the outside. A little contact between the two put Robb into the marbles, and Brueckner off the track at the exit point.
This moved Ritter into the lead and Ilavia into second. As they made their way around for the final lap, Ilavia attempted a pass at turn 9,
but contact was made and Ritter was sent spinning. Ilavia nearly came to a halt, but continued on. This allowed Brueckner to slide into the
lead, and go on to score the win. Ilavia beat Robb to the line for second, but the CompKart driver was penalized 10 seconds for the last
lap contact with Ritter. The Canadian rejoined the race after his spin to finish eighth while the penalty put Ilavia ninth. This put Robb on
the second step of the podium with Brown earning his first podium finish during his first weekend in the category. Fulham finished fourth
with Toni Breidinger (Kosmic) up from 12th on the grid to a top-five finish.