After taking several podiums, including a second place in Vallelunga last year, Jacques Villeneuve led the Academy Motorsport / Alex Caffi Motorsport team to victory. His race was not without difficulty, however, having run into a five-second penalty for an early start, which also brought him ahead of poleman Alon Day.
After passing Day under braking at the first corner, Villeneuve overtook his opponents and started the last lap with an advantage of 5.2 seconds. By the time the checkered flag marked the end of the race, the gap had widened to 6.3 seconds on Vittorio Ghirelli, who was busy battling Gianmarco Ercoli to the finish.
“Finally, it was a long time before this victory arrived – said Villeneuve – We fought in the leading positions and the car was good in the race. We had a difficult time in practice, but in qualifying the car was really incredible. “
“They gave me a penalty at the start, I’m not sure why. The rules say ‘go green’, so I must have missed something in the rules, anyway I’ll go check it out. But a good thing is that I anticipated the start because I didn’t have the horses against Alon which was obvious up until Turn 1. I believe having raced so much ovals in the US, I didn’t have to lift on the outside of Turn 1 there. . I just jumped and Alon lifted his foot ”.
The winner Jacques Villeneuve, Academy Motosport / Alex Caffi Motosport
Photo by: ErregìMEDIA
There was a difficulty in the points race as well, as series leader Loris Hezemans knocked Day out of the race. Hezemans could only finish decimol after a drive-through, allowing Ghirelli to finish five points behind him earlier. of the final round on Sunday.
Hezemans, 24, plans to compete in all NASCAR Cup Series track events in 2022 for Team Hezeberg’s new squad, and will race at other oval tracks once NASCAR approved.
Villeneuve tested the team’s Next Gen car at the Roval in Charlotte earlier this month, setting the 12th fastest time, but also damaged the car by hitting the wall and re-entering the oval section.
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