For the first time, the Alpha Touring Challenge visited Circuit Villeneuve and went for an hour-long Alpha Challenge. When it came to the race at the top it was a snoozer, which was the best case scenario for Slugnificent. He started on pole, led every lap, and didn’t let go of the lead even once. Shink and McKinzie battled behind for scraps in 2nd and 3rd, while James D Carr secured a fantastic 4th place finish.

The Slug outclassed his teammate McKinzie at every turn in Canada.

Beyond the top four, the field was much further off the pace. Carr was 10 seconds off the leader at the end, while 5th place finisher David Bauer was 24 seconds back. Bauer beat out the likes of Bajulaz, Daniel E Smith, and Rzepka for that final top five spot.

Very few left the track without leaving some paint on the concrete barriers.

The race was Slugnificent’s second win in the last three events, and it puts him squarely on the rear of his teammate McKinzie in the battle for the championship. Slugnificent has had champion-level pace in the first six weeks of the season, if he continues to leverage it for the rest of the schedule he will be chasing his first championship victory to the end.

Shink kept McKinzie behind for a relatively easy 2nd place.

The Alpha Touring Challenge heads to Road Atlanta next week for a Sprint Challenge.