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Championship. Although Haake’s earlier performance placed him at the helm at the green, rivals Lawrence and Gonzales made quick work of stealing the lead away. The theme of the race: non-stop lead changes. While the pair took to dogfighting, Haake once again regained P1 and the rest of the pack shuffled dramatically. Meanwhile McCoy’s inroads towards the top would eventually see him lined up just ahead of Lawrence, ready to lay an attack on leader Haake. Their entire top group shuffled more with McCoy now in the lead. It would only last a moment however, as Swaim took over with only a few laps to go. From there, it would be an exciting drag race to the finish between himself and McCoy— ultimately it would be Swaim with the Sprint Series win just ahead of McCoy and Lawrence for Round 1 of the 2021 season!
Also new for this year is the Sportsman Experience subcategory in the Sprint Series– this SE sub-cat is for newer drivers and those that carry a bronze license. Thus far, it’s looking like Ethan Chen is the top ranking SE driver in the Sprint Series. We’ll be looking forward to seeing how he develops throughout the season!