The TC America powered by Skip Barber field wrapped up their time at Sonoma Raceway with the second of two 25-minute sprint races under the Saturday afternoon sun, and it completed a picture-perfect weekend for the Ricca Autosport team. Race 1 The opening race of the season took place on Friday afternoon, showcasing great battles throughout the field, and a strong surge to victory lane from last year’s champion Jeff Ricca. After starting from pole position, Jeff Ricca powered away and immediately began focusing on building a gap to the rest of the field in his No.
78 Ricca Autosport Hyundai Elantra N1 TC. As he continued to power through each corner, the fights gradually started to unfold for the remaining positions. Michael Garcia was calm and collected on board his No.
07 Skip Barber Racing Acura Integra Type S, holding steady in second place. PJ Groenke began to apply pressure in his new No. 76 Ricca Autosport Hyundai Elantra N1 TC EVO, but eventually came under threat from his teammate CJ Sepulveda in the No.
77 entry. A tight battle shaped up between the two teammates for third place, and with only one lap remaining, Sepulveda managed to find a way past into the final spot in the Top 3. Ricca kept it smooth and steady, crossing the finish line to take home the win, just as he did this time last year.
Garcia maintained composure and claimed second as the checkered flag waved, fending off Sepulveda in third. “It was awesome,” said Ricca. “We worked very hard over t.
