BARBER: Sears Point report and points update 


LARSSON LICKS'EM AT SEARS
SONOMA, Calif. (July 14) - Fredrik Larsson drove unbothered from pole to
checkered flag in round seven of the Barber Dodge Pro Series at Sears
Point Raceway, his fourth win of the year. He jumped on the throttle the
moment the pace car pulled off, leaving outside front row man Geoff Boss
in his wake. By  the end of lap 1 he had a five car length lead and was
never headed. Boss had  Derek Hill in his mirrors early on but distanced
himself by halfway. Hill, who had started fourth, passed Tony Renna into
Turn 1 at the start and stayed there until race's end. Rino Mastronardi,
second in points to Larsson, battled Renna but eventually settled for
fifth.
     "I just want to get away at the starts, then take it easy " Larsson
said. "Last year, I waited too long to go at the start. Not this year."
Asked about his title chances, Larsson said, "I'm not going to change the
way I approach the races, but I think finishing in the top five the rest
of the year can get me the championship."
     Larsson broke the qualifying record, the race average-speed record
and the fastest race-lap record over the weekend and now leads
Mastronardi by 26  points
heading to round eight at Mid-Ohio August 11. Moser remains in third with 70.
-Rick Roso


SCCA Pro Racing, Barber Dodge Pro Series race results, round 7 (July 14),
 Sears Point Raceway, 2.52-mile, 11-turn road course.


Round 7:
Fin.    St.  Driver, town or country, laps completed, reason out (if any), prize
1.      (1)  Fredrik Larsson, Sweden ,94.200 mph (R), 19 laps, $10,000
2.      (2)  Geoff Boss, Narragansett, R.I., 19, $6,000
3.      (4)  Derek Hill, Santa Monica, Calif., 19, $4,000
4.      (3)  Tony Renna, Deland, Fla., 19, $2,500
5.      (6)  Rino Mastronardi, Italy, 19, $1,800
6.      (5)  Andres Felipe Gomez, Colombia, 19, $1,500
7.      (9)  Thomas Schie, Norway, 19, $1,300
8.      (11) Tim Moser, Ventura Calif., 19, $1,200
9.      (8)  Chris Mennninga, Pella, Iowa, 19, $1,000
10.     (12) Memo Gidley, San Rafael, Calif., 19, $1,000
11.     (7)  Steven Rikert, Rhinebeck, N.Y., 19, $800
12.     (13) Skip Streets, Manhattan Beach, Calif., 19, $700
13.     (18) Rocky Moran, Jr., Coto de Caza, Calif., 19, $600
14.     (20) Seiji Ara, Japan, 4, 19, $1,000
15.     (16) Austin Cameron, El Cajon, Calif., 19, $500
16.     (19) Philippe Siffert, Switzerland, 19, $500
17.     (21) John McCaig, Canada, 19, $500
18.     (23) G.J. Mennen, New Vernon, N.J., 19, $500
19.     (22) Carlos Bonetti, Brasil, 19, $500
20.     (24) Patsy DiFilippo, Apollo, Pa., 18, $500
21.     (26) Steve Lorenzen, Tahoe Cityy, Calif., 18, $500
22.     (25) Art Coia, Barrington, R.I., 12, accident, $500
23.     (10) Jeff Bucknum, Novato, Calif., 3, gearbox, $500
24.     (15) Leandro Larrosa, Argentina, 1, accident, $500
25.     (14) Samer Hindi, Lebanon, 0, accident, $500
26.     (17) Bryan Selby, Alpine, Calif., 0, accident, $500
27.     (27) Nick O'Sullivan, Boulder, Colo., 0, Did Not Start




qualifying summaries are available on the
Unofficial Skip Barber Racing WWW Site
http://www.albany.edu/~gr743


Time of race: 30 minutes, 28.943 seconds
Winning speed: 94.200 mph (R)
Distance: 19 laps, 44.88 miles
Margin of Victory: 2.580 seconds
Fastest Race Lap: Fredrik Larsson, lap 8, 1:35.372 (R)
Most Progressive Driver: Seiji Ara, 20th to 14th
Lap leaders: Fredrik Larsson, 1 - 19


Points following round 7:
1. Fredrik Larsson              100
2. Rino Mastronardi              74
3. Tim Moser             70
4. Derek Hill            68
5. Thomas Schie          68
6. Tony Renna            57
7. Geoff Boss            49
8. Jeff Bucknum          42
9. Bryan Selby           38
10.Seiji Ara             35
Next race: Mid-Ohio, Lexington, Ohio, August 11


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