THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE WORLD KARTING ASSOCIATION MAY 2012 VOL. 42, NO. 5

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WKA Manufacturers Cup race report

Zoom Zoom Nationals

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WKA Manufacturers Cup race report

Zoom Zoom Nationals

The World Karting Association Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series renewed its 2012 season March 23-25 with the second annual Zoom Zoom Nationals at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, S.C.

The doubleheader national event, which featured the Man Cup Series on CMP’s 0.7-mile Sprint Course and the WKA Vega / TS Racing Road Racing Series driven by Mazda’s Johnny Jacumin Memorial on the 2.3-mile Main Course, saw approximately 840 entrants between the two shows.

The Man Cup’s Zoom Zoom Nationals produced 602 of those entries, making it the best turnout outside the state of Florida in the series’ history. The event marked the first time a Manufacturers Cup national had over 600 entries at a venue other than Daytona or Jacksonville. The previous high was 577

at New Castle Motorsports Park this past September.

While some senior classes were not as well attended compared to recent events, the junior divisions continue to thrive.

Twenty-seven youngsters started both Yamaha Rookie mains; the pair of Cadet fields had over 40 entrants; Komet Sportsman boasted its best turnout in over a year with 24 starters; Yamaha Sportsman 1 and 2 were the weekend’s largest divisions at 45 and 46 starters; and the Komet Jr and Yamaha Jr divisions each had between 35 and 40 entrants.

Holden scores a hat trickOnce racing kicked off Saturday morning after a full day of Friday practice, racers looked either to continue success from the Daytona

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season opener or kick start their seasons after an average or disappointing Margay Sprint Championships.

One driver who had a terrific Daytona KartWeek, which produced his first Man Cup triumph and other top-five results, was Zach Holden. The Indiana Arrow racer proved his Daytona success was not fluke by becoming the only driver to score three main event wins at Kershaw.

Holden bested stout fields in Cadet Final 1, Yamaha Sportsman 1 and Yamaha Sportsman 2 to score the hat trick. He also captured a fourth-place result in Komet Sportsman. After this past weekend’s success, Holden appears in the drivers seat to challenge for his first WKA Triple Crown championship.

“Three wins at a Man Cup is something we’re really proud of,” Holden said. “We’ve improved over the last couple years and now things are really clicking. I have to thank my dad for all his hard work, Comet Kart Sales, Kyle Ludwick

and KartSport North America.”

Chelootz, Jarsocrak, Verhagen all win twiceThe Zoom Zoom Nationals saw three competitors wheel their mounts to a pair of Manufacturers Cup national triumphs.

Top Kart pilot Mason Chelootz raced to wins in the pair of Komet senior classes, Komet Lite and Komet Heavy.

Pennsylvania’s Brandon Jarsocrak had his best Man Cup weekend with a sweep of the Yamaha Jr mains on his Haase chassis.

And after winning the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award in both Yamaha Rookie classes at Daytona but experiencing bad luck in the finals, Alex Verhagen flexed his muscle at Kershaw and won both Yamaha Rookie finals. Verhagen again captured the Fast Time award in both divisions.

Here’s a rundown of the 20 main events from CMP Man Cup action.

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Zack Holden New Jersey Sprint SeriesYamaha Rookie Final 1Alex Verhagen dominated the 11-lap final for his first of two wins on the weekend. After winning the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award at a quick lap of 55.898, Verhagen wheeled his Haase chassis to convincing wins in the pre-final and final.

Verhagen crossed the stripe over eight seconds in front of New Jersey Top Kart racer Tyler Ferris. Samuel Paley was third, followed by Nicholas D’Orlando and Sam Mayer. Kyra and Kaylen Frederick finished sixth and seventh, while Caleb Tate, Jason Welage and Max Kaeser filled the top 10.

“My kart was perfect. It was so much fun to drive,” the 8-year-old Verhagen said after his victory. Mike Doty RacingYamaha Rookie Final 2Verhagen made it a clean sweep on the

weekend in Yamaha Rookie with the Fast Time award, pre-final and final victory in the Sunday version of the class.

The Ridgefield, Conn., racer had to work hard for the main event triumph in Final 2. Verhagen negotiated a thick batch of lap traffic over the last couple circuits in the 11-lap main with Sam Mayer hot on his heels. One wrong move by Verhagen would have produced a Mayer challenge, however, the Haase racer stayed focused and drove a flawless race to accomplish the weekend Rookie sweep.

Mayer crossed the stripe a couple of kart-lengths back for the runner-up finish. Welage improved from his eighth-place run Saturday to take third. T. Ferris took fourth and Paley fifth. Sixth through 10th showed Lance Carboy, Kaeser, Joey Maffo, Kaylen Frederick and Connor Ferris.

I’m very happy I was able to stay in front when passing lapped traffic,” said Verhagen,

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who did a masterful job of negotiating the lap karts. “I want to thank Mr. Ferris for restarting my engine on the warm up lap. Thank you to everyone from CMP and WKA for putting on a great event.”

RLV Tuned Exhaust ProductsCadet Final 1The weekend’s first Cadet final saw 40 youngsters take the green flag and a fierce battle for the win between Zach Holden and Brandon Lemke. Holden and Lemke, both of whom scored wins at Daytona, raced hard throughout the 11-lapper with Holden pulling his Arrow ahead at the end to score his first of three weekend victories.

Holden, who also won the pre-final, crossed the line 0.092 seconds in front of Lemke for the win. Another Daytona Sportsman winner, Jared Cordova, was third, ahead of PCR racer Leonardo Stoia. Kaden Harter had a strong run on his Birel to round out the top five.

Sixth through 10th were Kaleb Allison, Adam Sturgill, David Malukas, Michael D’Orlando and Grant Griesbach. PCR driver Braden Eves won the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award but finished a disappointing 23rd in the final.

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Products / Top KartCadet Final 2Braden Eves’s bad luck in Saturday’s Cadet final turned into his first Manufacturers Cup feature victory in Sunday’s Cadet Final 2. Eves and his PCR bested Pole Award and pre-final winner Mitch Goldfarb in the 11-lapper, crossing the stripe nearly 1.5 seconds ahead of the Birel pilot.

Michael D’Orlando garnered one of his best Man Cup finishes with a third-place result. Kameron Chandler was fourth and John Paul Southern Jr. had a nice run to round out the top five of 42 starters. Kaden Harter, Jared Cordova, Johnny Smith, Simon Sikes and Leonardo Stoia finished sixth through 10th.

“Thanks to PCR Distribution and Woltjer Racing Engines for helping me run up front. I can’t thank them enough for the equipment to make such a big jump in one year,” Eves commented after his first Man Cup national victory.

Adkins Speed CenterKomet SportsmanThe Komet Sportsman division saw a nice increase in entry count with 24 starters for the Saturday show. Merlin racer Brandon Lemke bested PCR driver Leonardo Stoia for the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award. The qualifying round was the only time Stoia would be beat all day in the KPP-powered division. The PCR pilot went on to win over Zach Holden in the seven-lap pre-final and race to a comfortable 1.4-second triumph in the 11-lap final.

Johnny Smith finished second to continue his strong Saturday. David Malukas captured his second third-place result of the 2012 season on his MKP Birel. Holden was fourth, marking the first time he’d been beat in final competition in three races Saturday. Austin Schaff completed the top five.

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PCRKomet Jr LiteFlorida Tony Kart racer Ashley Rogero picked up her first win of the 2012 Manufacturers Cup season Sunday with a dominating victory in Komet Jr Lite. Rogero drove an equally impressive race in Saturday’s Komet Jr Heavy to cross the finish line first, but then get disqualified in post-race technical inspection.

All was well in tech on Sunday and Rogero left CMP with one victory and left little doubt who had the strongest KPP Junior package at the South Carolina venue.

Rogero crossed the stripe three seconds in front of Merlin racer Kyle Kalish, who had a big

gap over third-place Mike McAndrews. Brandon Jarsocrak was fourth and 2011 Triple Crown champion Joel Jens fifth.

Sixth through 10th in the 34-kart field were Grant Quinlan, Jared Thomas, Garrett Johnston, Corey Towles and Kyle Kirkwood.

Orlando Kart Center Komet Jr HeavyThe previously mentioned problem in post-race tech for Ashley Rogero handed the Komet Jr Heavy score to Arrow racer Kyle Kirkwood, who raced at CMP fresh off being awarded the highly sought-after A.J. Allmendinger-backed Walldinger Racing scholarship.

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Kirkwood, a Florida driver making his first WKA start, won over series veterans Mike McAndrews and Kyle Kalish. 2011 Triple Crown winners Joel Jens and Grant Quinlan rounded out the top five. Jared Thomas was sixth, Ryan Raffa seventh, Brandon Jarsocrak eighth, Clay Vaneerd ninth and James Bennett 10th.

TSRacing.comKomet HeavyTexas Top Kart racer Mason Chelootz swept the day in Komet Heavy with the Streeter Super Stnads Pole Award and dominating wins over his teammate Raquel Martinez in the pre-final and final.

Martinez crossed the line 5.7 seconds late of Chelootz but had a big advantage over third-place finisher Jacob Donald. Patrick Olsen was fourth and John McCusker fifth.

J3 CompetitionKomet LiteMason Chelootz completed the sweep of the Komet senior divisions with a Sunday afternoon triumph over Jacob Donald in Komet Lite. Chelootz played the bridesmaid to Donald in qualifying and the pre-final before taking control in the 13-lap main. Chelootz and his trusty Top Kart won by nearly three seconds over Donald, who made a late-race pass on Raquel Martinez for the runner-up position. Martinez held on for third, Patrick Olsen fourth

and Tony Jump fifth in the short seven-kart field.

Grand Products / Top KartParilla LeopardCal Stewart made it two-for-two on the season in Parilla Leopard with a 0.398-second triumph over Robert Bujdoso in the 15-lap main. Stewart, an Illinois racer on a Merlin chassis, took command early in the race and hit his marks down the stretch to deter any major challenge by Bujdoso and his PCR.

Senior rookie Logan Bearden finished a strong third on his Haase, while pre-final winner Chris Wehrheim took fourth. Mason Chelootz rounded out the top five in the 20-kart contest, one of the shortest Leopard fields since the class debuted in Man Cup in 2010.

Franklinkart.comTaG Final 1Man Cup veteran Tommy Andersen raced his

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Kosmic to a big TaG victory in Saturday’s 33-kart competition. Andersen swept the day in the class, picking up the Pole Award, pre-final win and capping things off with a 1.669-second feature victory over defending race and class champion Robert Bujdoso.

Mason Chelootz was third, Trenton Walko fourth and Chris Wehrheim fifth. Senior rookie Raquel Martinez had her best run of the Man Cup season with a sixth-place result. Jacob Knueven was seventh, Robby Seward eighth, Arie Ouimet ninth and Hunter Armstrong 10th.

OTK Kart USATaG Final 2After a pair of runner-up finishes Saturday, Robert Bujdoso put his PCR out front in Sunday’s TaG Final 2 and ran unchallenged to his first triumph of the 2012 Man Cup season.

Bujdoso, who was honored as a double national champion at the 2011 Manufacturers

Cup Awards Ceremony Friday night at Kershaw, put himself in good position for another title with the 2.285-second win over Pole Award and pre-final winner Mason Chelootz in the TaG weekend capper.

Scott Kopp took third, Chris Wehrheim fourth and Logan Bearden netted his second top-five result of the weekend with a fifth-place run.

Sixth through 10th in the 40-kart field were Raquel Martinez, Tommy Andersen, Jacob Knueven, Cody Gardner and Hunter Armstrong.

DRT RacingTaG Masters Final 1Youngstown, Ohio’s Brian McHattie wheeled his sleek-looking Exprit to a clean sweep of Saturday’s version of TaG Masters, capturing the Pole Award, pre-final and final.

McHattie had control of the 15-lap final from the drop of the green flag, pulling out to a healthy advantage over Bobby Cummings and maintaining the gap throughout the race. Cummings crossed the line second but was disqualified in post-race tech. Cummings’ misfortune in the tech room gave the runner-up spot to Man Cup veteran Kim Carapellatti. Defending TaG Masters champion John Ferris III took third, Scot Carapellatti fourth and New England’s Russ Hamel fifth.

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Margay Racing ProductsTaG Masters Final 2John Ferris III found some speed between Saturday and Sunday and proceeded to turn a distant third-place result to Brian McHattie in Saturday’s main to a sweep of the in the Sunday version of TaG Masters.

Aboard his familiar No. 2 Top Kart, Ferris earned the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award over Chuck Tate before making it look easy in the pre-final and final. The New Jersey chauffeur won by 2.6 seconds over Kim Carapellatti in the 15-lap main. Tate had his best run of the weekend to take third. Francois Brun-Wibaux was fourth and Tony Buffamante fifth.Comet Kart SalesYamaha Sportsman 1 One of the better races Saturday came in the Yamaha Sportsman contest. Arrow racer Zach Holden fended off fierce challenges from several counterparts to earn his second win of

the day.

Holden raced hard and bested runner-up Nick Luedeke, third-place Leonardo Stoia, Kaleb Allison and Johnny Smith. Garrett Moran and David Malukas were sixth and seventh. The top seven all crossed the stripe within one second of one another.

Jack W. Miller took eighth, Braden Eves ninth and Thayne Chapin 10th in the 45-kart main. Stoia won the Pole Award and pre-final.

MRP / BirelYamaha Sportsman 2Zach Holden made it two-for-two in the Yamaha Sportsman classes with another close victory in Sunday’s 11-lap main. Holden won over pre-final victor Jared Cordova by a close margin of 0.148 seconds. Pole Award winner Nick Luedeke put together another strong run to take third. David Malukas worked his way through the field after starting ninth to finish

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fourth. Leonardo Stoia rounded out the top five.

The second half of the top 10 in the 46-kart field were Kaleb Allison, Braden Eves, Michael Cruz, Thayne Chapin and Simon Sikes.

The triumph gave Holden his third win of the weekend and fourth of the Manufacturers Cup season, the most of any driver after two rounds of the prestigious series.

“We really wanted to get that third win,” Holden said after his Yamaha Sportsman 2 triumph. “To go to Daytona and win one was awesome. We knew we were fast coming into Kershaw, but to come here and win three races, I don’t think we can ask for much more. Again, I just have to thank everyone who made this possible.”

Woltjer Racing EnginesYamaha Jr LitePennsylvania Haase racer Brandon Jarsocrak followed Joel Jens in Yamaha Jr Lite qualifying and the pre-final before flexing his muscle in the 13-lap main. Jarsocrak wrestled the lead away from Jens early in the race and proceeded to win the main by nearly a half-second margin.

Maidstone, Ontario’s Grant Quinlan drove to

his best finish of the season to date with a third-place result, just 0.762 seconds off the winner. Skylar Robinson was fourth and Mike McAndrews rounded out the top five.

Six through 10 in the 40-kart field were Kyle Kirkwood, Garrett Johnston, Jake Johnston, Jared Thomas and Emerson Reed.

“I have to thank my sponsors – Mike Doty Racing, Woltjer Racing Engines and Haase Kart Chassis – and my family for all their help and support. I could not do this without you!” Jarscrak said after his first WKA national triumph.

Verde Speed ResourcesYamaha Jr HeavyIn a similar story to Saturday’s Yamaha Jr action, Brandon Jarsocrak put himself in the top five in the Yamaha Jr Heavy qualifying session and pre-final before moving to the front of the deep 40-kart pack in the final and winning the main by about a half-second gap.

This time Kyle Kirkwood’s Arrow was a few kart-lengths off Jarsocrak’s Haase when starter Denny Long’s checkers waved. Jared Thomas capped a strong weekend aboard his Tony Kart with a third-place podium finish. Joel Jens

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was fourth and Jake Johnston fifth.

The latter half of the top 10 saw Kyle Kalish, early race leader Mike McAndrews, Skylar Robinson, Emerson Reed and Zane Smith.

“This has been an awesome weekend for us. Thanks again to all my sponsors and family,” Jarsocrak added after his second win on the weekend.

Yamaha Supercan LiteArrow racer Collin Griffin picked up his first Man Cup win in an exciting Supercan Lite final. Griffin waged a spirited battle with Patrick Olsen and Dakota Pesek in the 13-lapper. Pesek led much of the race after wining the pre-final before giving way to Griffin and Pole Award winner Olsen late in the affair.

Olsen and Pesek battled hard for second while Griffin scooted away. Pesek crossed the stripe second but was relegated to third for an unsafe last-lap pass on Olsen. The Pesek penalty gave Olsen second. Brian Krummel and Tony Jump finished fourth and fifth in the 21-kart field.

APPCO KartingYamaha Supercan HeavyLong Island’s John McCusker scored his first Manufacturers Cup national victory after several years of trying in Sunday’s Supercan finale.

Once again Dakota Pesek’s Arrow looked to be the combination to beat after his Streeter Super Stands Pole Award and pre-final win;

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however, McCusker’s Haase had the speed when it counted as he passed Pesek and inched away over the last few laps to take the win by a decent 0.402-second gap.

Pesek held on for second while Jackson Mears garnered his first podium of the weekend with a third-place result. Saturday Supercan victor Collin Griffin was fourth and Brian Krummel notched his second podium of the weekend by rounding out the top five.

SPL Kid KartsA good field of seven Kid Karts made laps throughout the three-day event and gained valuable experience on CMP’s fast 0.7-mile Sprint Course. Jada Abed, Cameron Christ, Elizabeth Gray, Conan Ori, Don Whorton, Jake Williams and Conner Zilisch made up the Kid Kart field. The seven racers all looked good and should be primed for a move to the Yamaha Rookie Sportsman division in the near future.

WKA Manufacturers Cup Series competitors ran round three of the 2012 season - the CRG America Nationals - May 4-6 at Pittsburgh Int’l

Race Complex in Wampum, Pa.

Teams now have the second half of the season in their sights with upcoming events at Michiana Raceway Park in July, Concept Haulers Motor Speedway in August and New Castle Motorsports Park in September.

Continue to read WKA’s Karting Scene online magazine for race recaps throughout the remainder of the season.

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he World Karting Association Vega Tire / TS Racing Road Racing Series driven by Mazda renewed its 2012 season this past weekend at Carolina Motorsports Park, where the Johnny Jacumin Memorial took center stage at CMP’s 2.3-mile road course.

This year’s Johnny Jacumin Memorial marked the 13th year in a row WKA’s enduro-style national series ran a spring event at Kershaw. Just over 230 entries hit the track between Saturday and Sunday after a good turnout for Friday practice. While the overall entry count didn’t reach the target of 250 or higher, the turnout was the best it’s been at Kershaw since 2008.

Eight rounds of practice went off Friday before it rained Friday night. A wet track delayed the start of practice Saturday and forced race officials Brandon Taylor, Jerry Echols and Billy Shaw to cut enduro races to 35 minutes and sprint contests to 25. More wet weather threatened the Kershaw area throughout Saturday but held off until late in the day and, thankfully, after Road Racing and Manufacturers Cup races had been completed.

Sunday saw full-length events for all race groups. Events were complete by around 4 p.m., allowing road racers to load up and hit the highway with a few hours of daylight left for their treks home.

Courtney Atkinson was the weekend’s top winner for yet another time in her illustrious Road Racing career. The Wisconsin racer, who was honored as a 2011 Triple Crown champion at Saturday night’s Road Racing Awards Ceremony, captured an unprecedented six race victories. Atkinson won every class she entered and put herself in terrific position to notch another Triple Crown championship.

Aaron Snyder, who also was awarded at the weekend’s Awards Ceremony as a 2011 Triple Crown titlist, wheeled his Energy TaG kart to three race wins. Snyder was the only triple winner on the Road Racing side of the action.

Double national winners comprised Randy Fulks, Lance Yunck, Tiffany McCollum, Chris Kuley, J.C. Sanders, Kelly Lawrence, Zachary Linsell, Brian Morse and Adam Myers.

Here’s a rundown of the 13 class groups that went off Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday Race 1The weekend’s first race saw shifter karts take over CMP’s 2.3-mile course. 2011 double national

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champ Steven Rougeou was the class of the field in CIK 125 Shifter 1. The Louisiana Birel racer dominated the 25-minute affair, racing out to a 48-second lead over Noah Stark before the checkers waved. Stark crossed the stripe about six seconds in front of Richard White. Don Santini was only a handful of kart-lengths back of White in fourth. Ohio’s Chad Donner rounded out the top five.

John Sullivan and Phillip Davis waged a spirited battle for the win in WKA 125 Shifter 1. The race saw Sullivan nip Davis by just 0.013 seconds. Bryan Blair was third and 2011 double national champion Stephen Flatt fourth after dropping out early in the event.

Only two karts started Spec 125 TaG 1. Aaron Snyder won by a healthy margin over Adrian Dale.

Saturday Race 2Laydown enduros were on the card for Saturday’s second event. Eight racers started the Sleeper Racing Team 100cc Controlled Spec 1 main. Sean O’Shea led the opening laps on his blue Coyote until Randy Fulks wheeled his CKI past the Massachusetts veteran. Fulks pulled out to a 7.6-second win over O’Shea in the 35-minute race. O’Shea finished well ahead of Brandon Fry to take the runner-up spot. Scott Goodman was fourth and Jim Fry completed the top five.

Courtney Atkinson won her first race of the weekend in this group. Atkinson raced her Emmick enduro to a dominating win in Yamaha Sportsman Lite, finishing nearly 40 seconds ahead of Florida’s Lance Yunck. Ryley Howe took third as he continues his strong rookie season in the senior ranks. Series regular Fran Mazzucotelli was fourth and Joe Dempsey fifth.

Adam Myers scored the triumph in 100cc Pipe Heavy. Myers bested Arthur McKenny by a 20-second margin. William Anderson was third, Donald Axe fourth and Jim McMurray fifth.

Brian Morse won his first of two races. Morse

captured the 100cc Controlled win over Don Chrzan and Michael Tracy.

Saturday Race 3Home state racer Robert Garland earned a big victory in Hoosier Racing Tire Animal Sprint 385. Garland bested 10 other entrants in the race, the closest being Dennis Smith, who finished 5.5 seconds back of the winner. Bill Lewis was third, Steve Johnson fourth and James Finn fifth.

Zachary Linsell raced uncontested to his first win of the weekend. The Pennsylvania racer won the Hoosier Racing Tire Animal Sprint 335 affair over Vince Hargrove and Ben Thomason.

Courtney Atkinson won not one, but two races in the weekend’s third group. Atkinson ran dual transponders on her CKT sprint-enduro, a legal action by the WKA Tech Manual, and won AM

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Motorsports Yamaha Sprint Lite and Heiser Trailer Leasing Yamaha Sportsman Sprint Final 1.

The Wisconsin racer, who ran the Sportsman pipe and started 15 seconds after the Yamaha Sprint class, raced past John Jezierski and Jimmy Duguay to take the lead and the win in Yamaha Sprint Lite. Derek Somers and Michael Holman finished second and third in Yamaha Sportsman Sprint, each about 35 seconds back of Atkinson.

Aaron Snyder won his second race of the day in a close DRT Racing TaG Final 1 race with his father, Jim Snyder. A. Snyder bested Jim by a mere 0.052 seconds on his father’s birthday. Donald Nelson finished third.

Dick Charest won the Classic Vintage local option and Gary Baker was the winner of the Open Sprint 1 local option.

Saturday Race 4Nine shifters started Stock Honda 1 and DRT Racing driver Tiffany McCollum had an easy time of it after Ryan Petty retired five minutes into the race. McCollum pulled her DR Kart out to a 9.7-second lead before the checkers waved. David Harding was second, Ross Kasner third, Phillip Davis fourth and John Sullivan fifth.

Tennessee’s Kelly Lawrence bested Wisconsin’s Michael Lattos in Unlimited Final 1. Lawrence set a fast time of 1:43.156 in his 125cc-powered enduro on his way to the triumph.

Saturday Race 5Veteran enduro karter Tim Linthicum scored the win in Yamaha Sportsman Heavy. Linthicum took advantage of Richard Marz retiring from the event late in the race to overtake him and garner his first victory of the season. Linthicum finished well ahead of second-place Bob Anderson. Paul Smith was third, Ben Morris fourth and Marz was credited with fifth.

J.C. Sanders was the only entrant in Jr Enduro Lite. Sanders set a fast time of 2:11.739 around CMP’s road course to take the victory.

Saturday Race 6Courtney Atkinson’s fourth win of the day came in a class she had never raced before this past weekend, WKA Sprint 1. Atkinson strapped a Komet K-71 on her sprint-enduro for the first time ever and proceeded to win by a comfortable 24-second margin over defending class national champion Adam Myers. New York’s Charlie Tustison made his return to the series and took third. Guy Brown was fourth.

Walter “Jeff” Troup won a tight Stock Leopard Final 1 race over Streeter Super Stands’ Jeff Wesell. Troup crossed the stripe just 0.423 seconds in front of Wesell for his first national win of the year. Don Nelson was third and Aamir Hyder fourth.

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Austin Wohlford had the field covered in Animal Limited Modified 360. Wohlford won by nearly 15 seconds over defending class national champion Dennis Smith. Charles Wilbur was third and Dominic Greco fourth.

North Carolina’s Chris Kuley showed the way in Animal Jr Sprint Lite. Kuley won by a comfortable margin over Coyote pilot Will Delaney. Defending class champion Brent Hadden was third.

Joe Cuslidge won the Clone 385 local option over Steve Jeffers. It was good to see Jeffers back in action after his serious shoulder injury at last summer’s VIR national.

Robert Garland bested Larry Palmer by a mere 0.281-second gap in the LO206 385 local option.

Saturday Race 7The day’s final race saw the laydown enduros back on the speedway, which saw a pair of “Lance’s” score feature victories.

Lance Fry was a late entrant in KALL Racing Formula 100 Final 1 and proceeded to race his CKI to victory in the six-kart affair. Fry won over Brian Morse, effectively denying Morse of his second win of the day. Defending class champion Don Chrzan was third, Paul Wyzga fourth and Bill Miller fifth.

Lance Yunck strapped a pipe on his Yamaha-powered enduro for one of the first times and drove to victory in Dart Kart Club 100cc Yamaha Medium. Yunck earned the victory by a 17.6-second margin over Ohio’s Mallory Davis. Don Harrod was third, Arthur McKenny fourth and Fran Mazzucotelli fifth.

Michael Lattos and Kelly Lawrence swapped positions in Formula 125 from their morning Unlimited finish. Lattos scored the victory in this one over Lawrence.

Scott Goodman was the only entrant in B Stock. Goodman made seven laps before retiring and earned the victory.

Sunday Race 1Sunday’s opening event went off before the mandatory one-hour quiet time. Nine starters made up another strong 100cc Controlled Spec field, which saw Randy Fulks waste no time taking the lead from Sean O’Shea. Fulks pulled out to a big advantage over O’Shea and the rest of the field to capture his second win of the weekend and a sweep of the Controlled Spec classes.

O’Shea had a mirror full of Fry Racing laydowns throughout the 45-minute contest. While the Frys moved in on O’Shea’s blue Coyote several times, the Massachusetts racer was able to fend them off down the stretch to finish second for the second day in succession. Veteran Jim Fry, who’s in the midst of his 50th year of karting, bested both of his sons to take third. Lance Fry was fourth and Brandon Fry fifth.

Courtney Atkinson pulled out to a 21-second advantage over Ryley Howe to win Competition Karting Inc. Yamaha Sportsman Medium. The triumph marked Courtney’s fifth of the weekend. Howe was about eight seconds ahead of third-place finisher Lance Yunck. Fran Mazzucotelli was fourth and Paul Smith fifth.

While his son, Jamie, was in Fontana, Calif., preparing for another NASCAR Sprint Cup event, Jim McMurray was on the opposite coast and strapping into his laydown-enduro ready to challenge for a Dart Kart Club100cc Pipe Medium victory. McMurray not only challenged for the win, but he dominated the 45-minute race, finishing well ahead of Adam Myers and Mallory Davis, who both ran into problems in the event.

J.C. Sanders was the only entrant in Jr Enduro Heavy. Sanders completed the 45-minute race to take his second win in two days.

Sunday Race 2DRT Racing driver Brian Fisher was a late entrant in CIK 125 Shifter 2 and waged a terrific battle with Saturday CIK Shifter winner Steven Rougeou. The pair raced hard throughout the 30-minute go before Fisher made a last-turn pass on Rougeou in lap traffic to score the victory.

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Noah Stark was third, Chad Donner fourth and Doug Dodge fifth.

Bryan Blair denied John Sullivan of a sweep of the WKA 125 Shifter divisions with his win in the Sunday version of the class. Blair crossed the checkers less than one second ahead of Sullivan for the score. Series regular Phillip Davis was third, Mike Wallace fourth and Bill Wallace fifth.

Spec 125 TaG 2 saw the same result as Saturday with Aaron Snyder finishing well ahead of Adrian Dale for his third victory of the weekend.

Sunday Race 3Adam Myers won his second race of the weekend in this group with the WKA Sprint Final 2 victory over Charlie Tustison and Guy Brown. Myers set a fast lap of 1:53.732 on his way to the triumph.

Jeff Wesell battled hard with Don Nelson throughout the first half of the Stock Leopard Final 2 affair. Wesell ended up pulling away aboard his white No. 9 Merlin to take the national triumph by an 11-second gap over Nelson. Saturday winner Jeff Troup couldn’t find the same speed on Sunday and ended up over 21 seconds back of the winner in third.

Dennis Smith took advantage of Zachary Linsell

dropping out of Animal Limited Modified 360 just past halfway to take his one and only win of the weekend. Smith was the only driver of five entrants still running at the finish. Linsell was credited with second, Charles Wilbur third, Dominic Greco fourth and Joe Kuley fifth.

Chris Kuley made it a clean sweep of the Animal Jr Sprint category with his Sunday win in Animal Jr Sprint Heavy. Kuley dominated the event and finished over a minute ahead of Brent Hadden and Will Delaney, who swapped positions from Saturday’s final running order.

Steve Jeffers won the Clone 360 local option. Joe Cuslidge won the Clone 410 local option and Larry Palmer was victorious over Robert Garland in the LO206 360 local option.

Sunday Race 4Lance Yunck made it look easy in 100cc Yamaha Heavy for his second triumph at Kershaw. Yunck won by over a minute margin over Arthur McKenny, who crossed the stripe just ahead of William Anderson after a good battle for the runner-up position. Donald Axe was fourth and Adam Myers fifth in the eight-kart field.

Brian Morse claimed his second win of the weekend in Formula 100 Final 2. Morse took

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advantage of defending champion Don Chrzan retiring around the halfway mark to drive to a comfortable victory. Chrzan was credited with second, Michael Tracy third and Paul Wyzga fourth.

Sunday Race 5Tiffany McCollum again proved she’s a force to be reckoned with in the Stock Honda ranks. McCollum won her second race of the weekend in Stock Honda 2 and completed the sweep of the division.

In one of the best races of the weekend, McCollum won after a lively battle with runner-up Ryan Petty, third-place David Harding and fourth-place Tyler Guilbeault. Only 0.278 seconds separated first through fourth in the outstanding race. John Sullivan was eight seconds back in fifth.

Kelly Lawrence scored his second win of the weekend by a cool 24-second gap in Unlimited Final 2 over Michael Lattos.

Sunday Race 6Zachary Linsell was victorious for the second time of the weekend in the event’s final race. Linsell wheeled his MGM to the triumph in Southern Kart Club Animal Sprint 360 by 15 seconds over Dennis Smith. Vince Hargrove was third, Ben Thomason fourth and Bill Lewis fifth.

WKA Gold Cup Series regular Tyler Sandmeyer raced an MGM sprint-enduro for the first time ever at Kershaw and proceeded to win Animal Sprint 410. However, Sandmeyer did not made the minimum weight and handed the win to MGM owner Paul Rice. Saturday Animal Sprint 385 victor Robert Garland was second, Steve Johnson third, Harrison Walker fourth and Ben Morris fifth.

Don Nelson won TaG Final 2 over Emmitt Rodriguez. Nelson set a fast time of 1:57.538 on his way to the triumph.

Gary Baker won over William Evans in the Open Sprint 2 local option.

Much appreciation goes out to the fine officials, workers, volunteers and everyone who helped make the Johnny Jacumin Memorial and smooth and successful event.

Next up for the WKA National Road Racing Series is trip to Michigan for the Dart Kart Club-hosted May 18-20 Grattan Nationals at the popular Grattan Raceway. The event marks the first WKA national event at Grattan since 2006, and it’s primed to be a good one with the fine folks at the Dart Kart Club behind the helm.

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