Daring Pass on Turn 9 Propels Fangio to Corvette Challenge Win at Riverside

Juan Manuel Fangio III of Argentina made a daring pass of leader Mark Wolocatiuk in sweeping Turn 9 late in the Corvette Challenge to win the one-hour race for showroom stock Chevrolets Sunday at Riverside International Raceway.

Fangio, nephew of five-time World Driver’s champion Juan Fangio, led the final five laps after squeezing past Wolocatiuk, an instructor at the Jim Russell Driving School in Riverside.

Peter Lockhart of Canada finished second and Wolocatiuk wound up fifth.

Series leader Bobby Carradine of Los Angeles, youngest son of actor John Carradine, lost the transmission on his car before the race started. After a new one was installed, Carradine started last and got as high as 15th before becoming involved in an accident. He finished 30th.