Courtesy Team Bergeron (www.teambergeron.com)
It was a full weekend of racing for Alain Bergeron and his team with three races in three nights. Before the weekend, the driver from Saint-Pie, QC was in seventh place in the 'Empire Super Sprints' overall standings after his win in Malta, NY.
O Friday May 27th, drivers of the series met in Ontario, at Brockville. Sixth on the starting grid in his heat, Alain Bergeron finished third, giving him a place in the A-Main. With the series' handicapping system, Bergeron took the start from the eleventh place. The Brockville track is fast with not much room to pass, so drivers expect contact. After only two laps, there was a yellow flag, followed by a red flag, caused by a heavy crash.
Alain Bergeron was already in sixth position, but not without any problem because during the last accident, contact with another competitor broke the right rear shock. Bergeron decided to stay on the track to keep his position, continuing without any right rear shock. With a lot of dexterity, the driver of the Sprint 8B ended the race in fifth position. Bergeron was so fast on the track all night long that he could have won had he not had the shock problem, but fifth place in lieu of the circumstances was very good.
The following evening, at the fast Can-Am track in Lafargeville NY, Bergeron qulaified Seventh on the starting for his heat. By the end of the race Bergeron had worked his way up to third, good for a place in A-Main. Twelfth on the starting grid in the A-Main, he was seventh after lap four. When the chequered flag fell bergeron was classified in sixth. As a result, Bergeron found himself placed second in the championship.
Finally, on Sunday, May 29th, at the Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon NY, Bergeron's long weekend of racing came to an end. In the past, Bergeron hadn't been very successful at the Utica-Rome Speedway. That didn't change this time around as engine troubles coupled with setup issues caused a lot of headaches for the team. Bergeron finished fifth in his heat, earning him a place in the A-Main, starting from the 18th position.
After 25 laps of battling with his car, bergeron crossed the finish line in 20th place. The next race is in two weeks.
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