Zach started the race up front and held on to the top 5 as a run on early yellows slowed the race several times. Tim moved his way up through the field to run alongside Zach when the two made their first pit stops under yellow on lap 35. On the ensuing restart, the entire field raced each other hard, causing Zach to drop back. Tim took advantage and drove to the front of the field.

With Tim holding on to 2nd for most of the run, Zach finally had an opportunity to get to the front, sending it three wide into turn 1 and making it stick. He would fly up through the field, going from 11th to 4th in just three laps.

However it proved to all be for naught as the 3rd place car stuck it three wide under Tim and the leader into one. Naively the driver kept it on the seam and spun down the track, over-corrected, and came up the track and obliterated both Tim, Zach, and a few others behind.

"Jesus Christ dude, I lifted and it still didn't save my life" said Tim on his radio. "$%^! Why the $%^# would you make that move? Three wide with 40 to go! Yeah, I made that move but I made it work." A frustrated Zach in a post race interview with Extravaganza reporter Steven Spock.

RESULTS:

Zach: Start 5th, Finish 14th, Led 11, Inc 2, -59iR, --- SR (4.99 A)
Tim: Start 11th, Finish 15th, Led 1, Inc 4, -51iR, -0.11 SR (4.64 A)

Full Race Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua5QJoDP1AY

Next week is Mid-Ohio which should prove better fortunes for the Team ALDI/Starfox cruisers of Zach and Tim, as well as Big Block Anonymous turned Indy Road Ace Alex Crapser joining them for the event.

The IndyCar Finale was not one for the weak. In a race that saw many on track incidents and a high fatality rate, survival would be key in a good finish position.

Zach qualified 3rd with a blazing 1:15.097 but it would prove for naught as he spun after clipping the inside curb in turn 4. Letting the field pass then making a pit stop to replace the front wing, Zach left the pits in 18th. Over the next 38 laps, Zach kept the car on the road while laying down the 3rd fastest lap of anyone in the top 11. Climbing up the leaderboard to finish 6th despite the spin and extra pit stop to fix the car.

Tim started 13th, keeping the car clean for the first lap. A couple minor incidents kept him from advancing too far up the field, then calamity struck twice when first his internet dropped, then an ill timed braking point sent him into the tires. The team rallied together and fixed the car, allowing him to salvage an 11th place finish.

Kevin, making his 3rd start of the season and first since Motegi in the early stages of the season, struggled to find speed all week in practice. A first lap incident on the penultimate corner led to an extended stay in the pits. Once he left the pits, he suffered another incident in turn 3, ending his night after 2 laps.

RESULTS:

Zach: Start 3rd, Finish 6th, Inc 2, +40iR, +0.17SR (4.77 A)
Tim: Start 13th, Finish 11th, Inc 4, -13iR,  -- SR (4.99 A)
Kevin: Start 15, Finish 19, Inc 4, -21iR, -0.56SR (1.50 A)

The series is off next week to facilitate the several patches and hotfixes for week 13 with the 2021 Season 3 opener tentatively scheduled for the following week at Road America!