Returning to the Streets of Toronto, it was an aggressive opening lap that led to a disastrous turn one for the start of the Radical Cup’s third race of the weekend.
This set the tone for the rest of the race. With several drivers out of contention early, the door was opened for others to take advantage, but only seven laps of green flag action did not allow for a lot of passing. With Toronto now in the books, the series shifts the focus to the final event of the 2024 season at the Sonoma Raceway in Napa, California.
“We love racing in Toronto as the city and promoter are welcoming to our efforts,” explained Tom Drewer. “Although this is our final race alongside the IndyCar sereis this year, we are looking forward to capping off our 2024 season in Sonoma and announcing our much-anticipated 2025 schedule.”
Platinum
Winning race two on Saturday, Jon Field returned on Sunday to cap off a double-winning weekend.
Jumping to the lead early in the race dominated by yellow flags, Field controlled the pace when he needed to and earned his second trip to the top step of the podium. Behind him, Chip Romer capped off a triple-podium weekend by finishing second with Louis Schriber ending his event with his best result of the weekend in third.
Friday’s race winner Wayne Williams closed his best weekend of the season with a P4 result with Kevin Poitras rounding out the top-five in fifth.
Pro 1500
With Jordan Missig winning races one and two in Toronto, it was his Graham Rahal Performance (GRP) teammate Nick d’Orlando who made it a perfect weekend for the Radical Indianapolis dealer. Missig finished the race in second to make it a GRP one-two yet again, as EVR Motorsports driver Evan Slater earned another podium result in third. Spencer Schmidt had another strong showing for Cameron Racing, earning another top-five finish, just ahead of the Gold class winner Corey Neveau in the fourth position.
Pro 1340
Going three-for-three on the weekend, Mayer Deonarine put the RySpec Racing #244 on the top step of the podium for the third time this weekend.
Dominating the Pro 1340 class and scoring maximum points available, Deonarine had a career weekend as he has come into his own as of late.
Behind him, it was the Graham Rahal Performance #03 machine of Suellio Almeida. Almeida earned a trio of podium results while Seth Bacon overcame a first corner, first lap spin, to drive back up and finish on the podium in third.
Mike Anzaldi looked to be in contention for a podium finish until a late race shootout that featured a one-lap dash to the finish. Anzaldi dropped the running order as the door opened for Ibby Hadeed and Kenny Naill to slip through and finish fourth and fifth, respectively.
RCC 1340
Much like Mayer Deonarine did in Pro 1340, Kenny Riedmann scored three wins in three races in the RCC 1340 class.
Untouchable all weekend long, Riedmann was the class of the field, earning the fastest lap in his class in both races one and two, and topping the podium blocks on all three occasions.
Travis Hill was the best of the rest, finishing second and Chris Styles finished third. Owen Clarke nipped Hill and Riedmann for the fastest lap of the race in race three as he crossed the stripe in fourth as Brady Clapham rounded out the top-five.
RCC Masters
A race that saw several drivers out on the opening lap opened the door for others and RCC Master driver Robert Burgess took full advantage of the opportunity.
Taking the win in race three, Burgess was joined on the podium by Daniel Earle and Liang Qiu in second and third. Jon Sobol and Tim Sanderson were classified fourth and fifth, despite Sanderson only completing one race lap.
Next up for Radical Cup North America will be the final event of the season over the September 26-28 weekend at the famed Sonoma Raceway.