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On the final day of competition of the 2025 season, the Formula Race Promotions (FRP) championship battles were decided once and for all, headlined by a F1600 title fight which came down to a record-setting margin in the points.

Ayrton Cahan took the championship by just one point over his brother Gabriel Cahan, breaking the record for the smallest points gap between first and second place in F1600 history. Wesley Gundler finished one point behind both of them. David Adorno ended up claiming the F1600 Masters title.

Additionally, John McAleer took his first Atlantic-016 title after finishing runner-up in the standings in 2024. Carter Sheets ended up securing two podiums in the F2000 class to grab his first class title in his sophomore season.

Here’s a breakdown of all of the racing that decided the championships in today’s races:

F1600

Race 2 (Overall):

1. Wesley Gundler
2. Chace Supplee
3. Ayrton Cahan
4. Gabriel Cahan
5. Cooper Travis

Race 2 (Masters):

1. David Adorno
2. John Thompson
3. Scott Rubenzer
4. Bob Reid
5. Robert Stowell

Race 3 (Overall):

1. Wesley Gundler
2. Chace Supplee
3. Ayrton Cahan
4. Gabriel Cahan
5. Cooper Travis

Race 3 (Masters):

1. David Adorno
2. Scott Rubenzer
3. John Thompson
4. Bob Reid
5. Steve Oseth

Race 2 Recap:

Wesley Gundler made it two-in-a-row to keep his outside shot at the F1600 championship alive into the final race, becoming the third driver in FRP F1600 to win back-to-back races in 2025.

Gundler was able to build out a gap to the four cars behind after the top five jousted for position throughout the race, going into turn 1 sometimes at three-wide. 

It was Gundler’s fourth win of 2025. The race also allowed Ayrton Cahan to gain points on his brother Gabriel Cahan at the top of the championship standings, with Ayrton Cahan finishing third to Gabriel Cahan’s fourth, setting up a final race where the two sat two points apart. Chace Supplee also grabbed his third consecutive podium, his best streak of 2025.

David Adorno, finishing sixth overall, picked up the F1600 Masters class win and with it enough points to mathematically clinch the F1600 Masters class title. It is Adorno’s first F1600 Masters championship.

“It was an awesome race,” said Adorno. “The start was amazing with (John) Thompson on my inside, going two wide through one, and it was a battle. Nobody wanted to let up.”

Race 3 Recap:

It couldn’t have come down to a closer margin for the FRP F1600 championship as Ayrton Cahan beat his brother Gabriel Cahan over the line by less than five hundredths of a second to win the title by a series-record one-point margin.

Wesley Gundler took the race win, becoming the first driver to sweep a three-race weekend of FRP F1600 in 2025. Between himself and Ayrton Cahan, who finished third overall, was Chace Supplee, who grabbed back-to-back runner-up finishes.

“I got out front and just started clicking laps,” said Gundler. “This year is the most fun that I have ever had racing.”

The two-by-two pack crossing the finish line behind Gundler was Supplee, Ayrton Cahan, Gabriel Cahan, and then Cooper Travis, who grabbed the remaining top-five positions. David Adorno took the class win in F1600 Masters as well, cementing his 2025 class title run.

F2000

Race 1:

1. Nick Palacio
2. Robert Wright
3. Carter Sheets
4. Dave Weitzenhof
5. Arshia Akhtar

Race 2:

1. Nick Palacio
2. Carter Sheets
3. Robert Wright
4. Arshia Akhtar
5. Gabriele Jasper

Race 1 Recap:

Nick Palacio took his third consecutive victory in commanding fashion as he led every lap to take class victory in F2000 in the second-to-last race of the season, which was delayed to 8 a.m. Sunday morning due to inclement weather.

Palacio finished ahead of Robert Wright, who matched his best finish of 2025, with Carter Sheets sitting behind the two within striking distance of clinching the driver’s championship in the next race.

Dave Weitzenhof finished one spot off the podium in fourth place. It was Weitzenhof’s joint-best finish of the year as well, matching his other fourth in the season opener at Road America

Race 2 Recap:

Carter Sheets added his name to the list of Formula Race Promotions F2000 champions as his second-place finish was good enough to clinch the 2025 drivers title.

Sheets won three races in 2025 and built on a third-place finish last season in his rookie campaign to take his first title in F2000 at the age of 16.  

“I’ve definitely learned a lot from everyone here in the F2000 category,” said Sheets. “Bob (Wright) was breathing down my neck the entire time, and I made sure he was still in my mirrors and not by my side by the end of the race.”

Also during the race, Nick Palacio became the first Formula Race Promotions F2000 driver to win five or more races in a single season since 2022 champion JC Trahan as he took the checkered flag by a commanding 25-second margin and grabbed third place in the championship with it.

Behind Sheets was Robert Wright, who secured his place as runner-up in the championship for 2025. Arshia Akhtar also grabbed her second consecutive top-five finish.

Atlantic

Race 1 (Atlantic-016)

1. John McAleer

Race 1 (Atlantic-Open):

1. R. Bruce Hamilton
2. Charles Livingston
3. Paulie Gatto

Race 1 (Atlantic JRs):

1. Justin Di Lucia

Race 2 (Atlantic-016)

1. John McAleer

Race 2 (Atlantic-Open):

1. R. Bruce Hamilton
2. Charles Livingston
3. Paulie Gatto

Race 2 (Atlantic JRs):

1. Justin Di Lucia

Race 1 Recap:

John McAleer set down blazing lap times and took the overall victory in the first race of the weekend, which was moved to 8 a.m. on Sunday morning due to inclement weather on Saturday.

McAleer was able to extend his championship lead to over 100 points, as Charles Livingston and Paulie Gatto continued their bout for second place in the Atlantic-Open standings as they jousted for second position on track. 

R. Bruce Hamilton walked away with the Atlantic-Open victory, and Justin Di Lucia won the Atlantic JRs class for the first race of the weekend.

Race 2 Recap:

In the final race of the 2025 Atlantic Championship, R. Bruce Hamilton scored both the class and overall victory as he took the top step of the Atlantic-Open podium.

John McAleer was leading originally in the overall classification until a late-race incident led to him going out of the race and an extended yellow flag period.

McAleer’s car went off in the final corner of the circuit, scoring points regardless due to reaching 50% distance in the race. Justin Di Lucia finished first in the Atlantic JRs class, his eighth class victory of the 2025 season.

Formula Enterprises-2

Qualifying 2:

1. James Davison – 1:10.837
2. Jason Conzo – 1:10.947
3. Gian Buffomante – 1:11.076
4. Steve Whitston – 1:11.259
5. Dexter Czuba – 1:11.471

Race 2:

1. James Davison
2. Gian Buffomante
3. Jason Conzo
4. Steve Whitston
5. Dexter Czuba

Race 2 Recap:

In the Formula Enterprises-2 class, James Davison pulled off the weekend sweep with a victory over Gian Buffomante in a shortened race to cap off the racing at Summit Point on Sunday afternoon.

Behind them, Jason Conzo picked up another top five after starting the race on the front row. The top five from qualifying remained in tact fully, as Steve Whitston and Dexter Czuba rounded out the field behind them.

Challenge Cup Formula Vee Series

Race 2:

1. Mike Lawrence
2. Andrew Whitston
3. Sherman Engler
4. Ryan Higgins
5. Samuel Ryan

Race 2 Recap:

Challenge Cup Formula Vee Series points leader Mike Lawrence picked up victory in the second race of the weekend at Summit Point over Andrew Whitston, who found himself on the podium for the second consecutive race.

In total, 45 Formula Vee cars took the green flag and 11 laps were run during the race, as tight battles were seen up and down the pack. Thirty-five cars finished the race on the lead lap.