2024 Summer Extreme Series, Round 5 Finale: A new expert emerges, an old expert wins the day.

In spite of a couple of expert drivers skipping the final round, we had a great turnout and were able to complete the series with some very competitive results in all categories. Round 5 was contested on the SR3 oval utilizing the MegaG+ 1.7 “Lites” platform, basically a box stock car with a F1/Indy hardbody.

Round 5 Finale Short Story
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Aaron Castro 180 16 459.356
2 Steve Stewart 179 13 471.432
3 Jerry Pearson 170 11 469.339
4 Jared Johnson 157 7 487.252
5 Eric Lane 144 6 503.525
6 Matthew Johnson 133 5 469.217
Qualifying
Track: SR3 Oval Super Speedway
Date: Oct-12-2024 12:09
Class: MegaG+ 1.7 Lites (22V)
Descr: Progressive
Name Lap Time Speed (Mph) Place
Steve Stewart 2.146 762 1
Aaron Castro 2.181 750 2
Jerry Pearson 2.252 726 3
Eric Lane 2.511 652 4
Shaylin Maddox 2.912 550 5
Jared Johnson 3.708 441 6
Matthew Johnson 4.750 344 7

Team Maddox returned to racing in Round 5, but not in full force as young Junior driver, Abe Maddox elected not to race. Shaylin put in a nice qualifying session but did not start the days qualifier races.

B Qualifier Race (30-lap segments):

In this one, Jared Johnson was on a terror, pressuring the second-fastest qualifier, Aaron Castro, early in the race and finishing on the same lap for two of the four segments. Jared had a rough time in the Blue lane and lost significant laps in that segment but put up a great fight against Eric Lane and eventual race winner, Expert Aaron Castro.  Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Aaron Castro 120 16 296.118
2 Jared Johnson 111 13 304.939
3 Eric Lane 102 11 302.466
A Qualifier Race (30-lap segments):

Jerry Pearson was in the hunt in this race against the fastest qualifier, finishing second but losing four laps to Home Cook’n in the Orange lane. Matthew Johnson received excellent support from his team management and finished very well as a Junior driver against two of the fastest teams in the race. In the end, we didn’t have to do the Last Chance Qualifier due to no-shows and early departures , we just transferred all drivers to the Feature.  Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart 120 16 265.858
2 Jerry Pearson 112 13 272.122
3 Matthew Johnson 93 11 270.582
Feature Event (45 lap segments, 48 lap fuel allocation):

The feature was a pretty chaotic event. I’m not going to cover it here but let’s say it had a lot of misc chaos and self-inflicted damage. In the end, Aaron Castro emerged as the winner by a lap. You’ll have to view the video of this one, it was wild. Details

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Aaron Castro 180 16 459.356
2 Steve Stewart 179 13 471.432
3 Jerry Pearson 170 11 469.339
4 Jared Johnson 157 7 487.252
5 Eric Lane 144 6 503.525
6 Matthew Johnson 133 5 469.217
Total Series Points From All Races, 50/50 Races, Qualifier Transfer Heats, and Feature Events:

This isn’t representative of actual points since some drivers garnered points by going through qualifier and Last-Chance Qualifier races. However, it does represent actual points totals for those who did not earn Feature Event points with our new race format.

Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 George Peters 1173 636 7491.16
2 Steve Stewart 1348 609 7297.468
3 Aaron Castro 1224 495 6352.578
4 Jerry Pearson 1172 491 6630.399
5 Kevin Webster 469 279 2967.587
6 Eric Lane 610 159 4266.355
7 Jared Johnson 440 136 2057.271
8 Jordan Walker 302 133 2894.16
9 Matthew Johnson 387 124 2051.404
10 Madeline Johnson 100 72 823.462
11 Shaylin Maddox 67 36 462.865
12 Abe Maddox 66 36 464.606
Total Series Points From All Feature Events:
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Steve Stewart 972 416 5585.136
2 George Peters 764 349 5127.071
3 Aaron Castro 831 305 4434.096
4 Jerry Pearson 746 242 4532.463
5 Jordan Walker 302 133 2894.16
6 Eric Lane 440 110 3443.471
7 Kevin Webster 174 89 996.869
8 Jared Johnson 157 7 487.252
9 Matthew Johnson 133 5 469.217
Carrie Sandahl clicked off the most laps in practice (357)

It wasn’t necessary to slog through calculating the best four out of five in this case. Both George Peters and Aaron Castro missed one race, which eliminated the need to go through all that since it would not change the points positions indicated above. Nor would it change the points positions for anybody else.

The following are the series points standings for each racer category:

Junior Final Points Standings:
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Matthew Johnson 387 124 2051.404
2 Madeline Johnson 100 72 823.462
3 Abe Maddox 66 36 464.606
Sportsman Final Points Standings:
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 Jerry Pearson 746 242 4532.463
2 Eric Lane 440 110 3443.471
3 Jared Johnson 157 7 487.252
4 Shaylin Maddox 67 36 462.865

Pearson Racing’s Jerry Pearson had a fantastic series. Jerry dominated the Sportsman ranks and often appeared on the podium, often higher than Expert drivers. After winning an official racing series as a Sportsman driver, Jerry now moves on to the Expert category ranks. Congratulations, Jerry!

Expert Final Points Standings:
Place Name Laps Points Total Time
1 George Peters 764 349 5127.071
2 Aaron Castro 831 305 4434.096
3 Jordan Walker 302 133 2894.16
4 Kevin Webster 174 89 996.869
5 Steve Stewart 972 416 5585.136

Because both George and Aaron missed one race in this series, there was no need to calculate the best four of five points totals. It wasn’t necessary for any contest in the Sportsman or Expert ranks.

Junior Series Winner, Matthew Johnson (right)

George and Aaron duked it out in this series, often besting Home Cook’n as they battled for series points. During this series, George set two new lap records in the MegaG+ Modified class. Aaron Castro now holds the fastest lap in the “Lites” class at 5.026 in the White lane. The fastest lap on the oval with the MegaG+ 1.7 “Lite” platform is 1.713 set by George Peters in the White lane. Aaron clicked off a 1.716 in the Blue lane in the Round 5 finale.

That’s a wrap for the 2024 Summer Extreme Series. It was highly competitive, and I think everyone likes the new race format.

Congrats to George, Jerry, and Matthew for winning their respective categories in the series. Great driving!

Stay tuned for video coverage of the Finale and plans for our next engagement. Okay, shut up and drive!

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