You can’t find anything more Argentine than Turismo Carretera. Not only for what usually happens in every weekend of competition with the caravans of the fans, the rivalries of the fans and the smoke of the barbecues, but also for situations like the one experienced this Sunday at the San Nicolás racetrack: the entreriano Mariano Werner (Ford) He won on the track, but ended up running towards the race marshals to protest, while on the podium it was the man from Rio Negro to celebrate José Manuel Urcera (Turin)who won and the leadership in the Gold Cupin the absence of two dates.

What was the conflict? The blue piano placed at the exit of the second corner, which was the place where Werner, two laps from the end and the third restart after the safety car entered, he managed to overtake Urcera in a maneuver to the limit.

Werner defended that place up to the checkered flag, but at the moment of reaching the awarding place located at the entrance to the pits, the one who occupied the place reserved for “1” was Urcera, apparently the only one who knew. moment that he had won the competition.

The man from Entre Ríos was still making a triumphant lap on the track, dodging the Ford fans, and when he arrived he put his car right behind the Torino: he got out, found out what had happened and ran towards the stewards’ trailer. race to find out what had happened.

“I’ll ask what decision they made, it’s inexplicable. I’m completely a winner.”, managed to tell Werner, who was heading for his third consecutive Gold Cup victory – something no one had achieved since this tournament format was established -, in statements to the official broadcast. Then he completed: “They rushed to the decision”.

The other side of the coin is Urcera, who celebrated with his team and received the trophy as the winner of the race, which also left him in the lead in the Gold Cup standings, with two races to go. “Very happy, excellent race. I risk a lot to pass werner at the start, at the drivers’ meeting it was said that the blue part was not a track, he crossed the blue, I managed the rope up to there, but he passed the same”said the winner, escorted by Juan Cruz Benvenuti (Turin), the other member of another podium.

The win allowed Urcera to become the new Gold Cup leader with only two dates left to lower the curtain on 2022. 135 points against the 134 by Werner. The Top 3 is completed by Agustín Canapino (Chevrolet), who, due to engine problems, finished in 19th place in San Nicolás, with 110.5.

The next TC presentation will be on November 20 in Toay, La Pampa.