“I never imagined anything like this, I feel like a Formula One driver.

Still, the young racer was happy with his podium finish. His team and crew swapped motors on Wednesday evening, giving him more power but negating his earlier qualifying times and giving him just two laps to test the setup under the new weight requirements. 86 Eight-Six Racing Honda Civic to hang with Herr, but not enough for another spot.

I’m in a good spot in life and having fun, and I’m happy to be on the podium.”Ĭabrera had enough in his No. I want another shot at Joe, to be honest with you. The only time I ever came to the Runoffs was when I was hired to announce the event (for TV) in 2010. “I bought my old race car and we put a plan together and have had so much fun. “Those guys are good, and they race close,” he added. I started driving touring cars in the Dominican Republic and I realized how much fun I was having just downright street racing. “I started my racing in SCCA and when you’re a pro driver that’s getting paid to drive a race car, you have a responsibility. Herr claimced a podium finish in the same Stassis-build Audi he used to win four SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge races in 2006 and ’07, complete with dents on the roof from standing on it after his first win at Mid-Ohio.

Anthony Geraci and Axel Cabrera moved around Chip Herr on the lap five restart and the three mixed it up to the finish. This is the same car we won STL with last year and my crew chief, Chad, pulled his two-liter out of his Honda CRV and said, ‘What do you think if I build this up for STU, you think we got a winner?’ The car was a little pocket rocket out of the box.”īehind Moser, the battle raged for the final podium spots. “We were going through weights and estimated power. “This one feels great because it was an idea that we hatched on the back of a napkin last summer,” Moser said. The victory adds a second career STU title to Moser’s résumé, adding to a class victory in 2016 at Mid-Ohio and alongside a Super Touring Light class victory a season ago at Road America. Moser led all 19 laps, including three under full course caution, on his way to a 20.824-second victory. INDIANAPOLIS – Joe Moser won in the Super Touring Under class to capture his third career SCCA National Championship on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the 58th SCCA National Championship Runoffs.Ĭhip Herr and Axel Cabrera joined Moser on the podium in their respective Runoffs debuts.

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