2007 Karjala Grand Prix
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2007 Karjala Grand Prix | |
Date | May 6, 2007 |
Location | Karjala Raceway, Finland |
Laps | 35 |
Polesitter | Yuliya Nosova |
First | Yuliya Nosova |
Second | Tom Levin |
Third | Troy Griffith |
Cautions | 1 |
Race Results |
The 2007 Karjala Grand Prix was the seventh race of the 2007 TM Master Cup season and the first of the four TMMC Crown Jewels. It was held at the Karjala Raceway in northern Finland.
The 2007 Grand Prix marked the 31st running of the event.
New Track Record[edit | edit source]
Yuliya Nosova (then known as Julia) took the pole for the race. Her JC Racing teammate Alexis Rainsford took the outside pole for the second year in a row. Nosova's pole time also broke the track record, with a 1'45.477.
Watch[edit | edit source]
Failed to qualify[edit | edit source]
Number | Driver | Sponsor | Team | Car |
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2 | Brian Sendack | Red Bull | Craig Racing | Lenard Q9 |
7 | Esme Rousseau | Carnove Enterprises | Ian Cooper Racing | Calton-Morel Nova |
01 | Nick Phillip | James Dalton Motorsports | Saar Tyrant | |
12 | Craig Cross | IBM | McCallister Racing | Saar Tyrant |
21 | Paul Lyons | McDonald's | National Racing | Saar Tyrant |
24 | Kurt Plissken | The Outlaw | Gazelle Motorsports | Inglesby Flashback |
26 | Scott Steudler | Haas Incorporated | Hodges-Walter Racing | Calton-Morel Nova |
33 | Drew Eisenman | Crown Royal | Eisenman Motorsports | Saar Tyrant |
48 | Todd Bell | PHOSSIL | Serjikal Strike Racing | Inglesby Flashback |
50 | Tom Wetmore | M&M's | RapidTech | Saar Tyrant |
87 | James Parks | |||
89 | Franz Redlich | — | Cronin Racing | Saar Tyrant |
Pre-race storylines[edit | edit source]
Curtis Darcy drove the No. 8 Saar in relief of Steve Marshall, who was injured in the previous race at the Coca-Cola Superspeedway.
The Top 10[edit | edit source]
Nosova won the race, making her the first female winner of the Karjala Grand Prix, as well as the second driver to win the race as a rookie.
Position | Number | Driver | Sponsor | Team | Car |
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1 | Yuliya Nosova | Clutch/HiSteel | JC Racing | Calton-Morel Nova |
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85 | Tom Levin | Sinn Fein | Kingston Enterprises | Saar Tyrant |
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9 | Troy Griffith | DHL/Best Buy | Flare Motorsports | Lenard Q9 |
4 | 98 | Alexis Rainsford | Canon | JC Racing | Calton-Morel Nova |
5 | 4 | Leonid Roderick | Lance Snacks | FLASH Racing | Inglesby Flashback |
6 | 13 | Alan Hodges | Netflix | Hodges-Walter Racing | Calton-Morel Nova |
7 | 91 | Danny Savin | Quaker State | Blitzkrieg Racing | Inglesby Flashback |
8 | 10 | Anthony Evans | Mont Blanc | Evans Motorsports | Lenard Q9 |
9 | 02 | Marcos Leonard | OMG | FPO Racing | Lenard Q9 |
10 | 15 | Ryan Hearne | Coors Light | Team Hearne | Lenard Q9 |
2007 TM Master Cup Series Drivers Points Standings[edit | edit source]
Position | Number | Driver | Pts. | Deficit |
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1 | 27 | Manny Brown | 470 | |
2 | 4 | Leonid Roderick | 450 | -20 |
3 | 00 | James Dalton | 434 | -36 |
4 | 34 | Palmer Stiles | 431 | -39 |
5 | 47 | Ross Peterson | 430 | -40 |
6 | 03 | Scott Bates | 428 | -42 |
6 | 84 | Louis Kingston | 428 | -42 |
8 | 10 | Anthony Evans | 427 | -43 |
8 | 98 | Alexis Rainsford | 427 | -43 |
10 | 16 | Eric Jackson | 424 | -46 |