Lancaster, CA
March 22nd, 2018
The 2018 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear season opener occurred this past weekend at Willow Springs International Raceway. This was the series’ first visit to the “Fastest Track in The West,” and the weather was beautiful, with temperatures in the 60s.
In the Formula Mazda class Mike Anderson won both races of the weekend. In the FormulaSPEED class every single session was a battle and all of the drivers were running close in times and in close proximity on track, resulting in two different pole and race winners. Jay Horak took both overal pole positions and won both races in the Pro FM class.
SATURDAY POLE POSITIONS
- Formula Mazda: Mike Anderson – 1:21.81
- FormulaSPEED: Rayce Dykstra – 1:21.25
- Pro Formula Mazda: Jay Horak – 1:19.45
SATURDAY PODIUM – PRO FM
- 1st Jay Horak
- 2nd Sean Prewett
- 3rd Robert Merritt
SATURDAY PODIUM – FORMULA MAZDA
- 1st Mike Anderson
- 2nd Bill Weaver
- 3rd Bruce Semler
SATURDAY PODIUM – FormulaSPEED
- 1st Courtney Crone
- 2nd Rayce Dykstra
- 3rd Bryson Lew
SUNDAY POLE POSITION
- Formula Mazda: Bruce Semler – 1:33.05
- FormulaSPEED: Bryson Lew – 1:21.52
- Pro Formula Mazda: Jay Horak – 1:19.521
SUNDAY PODIUM – PRO FM
- 1st Jay Horak
- 2nd Robert Merritt
- 3rd Sean Prewitt
SUNDAY PODIUM – FORMULA MAZDA
- 1st Mike Anderson
- 2nd Bill Weaver
- 3rd Bruce Semler
SUNDAY PODIUM – FormulaSPEED
- 1st Bryson Lew
- 2nd Courtney Crone
- 3rd Rayce Dykstra
At every Formula Car Challenge event series partners provide additional awards to the competitors. Select drivers were awarded complimentary Goodyear Racing tires, and pole sitters were each presented with The Molecule Pole Award. The Molecule Pole Award is given to the fastest qualifier in each class, and includes a selection of Molecule suit care products. The next event for the Formula Car Challenge is April 7th – 8th at Thunderhill Raceway Park.
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