Maier moves to first on final lap in Micro Swift
Micro Swift Final report.
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Posted by SuperKarts! USA on Sunday, November 18, 2018
Cameron Brinkman (Franklin / Merlin) had taken over the lead from Ben Maier (Nitro Kart) as the two crossed the white flags and started down their final lap. However, Brinkman did not take a defensive line as they raced down the mini-straight into turn four, allowing Maier to overtake the Springfield, Illinois driver and put his Nitro Kart back into the lead.
The rest was history, as Maier controlled the final half-lap. Brinkman made an attempt at the win out of the final corner, but ultimately losing by .090.
Max Garcia (KartSport NA / Kart Republic) and Tristan Young (Nitro Kart) ran in the quartet of karts at the front for the entire race. Neither could find their way to the lead and with a small gap between them and the two leaders, could only watch the race for the win unfold in front of them. Garcia would grab the bronze just ahead of the reach of Young.
All the way from 39th in qualifying, Caleb Gafarar (Russell / Parolin) grabbed the final spot on the podium in fifth. An engine that just would not fire on the grid was the culprit and was ultimately the reason we couldn't watch one of the great talents in Micro fight for the win this weekend. It was a valiant drive by the North Carolinian to make it all the way onto the podium on SuperSunday.
Race Results - Top Five
2018 SKUSA SuperNationals XXII Micro Swift Final
| Rnk | # | Driver | Gap | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Ben Maier | Winner! | 48.983 | |
| 2 | #98 Cameron Brinkman | 0.09 | 48.791 | |
| 3 | #1 Max Garcia | 0.697 | 48.977 | |
| 4 | #46 Tristan Young | 0.993 | 48.975 | |
| 5 | #2 Caleb Gafrarar | 2.127 | 49.003 |
Full standings
| Rnk | # | Driver | Gap | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | #20 Ivanna Richards | 3.658 | 49.247 | |
| 7 | #49 Kristian Janev | 9.204 | 49.072 | |
| 8 | #85 Logan Julien | 10.681 | 49.327 | |
| 9 | #78 Ethan Ayars | 10.739 | 49.177 | |
| 10 | #37 Cameron Weinberg | 10.835 | 49.158 | |
| 11 | #13 Logan Chambers | 10.953 | 49.189 | |
| 12 | #93 John Antonino | 17.981 | 49.226 | |
| 13 | #96 Peter Bouzinelos | 18.168 | 49.325 | |
| 14 | #14 Enzo Beltrao Nienkotter | 18.918 | 49.42 | |
| 15 | #26 Matias Orjuela | 21.854 | 49.358 | |
| 16 | #21 Aryton Grim | 24.208 | 49.469 | |
| 17 | #88 Salim Hanna | 25.468 | 49.719 | |
| 18 | #95 Enzo Vidmontiene | 25.524 | 49.757 | |
| 19 | #50 Gavan Boschele | 26.656 | 49.349 | |
| 20 | #57 Ethan Thorne | 27.734 | 49.335 | |
| 21 | #97 Luis Umana | 27.859 | 49.988 | |
| 22 | #25 Alexander Gonzalez | 28.482 | 49.75 | |
| 23 | #19 Ragan Saville | 29.354 | 49.862 | |
| 24 | #86 Ava Dobson | 29.546 | 49.541 | |
| 25 | #99 Graham Trammell | 29.552 | 49.859 | |
| 26 | #83 Lewis Francis | 29.94 | 49.973 | |
| 27 | #15 Caden Chrisman | 31.196 | 49.764 | |
| 28 | #71 Rocky Moran | 32.082 | 49.948 | |
| 29 | #55 Fernando Luque | 32.385 | 49.857 | |
| 30 | #7 Beckham Jacir | 31.033 | 49.954 | |
| 31 | #33 Jack Iliffe | 35.162 | 49.237 | |
| 32 | #10 Salvatore Rodriguez | 39.72 | 50.438 | |
| 33 | #34 Keagan Kaminski | 40.3 | 50.54 | |
| 34 | #11 Mario Said | 40.574 | 50.465 | |
| DNF | #42 Jay Urwin | 1 LAP | 49.281 | |
| DNF | #43 Alex Mercado | 5 LAPS | 50.595 | |
| DNF | #12 Javier Herrera | 5 LAPS | 50.911 | |
| DNF | #22 Spencer Conrad | |||
| DNS | #88 Salim Hanna | |||
| DNS | #77 Cameron Myers | |||
| DQ | #51 Maison Rudman | 10 LAPS | 49.811 | |
| DNF | #27 Alfie Slater | 9 LAPS | 49.69 |
