{"id":14259,"date":"2023-09-01T09:36:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superdirtcarseries.com\/?p=14259"},"modified":"2023-09-01T09:36:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:36:05","slug":"steady-improvement-felix-roy-making-big-gains-in-second-half-of-rookie-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superdirtcarseries.com\/news\/steady-improvement-felix-roy-making-big-gains-in-second-half-of-rookie-season\/","title":{"rendered":"STEADY IMPROVEMENT: Felix Roy Making Big Gains in Second Half of Rookie Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
Felix Roy continues to climb the leaderboard with back-to-back top-10 finishes<\/span> and<\/span> improving his average finish by eight spots in the second half of the season<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Felix Roy\u2019s quest for the 2023 Super DIRTcar Series Rookie of the Year title has found new life in the second half of the year.<\/p>\n The 18-year-old from Napierville, QC went from an 18.5 average finish in the first six races of the championship season to a 10.5 average finish in the last six, including two top-10 finishes in the last two races.<\/p>\n \u201cTo get Rookie of the Year would be nice,\u201d Roy said. \u201cWe\u2019re in a good spot. We were like 30 points away from (Steve) Bernard and we had some good results and we caught him.\u201d<\/p>\n Roy currently leads Bernard by five points in the Rookie of the Year points battle as the Series heads to Lebanon Valley on Sat., Sept. 2 for the 2023 Mr. DIRT Track USA.<\/p>\n He\u2019s spent an entire season adjusting to competition on American tracks that differ from the Canadian tracks he is accustomed to. With the help of a diligent, fast-learning crew chief, and Roy\u2019s drive to be successful, he has proven he can run with the best.<\/p>\n The first glimpse of his season turnaround started in July at Big Diamond Speedway. Roy was running fifth before a mechanical issue forced him to the infield with five laps remaining. It would have been his first top-five finish with the Series.<\/p>\n