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Qualifying proved to be very close, with all drivers that recorded a time within a second! It was newcomer Greg Keppel that claimed top spot.

The racing was close throughout the field, and some found out the hard way that it can be too close. Points leader Breuning made a mistake in turn one, thinking he was clear but clearly wasn’t.

A late yellow bunched up the field behind Bruce Clingan. With one final lap dashing for the win, it was Rick Ravon that timed his pass perfect and beat him to the line by 0.039. Bill Smithem was a strong 3rd, Robert Love and Eric Kulaga rounded out the top 5, both having a strong race at the Brickyard.

Pole sitter Brent Cook held off a charging Marc Breuning for about 10 laps, but once Breuning got by he remained in the lead. Traffic may have been a bit of an issue for the man in hot pursuit. Rafael Rodriguez finished in 3rd and he was followed by Steven Martinez and Eric Kulaga.

The season 10 opener at Phoenix was a closely battled race for many drivers. Early on it was Mike Erter and Steve Martinez, with Breuning and Day staying with them. Both Breuning and Day pitted during the 2nd yellow, which seemed a little too early, but later cautions saved them. Erter and Martinez were forced to pit under green later in the race, which brought Breuning and Day up front to battle for the win. Though a late yellow bunched up the field and got Smithem closely in 3rd, it was Breuning and Day crossing the line so close scoring showed 0.000 difference. It was Breuning that got the win in the closest finish ever in Retro CART League racing.

Pole sitter Breuning took the lead and never looked back at Laguna Seca, the final round of the 9th season. Several drivers struggled a little, among which Patrick Day and Steven Martinez, allowing Michael Kulaga to grab 2nd and Rafael Rodrigues to take 3rd. Eric Kulaga was 4th and Bill Smithem was 5th.

Season 9 is in the books; The 10th season will start in three weeks, so there will be two testing/recruiting events in between.

Thanks all for coming out this season and making this league what it has become!

Rick Ravon started from the pole, took the lead at the start and never looked back. Breuning followed in 2nd, while Fozillo had a great start and slotted into third. Behind them, turn one was chaos, with several drivers getting bottomed out on the outside curb, while Erter and Eric Culage touched. The rest of them had to take evasive action, some with more luck than others.

Michael Kulaga ended up finishing in 3rd behind the two leaders after Fozillo’s troubles, with Smithem in 4th and Steven Martinez in 5th.