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Scenes πŸ“Έ from Friday practice for this weekend’s Cup Karts North America Cup Karts East final round at OVRP -  Oakland V...
09/07/2024

Scenes πŸ“Έ from Friday practice for this weekend’s Cup Karts North America Cup Karts East final round at OVRP - Oakland Valley Race Park - Hannen Motorsports.

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RACE PREVIEW β€” Cup Karts East Division final this weekend at OVRP -  Oakland Valley Race ParkThe Cup Karts North America...
09/03/2024

RACE PREVIEW β€” Cup Karts East Division final this weekend at OVRP - Oakland Valley Race Park

The Cup Karts North America East Division will close out its second year of competition this weekend at Oakland Valley Race Park in Cuddebackville, N.Y., the site of the division’s inaugural race in April 2023. First titled β€œNorth East” and updated to β€œEast” in 2024, this weekend’s race marks the sixth event for CKNA newest division over the last two years including rounds at New Jersey Motorsports Park (2023 and 2024), Pittsburgh International (2023) and United Karting of Baltimore (April 2024).

Series promotor Tony β€œThe Toe” Cirillo offered a preview πŸ“ of this latest OVRP round, where East Division championships will be on the line in the final CKNA tuneup before the all important Cup Karts Grands 8 this October 10-13 at New Castle Motorsports Park.

Tony reviews opening 2024 rounds at United Karting and NJMP, outlines OVRP's history and unique layout, and takes a look at each class's points battle heading into the weekend...

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https://kartlounge.com/ckna-east-series-final-this-weekend-at-ovrp/

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The Cup Karts North America East Division will close out its second year of competition this weekend at Oakland Valley Race Park in Cuddebackville, N.Y., the site of the division’s inaugural race in April 2023. First titled β€œNorth East” and … Read More

π‘πŽπ€πƒ 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 π—ͺπ„πƒππ„π’πƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 TS Racing β€”Scenes from this past weekend's AKRA / Woodbridge Kart Club Road Racing Nati...
08/28/2024

π‘πŽπ€πƒ 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 π—ͺπ„πƒππ„π’πƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 TS Racing β€”

Scenes from this past weekend's AKRA / Woodbridge Kart Club Road Racing Nationals at Summit Point, West Virginia.

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Get well soon wishes going out to Peyton Worm, who suffered a broken shoulder in the American Kart Road-Racing Alliance ...
08/26/2024

Get well soon wishes going out to Peyton Worm, who suffered a broken shoulder in the American Kart Road-Racing Alliance (AKRA) / Woodbridge Kart Club KA-100 final Sunday at Summit Point Motorsports Park.

Worm is undergoing surgery today on his shoulder. The Maryland racer picked up his first Cup Karts North America win earlier this season at United Karting in Baltimore, and he was set to enter the Cup Karts East series closer in a couple weeks at OVRP as the Junior class points leader. Unfortunately, Sunday's injury will take him out of racing for the remainder of 2024.

Join us in wishing Peyton a speedy recovery, and we're looking forward to seeing him back behind the wheel as soon as he heals up. πŸ™

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2024 4-Cycle Super Showdown moved from Phoenix Kart Racing Association to Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, date change...
08/22/2024

2024 4-Cycle Super Showdown moved from Phoenix Kart Racing Association to Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, date changed to Nov. 8-10

From Super Showdown promotor Rich Bowen β€”

"Showdown Racing is excited to announce that the 2024 Super Showdown will be held at the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona, on the 2nd weekend of November. The Musselman Honda Circuit is excited to welcome the Super Showdown and has offered to be more of a supporting host and has voiced a strong interest in building long solid relationship that will keep the Super Showdown a much-enjoyed event for many years to come for many more racers," Bowen stated.

With the date change, the Super Showdown moves off the same weekend as the SKUSA Super Nationals in Las Vegas, which it conflicted with in 2023.

The Super Showdown is an annual event for Briggs 206 classes that offers six heat races for each class and tallies points to award an overall winner in each class. Saturday's heats are run counter-clockwise and Sunday's are run clockwise. Friday practice sessions alter between the CCW and CW directions.

For more info on the Super Showdown, visit https://www.showdownracing.com/.

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For the second consecutive summer, Palmetto, Florida-based Precision Performance Karting traveled to Ontario, Canada wit...
08/20/2024

For the second consecutive summer, Palmetto, Florida-based Precision Performance Karting traveled to Ontario, Canada with Christopher McKeithan Racing, this time to compete at this past weekend’s Canadian Karting Championships at Hamilton Karting Complex.

McKeithan’s best final came in Briggs Senior Heavy with a P3 result on his No. 319 Coyote Motorsports Zenith. Throughout an up-and-down weekend, the North Carolina driver also qualified P2 of 38 in Briggs Senior and recorded top-five finishes in multiple heat races between Senior and Heavy.

McKeithan offered his thoughts on his weekend north of the border β€”

β€œI think the weekend as a whole went very well despite not ending on the top step,” McKeithan said. β€œWe showed some great speed and definitely had the competition worried at different parts over all 4 days. The biggest thing I noticed was that no one wanted to work with me on the track especially if I got shuffled back a couple spots.

β€œThe event itself was definitely well organized and, honestly, run more professional than a lot of the U.S events, which has some bad things as well as good things come along with it. That also probably is something that was caused by it being not only a big 4-cycle race but also a 2-cycle race.

β€œI’d like to thank John (Seglem) for taking me with him, Jim and Mark Lipari at Coyote for everything they do, and Dave (Koehler) at GT Machine for the power.”

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Saturday’s Trackhouse Motorplex   Round 8 senior 206 finals won by Caleb Gafrarar (center, 1st pic) and Eric Fagan (righ...
08/18/2024

Saturday’s Trackhouse Motorplex Round 8 senior 206 finals won by Caleb Gafrarar (center, 1st pic) and Eric Fagan (right, 2nd pic w/ KA winner Hudson Brown).

Briggs Senior top 5 (46 starters)β€”
1. Caleb Gafrarar (MGM Chassis)πŸ†
2. Adam Brickley -0.077
3. Elmer β€˜Moe’ Edmonson -0.118
4. Brock Knowles -0.424
5. William Lessig -2.268

Briggs Heavy top 5 (20 starters)β€”
1. Eric Fagan (Snap Ya Neck / MGM) πŸ†
2. Todd Baron -0.158
3. Elmer β€˜Moe’ Edmonson -0.279
4. Nikolas Kiefer -0.434
5. George Wheeler -0.655

π‘πŽπ€πƒ 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 π—ͺπ„πƒππ„π’πƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 TS Racing β€”Jason Lorang's Yamaha enduro on Summit Point's 2,980ft front stretch in Augu...
08/14/2024

π‘πŽπ€πƒ 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 π—ͺπ„πƒππ„π’πƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 TS Racing β€”

Jason Lorang's Yamaha enduro on Summit Point's 2,980ft front stretch in August 2023.

Kart racing returns to Summit's 2-mile natural terrain Summit Point Circuit (formerly Main) next weekend – Aug. 23-25 – with the Woodbridge Kart Club-hosted American Kart Road-Racing Alliance / AKRA Road Race National.

πŸ“² Event Details – https://kartlounge.com/road-racing-returns-summit-point/

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𝟐-π‚π˜π‚π‹π„ π“π”π„π’πƒπ€π˜ β€”April 28, 2024 – Jared Clarke (906) and Jayden Krause (913) race through the Charlotte kart track's Tur...
08/13/2024

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April 28, 2024 – Jared Clarke (906) and Jayden Krause (913) race through the Charlotte kart track's Turn 10/11 double-left in KA Stars at the Stars Championship Series season opener.

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𝐓π—ͺ𝐎-π—ͺπˆπƒπ„ π“π”π„π’πƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 Spa Speed β€”May 11, 2024 – Aiden Hatcher inside Turn 11 at Trackhouse Motorplex   Round 5. ...
08/13/2024

𝐓π—ͺ𝐎-π—ͺπˆπƒπ„ π“π”π„π’πƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 Spa Speed β€”

May 11, 2024 – Aiden Hatcher inside Turn 11 at Trackhouse Motorplex Round 5. Trackhouse returns to action this Saturday with Round 8 of their 2024 series.

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08/10/2024

Championship Enduro Series / World Karting Association Road Racing in action today in Illinois at Blackhawk Farms.

Saturday’s first contest saw Wisconsin’s πŸ₯‡Regan Vehring win Briggs Animal 370 over πŸ₯ˆTommy Hamilton and πŸ₯‰Joe Adler. 🏁

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πŸ’-π‚π˜π‚π‹π„ π…π‘πˆπƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 Spa Speed β€”Action from the Cup Karts North America Summer Nationals June 22-23, 2024 at Pitt...
08/09/2024

πŸ’-π‚π˜π‚π‹π„ π…π‘πˆπƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 Spa Speed β€”

Action from the Cup Karts North America Summer Nationals June 22-23, 2024 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex's Wilson Circuit.

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08/09/2024

Missed this week but here’s a AKRA / Dart Kart Club Yamaha Enduro start last month at Nelson Ledges Road Course on this Friday afternoon!

American Kart Road-Racing Alliance // TS Racing

πŸŽ₯ - Deanne Olsen

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More TWO-WIDE TUESDAY shots πŸ“Έ from NJMP Cup Karts πŸ‘‡
08/06/2024

More TWO-WIDE TUESDAY shots πŸ“Έ from NJMP Cup Karts πŸ‘‡

ROAD RACE WEDNESDAY presented by TS Racing β€”Enduro karts from the July 19-21 Dart Kart Club-hosted American Kart Road-Ra...
07/31/2024

ROAD RACE WEDNESDAY presented by TS Racing β€”

Enduro karts from the July 19-21 Dart Kart Club-hosted American Kart Road-Racing Alliance (AKRA) road race at Nelson Ledges Road Course in Northeast Ohio. Colin Jedrzejek (No. 218) won both Yamaha Enduro finals.

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Free photo downloads from CKNA at NJMP, courtesy of 180 Action Shots πŸ“Έ ⬇️
07/31/2024

Free photo downloads from CKNA at NJMP, courtesy of 180 Action Shots πŸ“Έ ⬇️

CKNA NJMP July 2024

Plenty of TWO-WIDE TUESDAY shots here! On-track images πŸ“Έ from this past weekend's Cup Karts North America / Cup Karts Ea...
07/30/2024

Plenty of TWO-WIDE TUESDAY shots here!

On-track images πŸ“Έ from this past weekend's Cup Karts North America / Cup Karts East Rounds 3/4 at NJMP.

Thanks to Holly Campbell Firestine of 180 Action Shots for the outstanding photography! Message Holly or the 180 page if you'd like shots of your driver from New Jersey.

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Sunday, July 28 podiums from Cup Karts North America / Cup Karts East Round 4 at NJMP’s Liberator Circuit. We’ll have on...
07/29/2024

Sunday, July 28 podiums from Cup Karts North America / Cup Karts East Round 4 at NJMP’s Liberator Circuit.

We’ll have on-track photos πŸ“Έ from the weekend posted soon!

Senior Light-
1. DAVID BAKER (MGM) πŸ†
2. Hudson Brown -0.111
3. Alex Passarinho -1.490

Junior-
1. CHRISTOPHER WAKEFIELD (Sodi Kart) πŸ†
2. Nathan Dupuis -0.427
3. Paulie Hart -4.928

Senior Medium-
1. HUDSON BROWN (Gold Kart) πŸ†
2. Will Loller -1.842
3. Brady Atwood -1.968

Senior Heavy-
1. BRADY ATWOOD (MGM) πŸ†
2. Ryan Miller -0.660
3. Cooper Van Horne -13.328

Masters-
1. JASON ZOBKIW (Coyote) πŸ†
2. Drew Cirillo -0.599
3. Eric King -5.989

Legends-
1. TIM STIEFEL (Coyote)πŸ†
2. Tim Hannen -0.428
3. Rodrigo De Francisco -2.912

Cadet-
1. JOHN DWYER (Coyote) πŸ†
2. Cole Decker -0.599
3. Zoe Watts -18.665

Sportsman-
1. WYATT FINK (Benik) πŸ†
2. Max Mitev -5.591
3. Aiden Shoemaker -5.745

Kid Kart-
1. JACKSON JORDA πŸ†
2. Sophia Mendoza -16.825
3. Spencer Hite -DNF

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Saturday podiums at Cup Karts North America / Cup Karts East Round 3 at New Jersey Motorsports Park Liberator Circuit β€”J...
07/28/2024

Saturday podiums at Cup Karts North America / Cup Karts East Round 3 at New Jersey Motorsports Park Liberator Circuit β€”

Junior-
1. Christopher Wakefield (Sodi Kart) πŸ†
2. Nathan Dupuis
3. Shane Smith

Masters-
1. Jason Zobkiw (Coyote) πŸ†
2. Eric King
3. Jeremy Lamson

Legends-
1. Tim Hannen (OTK) πŸ†
2. Rodrigo De Francisco
3. Tim Stiefel

Cadet-
1. John Dwyer (Coyote) πŸ†
2. Cole Decker
3. Jamison Jorda

Senior Heavy-
1. Brady Atwood (MGM) πŸ†
2. Ryan Miller
3. Cooper Van Horne

Kid Kart-
1. Spencer Hite (Gold Kart) πŸ†
2. Jackson Jorda
3. Sophia Mendoza

Senior Light-
1. Hudson Brown (Gold Kart) πŸ†
2. David Baker
3. Emil Osman

Sportsman-
1. Wyatt Fink πŸ†
2. Max Mitev
3. Jordan Pulchlopek

Senior Medium-
1. Hudson Brown (Gold Kart) πŸ†
2. Will Loller
3. Jake Heavlow

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πŸ’-π‚π˜π‚π‹π„ π…π‘πˆπƒπ€π˜ β€”Cale Zimmermann (5) with the left-rear wheel lift ahead of Brayden Robertson (677), Matthew Darlison (63...
07/12/2024

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Cale Zimmermann (5) with the left-rear wheel lift ahead of Brayden Robertson (677), Matthew Darlison (63), Michael Mastandrea (427) and Sawyer St Clair (101) in Senior Medium Sunday, June 23 at Cup Karts North America's Summer Nationals at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.

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π‘πŽπ€πƒ 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 π—ͺπ„πƒππ„π’πƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 TS Racing β€”Yamaha Pipe Enduro start from the July 2023 Dart Kart Club / American Kart R...
07/10/2024

π‘πŽπ€πƒ 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 π—ͺπ„πƒππ„π’πƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 TS Racing β€”

Yamaha Pipe Enduro start from the July 2023 Dart Kart Club / American Kart Road-Racing Alliance road race at Nelson Ledges Road Course in Garrettsville, Ohio.

Dart Kart is back at the 2-mile Northeast Ohio track next weekend – July 19-21 – hosting Round 3 of the 2024 AKRA National Road Racing Series.

πŸ“² For information on the event, go to dartkartclub.com.

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𝐓π—ͺ𝐎-π—ͺπˆπƒπ„ π“π”π„π’πƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺  Spa Speed β€”Senior 206 racers Hudson Brown (Snap Ya Neck Racing / Gold Kart), Colin Warren...
07/09/2024

𝐓π—ͺ𝐎-π—ͺπˆπƒπ„ π“π”π„π’πƒπ€π˜ 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘣𝘺 Spa Speed β€”

Senior 206 racers Hudson Brown (Snap Ya Neck Racing / Gold Kart), Colin Warren (TS Racing / VLR) and Brandon Jarsocrak (Precision Performance Karting / Coyote Motorsports) battle at Pittsburgh International Race Complex during the CKNA Summer Nationals on Sunday, June 23.

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Feature results πŸ“„ and podium shots πŸ“Έ from Saturday’s Lady Liberty race at Carolina Motorsports Park. All races were run ...
07/07/2024

Feature results πŸ“„ and podium shots πŸ“Έ from Saturday’s Lady Liberty race at Carolina Motorsports Park.

All races were run in the dry and features were shortened to beat thunderstorms that were circling the area through the afternoon.

Congrats to winners Caleb Gafrarar (Medium), Moe Edmonson (Heavy), Anthony Louis (Junior), Tim Skinner (Masters), Mike Todd (Legends), Trace Rosinski (Cadet/Sportsman) and Liam Vaughn (Kid Kart).

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Updated schedule for Saturday's Lady Liberty race at Carolina Motorsports Park. Drivers meeting now 10:30am and practice...
07/05/2024

Updated schedule for Saturday's Lady Liberty race at Carolina Motorsports Park.

Drivers meeting now 10:30am and practice start time is 11am.

πŸ“  Print updated timeline β€”https://kartlounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cmp_lady_liberty_timeline_updated-SATURDAY.pdf

Rest in peace, Mike Birdsell MOORESVILLE, N.C. β€” The karting community has lost a popular personality, racer, mechanic, ...
07/02/2024

Rest in peace, Mike Birdsell

MOORESVILLE, N.C. β€” The karting community has lost a popular personality, racer, mechanic, coach and friend with the passing of Mike Birdsell.

The 78-year-old battled health issues for a number of years and fell seriously ill a couple weeks ago. He entered a Mooresville, N.C., hospice center on June 22, where he passed away Tuesday afternoon.

An Illinois native, Birdsell began racing at age 13 in the late 1950s, and he devoted the rest of his life to karting.

A four-time national champion driver β€” as he’d remind us on his voicemail greeting β€” Birdsell spent his middle-age years traveling the country with his son, Jason, winning numerous races and championships in both 2-cycle and 4-cycle sprint and street racing, mostly on Margay chassis.

Mike relocated to the Charlotte area over a decade ago, where he became a popular friend to many at Trackhouse Motorplex and other tracks and events in the Southeast. He continued to compete in vintage kart racing until recently, including an April 2024 trip to Lamar County Speedway in Barnesville, Ga., for the VKA race, where he’d make his final laps behind the wheel of a go-kart.

In recent years, he worked for the Nitro-Kart team. Through that association, he had an influence on some of today’s top young national karters including James Overbeck, Christopher McKeithan and many others. Birdsell continued to work in the Nitro shop until his illness took him out of work just a few weeks ago.

Off the track, he lived life to the fullest. On weekends, he’s been a staple at Lake Norman live concert venues, where he shared his friendship and lively personality to many around the area.

He was a good friend of ours at Kart Lounge and he provided motivation for our coverage of the sport. One of our most popular early posts was in June 2021 when we shared a video of Mike's induction to the WKA Hall of Fame at the Quincy (Ill.) Grand Prix of Karting. Over the years, he attended nearly every Quincy Grand Prix held through 2022.

We’ll miss his stories and company. RIP, Mike. πŸ™

πŸ“Έ Mark Schwigen (on track), Birdsell family and friends (off track)

We spoke with Bob Reis of Kelly's Motorsports Park in Batavia, N.Y., over the weekend. He said they've removed all concr...
07/02/2024

We spoke with Bob Reis of Kelly's Motorsports Park in Batavia, N.Y., over the weekend. He said they've removed all concrete from the corners, and this is the repaving of those sections. New AMB scoring system has been purchased, new bathrooms, grid, and much more have been done. They've also purchased the lot next door to the track for additional parking. Look for racing to return to Kelly's / Batavia in 2025!

4-Cycle Sprint Racing this Friday-Saturday at Carolina Motorsports Park's Carolina Kart Park!This weekend's Lady Liberty...
07/01/2024

4-Cycle Sprint Racing this Friday-Saturday at Carolina Motorsports Park's Carolina Kart Park!

This weekend's Lady Liberty event is the first of only two opportunities to race CMP's technical 0.7-mile kart track in 2024. Saturday's main events will be under the lights via CMP's state-of-the-art Musco lighting system.

Optional practice from Noon to 6pm Friday, July 5. Two rounds of practice, qualifying, heats and features Saturday afternoon and evening, July 6!

There's still time to pre-enter at https://msreg.com/ladyliberty β€” all drivers, teams and chassis welcome!

Here's a look at Friday and Saturday's detailed timelines...
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πŸ“‹ Print Friday practice schedule –https://kartlounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cmp_lady_liberty_timeline-FRIDAY.pdf

πŸ“‹ Print Saturday race schedule –https://kartlounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cmp_lady_liberty_timeline-SATURDAY.pdf

πŸ“² Pre-registration / event info – https://msreg.com/ladyliberty

πŸ’-π‚π˜π‚π‹π„ π…π‘πˆπƒπ€π˜ β€” A quick heavy shower 🌧️ on lap 1 of the Masters final Sunday at Pitt red-flagged the race and Cup Karts...
06/28/2024

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A quick heavy shower 🌧️ on lap 1 of the Masters final Sunday at Pitt red-flagged the race and Cup Karts North America officials gave teams 10 minutes to decide on rain or slick Vega Tires and setup.

The rain lasted for only minutes, and everyone went back out on slicks. The race was an interesting one with drivers having to navigate a damp circuit on slicks through the opening laps.

By the second half of the 15-lapper, the track had mostly dried and lap times were within a half to 1 second of Saturday’s heat races.

Eric Fagan (175 MGM), who slipped to P4 early in the contest, worked the bottom lane later to make passes on John Price (444) and Todd Baron (11) to regain the lead. Fagan would go on to win by 0.947 over Price’s Coyote.

CKNA Summer Nationals Kart Lounge coverage presented by Spa Speed / Gold Kart.

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