Arbolino got the holeshot at the start but his lead did not last long as Acosta responded on the opening lap at Turn 12 as he went up the inside of his adversary. The pair broke away from the chasing pack but were rarely separated by more than a few tenths in the first three laps. However, a series of fastest laps by Acosta, in the 1:23s bracket, allowed him to pull out a half-a-second gap over his title rival by the end of Lap 4. On Lap 6, the gap between Acosta and Arbolino was over a second for the first time as Acosta’s relentless pace allowed him to pull away from his title rival.

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