2023 Season 3 Round 8 Thunder Results
Thunder Series Review
12 cars turned out for the Charlotte Roval, the last race for the Road Course Title. Jason Marin would start from pole position ahead of Josh Michelmore, Barry Neale and Norman Clark.
Martin would hold the lead from the start, whilst some drivers experienced some early trouble with spins and damage being picked up. The SRM teammates of Ruben Phelps and Matthew Raymond were the fast chargers through the field after starting towards the rear, up into the podium positions after a dozen or so laps.
Raymond would take over the lead from Martin on lap 17, with Phelps dropping down a further spot just a lap later on. Martin would stop the following lap to bolt on four fresh tyres, but would need to serve a drive through penalty for crossing the blend line on pit exit. Martin would be the only driver to stop for tyres, with the rest of the field going the distance on their starting tyres.
Raymond and Phelps would have a great battle out front, with Raymond hanging on for the win, Phelps in second, followed by Michelmore, Martin and Clark.
Race Summary:
35 Laps
0 Cautions for 0 Laps
2 Leaders
1 Lead Change
1st - #83 Matthew Raymond
2nd - #06 Ruben Phelps
3rd - #31 Josh Michelmore
4th - #21 Jason Martin
5th - #09 Norman Clark
Stewards Summary:
Cautions:
Nil
Restarts:
Nil
Protests:
Nil
Other:
Nil
Matthew Raymond - Road Course Champion
With the top 2 in the standings not starting (Jaie Schultz and Andrew Dyson), Matthew Raymond would start with a 2 point lead, and would seal the Championship in style with his first Thunder Series win in just over 2 years. Josh Michelmore would finish second, 8 points adrift whilst Jason Martin rounded out the podium.
Series 3 standings:
Josh Michelmore’s lead in the series now sits at 13 points over Jason Martin, with Matthew Raymond a further 2 points behind in third. Next week the series heads to Chicagoland Speedway for a 90 lap event
2023 overall standings:
Jason Martin holds a narrow 13 points lead in the series long championship battle with Josh Michelmore, whilst Matthew Raymond holds a very comfortable position in third.
12 cars turned out for the Charlotte Roval, the last race for the Road Course Title. Jason Marin would start from pole position ahead of Josh Michelmore, Barry Neale and Norman Clark.
Martin would hold the lead from the start, whilst some drivers experienced some early trouble with spins and damage being picked up. The SRM teammates of Ruben Phelps and Matthew Raymond were the fast chargers through the field after starting towards the rear, up into the podium positions after a dozen or so laps.
Raymond would take over the lead from Martin on lap 17, with Phelps dropping down a further spot just a lap later on. Martin would stop the following lap to bolt on four fresh tyres, but would need to serve a drive through penalty for crossing the blend line on pit exit. Martin would be the only driver to stop for tyres, with the rest of the field going the distance on their starting tyres.
Raymond and Phelps would have a great battle out front, with Raymond hanging on for the win, Phelps in second, followed by Michelmore, Martin and Clark.
Race Summary:
35 Laps
0 Cautions for 0 Laps
2 Leaders
1 Lead Change
1st - #83 Matthew Raymond
2nd - #06 Ruben Phelps
3rd - #31 Josh Michelmore
4th - #21 Jason Martin
5th - #09 Norman Clark
Stewards Summary:
Cautions:
Nil
Restarts:
Nil
Protests:
Nil
Other:
Nil
Matthew Raymond - Road Course Champion
With the top 2 in the standings not starting (Jaie Schultz and Andrew Dyson), Matthew Raymond would start with a 2 point lead, and would seal the Championship in style with his first Thunder Series win in just over 2 years. Josh Michelmore would finish second, 8 points adrift whilst Jason Martin rounded out the podium.
Series 3 standings:
Josh Michelmore’s lead in the series now sits at 13 points over Jason Martin, with Matthew Raymond a further 2 points behind in third. Next week the series heads to Chicagoland Speedway for a 90 lap event
2023 overall standings:
Jason Martin holds a narrow 13 points lead in the series long championship battle with Josh Michelmore, whilst Matthew Raymond holds a very comfortable position in third.
