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Andretti Rallycross
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RED BULL GLOBAL RALLYCROSS
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ROUND 12: LOS ANGELES
RACE REPORT
10.14.17
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Closing out the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross season in front of a packed crowed, Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross dominated the 0.654-mile pier course at the Port of Los Angeles to win the Round 12 Final, driver and manufacturer championship titles.
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| No. 34 ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK BEETLE GRC |
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FINALS: Started 1 // Finished 1
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SEMIFINAL A: Started 1 // Finished 1
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Heat 3B: Started 1 // Finished 1
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Heat 2B: Started 1 // Finished 1
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Heat 1B: Started 1 // Finished 1
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Dominated Round 12’s ten-lap Final by leading from start to finish to cap off a perfect weekend
- CHAMPIONSHIP: 2 / 10 (807 pts.)
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“The key is qualifying, so that was the battle – getting qualifying done. That sets you up for success for the rest of the weekend. We snuck that away from Scott [Speed] and then there was a glimmer of hope – we made it through the heats. We came into the final actually having a chance to win [the championship] if Scott finished eighth or less. I’m not going to lie, that was a big gap in points but I was feeling it. The whole team, we were hungry for that. I saw Scott had a good start and Sandell got in front of him. I thought Scott might have got caught up a little bit, but at that point all I can do is my job and lay down laps. I’m so happy for our team on the Rockstar side of the Volkswagen Andretti tent. Everybody laid it out. We had a tough race in Atlantic City and since then we’ve won everything we’ve driven up to the line to do, and it’s not easy in this group. We’re hopefully going to carry some of that into next year. Again, we’ll go back to school on the car just like all the teams and make it faster and better.”
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| No. 41 OBERTO CIRCLE K BEETLE GRC |
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FINALS: Started 2 // Finished 2
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SEMIFINAL B: Started 2 // Finished 1
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Heat 3B: Started 5 // Finished 4
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Heat 2B: Started 3 // Finished 3
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Heat 1B: Started 2 // Finished 2
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Clinched third consecutive championship in four years of competition with VARX in GRC (2015, 2016, 2017)
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CHAMPIONSHIP: 1 / 10 (826 pts.)
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“The whole week leading up to the race it was just constantly thinking of the what-ifs, all of the problems that could happen going in with such a big lead. My hat is off to everyone – I have the best team out here. I’m so lucky for them and we have great partners in Volkswagen, Circle K, Oberto, Expedite Home Loans and Rockstar – it was a team effort!”
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TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK! |
