The many turns of Watkins Glen International proved to be quite the test for our drivers this week. Josh Previte lead the field to the start with eventual race winner Justin Potts on the outside row.

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These leaders were tested right from the beginning by the #2 of Eric Wolfe who was showing he wanted to put the pressure on them from the beginning. He found himself in the right place to do that behind Josh Previte. These two drivers have found themselves battling for the lead quite often so far this year.

On Lap 3, Josh Previte locked up his brakes causing his #88 irby Chevy Silverado to slide through the entrance of the inner loop. This rare driving error by Previte cost him only three spots as he quickly gathered control of his truck but opened the door for Eric Wolfe to take the lead and go on to win both Stage 1 and Stage 2.

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The lead of Wolfe would only be lost due to a pit road mishap on Lap 22 where he stopped just short of his box it looks in effort to get a better exit off of pit lane. This would in turn cost him 5 positions.

Wolfe would quickly battle back past his teammate of Domenic Previte through the Esses with Josh Previte right behind him. This push for the lead was ended shortly after on lap 28 from contact with the points leader Harley Barletta.

The contact with Barletta would end Wolfe’s day leaving him with his first DNF of the year. Barletta would go on to speak about the contact after the race saying, “…I have no intentions of going outside the rumble strips on road courses unless it’s turn one lap one or I miss the corner.. I hate that happened last night but I like to keep it on the racing surface.”

This contact between second and third place led to the leader Justin Potts to go on and lead the final 14 laps of the race to victory without any challenge from the field.

Stage 1 Results:

PositionDriverPoints
1Eric Wolfe10
2Justin Potts9
3Harley Barletta8
4Josh Previte7
5Domenic Previte6
6Garrett Hummel5
7Paul Junior0
8Joe Tardif3
9Jeffrey Goodpaster2
10Jay Monnin1
11Teejay Handley0
12Mychael Miller0

Stage 2 Results:

PositionDriverPoints
1Eric Wolfe10
2Harley Barletta9
3Justin Potts8
4Domenic Previte7
5Garrett Hummel6
6Josh Previte5
7Jeffrey Goodpaster4
8Jay Monnin3
9Paul Junior0
10Teejay Handley0
11Joe Tardif0
12Mychael Miller0

Race Results:

PositionDriverInterval
1Justin Potts
2Garrett Hummel-9.1358
3Harley Barletta-12.4748
4Domenic Previte-13.5242
5Josh Previte-20.9205
6Jay Monnin-23.6116
7Joe Tardif-39.1671
8Jeffrey Goodpaster-46.6175
9Paul Junior-70.8203
10Teejay Handley-6L
11Eric Wolfe-7L
12Mychael Miller-15L

Laps Led:

DriverLap Count
Eric Wolfe19
Justin Potts14
Josh Previte2

Fastest Lap:

DriverLapLap Time
Harley Barletta181:13.175

NOTABLE STATS:
35 Laps (43 minutes)
3 Different Leaders
2 Lead Changes
2 Cautions (Stage breaks, 6 laps)

One response to “Watkins Glen: Potts prevails!”

  1. Paul - i35 Owner/Driver Avatar
    Paul – i35 Owner/Driver

    Great read as always! Can’t wait for next weeks addition!

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