Arthur Gama won the third NASCAR Brasil race in Chapecó this Sunday (the 1st), after Gabriel Casagrande prevailed in the first stage. The race lasted 50 minutes, was marked by several safety car interventions, and finished with Casagrande in second and Alfredinho Ibiapina in third. With the result, the six drivers qualified for the title fight in Brasília were also defined. Check them out:
Jorge Martelli started from pole for Race 2, but the procedure was aborted due to an object on the track.
After the restart, the green flag waved, with Martelli leading and Arthur Gama taking second place by overtaking Galid Osman.
The opening laps featured some close battles, but no car was seriously damaged.
Bruna Tomaselli took a tap and left the track, but soon rejoined. The entire grid remained very close at that moment. Gabriel Casagrande used this to close in on the leaders, reaching third place with less than 10 minutes of the race remaining.
Arthur Gama, who was ahead of Casagrande, went off track but quickly recovered and retook his position.
Shortly after, Casagrande managed to overtake Gama, taking the lead as they battled each other. With that, the winner of the first race of the day moved to the lead of the event.
The race began to heat up, and an incident between Martelli, who had dropped several positions and found himself in the middle of the pack, resulted in a contact and a hit against the wall. The safety car was deployed. Thiago Camilo also encountered problems and stopped at the pit entrance.
The restart came with 7 minutes remaining in the first part of the race. Casagrande managed to defend against Gama and maintain the lead.
Firás Fahs ended up taking a hit from Murilo Rocha and hitting the wall. The safety car was deployed again.
The final restart of Stage 1 saw Casagrande defending himself well once more. Osman tried to pass Gama but couldn’t. The race finished with Zonta taking third place from Osman.
Right after the checkered flag, the cars went to the pits for refueling.
During the formation lap, Witold Ramasauskas ended up crashing. The start had to be delayed.
The start took place with Tatiana Calderón at the front. Further back, Arthur Gama attempted to overtake Zonta for fourth place but couldn’t manage it.
Meanwhile, Casagrande took the opportunity to close in. He managed to pass and then climbed to third place after an incident between Osman and Zonta.
From there, Casagrande began pressuring Cacá Bueno for second place and quickly made the overtake.
With 10 minutes left on the clock, the safety car was deployed after Thiago Camilo hit one of the walls.
The race resumed with five minutes remaining. Tatiana Calderón led, but she lost the position and Gama took the lead. Tatiana spun on the track and the safety car had to come out again after Ricardo Maurício’s car encountered problems.
The race restarted again. As soon as the green flag was given, Zonta and Bueno left the track in an incident.
Casagrande closed in on Gama in the battle for the lead. The two ran side by side on the penultimate lap, but Gama crossed the final lap in front and held on to the checkered flag. Alfredinho Ibiapina completed the podium.
With the result, the six drivers who will compete for the title in Brasília were defined: Arthur Gama, Gabriel Casagrande, Thiago Camilo, Vitor Genz, Nicolas Costa, and Cacá Bueno.
