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Ugochukwu Dominates Red-Flagged Hampton Downs Feature To Strengthen Oceania Lead

A red flag for an opening-lap crash reshaped the finale, with the polesitter untroubled at the restart.

Ugo Ugochukwu clean swept Sunday's CTFROT action at Hampton Downs. Image: John Cowpland

Overview

  • The M2 Competition driver won the 23-lap Dorothy Smith Memorial Cup by 1.254 seconds over Hitech’s Jin Nakamura.
  • Nakamura set the fastest lap late in the race during his chase, while teammate Kanato Le took third for his third podium of the weekend.
  • The race was stopped after contact sent Kalle Rovanpera into the tyre barrier and eliminated Sebastian Manson, Ryan Wood and Yevan David.
  • Earlier on Sunday, Ugochukwu also won race three from fourth on the grid to complete a clean sweep of the day.
  • He departs Hampton Downs leading the standings on 113 points, ahead of Nakamura on 95 and Le on 87, with Taupo hosting the next round next weekend.