2012 Winter League Race Final @ Octane Raceway Sat. March 24,2012.
½ Mile GP Track c/c/w…23 Indoor Kart racers suited up and ready to do battle for bragging rights and to lay claim to millions of dollars in prize money and the solid 24k gold trophies handed out to the top 10.
There can only be one “Champion” of the Winter league series and going into the last race mathematically only two drivers are within striking distance of that ultimate goal.
Chaz Baca Jr (449) led the points race going into the Final by 11 points w/o the one race drop but Tony Rolfson (438), the 2011 AZIKC Champion, is right there ready to pounce should Chaz Baca Jr have an unusual race filled with mistakes and, or bad luck. The closest points battle was between Kyler Repella (395), Josh Walker (391) and Steve Lattanzi (382). Lattanzi fell from 3rd in the points standing to 5th after the forgetful disaster of a race in race #8 on Tuesday March 20 where he finished 29th overall. The silver lining there was with a one race drop headed his way. The points he will be dropping will be less than points dropped by Repella/Walker.
Josh Walker pulled a surprising no show so his total points will be 391 which was not be enough to hold onto 4th or propel him into 3rd overall.
Top qualifier is Tony Rolfson followed by Chaz Baca Jr… Steve Lattanzi…Mike McClaran…Kyler Repella…Cody Gutierrez…George Sklyarevsky…Johnny Pegna…Keith Sears…Scott Lodding.
Top finisher in the Heat was “Winner” Tony Rolfson who now gains 1 more point on Chaz Baca Jr who finishes 2nd, Steve Lattanzi, Kyler Repella, Mike McClaran, Cody Gutierrez, George Sklyarevsky, Josh Sarchet, Keith Sears, Charles Crowe round out the top 10. So far the plan to put Baca Jr at a bigger points deficit is not working.
We now go into the Final Main with Rolfson leading from pole position, Baca Jr parked right on his rear bumper and vowing to play it smart by staying within a spot or two of one of his toughest competitors. Meanwhile Repella needs to pass Lattanzi and hope Lattanzi gets passed by at least 4 to 5 more racers before the end of the 30 lap Main.
Final Main Top 10 Finish Order:
Tony Rolfson…Chaz Baca Jr…Kyler Repella…Steve Lattanzi…Mike McClaran…Cody Gutierrez…Keith Sears…Josh Sarchet…Charles Crowe…Phillip Schroeder.
As you can see neither breakaway plan of Tony Rolfson or Kyler Repella worked and when all said and done:
Chaz Baca Jr Wins the 2012 Winter League Series @ Octane Raceway
Chaz Baca Jr sets an all time record by winning his 6th League Racing Series in a row on Sat. March 24, 2012.
Another “Champions” trophy added to his ever expanding collection of racing trophies.
Congratulations to not only Chaz but to all that participated in the 2012 Winter Leagues.
Top 10 in Overall Points: (with 1 race drop factored in)
Chaz Baca Jr…452 Won Champions trophy… $300.00 Octane Raceway Gift card & FREE entry sponsored by CalSpeed Karting Center, Fontana, CA into the 2012 Inaugural SportKartUSA Grand Nationals June 22-24.
Tony Rolfson…444 Won 2nd Place trophy…$200.00 Octane Raceway gift card
Steve Lattanzi…413 Won 3rd Place trophy…$100.00 gift card raffled off and won by Joe Landram
Kyler Repella… 409 Won $50.00 gift card
Josh Walker…391 Won $25.00 gift card
Mike McClaran…368 Won $25.00 gift card
Cody Gutierrez…360 Won $25.00 gift card
Scott Lodding…356 Won $25.00 gift card
Keith Sears…342 Won $25.00 gift card & 50/50 raffle of $100.00
Charles Crowe…319 Won $25.00 gift card
The Kandyman Award was given to the kart racer that had the Most Races, but Scored the Least Points:
Krystal Wright…168 Won Kandyman Award and finished in 25th place overall.
Congratulations !!! Krystal “Never Gives Up” Wright
A very close points battle week to week exciting place to be, make new friends and get that all too valuable seat time.
We had more than 65 different drivers compete over the course of the season.
I want to personally Thank each and every one of you for helping to make this the most successful and fun league yet!
The rumor mill has Chaz Baca Jr, Tony Rolfson and Kyler Repella teaming up to compete against the best SportKartUSA Grand National teams, June 22-24.
If this is true they have put a very formidable team together and just may come back to AZ with some well deserved hardware as individuals as well as a team.
I say we call them Team 2 Beat !
Tuesday April 10, 2012 @ 7pm we wipe the slate clean once more and start the 10 race 2012 Spring League Series @ Octane Raceway.
April 10…17…24…May 1…8…22…29…June 5…12...Sat. June 16 @ 9am…The Final on GP Track.
$450.00 to pre pay 10 race series or $50.00 per race.
Don’t be Late or You may have to Spectate!
Keeping the Rubberside Down,
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi
Team Titanium of Octane Raceway
Competition Director
Offsite Specialty Events Coordinator
Lead Instructor for the Raceology 101 Jr Kart Racing School
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