The fourth weekend of BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda racing took place this past weekend with Rounds 7 and 8 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Both rounds produced repeat winners for the season.
Round 7: Sophomore racer Brandon Newey (LEFT) picked up his second win of the season with a daring last-lap pass. Approaching the checkered flag, Newey made a move on race leader Thomas McGregor and snatched the win by 0.084sec. The win marked the sixth top-five finish for Newey, and the second-place finish was the fifth top-five finish for McGregor.
MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development Driver Trent Hindman finished third, after leading several laps of the race. The third-place finish continues Hindman's streak of finishing on the podium for every race this season. MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development driver Danilo Estrela finished fourth, marking his fourth top-five finish of the season.
The top four drivers raced hard, exchanging the lead numerous times during the 25-minute race, sometimes going three wide through the historic track.
UNOFFICIAL Results for Round 7 of 16 at Road America
Saturday, July 2
1. (1) Brandon Newey, 18, Indianapolis, IN
2. (10) Thomas McGregor (+0.084) , 19, Saskastoon, Canada
3. (2) Trent Hindman (+0.209), 15, Wayside, NJ
4. (8) Danilo Estrela (+0.254), 17, Goiania, Brazil
5. (9) Kyle Kaiser (+0.684) 15, Santa Clara, CA
6. (7) Zachary Silver (+1.669), 14 ,Hinsdale, IL
7. (5) Scott Anderson (+1.676), 22, Fort Collins, CO
8. (11) Andrew Hobbs (+7.741), 17, Glendale, WI
9. (4) Shelby Blackstock (+ 14.585), 21, Nashville, TN
10. (3) Sebastian Ordonez (+21.889), 16, Deerfield Beach, FL
11. (6) Jack Mitchell, Jr. (+2 Laps), 14,Clarendon Hills
Results will be official pending video review.
Round 8: Scott Anderson earned his third race win of the season in Round 8 of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda at Road America. Anderson, Brandon Newey and Skip Barber National newcomer Zachary Silver separated themselves from the rest of the pack and traded the lead position almost every turn. MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development Drivers Trent Hindman and Danilo Estrela worked together to gain positions and finished fourth and fifth.
The BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda resumes at Road Atlanta on July 21-23.
UNOFFICIAL Results for Round 8 of 16 at Road America
Sunday, July 3
1. (7) Scott Anderson, 22, Fort Collins, CO
2. (5) Brandon Newey (+0.021), 18, Indianapolis, IN
3. (8) Zachary Silver (+0.047), 14 ,Hinsdale, IL
4. (3) Trent Hindman (+1.691), 15, Wayside, NJ
5. (4) Danilo Estrela (+1.899), 17, Goiania, Brazil
6. (2) Thomas McGregor (+10.673) , 19, Saskastoon, Canada
7. (9) Kyle Kaiser (+10.753) 15, Santa Clara, CA
8. (1) Sebastian Ordonez (+11.316), 16, Deerfield Beach, FL
9. (10) Andrew Hobbs (+ 1 Lap), 17, Glendale, WI
10. (6) Shelby Blackstock (+ 5 Laps), 21, Nashville, TN
11. Jack Mitchell, Jr. (+9 Laps), 14,Clarendon Hills
Results will be official pending video review.