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IN BRIEF: Once again, Finnish phenomenon Joni Wiman came out on top of the GRC Lites race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, winning his fourth consecutive event in only four starts. Mitchell deJong fought Sebastian Eriksson tooth and nail to secure second place, with Eriksson coming home third.

HEAT RECAPS: Wiman and Sebastian Eriksson won their heat races, with Westlund also transferring from the first race and deJong from the second as Kevin Eriksson suffered a late mechanical failure. In the last chance qualifier, Reinis Nitiss and Kevin Eriksson would coast to the final two transfer spots in the final.

MAIN EVENT RECAP: Initially, Wiman’s streak of GRC Lites victories looked to be in jeopardy, as Sebastian Eriksson took the lead on the start and through the joker. But by the halfway point, Eriksson’s lead was gone, as he and Wiman traded the point multiple times until finally the Finn pulled away.

From there, Sebastian Eriksson was forced to defend second place from both deJong and Kevin Eriksson, who pushed forward despite starting last in the six-car final. On the very last lap, deJong finally made it past for good, securing his second consecutive runner-up finish.

RESULTS: The results from GRC Lites at Atlanta Motor Speedway:

1. Joni Wiman, #93 Set Promotion GRC Lites
2. Mitchell deJong, #24 OlsbergsMSE GRC Lites
3. Sebastian Eriksson, #37 OlsbergsMSE GRC Lites
4. Kevin Eriksson, #39 Set Promotion GRC Lites
5. Alexander Westlund, #55 Set Promotion GRC Lites
6. Reinis Nitiss, #15 Set Promotion GRC Lites
7. Geoff Sykes, #65 OlsbergsMSE GRC Lites
8. Austin Dyne, #99 AD Racing GRC Lites
9. Harry Cheung, #88 Cohesive Front Racing GRC Lites
10. Tyler Benson, #4 OlsbergsMSE GRC Lites

DRIVER POINTS:

1. Joni Wiman, 84
2. Sebastian Eriksson, 62
3. Mitchell deJong, 55
4. Kevin Eriksson, 53
5. Alexander Westlund, 52
6. Austin Dyne, 44
7. Geoff Sykes, 40
8. Harry Cheung, 35
9. Halid Avdagic, 29
10. Reinis Nitiss, 23
11. Tyler Benson, 7

Photo credit: Matthew Kalish