Category: Season 10
Patrick Day started from the pole and took it to victory lane. The race was not as easy as that sounded, with Mike Erter and Chris Stofer running hard behind him. Stofer ultimately made a mistake, and it was Jeff Bruno that took 3rd place.
| Driver | Finish | Start | Fastest | Incidents | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Day | 1 | 1 | 0:28.370 | 0 | 22 |
| Mike Erter | 2 | 2 | 0:28.507 | 0 | 16 |
| Jeff Bruno | 3 | 6 | 0:28.557 | 4 | 14 |
| Chris Stofer | 4 | 3 | 0:28.457 | 2 | 12 |
| Craig Hawkins | 5 | 10 | 0:28.911 | 11 | 10 |
| JD Wardlow | 6 | 9 | 0:29.194 | 11 | 8 |
| Marcellus Breuning | 7 | 5 | 0:28.555 | 4 | 6 |
| Bill Smithem | 8 | 4 | 0:28.578 | 7 | 5 |
| James Bowie2 | 9 | 7 | 0:29.103 | 8 | 4 |
| Andrew Forrester2 | 10 | 8 | 0:29.206 | 10 | 3 |
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.
| Driver | Finish | Start | Fastest | Incidents | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellus Breuning | 1 | 4 | 0:23.165 | 0 | 20 |
| Patrick Day | 2 | 2 | 0:23.186 | 0 | 16 |
| Bill Smithem | 3 | 14 | 0:22.957 | 0 | 14 |
| Bill Colley II | 4 | 17 | 0:23.243 | 12 | 12 |
| Donald Warren2 | 5 | 5 | 0:23.193 | 4 | 10 |
| Mike Erter | 6 | 3 | 0:23.60 | 4 | 8 |
| Randy Dale | 7 | 16 | 0:23.51 | 12 | 6 |
| Danny K Passmore | 8 | 8 | 0:22.901 | 8 | 5 |
| Ian Wilson2 | 9 | 13 | 0:22.954 | 4 | 4 |
| Brent Cook2 | 10 | 7 | 0:23.258 | 8 | 3 |
| Michael Kulaga | 11 | 6 | 0:23.97 | 4 | 2 |
| Eric Kulaga | 12 | 11 | 0:23.115 | 4 | 1 |
| Andrew Forrester2 | 13 | 12 | 0:23.204 | 14 | 0 |
| Chris C Brown | 14 | 10 | 0:23.44 | 8 | 0 |
| Philip Peterson | 15 | 15 | 0:23.192 | 23 | 0 |
| Steven Martinez | 16 | 1 | 0:23.273 | 4 | 2 |
| JD Wardlow | 17 | 9 | 0:23.436 | 8 | 0 |