2007 Round of Chicago

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2007 Round of Chicago
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Date March 18, 2007
Location Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
Laps 67
Polesitter Drew Eisenman
First Tony Durbin
Second Louis Kingston
Third Eric Jackson
Cautions 5
Race Results

The 2007 Round of Chicago was the third race of the 2007 TM Master Cup season. It was held at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, IL.

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Failed to qualify[edit | edit source]

Number Driver Sponsor Team Car
05 Kathy Clemons Harley-Davidson RapidTech Saar Tyrant
24 Kurt Plissken The Outlaw Gazelle Motorsports Inglesby Flashback
26 Scott Steudler Haas Incorporated Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Nova
50 Tom Wetmore M&M's RapidTech Saar Tyrant
55 James Lombardi Nintendo Kingston Enterprises Saar Tyrant
57 Doug Baker The Outlaw Gazelle Motorsports Inglesby Flashback
76 Leroy Brittain Iberia Ecurie SM Lenard Q9
85 Tom Levin Sinn Fein Kingston Enterprises Saar Tyrant
89 Jack Cronin Cronin Racing Saar Tyrant

Summary[edit | edit source]

Drew Eisenman won the pole but Tony Durbin passed him early in the race. On Lap 4, Ian Cooper hit Leonid Roderick and bounced into Rachel Rainsford. Cooper retired from the race. Sam Morel, who won the race in 2001, took second.

On Lap 15, Tom Delgado, Danny Savin, and Jerry Luther hit the wall after going three-wide. Craig Cross and Roderick were all involved. Anthony Evans, Matt Smith, and Paul Lyons were in an under yellow accident. Durbin dominated the race on the restart.

On Lap 19, Cyrus LaTerza hit Tyrone Stanley, who sent Kevin Colley into the wall. Also collected were Todd Bell, Danny Savin, and Brian Sendack. Cross barely made it through. Alexis Rainsford and Louis Kingston were fast as was Stuart Sandoval. Kingston passed Durbin on Lap 25. Yuliya Nosova eventually passed Durbin as well.

The next yellow flag was on Lap 32. Palmer Stiles and Johnnie Ada hit each other, but Damien Snyder hit the wall. Kingston was very fast. On Lap 36, Dale Roswell got hit by Rachel Rainsford, then Roswell got Sam Morel and Scott Bates involved. Late in the race, Nosova pitted due to engine failure.

Kingston led on the last lap, but was passed by Durbin coming to the stripe.

The top 10[edit | edit source]

Position Number Driver Sponsor Team Car
1
49 Tony Durbin Fox News National Racing Saar Tyrant
2
84 Louis Kingston Chicago Cubs Kingston Enterprises Saar Tyrant
3
16 Eric Jackson Monster Energy Eisentech Saar Tyrant
4 77 Stuart Sandoval Black Cat Fireworks Northern Racing Saar Tyrant
5 3 Ryan Nawrocki TRINITY National Racing Saar Tyrant
6 44 Matt Taylor Advance Auto Parts FLASH Racing Inglesby Flashback
7 17 Joseph Howard Caterpillar McCallister Racing Saar Tyrant
8 13 Alan Hodges Netflix Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Nova
9 47 Ross Peterson O'Kelvin Antifreeze Northern Racing Saar Tyrant
10 6 Stephanie McGlynn Butch Light TRW Racing Calton-Morel Nova

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

Position Number Driver Pts. Deficit
1 16 Eric Jackson 212
2 17 Joseph Howard 209 -3
2 44 Matt Taylor 209 -3
4 00 James Dalton 203 -9
5 74 Cyrus LaTerza 201 -11
6 84 Louis Kingston 200 -12
7 10 Anthony Evans 199 -13
8 4 Leonid Roderick 198 -14
9 27 Manny Brown 197 -15
10 42 Matt Smith 192 -20