Grid Lineup:
1.BrettMaster5
2.Retpetty
3.I Am Afroduck
4.Robinvaults
As the lights turn green Robinvaults takes advantage of everyones
wheelspin and catapults from last on the grid to a commanding 100ft
lead entering the Dunlop chicane.
Brett Master5 dealing with lag takes the inside line at the chicane but
has to take to the gravel trap to avoid heavy contact with Retpetty.
Robinvaults, Repetty and I Am Afroduck all stay within viewing distance
for the first lap with Afroduck slowly closing the gap to Retpetty with
a smoother driver line.
Lap 2 sees Afroduck taking advantage of Retpetty locking up on his
entry to Garage Vert and overtakes down the inside.
His extra horsepower allows him to open up a gap down the back
straight but powerslides through Turns 7 and 8 allow Retpetty to close
right back up and attack down the inside of Turn 9 and pass through Turn 10.
With Repetty and Afroduck locked in some side by side racing,
Robinvaults along with impressive laptimes opens up a daunting
lead of close to 2000ft by the end of lap 2.
Lap 3 sees Afroduck putting Retpetty under pressure with several faints
down the inside but the gap holds at around 30ft
Afroduck and Retpetty proceed to post extremely similar times for the
remainder of the race and Robinvaults is just in a league of his own.