2007 Karjala Grand Prix

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2007 Karjala Grand Prix
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Date May 6, 2007
Location Karjala Raceway, Finland
Laps 35
Polesitter Yuliya Nosova
First Yuliya Nosova
Second Tom Levin
Third Troy Griffith
Cautions 1
Race Results

The 2007 Karjala Grand Prix was the seventh race of the 2007 TM Master Cup season and the first of the four TMMC Crown Jewels. It was held at the Karjala Raceway in northern Finland.

The 2007 Grand Prix marked the 31st running of the event.

New Track Record[edit | edit source]

Yuliya Nosova (then known as Julia) took the pole for the race. Her JC Racing teammate Alexis Rainsford took the outside pole for the second year in a row. Nosova's pole time also broke the track record, with a 1'45.477.

Watch[edit | edit source]

Failed to qualify[edit | edit source]

Number Driver Sponsor Team Car
2 Brian Sendack Red Bull Craig Racing Lenard Q9
7 Esme Rousseau Carnove Enterprises Ian Cooper Racing Calton-Morel Nova
01 Nick Phillip James Dalton Motorsports Saar Tyrant
12 Craig Cross IBM McCallister Racing Saar Tyrant
21 Paul Lyons McDonald's National Racing Saar Tyrant
24 Kurt Plissken The Outlaw Gazelle Motorsports Inglesby Flashback
26 Scott Steudler Haas Incorporated Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Nova
33 Drew Eisenman Crown Royal Eisenman Motorsports Saar Tyrant
48 Todd Bell PHOSSIL Serjikal Strike Racing Inglesby Flashback
50 Tom Wetmore M&M's RapidTech Saar Tyrant
87 James Parks
89 Franz Redlich Cronin Racing Saar Tyrant

Pre-race storylines[edit | edit source]

Curtis Darcy drove the No. 8 Saar in relief of Steve Marshall, who was injured in the previous race at the Coca-Cola Superspeedway.

The Top 10[edit | edit source]

Nosova won the race, making her the first female winner of the Karjala Grand Prix, as well as the second driver to win the race as a rookie.

Position Number Driver Sponsor Team Car
1
1 Yuliya Nosova Clutch/HiSteel JC Racing Calton-Morel Nova
2
85 Tom Levin Sinn Fein Kingston Enterprises Saar Tyrant
3
9 Troy Griffith DHL/Best Buy Flare Motorsports Lenard Q9
4 98 Alexis Rainsford Canon JC Racing Calton-Morel Nova
5 4 Leonid Roderick Lance Snacks FLASH Racing Inglesby Flashback
6 13 Alan Hodges Netflix Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Nova
7 91 Danny Savin Quaker State Blitzkrieg Racing Inglesby Flashback
8 10 Anthony Evans Mont Blanc Evans Motorsports Lenard Q9
9 02 Marcos Leonard OMG FPO Racing Lenard Q9
10 15 Ryan Hearne Coors Light Team Hearne Lenard Q9

2007 TM Master Cup Series Drivers Points Standings[edit | edit source]

Position Number Driver Pts. Deficit
1 27 Manny Brown 470
2 4 Leonid Roderick 450 -20
3 00 James Dalton 434 -36
4 34 Palmer Stiles 431 -39
5 47 Ross Peterson 430 -40
6 03 Scott Bates 428 -42
6 84 Louis Kingston 428 -42
8 10 Anthony Evans 427 -43
8 98 Alexis Rainsford 427 -43
10 16 Eric Jackson 424 -46