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Vikash ends 2nd in MRF championship after win in final race

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Press Trust of India Greater Noida
Last Updated : Sep 15 2013 | 6:40 PM IST
Vikash Anand won his first race of the season in the MRF 1600 category and the crucial victory, coming in the final race of the calender, helped him clinch the second spot in the drivers championship as FMSCI National Racing championship concluded, here today.
Coming into the final round, Anand had a two-point lead over 15-year-old Tarun Reddy and after today's win he ended the championship with 185 point, 19 ahead of the latter.
Since Ashwin Sundar had already sealed the title in the penultimate round in Chennai he did not raced in this round at the Buddh International Circuit.
N Leelakrishnan was crowned 2013 Indian Touring Car (ITC) Champion with 2012 Champion Arjun Balu finishing in second and V Ramnarayan in third position in the overall championship standings.
Sivaramakrishnan won the Indian Touring Car race after Leelakrishnan was given a 15 second penalty for jumping the start.
Feroze Khan emerged winner in the Indian Junior Touring Car after triumphing in the final race ahead of Charen Chandran finished and Race 1 winner Ananth Pitawala.
In the the Toyota EMR championship, Diljith won the first race from pole position and finished fourth in the second race but that was enough for him to grab the trophy.
Akhil Rabindra was Diljith's his main rival in the first race and he finished second, 6.686 seconds behind. Dean Mascarenhas finished a distant third, 13.187 sec behind.

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First Published: Sep 15 2013 | 6:40 PM IST

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