Kevin Gleason on cloud nine after ‘amazing’ Sepang win

Kevin Gleason won his first race of the year at Sepang, Malaysia. The American driver missed most of the season and came back to the championship for Singapore and Sepang, rejoining his WestCoast Racing team.

“It feels amazing to be back and to get a win”, said the Honda driver. “It was really frustrating not to do the whole season and so I’m grateful I could come back with WestCoast to race at Singapore and here in Sepang. With every race I missed, I dreamed about coming back with the team, so I’m really grateful I could reward them with a win like this.”

The fights behind him helped Gleason stay calm and focused, as he was able to concentrate on his pace without having to defend: “I had to work for the victory and that made it all the more satisfying. Soon after I took the lead, I saw some action going on behind me, but I could concentrate on staying out of trouble and hold on to win.”