The Rookie Battle

 With the conclusion of the race at the Nurburgring GP Circuit, the first third of the season is done. Let's take a look at the Rookie points battle so far.

Driver:               Lotus:           AWD:          Overall:
Gabriel Fast -       21                 33                 54
Jordan Gullett -     15                 21                 36
Carter Fast     -     22                 9                   31

 With an overall point total of 54, it would be easy to say that driver Gabriel Fast is the best of the three drivers. But with only 1/3 of the season done, that would not be a fair assessment for any of these rookies. Gabe has shown a strong driving style, often hanging with and out-driving some veterans of the season. Though struggling a bit with the Lotus 2-Eleven's, he has shown an aggressive ability to drive in the AWD class. This tenacity has garnered him the top spot so far.

 While Gabe certainly has put in a lot of practice time leading up to the season, so has teammate Carter Fast. This has allowed Carter to gain the most points in the Lotus class. However, a general lack of interest in the AWD's prevents him from making ground and getting into the points battle proper.

 This open's the door for Jordan Gullett to make some advances in the points that are concurrent with improvements in his driving style. In watching replays of all three events so far, Jordan appears to be the driver that has made the most improvement thus far. Will it be enough for him to overcome the 18 points needed to take the top rookie spot? Not likely...yet. However, as we head further into the season he may find the coming tracks more to his liking and make further advances.  

 The series returns to the America's for the next three events, beginning with the FRL event at Infineon Raceway Park on the NASCAR circuit.