It was a warm Sunday morning in California, and Ron Schroll took the pole, followed closely by Ray Chandonnet with Rob Matthews in third. Rich Haynie would take the lead early, but Schroll and Chandonnet would come on strong in the long runs to show their skill. With 36 to go, Ed Hall, after a strong showing for his debut, had a spin that brought out the final yellow of three.
On the restart, history repeated itself as Haynie took the lead, but Schroll would not let him escape this time, and fought for the lead. In the closing laps, Chandonnet closed on Schroll, but couldn't get it done as they finished in the same order as they qualified. Congrats to Ron Schroll for his first win of the season and the Jack Daniels Chevy #7 team for a strong victory!
There's been talk of the CanAm league going too easy on the drivers, but Rich Haynie was quoted as saying, "Talk is cheap. Try and take some of this candy if you can!" We're not sure who Haynie is talking to, but there must have been some sidebar trash talkin'. We'll see who has the onions to pick up the gauntlet that Haynie has thrown down in the SCE Series. Stay tuned for more on this story!
