{"id":499461,"date":"2021-10-19T19:34:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T23:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=392908"},"modified":"2023-12-11T20:54:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T20:54:05","slug":"2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters Historic Racing (2021) – Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2021 season finale for Masters Historic Racing USA<\/a> concluded on the weekend of Oct 17 at Sonoma Raceway CA. After two days of warm, sunny weather, a fast-moving storm front with predictions of rain made its appearance on Sunday prompting the question, \u201cIs it time to bring out the rain tires?\u201d\u00a0 An \u201con and off again\u201d cloudy sky prevailed leaving it all up to the drivers to enjoy their last day of racing. Somewhat of a last-minute event held in conjunction with the Yokohama Driver\u2019s Cup USA, the Masters Historic Racing run groups were all on the smaller side, yet there was still plenty of excitement to be had.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Griot, Richard, 1974 March 741, exits turn 4. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee<\/em><\/p>\n

Wasting no time in reviewing the F1 \u201cTop Guns\u201d, UK\u2019s Greg Thornton and American Cal Meeker came into the weekend battling for the season title. While Thornton had the advantage with 84 points over Meeker\u2019s 71, we all know racing can be a cruel sport; anything was possible. Powered by Cosworth DFV V8s that make a beautiful concerto at 10,000 RPM, Thornton qualified his 1982 Lotus 91\/5 \u201cJohn Player Special\u201d at a brisk 1:29.573 on Friday over the 11-turn road course. The TAG livery Tyrrell 010 of Eathan Shippert followed closely behind at 1:29.842 with Meeker rounding out the top three at 1:31.630. But would qualifying be replicated when the green flag dropped?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Nicholas Colyvas, 1976 Shadow DN5, new sticker tires for Friday’s practice. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray<\/em><\/p>\n

Race 1 on Saturday resulted in Thornton almost matching his qualifying time and dominating the 14-lap race. This would clinch the title for Greg taking the pressure off for Sunday\u2019s Race 2. Rival Cal Meeker took 2nd followed by Bud Moeller drivinghis 1982 Williams FW08\/01. Plagued by mechanical issues in Saturday\u2019s race, the ex-Mario Andretti 1976 Lotus 77 \u201cJohn Player Special\u201d of Chris Locke found redemption under the much cooler skies of Sunday. With Thornton on \u201ccruise control\u201d up front, Locke put on a beautiful display of controlled power slides and almost caught the \u201cyounger cousin\u201d Lotus by the last lap making for a beautiful one-two finish of \u201cBlack and Gold\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Todd Willing in his 1974 Chevron B27, makes time towards turn 3. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee<\/em><\/p>\n

The Masters Formula Atlantic Plus groupwas just as exciting with 15 entries and a wide range of machinery. From the 1972 March 722 of Joseph Hopkins to the more modern Ralt RT31-VW of Dave Zulinden, watching these nimble racers go through corners head-to-nose is a thrill all unto its own. But make no mistake, the year of a race car doesn\u2019t necessarily determine its fate, as hot-shoe Danny Baker proved in his 1979 Ralt RT1 ALL WEEKEND LONG.\u00a0 This was Danny\u2019s first time running with the Masters Atlantic Plus group, and likely just the first of many as he brought home 1st<\/sup> place trophies on both Saturday and Sunday. Less than 3 seconds off the pace of Thornton\u2019s Formula One laps, you could say Danny\u2019s performance was nothing short of epic. Steve Cook piloting an early 1974 Chevron B27 should also be commended for placing 2nd<\/sup> on both Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mueller, Tom, 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7R, earning 3rd overall on Saturday. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee<\/em><\/p>\n

Lastly, we visit the Masters Endurance Legends USA series<\/a>, now in its third year. Entries include GT sports cars and prototypes from 1982 to 2016. The array of sub classes is a bit dizzying but broadly speaking, there are the Prototypes, both American (IMSA) and European (LMP) based, as well as GT1, GT2 and GT3 production-based racers. Pit stops are mandatory with minimum time restrictions as I will revisit in a moment. This weekend introduced a new face on the Master\u2019s calendar, Charles Perisco who drove a beautiful 2016 Ginetta G57 prototype to first place in both 40-minute races. All weekend long I had a soft spot for the V8 rumbles coming from Tom Mueller\u2019s 2014 factory Corvette C7R which to no surprise, also took first in the GT1-3 class on both days, and would have taken second overall (quite a feat) on Sunday if it wasn\u2019t for a pit stop infraction (too short of stop).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Octavio Rincon, 2009 Riley & Scott leads the Corvette into the setting sun Saturday. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray<\/em><\/p>\n

Wrap up: When you can see an ex-Mario Andretti<\/a> Lotus F1 sliding around the crest of turn 2, or a factory Le Mans Corvette<\/a> roaring out of pit lane, what\u2019s not to like! Sharing my enthusiasm for the weekend was Masters Historic Racing\u2019s U.S. Event and Series Manager, Anja Kempermann, who took a few moments to comment on the weekend \u201cSo far, the drivers really seem to be enjoying the relaxed atmosphere which is less hectic and stressful than the bigger events. It gives us more time to speak to several drivers which is great\u2026everyone is enjoying it.\u201d I couldn\u2019t agree more!<\/p>\n

Please enjoy the photo gallery below and see mastershistoricracing.com<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

2021 Masters Historic Racing Photo Gallery<\/h2>\n
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Nicholas Colyvas, 1976 Shadow DN5, new sticker tires for Friday’s practice. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Mueller, Tom, 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7R crests turn 2. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Matheson, Dwight, 1976 March 76B, took 3rd in class on Saturday. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Frank, Christopher, 2000 Porsche GT3R. Late saturday afternoon up the hill towards turn two. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Alexander Marmureanu, 2010 Porsche 997GT3R. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Meeker, Cal, 1987 Spice GTP finished 1st in Proto Historic class on Saturday.. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Bud Moeller, 1982 Williams FW08, Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Rincon, Octavio, 2009 Riley & Scott . Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Marcus Jewell, 2016 Ginetta LMP3. leads out of turn one up the hill towards turn two Saturday. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Richard Griot, 1974 March 741, Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Chris Locke, 1976 Lotus 77, Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Tom Mueller, 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7R. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Ramleth, Geir, 1982 Ralt RT4, Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Ed Swart, 1978 Chevron B45, Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Bender, Chris, 1976 March 76B, Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Dalmo de Vasconcelos, 1986 Ralt RT4, between three and four over the top of Sears Point. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Gregory Thornton, 1982 Lotus 91\/5, leads Bud Moeller, 1982 Williams FW08, Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Dwight Matheson, 1976 March 76B, Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Leeson, Bruce, 2012 Audi R8 LMS, exits turn 2. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 1987 Ralt RT31-VW\rDave Zurlinden \u00a9Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Geir Ramleth, 1982 Ralt RT4, into turn ten. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Octavio Rincon, 2009 Riley & Scott leads the Corvette into the setting sun Saturday. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Nick Griot, 1978 Ralt RT1, exiting turn two Saturday. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Bender, Chris, 1976 March 76B, earned 2nd in class on Saturday. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Christopher Frank makes time in his 2000 Porsche GT3R. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Rincon, Octavio, 2009 Riley & Scott, enters turn 6. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Marcus Jewell, 2016 Ginetta LMP3. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Bruce Leeson, 2012 Audi R8 LMS. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Todd Willing, 1974 Chevron B27, exits turn ten Sunday. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Shippert, Ethan, 1977 Chevron B39, navigates turn 10. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Tom Mueller, 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7R. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Paet Hidalgo, 1974 March 742, in close company with Joseph Hopkins, 1972 March 722, Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Doug Baron in his blue 2000 Porsche 996 GT3 RS leads Christopher Frank #93 . Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Bruce Leeson, 2012 Audi R8 LMS. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Dalmo de Vasconcelos, 1986 Ralt RT4, Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Leeson, Bruce, 2012 Audi R8 LMS, eanred a 2nd in GT3-3 on Sunday. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Nicholas Colyvas, 1976 Shadow DN5, between two and three. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Charles Persico, 2016 Ginetta G57. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Jewell, Marcus, 2016 Ginetta LMP3, navigates turn 6. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Edward Hugo, 2008 Dodge Viper. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Gregory Thornton, Gregory, 1982 Lotus 91\/5, in turn ten Friday afternoon. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Beggs, Loren, 2004 Porsche 996 RSR. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Chris Bender, 1976 March 76B, leading through turn ten. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Jewell, Marcus, 2016 Ginetta LMP3, crests the hill on his way to turn 6. Photo \u00a9 Rex McAfee\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Ron Maydon, 1977 LEC CRP1, leads Nicholas Colyvas, 1976 Shadow DN5, up the hill into turn three. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2021 season finale for Masters Historic Racing USA concluded on the weekend of Oct 17 at Sonoma Raceway CA. After two days of warm, sunny weather, a fast-moving storm front with predictions of rain made its appearance on Sunday prompting the question, \u201cIs it time to bring out the rain tires?\u201d\u00a0 An \u201con and off again\u201d cloudy sky prevailed leaving it all up to the drivers to enjoy their last day of racing. Somewhat of a last-minute event held […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":630551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,13063],"tags":[432,15234,17738,17742,17737,17736,16963,17734,17746,17740],"class_list":["post-499461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-events","category-vintage-car-racing","tag-events","tag-events-vintage-racing","tag-vintage-race-masters-endurance-legends","tag-vintage-race-masters-formula-1","tag-vintage-race-masters-gt-trophy","tag-vintage-race-fia-masters-historic-formula-one","tag-race-masters-historic-racing","tag-vintage-race-fia-masters-historic-sports-car-championship","tag-vintage-race-masters-pre-66-touring","tag-vintage-race-masters-sports-car-legends"],"yoast_head":"\nMasters Historic Racing (2021) - Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 2021 season finale for Masters Historic Racing USA concluded on the weekend of Oct 17 at Sonoma Raceway CA. See our coverage to learn more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Masters Historic Racing (2021) - Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 2021 season finale for Masters Historic Racing USA concluded on the weekend of Oct 17 at Sonoma Raceway CA. See our coverage to learn more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Supercars.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-19T23:34:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-11T20:54:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/028_RDG5560.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rex Mcafee\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rex Mcafee\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rex Mcafee\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e9915d59b2394af05e42320f3debfe8a\"},\"headline\":\"Masters Historic Racing (2021) – Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-19T23:34:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-11T20:54:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":836,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/028_RDG5560.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Event (Car Events & Shows)\",\"Event (Vintage Races)\",\"Vintage Race (Masters Endurance Legends)\",\"Vintage Race (Masters Formula 1)\",\"Vintage Race (Masters GT Trophy)\",\"Vintage Race (Masters Historic Formula One)\",\"Vintage Race (Masters Historic Racing)\",\"Vintage Race (Masters Historic Sports Cars)\",\"Vintage Race (Masters pre-66 Touring)\",\"Vintage Race (Masters Sports Car Legends)\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Car Events & Shows\",\"Vintage Races & Rallies\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/\",\"name\":\"Masters Historic Racing (2021) - Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/028_RDG5560.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-19T23:34:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-11T20:54:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e9915d59b2394af05e42320f3debfe8a\"},\"description\":\"The 2021 season finale for Masters Historic Racing USA concluded on the weekend of Oct 17 at Sonoma Raceway CA. See our coverage to learn more.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/028_RDG5560.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/028_RDG5560.jpg\",\"width\":1800,\"height\":1200,\"caption\":\"Gregory Thornton, Gregory, 1982 Lotus 91\\\/5, in turn ten Friday afternoon. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Masters Historic Racing (2021) – Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Supercars.net\",\"description\":\"Exotic and Supercar news, information, pictures and videos\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e9915d59b2394af05e42320f3debfe8a\",\"name\":\"Rex Mcafee\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/RM1_7849-1-e1643753626849-96x96-1.jpeg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/RM1_7849-1-e1643753626849-96x96-1.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/RM1_7849-1-e1643753626849-96x96-1.jpeg\",\"caption\":\"Rex Mcafee\"},\"description\":\"Published photographer and writer for several Porsche and Ferrari magazines. I currently reside in Southern California and I am very grateful for all of the opportunities the local car culture presents me with. Currently the editor of the 356 Club of Southern California. Sharing the car's history through the club's magazine is a true privilege. I also am a core member of the SportsCarDigest.com and Stuttcars.com team, working on content organization and event scheduling, to ensure great coverage of all Porsche and classic car events globally.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/rexmcafee\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/rexmcafee\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Masters Historic Racing (2021) - Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway","description":"The 2021 season finale for Masters Historic Racing USA concluded on the weekend of Oct 17 at Sonoma Raceway CA. See our coverage to learn more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Masters Historic Racing (2021) - Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway","og_description":"The 2021 season finale for Masters Historic Racing USA concluded on the weekend of Oct 17 at Sonoma Raceway CA. See our coverage to learn more.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/","og_site_name":"Supercars.net","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/","article_published_time":"2021-10-19T23:34:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-12-11T20:54:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1800,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/028_RDG5560.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Rex Mcafee","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@supercars_net","twitter_site":"@supercars_net","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rex Mcafee","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/"},"author":{"name":"Rex Mcafee","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e9915d59b2394af05e42320f3debfe8a"},"headline":"Masters Historic Racing (2021) – Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway","datePublished":"2021-10-19T23:34:13+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-11T20:54:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/"},"wordCount":836,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/028_RDG5560.jpg","keywords":["Event (Car Events & Shows)","Event (Vintage Races)","Vintage Race (Masters Endurance Legends)","Vintage Race (Masters Formula 1)","Vintage Race (Masters GT Trophy)","Vintage Race (Masters Historic Formula One)","Vintage Race (Masters Historic Racing)","Vintage Race (Masters Historic Sports Cars)","Vintage Race (Masters pre-66 Touring)","Vintage Race (Masters Sports Car Legends)"],"articleSection":["Car Events & Shows","Vintage Races & Rallies"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/","name":"Masters Historic Racing (2021) - Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/028_RDG5560.jpg","datePublished":"2021-10-19T23:34:13+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-11T20:54:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e9915d59b2394af05e42320f3debfe8a"},"description":"The 2021 season finale for Masters Historic Racing USA concluded on the weekend of Oct 17 at Sonoma Raceway CA. See our coverage to learn more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/028_RDG5560.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/028_RDG5560.jpg","width":1800,"height":1200,"caption":"Gregory Thornton, Gregory, 1982 Lotus 91\/5, in turn ten Friday afternoon. Photo \u00a9 Dennis Gray"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2021-masters-historic-season-finale-at-sonoma-raceway\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Masters Historic Racing (2021) – Season Finale at Sonoma Raceway"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/","name":"Supercars.net","description":"Exotic and Supercar news, information, pictures and videos","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e9915d59b2394af05e42320f3debfe8a","name":"Rex Mcafee","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RM1_7849-1-e1643753626849-96x96-1.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RM1_7849-1-e1643753626849-96x96-1.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RM1_7849-1-e1643753626849-96x96-1.jpeg","caption":"Rex Mcafee"},"description":"Published photographer and writer for several Porsche and Ferrari magazines. I currently reside in Southern California and I am very grateful for all of the opportunities the local car culture presents me with. Currently the editor of the 356 Club of Southern California. Sharing the car's history through the club's magazine is a true privilege. I also am a core member of the SportsCarDigest.com and Stuttcars.com team, working on content organization and event scheduling, to ensure great coverage of all Porsche and classic car events globally.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rexmcafee\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/author\/rexmcafee\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/630551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}