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| August 24, 2003 News |
| Ron White Wins Pro-IC as Alex Speed Takes Championship |
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Story and photos by Rhonda Mims-Brown
 | | Mike Speed gives Alex a pep talk prior to race |
As expected, extraordinary racing action took place in the SKUSA World Finals today at Oklahoma Motorsports Complex in Norman, Okla. This was the final showdown to determine the points championship in five classes on the ProMoto Tour. Taking the win at this event has become as prestigious as winning the title and many surprises took place with both the wins and in the championship hunt. Drivers contesting today endured heated battles on an extremely difficult track under exceptionally hot conditions.
National Champions determined today were:
Flatout Gaskets Pro IC
Alex Speed, Manchea, Calif., (KLS Racing – Tony Kart-Swedetech TM)
Flatout Decals SuperPro
Ron White, San Jose, Calif., (RC-20/Premier Performance – Swedetech Honda)
Fittipaldi-Supreme Karts S1
Wesley Boswell, Anaheim, Calif., (MRP Motorsports – Birel-Honda)
Champion Racing Formula Jr
Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, Okla. (SSC Racing – CRG/Honda)
McGrath-Fury Super G
John Kindhart, Lake Dallas, Texas – Speedwerx-Arrow-Honda
Brief Highlights for Pro IC
Brief Pro-IC Recap
Wilson took lead early on followed by White, Sciuto, Elliott and Moon. With about eight laps to go, Wilson had contact with a backmarker in one knocking his radiator cap off. He continued a few more laps and was eventually black flagged. The top field was much closer today and Wilson had excellent mid range assisting him with breathing room as others battled. Kyle Martin seized on lap one. Contacts sent several drivers to the back - A..J. Noud, VanHooser, Branam and Sciuto, two of which needed success for the title in this race. Speed consistently stayed out of trouble, moved forward from 11th, each time earning enough points and into second for delivery of the championship title for KLS Racing. Although he was in the running early on, Alan Scituo also had misfortune just prior to half way. Graham Rahal has an excellent run starting in 21st and finishing in 9th.
Race results are listed below. Complete race report to follow within a few days time with photos.
Flatout Gaskets Pro IC - Ron White Premier Performance/RC 20| Pos. | No. | Name | Laps | Total | Diff. Time | Best Laptime | In Lap | Zone | Remarks:| 1 | 71y | Ron White | 30 | 00:24:28.871 | | 00:43.516 | 22 | West | | | 2 | 41y | Alex Speed | 30 | 00:24:33.926 | 5.055 | 00:43.538 | 6 | West | | | 3 | 11c | Jason Bowles | 30 | 00:24:33.971 | 5.1 | 00:43.651 | 25 | West | | | 4 | 71c | Darren Elliott | 30 | 00:24:34.709 | 5.838 | 00:43.712 | 4 | West | | | 5 | 14y | Nick Green | 30 | 00:24:36.514 | 7.643 | 00:43.648 | 10 | West | | | 6 | 10y | Benny Moon | 30 | 00:24:39.607 | 10.736 | 00:43.651 | 5 | West | | | 7 | N9 | Joe Janowski | 30 | 00:24:40.037 | 11.166 | 00:43.706 | 4 | East | | | 8 | 17y | Joe White II | 30 | 00:24:41.655 | 12.784 | 00:43.922 | 22 | West | | | 9 | 9j | Graham Rahal | 30 | 00:24:45.904 | 17.033 | 00:43.896 | 24 | East | | | 10 | 32o | Dallas Patterson | 30 | 00:24:46.366 | 17.495 | 00:43.908 | 22 | West | | | 11 | 21z | Ben Petter | 30 | 00:24:46.800 | 17.929 | 00:43.746 | 30 | West | | | 12 | 18z | Chris Mann | 30 | 00:24:48.028 | 19.157 | 00:43.801 | 24 | West | | | 13 | 11y | Jonathan Allen | 30 | 00:24:49.712 | 20.841 | 00:43.584 | 22 | West | | | 14 | 6j | Darin Marcus | 30 | 00:24:50.568 | 21.697 | 00:43.936 | 9 | East | | | 15 | 77y | Wade Van Hooser | 30 | 00:24:51.326 | 22.455 | 00:44.121 | 27 | East | | | 16 | 10f | Alex Ohman | 30 | 00:24:51.535 | 22.664 | 00:44.063 | 23 | East | | | 17 | 11o | Preston Peebles II | 30 | 00:24:51.919 | 23.048 | 00:44.111 | 25 | East | | | 18 | 49c | Bonnier Moulton | 30 | 00:24:56.111 | 27.24 | 00:44.151 | 30 | West | | | 19 | 71l | Don McGregor | 29 | 00:24:51.816 | -- 1 lap -- | 00:45.035 | 5 | West | | | 20 | 17f | Jonathan Branam | 29 | 00:25:19.260 | 27.444 | 00:44.091 | 25 | East | | | 21 | 18o | Cody Yarborough | 28 | 00:24:32.370 | -- 2 laps -- | 00:44.596 | 4 | East | | | 22 | 12d | A.J. Noud | 27 | 00:22:17.246 | -- 3 laps -- | 00:43.356 | 23 | West | | | 23 | N2 | Bobby Wilson | 25 | 00:20:46.850 | -- 5 laps -- | 00:43.351 | 4 | East | | | 24 | 32c | Alan Sciuto | 19 | 00:16:28.753 | -- 11 laps -- | 00:43.594 | 4 | West | | | 25 | 5c | Matt Jaskol | 19 | 00:16:36.550 | 7.797 | 00:44.021 | 9 | West | | | 26 | 19o | Cody Hadley | 17 | 00:15:45.867 | -- 13 laps -- | 00:44.282 | 12 | East | | | 27 | 00h | Alex Scheuerell | 14 | 00:13:53.402 | -- 16 laps -- | 00:44.873 | 11 | East | | | 28 | 18o | Stuart Robinson | 12 | 00:11:36.750 | -- 18 laps -- | 00:44.435 | 8 | East | | | 29 | 82t | Rusty Mitchell | 9 | 00:09:20.646 | -- 21 laps -- | 00:44.501 | 4 | East | | | DNF | 48o | Tyson Knight | 0 | 00:02:33.018 | -- 30 laps -- | --:--:--.--- | - | East | DNF | | DNF | 96o | Kyle Martin | 0 | 00:02:34.841 | 1.823 | --:--:--.--- | - | West | DNF | | DNS | 32u | Rob Mathis | 0 | 00:00:00.000 | -2:33.018 | --:--:--.--- | - | West | DNS | |
Flatout Decals Super Pro - Ron White Premier Performance/RC-20| Pos. | No. | Name | Laps | Total | Diff. Time | Best Laptime | In Lap | Zone | Remarks:| 1 | N5 | Ron White | 30 | 00:23:48.575 | | 00:43.722 | 2 | West | | | 2 | 71y | Gary Carlton | 30 | 00:23:49.111 | 0.536 | 00:43.706 | 3 | West | | | 3 | 5c | Matt Jaskol | 30 | 00:23:49.527 | 0.952 | 00:43.661 | 3 | West | | | 4 | 66y | Erik Bartolero | 30 | 00:23:59.252 | 10.677 | 00:44.061 | 3 | East | | | 5 | N15 | Andre DesMarais | 18 | 00:15:14.708 | -- 12 laps -- | 00:44.538 | 3 | East | | | 6 | 12o | Matt Wittmer | 7 | 00:07:10.777 | -- 23 laps -- | 00:44.148 | 2 | East | | |
Champion Racing Formula Jr. - Derek Sabol| Pos. | No. | Name | Laps | Total | Diff. Time | Best Laptime | In Lap | Zone | Remarks:| 1 | 55p | Derek Sabol | 30 | 00:25:18.467 | | 00:45.089 | 28 | West | | | 2 | 36o | Jonathan Beason | 30 | 00:25:20.657 | 2.19 | 00:44.891 | 21 | East | | | 3 | 66r | Robert Wickens | 30 | 00:25:20.722 | 2.255 | 00:45.015 | 28 | East | | | 4 | 12y | Ryan Phinny | 30 | 00:25:22.127 | 3.66 | 00:45.056 | 8 | East | | | 5 | 12d | Adrian Carrio | 30 | 00:25:25.238 | 6.771 | 00:45.296 | 9 | West | | | 6 | 11t | Alexander Rose | 30 | 00:25:25.376 | 6.909 | 00:45.204 | 24 | East | | | 7 | 10f | Keith Spicer | 30 | 00:25:28.886 | 10.419 | 00:45.208 | 10 | East | | | 8 | 5z | R.J. McGahuey | 30 | 00:25:38.345 | 19.878 | 00:45.418 | 12 | West | | | 9 | 4t | Cody Jolly | 30 | 00:25:41.535 | 23.068 | 00:45.207 | 12 | East | | | 10 | 26z | Paul Zimmerly | 30 | 00:25:45.517 | 27.05 | 00:45.487 | 8 | West | | | 11 | 10o | Justin Hill | 30 | 00:25:46.069 | 27.602 | 00:45.597 | 5 | East | | | 12 | 44d | Brad Bolack Jr. | 30 | 00:25:49.705 | 31.238 | 00:45.613 | 12 | West | | | 13 | N9 | Jordan Dick | 30 | 00:25:54.984 | 36.517 | 00:45.567 | 21 | East | | | 14 | 77d | Joshua Fellows | 30 | 00:25:55.152 | 36.685 | 00:45.917 | 7 | West | | | 15 | 7z | Race Johnson | 30 | 00:25:58.843 | 40.376 | 00:46.161 | 8 | West | | | 16 | 13h | Jon Boldt | 29 | 00:25:31.153 | -- 1 lap -- | 00:46.452 | 7 | East | | | 17 | 46d | Michael McGrath | 29 | 00:25:36.931 | 5.778 | 00:46.779 | 15 | West | | | 18 | 8o | Garrett Napier | 25 | 00:21:37.801 | -- 5 laps -- | 00:44.910 | 15 | East | | | 19 | 29c | Cole Whitt | 19 | 00:17:05.027 | -- 11 laps -- | 00:45.163 | 16 | West | | | 20 | 14o | Chad Bryant | 19 | 00:17:05.454 | 0.427 | 00:45.175 | 17 | East | | | 21 | 35r | Nelson Mason | 11 | 00:11:07.114 | -- 19 laps -- | 00:45.713 | 6 | East | | | DNS | 88o | Brandin Timte | 0 | 00:00:00.000 | -- 30 laps -- | --:--:--.--- | - | East | DNS | | DNS | N10 | Justin Moon | 0 | 00:00:00.000 | | --:--:--.--- | - | West | DNS | |
Fittipaldi-Supreme Karts S1 - Winner Kyle Wiegand| Pos. | No. | Name | Laps | Total | Diff. Time | Best Laptime | In Lap | Zone | Remarks:| 1 | 86j | Kyle Wiegand | 30 | 00:24:02.853 | | 00:43.704 | 3 | East | | | 2 | 84y | Wesley Boswell | 30 | 00:24:09.409 | 6.556 | 00:44.053 | 7 | West | | | 3 | 77d | Brandon Scarberry | 30 | 00:24:11.863 | 9.01 | 00:44.300 | 25 | West | | | 4 | 98o | Reed Froehlich | 30 | 00:24:17.348 | 14.495 | 00:44.351 | 2 | East | | | 5 | 25u | Mike Beeny | 30 | 00:24:20.379 | 17.526 | 00:44.448 | 8 | West | | | 6 | 20f | Stuart Marsell | 30 | 00:24:25.421 | 22.568 | 00:44.601 | 6 | East | | | 7 | 16d | Cyrus Perme | 30 | 00:24:26.229 | 23.376 | 00:44.455 | 22 | West | | | 8 | N7 | Mark Vielgut | 30 | 00:24:40.005 | 37.152 | 00:45.042 | 4 | East | | | 9 | 58d | Kyle Ray | 30 | 00:24:46.132 | 43.279 | 00:45.302 | 9 | West | | | 10 | 77y | Wade Van Hooser | 27 | 00:22:07.998 | -- 3 laps -- | 00:44.532 | 4 | East | | | 11 | 27d | Zach Craigo | 17 | 00:14:56.531 | -- 13 laps -- | 00:45.309 | 5 | West | | | 12 | 7p | Chris Spreitzer | 7 | 00:07:24.184 | -- 23 laps -- | 00:46.174 | 5 | West | | | DNS | 56o | Trevor Ott | 0 | 00:00:00.000 | -- 30 laps -- | --:--:--.--- | - | East | DNS | |
McGrath Fury Super G - Winner Chris Farrell M2 Squared| Pos. | No. | Name | Laps | Total | Diff. Time | Best Laptime | In Lap | Zone | Remarks:| 1 | 58u | Chris Farrell | 30 | 00:24:56.834 | | 00:44.661 | 5 | West | | | 2 | 26o | Jeff Carter | 30 | 00:24:58.575 | 1.741 | 00:44.749 | 2 | East | | | 3 | 88d | Sam Walls | 30 | 00:24:59.791 | 2.957 | 00:45.082 | 9 | West | | | 4 | 5y | Martin Harvey | 30 | 00:25:01.479 | 4.645 | 00:44.873 | 12 | West | | | 5 | 2o | John Kindhart | 30 | 00:25:04.015 | 7.181 | 00:44.903 | 5 | East | | | 6 | 22h | Randy Reichardt | 29 | 00:25:26.376 | -- 1 lap -- | 00:45.569 | 3 | East | | | 7 | 8o | Ronald Cox | 28 | 00:25:40.572 | -- 2 laps -- | 00:47.462 | 3 | East | | | 8 | 88z | Scott Officer | 26 | 00:22:41.281 | -- 4 laps -- | 00:46.137 | 19 | West | | | 9 | 44p | Tim Lamkin | 26 | 00:25:08.123 | 02:26.8 | 00:47.590 | 2 | West | | | 10 | 19c | Howie Idelson | 22 | 00:25:29.330 | -- 8 laps -- | 00:44.327 | 3 | West | | | 11 | 31c | Thomas Kutscher | 10 | 00:10:22.249 | -- 20 laps -- | 00:45.815 | 4 | West | | | 12 | 42y | Kirk Jeffery | 6 | 00:06:57.849 | -- 24 laps -- | 00:45.663 | 3 | West | | |
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