SCCA: Cooler heads prevail at warm Watkins Glen Majors

With the warmest weather of the three-day weekend beating down, drivers Sunday adjusted to more slippery surface conditions and coping with heat during day two of the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour at Watkins Glen International.

Group 7 racers bookended the day, due to a change in Saturday's schedule, with consistency being the necessary game plan. Kevin Boehm dominated both Super Touring Lite races in his BFGoodrich/HPD/Carbotech Honda Civic Si. Mason Meredith and Kenneth Mason were also repeat Group 7 winners in Touring 3 and Touring 4, respectively.Group 2 had busy races this weekend with six classes under contest, meaning drivers had to navigate speed and handling variations amongst the field. This makes moving through traffic a challenge. Sedat Yelkin dominated the Formula Atlantic contest with a 27-second margin of victory in his Everclear Toyota Swift 014 over second-place finisher Mike Jaques in his K-Hill Motorsports/Hoosier Toyota Swift 014. Yelkin lapped all but three competitors, highlighting his ability to cleanly navigate traffic.Tyler Kicera proved that versatility was necessary for success at SCCA's highest level of Club Racing during Sunday's Spec Miata race. Warmer temperatures led to slicker track conditions and closer racing. After winning Saturday's 20-minute race, Kicera started on pole Sunday in his Kessler Engineering/TAIT/Carbotech Mazda Miata. After a full-course caution at lap five, Kicera gave up the lead on lap 11 to Selin M. Rollan, who held the top spot in his Apex Alignment/BSI Racing/Rossini Racing Products Mazda Miata until the last lap. That is when Kicera made a timely pass, forcing Rollan back to third behind Elivan Goulart in his S.A.C Racing/Hoosier Mazda Miata. Kicera maintained the lead through the checkered flag to make a sweep of the weekend.Then there was Scott Rudolph, a Formula 500 driver who came to Watkins Glen seventh in the Northeast Conference points after a sweep at Summit Point Raceway. He continued his winning ways with another sweep this weekend in the Rudolph Brother Racing Javelin, which he designed and built. When asked if he was headed to the Runoffs this fall, Scott commented it wasn't in the plan. But he just might have to reconsider after two strong weekends in the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour.Rounds Eleven and Twelve of the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Northeast Conference continue July 22-24 at New Jersey Motorsports Park for the Conference finale. Results from this weekend are available at scca.com/wgimajors. More information on the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour can be found at scca.com/Majors.Watkins Glen, NY – Provisional winners from Sunday morning's 20-minute SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Round Nine race on the 3.4-mile Watkins Glen International, with class, driver, hometown and car.Super Touring Lite, Kevin Boehm, Marysville, Ohio, Honda Civic SiSuper Touring Under, Matthew Rooke, Hoboken, N.J., BMW 325Touring 2, Tim Kezman, Franksville, Wis., Porsche 997Touring 3, Mason Meredith, Columbus, Ohio, BMW 325isTouring 4, Kenneth Payson, Rutland, Mass., Mazda MiataProvisional winners from Sunday's 35-minute or 15-lap SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Round Ten races with class, driver, hometown and car.American Sedan, Tom Sloe, Newbury, Ohio, Ford MustangB-Spec, Taylor Handwerk, Jim Thorpe, Pa., Mini CooperE Production, Kevin Leigh, Harrisonburg, Va., BMW Z3F Production, Peter Morton, Milford, Mich., Lotus Super 7Formula Atlantic, Sedat Yelkin, Austintown, Ohio, Swift 014Formula 500, Scott Rudolph, Aberdeen, Md., Rudolph JavalinFormula 1000, Jeremy Hill, Toronto, Ont., Photon VD07Formula Continental, Chuck Moran, Oakton, Va., Van Diemen RF99Formula Enterprises, Justin Huffman, Herndon, Va., SCCA Enterprises FEFormula F, Neil Verhagen, Abbottstown, Pa., Honda MygaleFormula Vee, Rick Shields, Bridgeville, Pa., VDFGT-1, Scott Quaile, Copake Falls, N.Y., Chevrolet CamaroGT-2, James Walker, Chester Springs, Pa., Porsche GT3 CupGT-3, James Ashe, Prospect, Conn, Mazda RX-7GT-Lite, Kyel Disque, Philadelphia, Pa., Toyota TercelH Production, Stephanie Funk, Greenfield, Mass., Honda CRXPrototype 1, Keith Carter, Calabogie, Ont., Stohr WF1Prototype 2, Paul Omichinski, Burlington, Conn., Stohr 04DSpec Miata, Tyler Kicera, Manheim, Pa., Mazda MiataSpec Racer Ford, Joe Colasacco, Greenwich, Conn., SCCA Enterprises SRFSpec Racer Ford 3, David Dickerson, Toms River, N.J., SCCA Enterprises SRF3Super Touring Lite, Kevin Boehm, Marysville, Ohio, Honda Civic SiSuper Touring Under, Brennan Stover, Steubenville, Ohio, BMW E63Touring 1, Adrian Wlostowski, Maspheth, N.Y., Chevrolet CorvetteTouring 2, Albert Nocerine, Shavertown, Pa., Ford MustangTouring 3, Mason Meredith, Columbus, Ohio, BMW 325isTouring 4, Kenneth Payson, Rutland, Mass., Mazda MiataImage: Sedat Yelkin shows the way in Round 10 of the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Northeast Conference