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Brazilian Racing News: Gomes Wins Rounds 6 and 7 of Brazilian Stock

9 June 1998

Brazilian Driver Paulo Gomes won the 6th and 7th round of the Brazilian
Stock Car Championship in Brasília, at the Nelson Piquet circuit.

In round six, Paulo Gomes, who started second behind Carlos Alves
(Axial-Cruz de Malta), jumped into the lead at the second lap and never
lost it again.  Ingo Hoffmann, leader of the Championship, took advantage
of the confusion at the start and jumped to the second position,
right behind Gomes.  Alessandro Weiss finished 3rd, recovering well from
his bad start position (13th).

In the second race of the day, the seventh round of the Championship,
Gomes started first, Hoffmann second, Weiss third and Chico Serra
fourth.  This race had nearly no overtakings, and had the same result
as the 6th round.

In the B Class, Carlos Cunha won the 6th round, as his toughest rival
Ricardo Etchenique overheated his engine.  Etchenique won the 7th
round, followed by Carlos Cunha.

Brazilian Stock Car Championship Standings (Class A):

1) Ingo Hoffmann, 125 points;
2) Paulo Gomes, 85 points;
3) Xandy Negrão, 84 points.

Brazilian Stock Car Championship Standings (Class A):

1)Carlos Cunha, 132 points;
2)Ricardo Etchenique, 130 points;
3)Rodney Felício, 83 points.


Marc Zimmermann -- The Auto Channel