Shaun Torrente earned the pole and never trailed by surviving a final two lap shootout and winning Regatta. The driver from Miami, Florida earned pole position after finishing 3rd and 1st in his two heat races and led from the drop of the flag around the 4-pin 1.25 mile (2 kilometer) course.
Torrente had his hands full after Lynn Simburger and Billy Joule came to a stop on lap 48 (out of 50). The entire field was forced back to the start dock for a final two lap “dash for cash” to determine the winner of the Grand Prix. Team AMSOIL driver Terry Rinker used the restart to his advantage, putting immense pressure on Torrente and Tim Seebold. But with only 2.5 miles, Rinker's efforts came up just short as he finished in third with Torrente taking his third straight win.Rinker’s podium has him now 90 points back of series leader Torrente, who leads the drivers championship with 1711 points. Randy Rinker was sixth in his AMSOIL sponsored boat.
The F1-ChampBoat Series heads off to another historic race event for the Bud Light St. Louis Grand Prix on August 2-3. AMSOIL is the Official Oil of the F1 ChampBoat series.
Unofficial Results
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
