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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

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.

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!

It didn’t look good for an official race, with Team Forza and Webster Motosports not attending. However, we had four teams committed and another two tentative, so we forged ahead.

On the morning of the event, Team Johnson bailed out then later committed. Team Maddox also confirmed that it would attend. So, with six teams making an appearance, Round 4 materialized.

Round 4 Short Story

Another barn burner main event using the MegaG+ 1.7 Modified platform. Man, these cars are fast and highly competitive.

Place	Name	Laps	Points	Total Time
1	Steve Stewart	119	55	1101.403
2	George Peters	119	54	1157.912
3	Jerry Pearson	114	51	1092.854
4	Eric Lane	87	28	1145.827

Qualifying

Qualifying doesn’t always predict the outcome of the race day, but George Peters and Jerry Pearson established themselves as the teams to beat in Round 4. Team Maddox’s Abe Maddox put down an excellent qualifying round and sat third fastest going into the day’s program. (Details)

Track: SR3 Road Course Fast Esses (Chicane)
Date: Oct-05-2024 11:51
Class: MegaG+ Modified
Descr: Progressive
Name	Lap Time	Speed (Mph)	Place
George Peters	5.194	634	1
Jerry Pearson	5.251	627	2
Abe Maddox	6.165	534	3
Matthew Johnson	6.286	524	4
Shaylin Maddox	6.762	487	5
Jared Johnson	6.822	482	6
Steve Stewart	6.921	476	7
Eric Lane	7.815	421	8

Race 1: Qualifier Race 2

The second fastest qualifier, Jerry Pearson, started on the pole of the first qualifier race and pretty much dominated it. Team Johnson was running house cars and could not match Pearson Racing’s pace. Jerry easily transferred to the main event with a perfect run of 80 laps and some exceedingly fast lap times. Details

Place	Name	Laps	Points	Total Time
1	Jerry Pearson	80	64	484.274
2	Jared Johnson	68	46	512.827
3	Matthew Johnson	66	40	502.131
4	Eric Lane	68	38	520.418

Race 2: Qualifier Race 1

The fastest qualifier heat had George Peters, Home Cook’n, and Team Maddox drivers in the mix. George dominated the race, winning three of the four segments. Team Maddox fought hard for a transfer but came up short, mostly due to car issues. Details

Place	Name	Laps	Points	Total Time
1	George Peters	79	61	455.329
2	Steve Stewart	78	55	459.048
3	Shaylin Maddox	67	36	462.865
4	Abe Maddox	66	36	464.606

Race 3: Feature Event

There should have been a Last-Chance Qualifier race, but Team Maddox and Team Johnson could not continue racing after their qualifier races. Instead of a Last-Chance Qualifier, all remaining teams transferred to the Feature event. The two fast qualifiers, George Peters and Jerry Pearson, both won their respective Qualifier races and were favored to win the Feature event.

George Peters burst out of the blocks, winning the first segment, Jerry Pearson won the second segment, and Home Cook’n won the third. Going into the final segment, Home Cook’n had a two-point lead on Jerry Pearson in 2nd and just a lap on George Peters in 3rd.  This was a fueling event, which always added strategy and tactics to the mix. George opted to refuel near the end of segment three, while Jerry Pearson and Home Cook’n battled for critical points and did not refuel. That meant both drivers had to refuel pretty early in the final segment.

With the points situation extremely close between all three drivers, the race was up for grabs. Jerry opted to get fuel early in the segment while Home Cook’n didn’t top off his fuel until about lap 7. George Peters gained a two lap lead after the two chasing drivers had to refuel, putting him in a comfortable position for the final segment win.

With Eric Lane not threatening the two chasing drivers, it was pretty much a dog fight between Jerry Pearson and Home Cook’n for the 2nd place points needed to win the overall race. Jerry was finishing on the more challenging Blue lane while Home Cook’n was finishing up in the faster Orange lane. In the end, Jerry would lose two laps to Home Cook’n and have to settle for 3rd in the segment and 3rd overall. Eric Lane, returning to racing after an extended layoff, ran well at times but was never able to pressure the two chasers.

George won two of the four segments and clicked off the fastest lap of the race but could not seal the deal, tying on laps and just one point shy of the overall win. George’s fastest lap set a new record in the Orange lane (5.036), nearly besting Aaron Castro’s fastest lap of 5.026 in the White lane. Details

Place	Name	Laps	Points	Total Time
1	Steve Stewart	119	55	1101.403
2	George Peters	119	54	1157.912
3	Jerry Pearson	114	51	1092.854
4	Eric Lane	87	28	1145.827

Jerry’s results shows he’s ready for the move to the Expert ranks, for sure!

Stay tuned for complete video coverage of the day’s racing and the plans for the Round 5 finale!

Continuing our new racing format in Round 3, we conducted a five-lap qualifying session that divided the field into two qualifying races. The winners of each qualifier race transferred directly to the main event. The rest of the field went on to the Last Chance Qualifier race, where two more drivers (1st and 2nd) transferred to the feature race.  We had enough drivers to do a Consolation Race but opted not to.

Round 3 Feature (Main) Event Short Story

120 Lap Feature “Main” Event
Place	Name	Laps	Points	Total Time
1	Steve Stewart	120	59	588.969
2	Aaron Castro	120	50	592.295
3	George Peters	117	45	603.752
4	Jerry Pearson*	115	34	591.528

Qualifying

We changed the qualifying format for this round. Instead of a 7-lap session, drivers had a 5-lap session, two warmup laps, and three laps on the clock. Of course, if you have a crash, spin, or other mishap in the last three laps, your average lap time will suffer greatly.

Track: SR3 Road Course Fast Esses (Chicane)
Class: Viper V-SPEC SPEC STOCK Lexan
Descr: 5 laps, average time of last three laps
Name	Lap Time	Speed (Mph)	Place
George Peters	4.617	713	1
Aaron Castro	4.710	699	2
Steve Stewart	4.854	678	3
Kevin Webster	5.247	627	4
Jerry Pearson*	6.470	509	5
Madeline Johnson*	6.836	481	6
Jared Johnson*	7.439	442	7
Matthew Johnson*	9.743	338	8

* Sportsman Driver

Qualifier Heat 2 (80 laps, winner transfers to Main)

Team Johnson’s Junior drivers didn’t stand much of a chance against two Expert drivers vying for that single transfer spot to the main event. Aaron won all four of the segments, Kevin came in second in four. Madeline Johnson found her groove in the final segment and put some serious pressure on Kevin Webster, finishing third but just one lap down and posting a slightly faster median lap time than Expert Kevin Webster. Details

Place	Name	Laps	Points	Total Time
1	Aaron Castro	80	64	453.176
2	Kevin Webster	75	52	464.196
3	Madeline Johnson	57	40	472.893
4	Matthew Johnson	52	32	463.234

Qualifier Heat 1 (80 laps, winner transfers to Main)

This qualifier race pitted the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th fastest qualifiers against one another, with only one driver transferring to the main event. The two Expert drivers, George Peters and Home Cook’n, looked to be the favorites to win, but Sportsman Jerry Pearson (Pearson Racing) was having none of that. Jerry took second in three of the four segments and second overall against a hard-charging George Peters. Team Johnson’s Jared Johnson was introduced harshly to our fastest class of cars, the Viper V-SPEC chassis. Jared did amazingly well against two experts, including a seasoned and highly motivated sportsman, Jerry Pearson. Jared also found his groove in the final segment, posting his fastest race lap. Details

Place	Name	Laps	Points	Total Time
1	Steve Stewart	80	61	400.107
2	Jerry Pearson*	74	50	417.555
3	George Peters	72	49	411.908
4	Jared Johnson*	55	28	417.161

Last Chance Qualifier (60 laps, 1st & 2nd transfer to Main)

Sportsman driver, Jerry Pearson was on fire again in the Last Chance Qualifier. Only two drivers would transfer to the Main Event, and Jerry was determined to be one of them. Jerry won three of his four segments and bagged second in his final segment. Also vying for one of the two transfer spots, George Peters won three of his four segments and took a second in the other. In the end, George and Jerry tied in laps and total points, but Jerry took the top podium spot by just 1.18 seconds. This is competitive racing at its finest! This was Team Johnson’s first “official” race day with the more serious crowd, but they all finished every stage and segment of the event and recorded some impressive results. Details

Place	Name	Laps	Points	Total Time
1	Jerry Pearson	60	61	331.906
2	George Peters	60	61	333.086
3	Kevin Webster	56	50	340.214
4	Jared Johnson	49	42	335.092
5	Matthew Johnson	43	36	346.24
6	Madeline Johnson	43	32	350.569

Feature “Main” Event (120 lap Sprint)

After experiencing a hiccup with SlotTrak’s latest version (scoring and fuel management feature failures), we abandoned the planned fuel stop component of the main event. We continued with a straight-up sprint race with 30 lap segments and no fuel stops. This race was an adrenaline party. Team Forza’s Aaron Castro put the heat on Home Cook’n and everybody else with three 2nd place segments and just missing a 1st in the first segment by 4/10’s of a second. Pearson Racing’s Jerry Pearson and GP Design’s George Peters would prove to be spoilers in the last two segments: Jerry put in a fabulous effort in the third segment, taking 2nd place to Home Cook’n by just 2/10’s of a second; George bagged the win in the final segment with the fastest runtime of the segment at 145.139. Both driver’s late-race performances robbed Aaron of valuable points that could have put him on the top of the main event podium had Home Cook’n not won three of the four segments. What a blisteringly fast race! Details

Place	Name	Laps	Points	Total Time
1	Steve Stewart	120	59	588.969
2	Aaron Castro	120	50	592.295
3	George Peters	117	45	603.752
4	Jerry Pearson	115	34	591.528

Series Points Standings After Round 3

Place	Name	Laps	Points	Total Time
1	Steve Stewart	852	470	4999.727
2	Aaron Castro	828	408	5027.041
3	George Peters	815	399	4980.924
4	Jerry PearsonS	636	291	3979.904
5	Kevin Webster	330	185	2056.297
6	Jordan Walker	302	133	2894.16
7	Eric LaneS	209	76	1794.119
8	Madeline JohnsonJ	57	40	472.893
9	Matthew JohnsonJ	52	32	463.234
10	Jared JohnsonS	55	28	417.161

S = Sportsman drivers, J = Junior drivers
Note: Jerry Pearson is well on his way to the Expert ranks—two more events.

Stay tuned for Round 4 details, might be a day on one of the ovals. Okay, shut up and drive!