It was an interesting race from the front last night at the FEC race of Road America. Door-to-door racing through the first corners quickly became a solid run by one driver, and a heroic climb back toward the front by another. Ethan Maestri was able to hold onto a lead that yo-yo'd from 'comfortable' to 'barely there' over Andrew Steppat, to win Sunday nights race at Road America. With another win on the season, Ethan closes the gap on Andrew, but not so much that the screws are ratcheting any tighter on the 6-time FRL champion. What was far more interesting about the race was the shake-up further afield in the points race.
Tony Tyree once again could not catch a break and posts another DNF as connection problems ended his night early once more. Bryan Dean, who was looking to make a solid run for the P2 position in points, was unable to make the event altogether. Travis Billingsley made the most of the #808's absence and finished on the podium, a finish that puts him up by one point over the Ape-X privateer effort. Rookie Danny McClain continues his starting (and finishing) streak with points and sits at the back of a very tight field of drivers that now find themselves with only a handful of points separating themselves from 5th place back to 9th.
Paul Maestri continues his return to form by taking P4 last night. It is a finish that moves him up the points ladder and into a fray that promises to only get more intense as the series heads into its final three tracks. Allen Ruff makes a return to FRL racing in his Porsche 911, but while not making a run near he top, he does benefit from a P7 finish. This placed him immediately in a tie for 10th place in the points with new driver Ryan Mazzocco. Ryan's P8 finish ahead of Tony Tyree gave him another 4 points to his tally.
The racing continues to tighten and the pressure is getting turned up as the FEC takes a trip into the the hills of Virginia for 36 laps at Virginia International Raceway on June 4th.
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