Cedrati, Dolezal Win Final inRacingNews Challenge Titles Of 2012

The inRacingNews Challenge may be a rookie-level road racing championship, but that doesn’t mean its championship battles aren’t enthralling. In fact, the Pontiac Solstice and Mazda MX-5 Roadster title battles proved as interesting as they’ve ever been in the class’s nine season history. In Solstice, Niccolò Cedrati won a hard-fought championship fight, posting 1215 points to Andrey Loginov’s 1181 and Chris Hughson’s 1113. Cedrati maximized his appearances by winning 24 of 25 appearances, while Loginov went 40 for 64 and Hughson went 49 for 60. But the battle was even closer in Mazda, where Petr Dolezal edged Hughson 1222-1205 in points. Dolezal won 18 races and 21 poles in 22 starts, while Hughson delivered yet another marathon season, scoring 152 wins and 149 poles in his 172 starts. Philipp Bachmann [...]

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