2009 Jim Russell Northern California Rotax Challenge Race #9 this Weekend.

The Jim Russell Northern California Rotax Challenge will hold Race #9 this weekend at Infineon Raceway returning to the original long straightaway National track configuration. The event marks the final round for the 80 Shifters and the 2009 class champion will be crowned at the end of the day. For the Jim Russell Northern California Rotax Challenge, Round #9 is the final event of the season at Infineon Raceway. Race #10 will be held at Dixon.

Titles on the line.

With several classes still in tight points races, competition will be at its peak heading into the final two rounds. Micro Max driver Nicky Hays is on a four race winning streak and now holds a 85 'net' points lead over Michael Michoff. Sarah Setzer is also in a tight race for third place in the class holding less than a 60 point advantage over Annie Breidinger and Toni Breidinger.

In Mini Max, Drew Setzer is also on a hot streak scoring wins in the last three events. Setzer now holds a 65 points lead over JR Raczko with Harrison Mills third in the points.

Donald Durbin holds a 100 point lead over Jack Arluck in Rotax Masters, but Arluck is looking over his shoulder at David Harwin who is close on his heels. Andre Eriksen and Jerry Pretti are both in striking distance of the top three positions, with all drivers needing to put in their best drives of the year this weekend to solidify their positions.

The Senior Rotax class has been the most competitive group of the 2009 season with six different winners in the first eight races. Two time winner and the 2008 class champion Gregory Liefooghe has a 100 point lead over first year senior Jordan Jadallah. Jadallah had tough outings in the last two events and is looking to rebound with a strong race to get back into the championship hunt. It's also a tight race for third in class as Nic LeDuc holds a slim lead over Nikola Radosavljevich and Jake Mottaz.

Championships have all but been wrapped up in three of the Rotax classes. Junior Rotax leader Brody Zink is set to claim the title in what has been a strong season. Andrea Delfanti holds a considerable lead in the Masters Light class over Mary Beth Wilson. In spite of the extremely tight racing over the last three rounds among the DD2 class, Troy Castaneda holds nearly a 200 point lead over the tight battle for second between Kyle Gimple and David Arnstein.