Cole Glasson Wins 2nd National Title
1 Rating / 1 Comment
As quoted by Ekarting News, "The youngest drivers of the IKF Road Race Grand Nationals put on a great 20-minute show with three drivers battling for the win. Cole Glasson paced the field the majority of the race with Chris Clark and Beck Duggleby on his bumper. As they came around for the checkered, Glasson was leading the way with Clark looking to slingshot by him. At the line, Glasson had the edge by 0.044-seconds. Duggleby was a close third while Kinsley Cook beat Michael Schneider for fourth." Cole as well as several members of the KRS Team arrived in Decatur, Texas to compete in the 2009 IKF Road Race Grand Nationals which was held at Eagles Canyon Raceway. The 2.1 mile course was quickly tuned in for Cole by his driving coach and tuner, DJ Ortiz. During Wednesday's practice, Cole was running on average two seconds a lap faster than the field. His speed continued on Saturday morning’s practice session where he found himself over 3 seconds a lap faster than the field. However, as usual, the competitors found speed and the draft to create a dramatic race for the coveted "Duffy Trophy". The entire race had the lead pack of three, Cole, Chris, and Beck within kart lengths each lap, there was one lead change in the second to the last lap where Cole fell to third, but retook the lead prior to the white flag where he held off a late charge by Chris and Beck beating them by only 4/100th's to claim his 2nd National Title.
A special thanks to DJ Ortiz who has coached and tuned for Cole over the last year and has been with Cole for both National Title wins. Also, a special thanks to DeFrancesco Racing / Alonso Kart USA for the chassis and team support.
Cole is sponsored by Alonso Kart USA which is owned by DeFrancesco Racing, Frozen Fire Films, Kart Racing Solutions, Glasson Racing, Polar Graphics, Moonshadow Auto Salon, Tyler Web Design, MMS Race Engines, and The Kart Shop. For a complete list of sponsors or to donate to Cole’s racing, click here. To continue to follow this racer’s journey, press releases, videos, pictures, race schedule, and results, you can visit his website at www.coleglasson.com.
