Tucker Dominates Field at Infineon Raceway, Takes Over Championship Lead

In a show of sheer force, Scott Tucker dominated the field in his No. 55 Boardwalk Ferrari Level 5 Motorsports F430 to take the checkers in race 2 of the Ferrari Challenge Series at Infineon Raceway Sunday. In claiming the victory, Tucker set a new track record and led every lap.

Tucker started the race from the pole and led the other entrants through the challenging 12-turn, 1.99-mile road course. He led by a margin of .9 seconds after first lap, which he increased to 1.4 seconds after lap two. Just 15 minutes in, Tucker was up by 30 car lengths and began to encounter back-markers.

In an extraordinary display, Tucker continued to expand his lead. With a notoriously difficult track and challenging passing conditions, he quickly proved the value of starting up front.

"Everybody knows that passing is nearly impossible at Infineon," Tucker said. "But, today, we proved what we could do once we got in front. This is a terrific victory for the No. 55 Boardwalk Ferrari team."

Throughout the race, the Level 5 Ferrari was the class of the field opening up the lead to over 50 car lengths and working through lapped traffic with ease.

Saturday's race winner Politicchio was never a challenge in race two. He spun off the track twice and ended the race in 6th place after starting second.

"I love racing like this," Tucker said. "This team dominated the race and the track. It is such a thrill to take that checkered flag after such a performance."

Tucker had the fastest car all weekend, leading the practice sessions and finishing a mere .15 seconds behind the leader Saturday. By lap two today, Tucker set the fastest lap of 86.134 mph (1:46.578). He showed the team's strength and put on a clinic with yet another win in his record-setting career in the Ferrari Challenge Series.

Among those impressed by this performance was none other than Ferrari North America CEO Marco Mattiacci.

"That was an amazing race," Mattiacci said. "And Scott again proved to be an incredible, valuable driver. I am new in Ferrari North America, but I have been told how hard he worked to arrive to this level and I am extremely impressed by his consistency and performance. This is a talented and very disciplined professional."

Tucker ultimately claimed a 31.862-second victory over the other top-five finishers, Harry Cheung, Francesco Piovanetti, Darred Crystal and Ryan Ockey.

The No. 55 Boardwalk Ferrari Level 5 Motorsports team will skip the next Ferrari Challenge Series race June 11-13 in order to compete in the famed Le Mans 24 hour race in France. Tucker has been selected to join Audi factory-backed Team Kolles in the famous race.

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