99 MOTORSPORT DOMINATES OPENING ROUND - WINS + LEADS CHAMPIONSHIP
99 Motorsport driver Marcus LaDelle has blitzed the opposition in the opening round of the 2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Scholarship Series at Sydney Motorsport Park.
LaDelle took 3 wins for 3 races and now comfortably leads the championship standings.
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Marcus La Delle has won the opening round of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Scholarship Series at Sydney Motorsport Park.
The former Development Series and RX-8 Cup completed a clean sweep with all-the-way victories across all three races.
In Race 2, Cody Burcher – who was the fastest qualifier and second the day before – chased La Delle off the start but soon lost out to Max Geoghegan and Lachlan Bloxsom who took over the battle for second by mid race.
Clay Richards finished fifth after a short scrap with Ben Gomersall who ultimately crossed the line behind Hayden Hume and circuit racing debutant Ryan Tomsett. Brock Stinson was ninth ahead of 2022 Excel Nationals winner Ethan Grigg-Gault.
The third race was red flagged after four laps. Tomsett, Grigg-Gault and Jack Wesbury tangled at Turn 7. The race then continued with a safety car restart. Bloxsom was the runner up after he briefly lost second to Geoghegan. Burcher was next in front of Hume, Gomersall, Wilkins, Oscar Targett and Stinson.