Jeffrey Kruger wins Race 2 of Round 3 amidst drama scores his second win this weekend

– Jeffrey overtook 7 cars in 5 laps to win this race 
– Karthik Tharani clinched the 2nd spot after starting 5th
– Lee Keshav Gupta passes Samarth Jaiswal on the last lap to finish third

Greater Noida, September 29, 2013 – The phenomenon called Jeffrey Kruger rolled through Buddh International Circuit once more as this young lad from South Africa claimed his 4th and most commanding victory today. Jeffrey won the race by a margin of 5.932 seconds from Karthik and rookie driver Lee Keshav finished a brilliant third. It was Karthik’s 2nd podium but Lee Keshav’s first.

Mumbai lad Gaurav Mehta’s car toppled on lap 4 on the last corner which resulted in a safety car coming out from lap 5 to lap 7. At the end of Lap 7, safety car came in and the race resumed with Jeffrey, Karthik and Samarth in the top 3 positions. As soon as the safety car came into the pits, Jeffrey and Karthik held on to their positions and finished in 1stand 2nd spots respectively. Behind them the fight for 3rdspot ensued between Lee Keshav Gupta, Angad Singh Matharoo, Samarth Jaiswal and Rahil Noorani. On the last lap Lee Keshav made a move just before the race was about to end to take the last spot on the podium.

“The car was incredible. I believe this has happened as there is a lot of hard work that the Volkswagen technician and complete team have put in with me here today. It’s just a pleasure to drive it around this exciting track" says first time podium winner Lee Keshav Gupta.

“It was a fantastic win,” Jeffrey Kruger said. “I had the pace and I am glad I capitalized on it. It doesn´t matter how many times I win, how many times I repeat that win, every race I start from ground zero and it is always great to win.”
Race 2 of Round 3 result (provisional):