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Nash Motorsportz 100cc Junior Saturday Report
The Nash Motorsportz Junior 100cc class is the largest of the weekend at 28 drivers, providing some great action for the opening round. Charlie Smith (Nash / EOS) set fast time in qualifying with Stephen Eisert (SSM / Exprit) winning the Prefinal. They were among the many in the lead pack early until three drivers broke away, including Eisert, Alexander Gonza- lez (Nash / EOS), and Parker DeLong (RPM / Tony Kart). Eisert led but was shuffled back to third by the white flag. Gonzalez was leading the way with DeLong putting on the pressure. On the last lap, the two made contact in turn 5, pushing wide. This allowed Eisert to nearly slip past both, but only Gonzalez. Making the run down the long back straight, DeLong defended, yet not enough as Eisert nearly slipped underneath. He was unable to hang on to the kart going into the corner, drifting wide and off the track. Gonzalez was able to pull up alongside DeLong in a drag race to the line, crossing ahead for the victory by just 25 thousandths of a second. DeLong however would be penalized for the contact on the last lap, dropping him down to fifth in the final order, moving Cooper O’Clair (J3 / CompKart) up to second and Tristan Young (VemmeKart) to third. Young also ran uncontested in the Acceleration Kart Racing Senior ROK class to earn two podium finishes on the day. Christian Cameron (AKR / Tony Kart) drove to fourth, classified ahead of DeLong.
COOPER O’CLAIR
TRISTAN YOUNG