GRIFFIN WINS AS HARRIS NEARS THE SHOOTOUT CROWN
Bobby Griffin chalked up his second final win of the year at Hednesford Raceway on Sunday. Griffin’s other win came at Buxton in October. Both meetings had similar track conditions as earlier rain had left the Tarmac slippery for the final.
Harrison Utley led the early stages of the race but his advantage was negated when a caution flag was thrown because Simon Traves had clouted the Turn 1 wall. Utley continued to lead on the restart until he was forced wide by a backmarker.
That allowed Catherine Harris to take up the running. Further back, Griffin had broken away from a tremendous scrap between Tom Harris, Frankie Wainman Jr and Lee Fairhurst with the trio trading bumpers and places on each turn.
Up front, Griffin muscled his way into the lead. He opened up a sizable gap on the rest of the field only to see a yellow flag come out with a handful of laps remaining.
On the restart, Harris barged his way into second place with Wainman Jr following him into third but they were unable to get close enough to Griffin to threaten his lead.
Griffin said: “I didn’t need that yellow flag towards the end, but I got a good restart, I could see Harris was behind me, but I was hoping I was far enough ahead on the last bend, and I was.”
Harris’s second place stretched his lead in the National Series shootout over Lee Fairhurst to 81 points with the finale to come next week at Odsal
Stadium Bradford.
Harris said: “I just wasn’t close enough to attack Griffin on the final bend, when the track is slippery off the racing line a lastbend lunge is not on, as you either take both cars out or lose too much time.
“Second gives me a good advantage going into next week.”
Results
Organiser: Incarace, BriSCA F1 Where: Hednesford Hills Raceway When: November 6 Starters: 37.
1 Bobby Griffin; 2 Tom Harris; 3 Frankie Wainman, Jr; 4 Frankie Wainman Junior Jr; 5 Chris Cowley; 6 Lee Fairhurst; 7 Mat Newson; 8 Paul Harrison; 9 Catherine Harris; 10 Karl Hawkins.