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<< Previous   of   Next >> AP Photo/Monterey County Herald, Orville Myers  (click to enlarge) Simona De Silvestro (right) of Switzerland, drives next to Markus Niwemela, of Finland, in the corkscrew during the Atlantic Championship auto race at Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. De Silvestro, the points leader going into the race, was bumped out of the race in the corner.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Sunday, October 11, 2009 Edwards wins Atlantic series title on tiebreaker Associated Press MONTEREY, Calif. — Newman Wachs teammates John Edwards and Jonathan Summerton finished 1-2 for the third time this season Sunday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with Edwards winning the Atlantic Championship season title on a tiebreaker. The tiebreaker went down to second-place finishes because both drivers have four victories. Edwards has four second-place finishes to Summerton's three. Edwards, at 18 the youngest series champion, started on pole and led every lap. He was third in the standings, 11 points behind leader Simona De Silvestro, heading into the season finale. De Silvestro crashed on the opening lap. "Someone told me after I got out of the car that I looked like I was on 'Cloud 36.'" Edwards said. "That's how I feel. I couldn't believe Simona was out after the start and it came down to whomever won the race between Summerton and I. "My engineer told me when we had 30 minutes remaining, and it seemed like 6 hours from that point. It's hard to believe I was sitting 3rd in points coming into this race and I still won the Championship. I can't say enough about the team. We've been dominant the past five races and it shows the caliber of this team." Atlantic Championship Results Sunday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, Calif. (Starting position in parentheses) Round 12 1. (1) John Edwards, Cincinnati, Ohio, No. 36 Newman Wachs Racing, 36. 2. (2) Jonathan Summerton, Kissimmee, Fla., No. 34 Newman Wachs Racing, 36. 3. (7) Frederic Vervisch (R), Belgium, No. 6 Condor Motorsports, 36. 4. (6) Tonis Kasemets, Estonia, No. 35 Polestar Motor Racing, 36. 5. (4) x-Markus Niemela, Finland, No. 1 Jensen MotorSport, 36. 6. (9) Barrett Mertins (R), Alexandria, Va., No. 3 Jensen MotorSport, 35. 7. (10) James Winslow (R), United Kingdom, No. 45 Paladin Motorsports, 35. 8. (3) Jonathan Bomarito, Monterey, Calif., No. 77 Team Stargate Worlds, 22, mechanical. 9. (8) Max Lefevre (R), France, No. 7 Condor Motorsports, 15, mechanical. 10. (5) Simona De Silvestro, Switzerland, No. 78 Team Stargate Worlds, 0, contact. x-Penalized two positions for avoidable contact with De Silvestro on the opening lap. Race Statistics Time of Race: 50:07.252 Average Speed: 96.448 mph Margin of Victory: 1.380 seconds Lap leaders: Edwards, 1-36. Lead changes: None. Caution flags: 1 for 3 laps. Series Points Leaders: 1. y-Edwards, 182; 2. Summerton, 182; 3. De Silvestro, 176; 4. Vervisch, 131; 5. Kasemets, 103; 6. Niemela, 98; 7. Borja Garcia, 88; 8. Winslow, 72; 9. Frankie Muniz, 62; 10. Lefevre, 58. y-Won championship based on tiebreaker with Summerton with four second-place finishes to Summerton< READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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