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walk away with a pretty nice consolation prize: He is the 2021 Super Series Grand Masters Champion.
The excitement continued into the final race of the day with Charles Eichlin and Ayrton Demoss leading the field into the Esses for the first time, with the veteran Eichlin coming out on top of lap one for the lead. Winner of the event last year, Demoss attacked and claimed the lead on lap two, with Michael Hazlewood and title hopeful Paulo Franca following suit, bumping Eichlin back to 4th. Hungry to snag his first Super Series win, and carrying momentum from his IronMan victory earlier in the day, Hazlewood made the move for the lead on lap four, and as they crossed the line at the 1/3 distance mark, it was him, Demoss, Franca, Eichlin, plus Andres Prieto and Point leader Sam Hunt. Things really turned on their head one lap later, as a ‘work together’ attempt turned into chaos in the Silk corner, with drivers scattering and penalties given out. On the right side of the incident however was Hazlewood, who went from being under pressure, to a 3 second lead almost immediately, a lead he would only build on. While Michael would cruise off into the distance and hold on to claim his first ever Super Series win, a battle royal ensued behind him. Not only was it the fight for the podium, but valuable points in the championship, as well as season ending hardware. Chase Nickells would claim the best of the rest moniker with his first career podium in 2nd, while Paulo Franca claimed the third and final podium spot. For his part, Sam Hunt had incurred a penalty earlier in the race, but the call would be reversed correctly post-race, with Hunt scoring 8th place points... and enough to secure the 2021 Super Series Championship!
Grand Masters Points
Masters Points
1. Diego Morales 2422 2. Max Demoss 2349 3. Jose da Silva 2289 4. Evan Lawrence 2143 5. Sheng Wu 2080
1. John Rice
2. Tony Wika
3. Vince Azua 4. Jeff Latimer 5. Mike Carlson
2081 1. 1645 2. 1656 3. 1025 4. 1025 5.
Sportsman Points
Diego Alvarado 2233 Evan Lawrence 2143 Donnie Clarke 2126 John Rice 2081 Jeremy Aldridge 1848