Champions Crowned In The Inaugural MotoAmerica Mini Cup National Championships

Five Riders Earn Number-One Plates And More In The Mission Mini Cup By Motul National Final At Road America’s Briggs & Stratton Motorplex

ELKHART LAKE, WI – August 12, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The final day of racing in the MotoAmerica Mission Mini Cup By Motul National Final on Sunday, saw racers from across the nation face the challenge of a new course layout at the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex at Road America. When the final checkered flag was thrown five riders claimed national titles in the first running of Mini Cup National Final.

As they did on Saturday, riders raced two legs on Sunday, and on a different circuit at the Motorplex, and the total of four rounds determined the overall class champions.

On Sunday, riders and spectators were greeted by picture-perfect weather with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s.

TopPro Racing’s Gabriel Datis was the first rider to complete a clean sweep when he clinched the Stock 110 Championship with a perfect score racing his Kawasaki. Team Sorrentino’s Blake Sorrentino finished second in the class and Beastmode Racing’s Christian Berlowitz took third.

“It feels really great to be a champion,” Datis said. “I felt a little pressure in that last race, but I just kept working and putting in good laps.”

Riders Club’s Mahdi Salem faced a much stiffer challenge on Sunday in the GP 190 class. Ohvale USA’s Kensei Matsudaira led the early laps of race three on Sunday, before Mahdi took control late. The two saved the best for last in race two, with several passes for the lead and Mahdi not securing his fourth consecutive win until a pass for the lead on the last set of turns. It was easily the most exciting race of the weekend and Kensei ended up turning in the fastest race lap of the day in any class with a 52.391-second lap in race two during their epic battle.

“I wasn’t going to pass him [Matsudaira] on the last lap where I did, but I got a good drive down that straight and had a lot of speed,” said Mahdi, who is set to begin his first year of high school this fall. “I almost hit his rear tire when I came up on him, but I was able to sweep by at the last second to take the win.”

Kensei finished runner-up in GP 190 with all second-place finishes and Williams Dalu took third.

Apex Racing’s Chase Jazikoff won the Stock 50 Championship with a perfect sweep of four races. Jazikoff endured a great challenge from CTR/Roof Systems’ Cruise Texter in both of Sunday’s races, with Cruise leading portions of both. Cruise’s strong Sunday earned him second in the Stock 50 class championship just ahead of Lucky 13’s Bron Macanga.

Ohvale USA’s Jase Dill was another rider with a perfect score at the end of the weekend in the GP 160 class. Historic GP’s Connor Raymond kept Dill honest by staying close in the final race on Sunday. Raymond, with four-straight runner-up results, was second in the overall and Datis was third. That made Datis the only rider in the championship to finish on the podium in two different classes.

CJR Performance’s Cameron Jones went unchallenged in the Street GP class on his very quick Honda Grom. Jones took convincing wins in all four rounds over the weekend in an unrestricted age class where the dads can race.

Mahdi Salem (10) and Kensei Matsudaira (74) had the best race of the weekend Sunday with the two swapping the lead until the final lap when Mahdi made a pass in the last set of turns. Photo by Larry Lawrence

(Left to right) The top GP 190 riders on the weekend with second-placed Kensei Matsudaira, champion Mahdi Salem and third-placed Williams Dalu. Photo by Larry Lawrence

Cruise Texter (26) led portions of both Stock 50 races on Sunday, but it was Chase Jazikoff (1) coming through to take victory in both races. Photo by Larry Lawrence

Jase Dill dressed like a champion on the GP 160 podium. Dill (center) was joined on the podium by second-placed Connor Raymond (left) and third-placed Gabriel Datis (right). Photo by Larry Lawrence

The start of the first GP 160 race on Sunday with race winner Jase Dill (97) taking the early lead. Photo by Larry Lawrence

(From left to right) The Stock 50 podium featured Cruise Texter, class champion Chase Jazikoff and Bron Macanga. Photo by Larry Lawrence

(From left to right) The Stock 110 podium with second-placed Blake Sorrentino, champion Gabriel Datis third-placed Christian Berlowitz. Photo by Larry Lawrence

Street GP Champion Cameron Jones is flanked by runner-up Joshua Rodriguez and third-place finisher Shawn Bandel. Photo by Larry Lawrence

(From left to right) We proudly present your 2024 Mission Foods MotoAmerica Mini Cup By Motul National Champions Jase Dill (GP 160 Champion); Gabriel Datis (Stock 110 Champion); Mahdi Salem (GP 190 Champion); Chase Jazikoff (Stock 50 Champion) and Cameron Jones (Street GP Champion). Photo by Larry Lawrence

Sunday photos available HERE

Sunday results:

Race One
Race Two

Complete practice, qualifying and race results are available HERE.

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