The race weekend started well as I was fastest straight out of the box in practise with a time of 34.122 after the mandatory 10 laps.
I was a tad faster in qualifying and managed to claim pole position with a time of 33.930.
The 61 lap race was a success for me. Previous recent races at Texas I'd been leading the race but had run out of fuel very close to the end with my opposition making it to the end. With the 5% increase in race length I was sure eeryone would hae to pit.
With this in mind I led fo the first 29 laps until I caused a caution period. I decided to take adantage of the yellow and pitted for fresh tyres and fuel. A handful of others followed. I restarted dead last but quickly made my way through the pack only to receieve a black flag. After serving the penalty I rejoined the race a lap down. My strategy played out during the last 10 laps or so when most of the other cars pitted for fuel. I was able to pass them and finish a satisfactory 5th.
My best lap of the race was a 33.862 which was my fastest of the race weekend.
I was 6th in the standings - still 12 places better off than the previous season..
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