Yahoo Autos Field wins Platinum while Missig, Deonarine double up in Radical Cup in Toronto
Picture perfect weather on Saturday greeted Radical Cup North America competitors for day two in Toronto. With a busy Friday that saw teams and competitors run in practice, qualifying and race one, Saturday was reserved for just one on-track session in race two. Topping the results sheets were Jon Field in the Platinum class, Jordan Missig in Pro 1500, Mayer Deonarine in Pro 1340, Kenny Riedmann in RCC130, and Tim Sanderson in RCC Masters.
Platinum
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Rebounding from a disappointing finish on Friday during race one, Field returned Saturday with a vengeance. Scoring the fastest lap of the weekend so far, he took the win under yellow ahead of Friday’s winner Wayne Williams, who is having a career weekend in Radical Cup. Canadian driver Kevin Poitras found his way to the third and final step of the Platinum class podium in race two with Louis Schriber in fourth. Still coming to grips with a car rebuilt after a qualifying crash, Schriber will look to be on the podium in race three on Sunday. Scott Wagner was fifth on the time sheets ahead of Chip Romer and Jim Booth, who earned the Sunoco Hard Charger of the race award.
Pro 1500
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Making it two-for-two on the weekend, Missig led a one–two finish for Graham Rahal Performance in race two. Despite finishing behind the safety car, Missig led the overall race early but was passed by the Platinum class winner holding on to add another win to his resume as he threatens for the Pro 1500 championship. Behind the pair of GRP drivers was the EVR Motorsports machine of Evan Slater, earning his second podium result in as many races. Matt Romer and Corey Neveau, the Gold class winner, completed the top five.
Pro 1340
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RySpec Racing and Deonarine took home their second win of the weekend, this time in dramatic fashion. Running second for most of the race and taking the lead just before the yellow flag flew, Deonarine was the benefactor of the caution period as he drove behind the safety car for the win. Graham Rahal Performance driver Suellio Almeida was second on track, just ahead of the Crown Racing with Apex championship hopeful Chris McMurry. RYNO Racing with Team Stradale’s Mike Anzaldi just missed the podium in P4 while Seth Bacon crossed the stripe in fifth.
RCC 1340
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Matching his result from Friday, Riedmann topped the RCC 1340 podium to take his second win of the weekend. Hailing from Ontario, Canada, Riedmann has been on a tear at the Streets of Toronto and will aim to go three-for-three Sunday. Brady Clapham joined Riedmann on the podium in second, just ahead of Travis Hill in third, Owen Clarke in fourth, and Chris Styles in the fifth position.
RCC Masters
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In the RCC Masters class, Sanderson led Robert Burgess to the checkered flag as Jon Sobol rounded out the podium in third. Liang Qiu was the best of the rest in fourth while John Hughes was fifth and will look to better on that result tomorrow.
Drivers will be back on track Sunday for the third and final race of the weekend. Stay tuned to the Radical Cup North America pages for news, information, photos, and results from the event weekend. The weekend’s live stream can be found on the Radical Motorsport YouTube page.
Radical Cup North America events are open to local and regional Radical racers of all ages with eligible cars to participate. More information, including links to register for events and obtain licensing, can be found at www.radicalmotorsport.com. Stay tuned to the Radical Cup social media pages for the latest series news and updates.
