Round 3 of the series took place at the very fast Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia.
I started off the race weekend with a very satisfying practise session, where after my 10 laps I was 4th fastest with a time of 31.639.
Qualifying went even better for me as I qualified on pole with a time of 31.603.
In the race I found myself in the lead after the first of the 42 laps.
Fuel consumption was the important factor in this race. On lap 23 of 46 I was informed by my pit crew that I was halfway on fuel. Now 23 is half of 46 so I should have been safe to get to the end. However it was not to be as on lap 44 I received the 'fuel extremely low' message and had to pit. I managed in the 2 remaining laps to pass a few cars and finish 28th. The question is why did no one else have to stop for Sunoco fuel?
Fuel consumption was the important factor in this race. On lap 23 of 46 I was informed by my pit crew that I was halfway on fuel. Now 23 is half of 46 so I should have been safe to get to the end. However it was not to be as on lap 44 I received the 'fuel extremely low' message and had to pit. I managed in the 2 remaining laps to pass a few cars and finish 28th. The question is why did no one else have to stop for Sunoco fuel?
I ended up in 11th place in the overall standings 126 points behind the current leader.
I led 18 of the 46 laps which got me the 10 bonus points.
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