"And they're off!" Brandon says as the karts take off down the track. "Gloyd starts out in front, but what's this? It's Adorabeezle Winterpop, making her way into second place!"

"Oooooh, the Ice Rocket has a bit of an advantage!" Brad says as Adorabeezle then takes first place and speeds out into the lead position with her peppermint fans cheering like crazy.

(Lap 30 of 500)

"And here comes Cinndon Sodagard around the corner and making good time!" Brad says as the CinnaKart comes around the next corner, Cinndon taking third place and running into a power-up box.

"Power-Up! Cinnamon Storm!" Brandon says as Cinndon activates his signature power-up, which leaves a blinding cloud of cinnamon dust on the track, leaving the three racers behind him in the dust.

"Wow! That certainly 'bites the dust'! And I'm not lying!" Brandon says with a smile as Cinndon takes second place.

(Lap 300 of 500)

"As this race is 200 laps from being over, we go to our current standings, brought to us by Sonic Drive-In." Brad says as the jumbotron shows the current standings.

Sugar Cube Village 500 Current Standings:

1. #2- Adorabeezle Winterpop

2. #22- Cinndon Sodagard

3. #13- Gloyd Orangeboar

4. #3- Bubblina Gumdrop

5. #10- Barry Bubblestein

6. #1- Taffyta Muttonfudge

7. #8- Crumbelina Di Caramello

8. #5- Jubileena Bing-Bing

9. #7- Candlehead

10. #45- Crimson Crunch

11. #30- Rancis Fluggerbutter

12. #15- Dylan Lancer

13. #20- Pepi Pepperdose

14. #70- Torvald Batterbutter

15. #33- Clair Cremecape

16. #64- Citrusella Flugpucker

17. #95- Sticky Wipplesnit

18. #24- Herschel Nougatson

19. #18- Minty Zaki

20. #55- Snowanna Rainbeau

21. #27- Nougetsia Brumblestain

22. #60- Vanellope Von Schweetz (UTFR- Unable To Finish Race)

"As you are no doubt aware, Vanellope had a race-related injury and the medics on site tell us she will not be able to finish this race. So, we hope she'll be okay in time for the Grand Prix." Brad says. "In the meantime, in the lead right now is Adorabeezle Winterpop, who has held the lead for this long, but do you think she'll lose that lead? We can only watch the rest of this race and see."

(Lap 500 of 500)

"And what's this? Looks like Cinndon Sodagard is neck and neck with Adorabeezle Winterpop!" Brandon says excitedly. "This can't get any more exciting!"

"Indeed it can't! These two both want to win this race! But which one will it be?" Brad asks. "We have to watch this fight for the finish and see!"

"And it's Sodagard, no, it's Winterpop! Sodagard! Winterpop! Sodagard! Winterpop-Sodagard-Winterpop-Sodagard! Goodness, these two are fighting for the finish, but we see that the winner is...Adorabeezle Winterpop, for the first place finish and Cinndon Sodagard in second!" Brad says as the crowd goes insane with cheers.

"And as the rest of the racers come across the finish line, we post the final results brought to us by Edible Arrangements!"

Sugar Cube Village 500- Final Results:

1. #2- Adorabeezle Winterpop- 22 points

2. #22- Cinndon Sodagard- 21 points

3. #13- Gloyd Orangeboar- 20 points

4. #3- Bubblina Gumdrop- 19 points

5. #10- Barry Bubblestein- 18 points

6. #1- Taffyta Muttonfudge- 17 points

7. #8- Crumbelina Di Caramello- 16 points

8. #5- Jubileena Bing-Bing- 15 points

9. #7- Candlehead- 14 points

10. #45- Crimson Crunch- 13 points

11. #30- Rancis Fluggerbutter- 12 points

12. #15- Dylan Lancer- 11 points

13. #20- Pepi Pepperdose- 10 points

14. #70- Torvald Batterbutter- 9 points

15. #33- Clair Cremecape- 8 points

16. #64- Citrusella Flugpucker- 7 points

17. #95- Sticky Wipplesnit- 6 points

18. #24- Herschel Nougatson- 5 points

19. #18- Minty Zaki- 4 points

20. #55- Snowanna Rainbeau- 3 points

21. #27- Nougetsia Brumblestain- 2 points

22. #60- Vanellope Von Schweetz (UTFR- Unable To Finish Race)- 1 point

"And now we go live to the winner of the Sugar Cube Village 500, Adorabeezle Winterpop!" Brandon says as the camera changes to the Blue Bell pit area, which has all the Blue Bell pit crew members cheering for their racer as she holds the first place trophy for winning the race.

"So, Miss Winterpop, how does it feel to be a winner?" Cadbury asks as he holds a microphone up to her face.

"Well, Mr. Cadbury, in the end it was quite a fight, but I held my own and crossed the finish line with confidence! And in the end, I won the fight!" Adorabeezle says, beaming with pride. "Oh, and Swizzle, if you're watching this right now, all I want to say to you is that you suck at life, and some of us still hate you. But, those few racers who want to give you a chance will actually admit they're sorry. Enough said."

"Thank you, Miss Winterpop." Cadbury says, smiling. "Wow, so humble and tough! Back to you, Brandon and Brad!"

"Thank you, Cadbury. And that just does it for this race, folks. We'll be back for the grandest race of them all, taking place on the Royal Raceway! Until then, on behalf of my colleague, Brad Gumdrop, we bid you all a good night and we'll see you at the next race!" Brandon says as the camera finally cuts off.

As the crowd is clearing out, Barry walks up to Adorabeezle in the locker room.

"Hey, Beez. That was a good race, and congratulations on winning!" Barry says, smiling at the winter-themed racer.

"Thanks, Barry." Adorabeezle says, pulling off her Blue Bell Ice Cream firesuit and changing into a Blue Bell t-shirt, blue polka dot skirt, navy leggings, blue socks, and red sneakers. "What brings you here, anyway?"

"Well, me and a few others are going to the Chiller Bee for ice cream. Would you like to join us?" Barry asks as he changes out of his Mobil 1 Chocolate Oil firesuit.

"Sure, sounds like fun..." Adorabeezle says, smiling at Barry. "Is your sister going to come?"

"Yeah, she is. I asked her before coming to ask you." Barry says, tying his blue sneakers.

"Good. I'm right behind you, Barry." Adorabeezle says, smiling at Barry again as she walks behind him.

What Adorabeezle didn't know as she walked behind Barry, was that Barry had a slight blush running across his cheeks and he was thinking about her.

Meanwhile, as Barry, Adorabeezle, Bubblina, Gloyd, Crumbelina, Clair, and Crimson were heading to the ice cream shop, Herschel, Sticky, Minty, Dylan, Taffyta, and Rancis were walking to Sugar Rush General Hospital to visit Vanellope. The doctors allowed the group to visit her as visiting hours weren't quite over.

The group walks into a room painted mint green and gathers around a bed where Vanellope lays there, a little weak and tired, but bruised up.

"What happened to you, Vanellope?" Sticky asks her.

"Well, I was driving along the track in lap 100, and all of a sudden, Taffyta comes up and nudges my right rear tire. I manage to get my kart back in control the first time it happened, but when she did it a second time...my kart was uncontrollable. My kart skids into a wall and I wake up with bruises on my arms and a possible fracture in my leg. But I'm gonna be just fine." Vanellope says with a smile on her face. "I'm going to get through these injuries. It's good to know you guys are thinking about me."

"I'm sorry if I caused you to be like this, Vanellope. I didn't know what I was thinking when I did that! I swear!" Taffyta says, her hands shaking nervously.

"Now, now, Strawberry Shortcake, you didn't cause any permanent damage, so I forgive you." Vanellope says reassuringly to the strawberry racer, who smiles a relieved smile.

"So, what kind of injuries did you sustain?" Herschel asks her.

"Just a few bruises on both of my arms, and it's possible my right leg could be fractured." Vanellope says.

"Oh, that has to be tough with the biggest race of them all coming up in two weeks." Minty says, a bit worried.

"Yeah, but if this fracture isn't a big one, the doctors say I can race in the Grand Prix, but I hope I can be out by the time qualifying starts." Vanellope says, taking a gummy bear from the bowl on her bedside table.

"That's good. The important thing at this point, is that you have to worry about trying to get better. Get plenty of rest, and let the doctors do what they have to do to make sure you're well. The race won't be the same if you're not there, Miss President." Rancis says, smiling at Vanellope.

"You're a brave soul. I can see that." Dylan says. "We're going to be there for you, no matter what."

"Thanks, guys. That means a lot." Vanellope says with a smile on her face. "Do my friends know what happened?"

"Yeah, I called Ralph, Felix, and Calhoun after the race and let them know. They'll come by tomorrow and come see you." Rancis says.

"Good." Vanellope says, yawning.

"We'll leave now and let you rest, Miss President. We'll try to come by sometime tomorrow." Herschel says as the others walk out of the room.

And with that, the group leaves the room and heads back to the hotel.

(End Of Chapter 19)

Final Point Standings:

Clair Cremecape- 75 points (leader in points- Will start in the Grand Prix)

Dylan Lancer- 37 points

Adorabeezle Winterpop- 72 points (second place in points- second in the Grand Prix starting lineup)

Crimson Crunch- 44 points

Sticky Wipplesnit- 37 points

Herschel Nougatson- 61 points

Bubblina Gumdrop- 56 points

Pepi Pepperdose- 45 points

Jubileena Bing-Bing- 62 points (third place in points- third in the Grand Prix starting lineup)

Snowanna Rainbeau- 38 points

Candlehead- 29 points

Taffyta Muttonfudge- 43 points

Torvald Batterbutter- 37 points

Barry Bubblestein- 61 points

Rancis Fluggerbutter- 47 points

Gloyd Orangeboar- 60 points

Minty Zaki- 44 points

Nougetsia Brumblestain- 17 points

Vanellope Von Schweetz- 17 points

Citrusella Flugpucker- 23 points

Crumbelina Di Caramello- 52 points

Cinndon Sodagard- 21 points