With Sargeant?s disqualification, Drew and Gangi led the field
to the green flag for the start of the main event. With a damp
track and most everyone on slicks, Gangi had the jump into turn
one but spun alone with a number of drivers also spinning. Coming
to the line for the first time, DeFrancesco was shown leading
the way with Buitrago and Sargeant making his way up to third
after avoiding all the carnage in the opening corner. Sargeant
was on his game once again, first getting by DeFrancesco, who
lost the lead to Buitrago, then taking the lead before the halfway
mark. As the race continued, the track began to dry and
Sargeant was quicker each time by the stripe. Sargeant took the
checkered flag first, coming from the final position on the grid
to score the national title with a win by just over 10-seconds.
Buitrago was second with DeFrancesco completing the podium.
Juan David Bonilla (PCR) came from ninth to fourth with Michael
d?Orlando (CRG) rounding out the top-five.
With the event complete, the seven national champions have
been decided and the America?s Team for the December Rotax
Grand Finals event in Egypt selected. Arscott, Pedrosa, Wimsett,
Wes Phillips from the Challenge of the America - Hodgson,
Castaneda, Parazinho - Neri, Ringel, French, Udell, and DeLaO.
Andy Seesemann won the ?at large? pick but gave it away to
Masters winner Mike Daniel who will fly the American colors at
the event in DD2. Look for TEAM USA to bring home the gold
in what is considered to be the ?Olympics of Karting?. For others,
a year ahead of planning and preparing for the 2010 Rotax Max
Challenge USA Grand Nationals is in the future with information
on the location of that event to be announced in the next two
months.
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Rotax Max Challenge
USA Grand Nationals
September 19,2009
Oklahoma Motorsports
Complex
Senior
Pos No Name
1 4 Phillip Arscott
2 72 Victor Pedrosa
3 27 Joey Wimsett
4 46 Geoffrey Roberti
5 230 Arie Ouimet
DD2
Pos No Name
1 55 Cody Hodgson
2 7 Troy Castenada
3 1 Thiago Parazinho
4 17 Matthew Ostiguy
5 0 Carlos Duenas
Masters
Pos No Name
1 14 Mike Daniel
2 12 Brad Smith
3 20 Paul Bonilla
4 6 Jim Busby jr
5 312 Russell Hamel
Junior
Pos No Name
1 17 Nick Neri
2 71 Ethan Ringel
3 6 Jake French
4 261 Alec Udell
5 77 Phil DeLaO
Mini Max
Pos No Name
1 403 Ethan Low
2 6 Patricio OWard
3 3 Michael Womack
4 95 Thomas Issa
5 5 Derek James Sobel
Micro Max
Pos No Name
1 524 Logan Sargeant
2 8 Juan David Buitrago
3 0 Devlin DeFrancesco
4 27 Juan David Bonilla
5 519 Michael d?Orlando
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