On Friday at Sonoma, an exceptional NHRL Cup Series came to a close, with Speedyman11 wrapping up his second consecutive championship. He did so in impressive fashion. While Speedy ceded the season-opener at California to eventual runner-up lepage71, he would then embark on one of the strongest winning streaks in recent league memory, capturing six of the next seven events with a combination of good fortune and magical form. In a late run, lepage71 claimed races seven and eight, briefly threatening for a long-shot title, before Speedy closed down what had seemed inevitable. Despite the battle among the top two, several other drivers made big impacts during the series. Rookiesrock ran a limited schedule, but returned to the winner's circle at Talladega, pulling off a courageous late move. At third-place in the points, d3efan continued his popular comeback tour, missing out on a race win but threatening the big two on several occasions. In fourth, Jes Rathbun earned his second straight Cup Series top-five, after climbing to third on the podium in 2018. Bandit, meanwhile, completed the top-five, lacking slightly from his recent Truck Series speed, but demonstrating a consistency that suggests a win is not far on the horizon. Grumpy, in sixth, was the final driver scored for each race, wetting nary a set of undies.
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