Points after Long Beach!
Ibuki's back out front! She now leads by 17 over rival Dalia. Near the bottom, Maho has escaped the forbidden ones (those outside the top 20) for the first time ever!
Up next... we go back home again in Indiana!
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And that's it! While Mana led a majority of the race, leave it to the #10 team and an untimely caution to leave her disappointed.
That's win #3 on the year for the defending champion!
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Masterfully done!
Ibuki Niijima denies her rivals again at Long Beach, taking back the points lead!
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This is gonna get good... The champ is finally out front, but will she hold serve on the restart?
Ibuki Niijima leads! Mana Kase, Noa Fukushima, and Dalia Matsuyama trail her as the green flag flies with 29 laps to go! They all accelerate single-file!
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If you're just joining us from the Idol Racing League, welcome to the California coast. This is the biggest street race of the year, and everyone feels the energy!
Mana Kase and Shinobu Inuyose lead the start on the streets of Long Beach! Let's party!
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The lineup is set!
Mana leads the charge, hoping to turn the streets into a boulevard of broken dreams for the drivers behind her!
The race is on tomorrow at 6 PM Eastern!
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Indy, Indy, Indy. All anyone's talking about is Indianapolis. Why don't we go California cruisin' first, then we'll head to the brickyard?
Round 5 of D4FES's second season takes place on the streets of Long Beach!
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Point standings after Barber!
Dalia holds the lead, but not by much as the gap between her and Ibuki is a slim two points! They have a slight breakaway from 3rd place Nagisa.
Now we take 2 weeks off and we'll be back at Long Beach!
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Quick, easy, the results are in!
Ibuki scores her second win of the season, Nagisa and Yuka get their first podiums of the year!
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Win #10 for driver #10!
Ibuki Niijima dominates at Barber Motorsports Park!
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Don't be afraid of the giant spider. It's just a sculpture. Focus on the track and you'll be just fine... hopefully no mannequins'll fall on the track!
Ibuki Niijima and Marika Mizushima lead the start at Barber, and the road to Indy begins now!
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Quals came and went quickly, and this race's defending winner will start on top! Marika joins her on the front row for the start tomorrow.
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I think we all know where this is going, so let's just skip to the end!
Ibuki Niijima is on pole position at Barber with a time of 1:06.234!
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The Road to Indy begins now.
We're back and we're headed to our first purpose-built road course of the year! It's the land of avant-garde sculptures, the land where the sky's so blue, it's Barber Motorsports Park!
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Points after Arlington!
Dalia snags the point lead and Ibuki battles back to 2nd! The three winners run 1-2-3 in the title fight!
Now, we take a week's recess. See you in Alabama as we head to Barber Motorsports Park!
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A solid first outing on this new track!
When their pit crews struggled, the AMEZA trio stepped up and put themselves in the top 4!
We now have three unique winners this year. Will it become four, or will Ibuki, Rinku, or Dalia repeat in Alabama?
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The street course ace strikes again!
Dalia Matsuyama takes the checkers at Arlington... and the points lead, too!
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The green and white flags fly at the same time, it's a one-lap shootout!
Dalia Matsuyama leads the race with Ibuki Niijima in hot pursuit, trying her hardest to take the lead back!
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This track is all-new to all these drivers, and only one will rise to the top when it's all over!
Saki Izumo and Ibuki Niijima lead the initial start at Arlington! Let's go racing!
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Saki has a LOT to be proud of today.
The field is set, and tomorrow, we race!
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She finally understands.
Saki Izumo takes pole position at Arlington, and Ibuki Niijima will join her on the front row! Saki set a lap time of 1:34.356.
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Now what the hell is D4FES doing in Arlington, Texas? Racing on a new track, of course!
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Point standings after Phoenix!
For the first time ever, Ibuki loses the points lead! Rinku pounces and has a slim 5-point lead to 2nd-place Dalia.
Next week, we head to yet another new track: the streets of Arlington!
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And that is all she wrote!
It took Rinku every race last year to get her first win. Now, driver #2 has win #2 in race #2! Dalia scores her first non-win podium, and Marika gets her first podium ever!
Points will be up tomorrow.
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It's a win that just makes you wanna go Happy Around!
Rinku Aimoto wins at Phoenix Raceway and takes control of the championship!
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The first of today's crossover is on! D4FES begins their second round of their second season right now!
Marika Mizushima and Rinku Aimoto lead the start!
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The lineup for tomorrow is set! Before that, tonight holds another practice session.
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The rookie in the #12 is the one to beat!
Marika Mizushima takes pole position at Phoenix in only her second series start!
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And now for something totally new!
This week, we head to Phoenix Raceway for the first time, and we'll share the weekend with the Idol Racing League!
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