F-1 on the Royal – 6/30/26
F-1 on the American Royal was on the schedule for this week’s MVH Tuesday Night Retro race. With ten racers heading to tech, racing was on the middle six lanes with four marshals over ten heats.
Ten F-1 Cars in Tech:
Ray Lee picked up where he left off the last time we raced F-1 on the Royal, posting the fastest lap times and leading the pack. In fact, Ray was so fast he was breaking out (and setting lap times well below the existing NERR track record), which required stopping the race so the breakout time could be lowered. Cody Pare’ was pushing to keep but, thanks to his efforts, found himself frequently out of the slot and losing ground. Meanwhile, Bob “Woody” Hazelwood and Dave Panich, with three heats to go, were tied in a fight for the final podium position.
When the checkered flag flew, Ray took the win, posting just under 386 laps, with Cody finishing second, six laps back. In the fight for third, Woody prevailed by six laps over Dave. Rick Pare’ was the best of the rest, taking fifth by less than a lap over Joe Yates.
Ray posted the fastest lap of the night with a 3.512 on orange with the next fastest lap set by Cody, over a tenth slower at 3.631.
Finishing order, laps completed, best-lap time and best-lap lane
1) Ray Lee 285/24 3.512 OR
2) Cody Pare’ 279/20 3.631 YL
3) Woody Hazelwood 268/23 3.656 GN
4) Dave Panich 262/14 3.798 BL
5) Rick Pare’ 257/8 3.799 BL
6) Joe Yates 256/10 3.877 OR
7) Richard Payne 247/10 3.977 GN
8) John Mills 239/18 3.866 YL
9) Steven Sacchetti 226/21 3.999 GN
10) Rolly Lapierre Jr. 201/25 4.283 OR
UPCOMING EVENTS:
MVH Tuesday Night Retro Schedule for July:
July 7 Can-Am on the King
July 14 Coupes on the Aristocrat
July 21 Stock Cars on the Figure 8
July 28 Can-Am on the Sovereign
Podium: (L to R):
2nd Place – Cody Pare’, 1st Place – Ray Lee, 3rd Place – Woody Hazelwood
Ray’s 1st Place Chassis:
Cody’s 2nd Place Chassis:
Woody’s 3rd Place Chassis:
