Scott Speed returned to Nitro Rallycross looking for redemption. The Subaru works driver was able to come out on top beating Travis Pastrana in the final head-to-head bracket race. For Speed to win he had to defeat Kevin Hansen, Fraser McConnell, and finally Pastrana himself, to win pole position for tomorrow’s feature race.
Subaru ultimately finished on top today as they finished 1-2 on the podium. However, they had their fair share of loss as Andreas Bakkerud couldn’t bring the car past the first heat race. Subaru Motorsport will start tomorrow with the additional seven championship points that they’ve accrued from this win.
Meanwhile, Steve Arpin of GRX Loenbro finished third on the day with a solid performance in his second heat race. Arpin is commonly viewed as an underdog in the rallycross world, so it was a surprise to see him beat Tanner Foust in his second heat race after a mistake by the Audi driver. Arpin will start tomorrow with three championship points as he looks to remain competitive come race time.
Fraser McConnel of OMSE follows behind Arpin after falling behind in his second heat race. The Jamaican showed up strong in the initial heat races but fell flat when it came time to face Speed. He finished fourth on the day. Meanwhile, teammates Kevin and Oliver Eriksson were not as fortunate as they fell out after only their first heat race. Team OMSE will start with two championship points tomorrow.
Next, Timmy Hansen can be found behind McConnell finishing fifth on the day. He made quick work of his competition in his first heat race but contact with Pastrana in the second race forced him to retire and continue no further. His brother Kevin had similar luck in winning his first but coming up short on the second race. Team Red Bull Hansen starts tomorrow’s final with one championship point.