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Things would get interesting right away in the B-Main, as leader and rising new talent Randy Mermell would slide down the order after a penalty, promoting SE title contender Frank Chen to the top spot. Young Jack Lofaro would ride in second for a bit, but would also slip back outside of contention as he would fall first to Heather Perrin and then Craig Robertson. With the infighting behind him, Chen would start to pull away, and even after things stabilized, the gap to Perrin in second was static; the two even cut the exact same fast lap time. For Chen however, it was a B-Main win, trophy, and transfer on to the A-Main...
There were two Sprint Series events in the month of May, with Carl Zhu winning round #5 over Evan Lawrence and Michael Martin, the three pulling away from the rest of the field for the three-horse race. Here in round #6 you might think it was Déjà vu’, with Zhu leading over Lawrence and Martin once again, with the three pulling away to a handy lead in quick succession. This time, however; Lawrence got to the front early, with Martin taking the fight to Zhu shortly thereafter. Instead of having to do the attacking, this time Lawrence was on the defense, with both challengers keeping the pressure on all race long. The point leader was not to be denied however, claiming his second win of the season, and his second win in a row on the configuration, while Zhu would slip past Martin in the end to settle for 2nd. Two rounds in May, but the same three drivers on the box, just with a flip of the top two...
The CalSpeed Sprint Series has a bit of a break before continuing into the Summer with round #7, slated for July 10th on the Nuotivo layout, and a return to the forward direction tracks!