Hawksworth wins Star Mazda race at Edmonton

Jack Hawksworth returned to the top of the podium, claiming the Star Mazda Race 2 at Edmonton on Sunday for his fifth victory of the season.

Hawksworth finished seventh in Race 1 after a collision with Team Pelfrey teammate Gustavo Menezes on Saturday, but turned in the fastest lap time to earn the pole position for Race 2.

The English driver now leads in the championship race with 243 points.

“This is more like it,” Hawksworth said in a statement. “I got out front and was able to stay there during the re-starts, which is important, and could run the race the way I wanted to. … Overall, not quite as good a weekend as Toronto where we won both from the pole, but those kind of weekends don’t come along very often so I’m happy with what we achieved.”

Sage Karam of Andretti Autosport was the runner-up again on Sunday after finishing second in Race 1 on Saturday. Venezuelan driver Camilo Schmidt, who made a splash on Saturday by winning Race 1, finished 10th on Sunday.

The Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear now heads to Trois-Rivieres, Que., on Aug. 3-5.

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