2011 Round of Michigan
| 2011 Round of Michigan | |
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| Date | September 4, 2011 |
| Location | West Midland Bullring |
| Laps | 170 |
| Polesitter | Chris Johaanes |
| First | Tom Delgado |
| Second | Zelda Ashby |
| Third | Scott Bates |
| Cautions | 5 (21 laps) |
| Race Results | |
The 2011 Round of Michigan was the 15th race of the 2011 TM Master Cup season.
Watch[edit | edit source]
Pre-race storylines[edit | edit source]
Officials prior to the race announced the 14 teams that would compete in the TM Master Cup series full-time in 2012. They were:
- DeGarmo Enterprises
- FLASH Racing
- James Dalton Racing
- Gessler Richter MC Team
- Hodges-Walter Racing
- Katzev Engineering
- Majestic Motorsports
- Mitchell & Sons Racing
- Power Steering Inc.
- Star Team Nemoto
- Team EFR
- Team Saar USA
- Volpi Racing Team
- Xenos Racing
Scuderia Tutino was deleted from the full-time grid, in spite of the organization's insistence that it has enough funding to finance a full-time run in 2012. The team's arguments will be heard after the Round of Quebec.
Dan Mullen did not provide the commentary for this round due to illness. OEN play-by-play announcer Scott Bush filled in.
Summary[edit | edit source]
Packer Carroll failed to take the green flag after experiencing mechanical problems with his Volpi.
Zach Duff and Chris Johaanes were involved in a pair of incidents, including one on the cool-down lap. Duff was summoned to the Steward's Office for that maneuver.
Results[edit | edit source]
The top 10[edit | edit source]
- For full results, click here.
Zach Duff was disqualified after the race (see Postrace penalties). The below chart reflects the updated results and not those in the video.
| Position | Number | Driver | Sponsor | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 837 | Tom Delgado | Panasonic/tirADE | Star Team Nemoto | Nemoto Celerox |
| 2 | 55 | Zelda Ashby | Nintendo | DeGarmo Enterprises | Juneau AMX-5 |
| 3 | 88 | Scott Bates | MS Foundation | Team EFR | EFR Journey LSX |
| 4 | 3 | Luciano Soveral | Kleffer Media | Bolden Speedstable | Bolden Chaser |
| 5 | 11 | Ethan Everett | MHL/Saynt | Rick Milligan Racing | Saar Tyrant MS |
| 6 | 69 | Craig Jonser | Scarabs | McDermott Motorsports | Omecha MA02 |
| 7 | 33 | Tony Durbin | Pepsi/Budweiser | Team Saar USA | Saar Eagle |
| 8 | 37 | Mathias Taube | Red Bull | Ocean International | Lenard R37 |
| 9 | 64 | Chris Johaanes | Cathe | Camelot Racing | Tremwell Knight |
| 10 | 6 | Kraig Mummert | Delano | Bolden Speedstable | Bolden Chaser |
Postrace penalties[edit | edit source]
- Zach Duff – Disqualified from the Round of Michigan (30-point deduction, see above). Two-race suspended ban for causing multiple avoidable collisions under a yellow flag AND will start the next TM Master Cup series race he attempts from the rear of the field
- Bobby Porteau – warning for causing an avoidable collision
- Dan Mackay – 15 points for causing an avoidable collision in the pitlane AND will start the next TM Master Cup series race he attempts from the rear of the field
- Yevgeny Kuznetsov – 15 points for causing an avoidable collision under a yellow flag AND will start the next TM Master Cup series race he attempts from the rear of the field
- Craig Jonser – 25 independent points for causing an avoidable collision in the pitlane AND will start the next TM Master Cup series race he attempts from the rear of the field