Lime Rock Park

Round 7 of the Old Guy Racing League Formula Vee season at Lime Rock Park delivered an action-packed 23-lap affair, with six lead changes and not a single driver finishing the race without an incident on the books. #074 Ric Wishon made the decisive move from his third-place starting spot, ultimately leading 17 of 23 laps to take his third win of the season. Pole-sitter #7 Mark Sherman led the early going, trading the front with #15 Andrew McMurray, who contributed 4 laps at the point, and with Sherman himself accounting for 2, before Wishon asserted control and held on for the victory. McMurray crossed the line second to record his second win— no, second podium of the season, while #23 Wyatt Collins climbed four positions from P7 to complete the podium in third, a result that represents his first series podium in league competition.

Sherman, despite setting the fastest qualifying lap and earning the pole, slipped back to fifth at the checkered flag — a result that will sting given his early pace. #929 Uwe Hale and #72 Clyde Cunfer, who posted 12 and 13 incidents respectively, both hemorrhaged positions from where they started, with Hale falling from fourth to seventh and Cunfer dropping from sixth to eighth. The race was remarkably clean from a caution standpoint — all 23 laps ran green — but the incident tallies across the field told a messier story, with #3 Rick Mogstad leading that unwanted category with 20 incidents en route to a 12th-place finish from his ninth-place start.

The hard charger award belongs to #6 Ron Walters, who hauled his way from 14th on the grid all the way to sixth at the finish — a gain of eight positions across 23 laps. Walters did it with just 6 incidents, making him one of the cleaner drivers in a field where not one competitor crossed the finish line with a spotless sheet. Also worth noting, #74 Clark Wolfe quietly turned in a strong run, advancing six spots from 10th to 4th, and #14 David Tamira had the day to forget, tumbling 13 positions from his second-place start to finish 15th.

In the standings, Wishon's victory extends his points lead to 112, with Clark Wolfe's fourth-place run moving him to second at 98 points. Rick Mogstad's difficult afternoon drops him just one point behind Wolfe at 97, while Uwe Hale sits at 95 and McMurray's runner-up result lifts him to 94 — five drivers separated by just 18 points with the season still very much alive. Wishon is in the driver's seat, but the cluster of contenders directly behind him ensures that every lap between now and the end of the season will matter.