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  Qualifying for the NASH Motorsportz 100cc Senior category would see track record holder Blake Nash back up his speed from earlier in
the year, clocking fast lap in the green/white/checkered qualifying session. That lap would hold up for overall quick time on the day as well, scoring Nash both the P1 Engines Pole Award and the Formula Works Fast Lap Award as well. The racing would go Nash’s way in the Prefinal as well, getting a good start and staying ahead of the incidents behind him on lap one to cruise to a comfortable win, and a pole spot for the Final. Things didn’t go quite as smooth at the start in his quest for the Supernationals ticket and the $1000, as Oliver Calvo would get the best of him on lap one to lead at the line, although they would be in front of an incident that saw several drivers involved in turn 4. The action continued on Lap 2, as Colby Dubato took the fight to Nash who was able to counter, and then made his own attack on Calvo in the hairpin. Calvo attempted the over-under, and the two then made contact in the very next corner with Calvo into the wall. That put Dubato to the lead, with Ryan Vincent 2nd and Nash back to third. It would take him a handful of laps to catch back up, picking off Vincent on lap 8, and then for the lead against Colby on lap 9. From there it was fast lap after fast lap for Nash, putting in consistent laps to pull out enough of a lead to claim the top spot, and the silver cup. Behind him it was Ethan Ho bouncing back from being knocked out of the prefinal on lap 1, working all the way up to 2nd, while Ryan Vincent won out on a drag race to the line over Colby Dubato to steal away the third and final podium spot.
  
































































































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