Rounds 7 & 8 Preview: Skip Barber National at Road America

Monday, June 27, 2011

Rounds 7 & 8 Preview: Skip Barber National at Road America

Lakeville, Conn. (Jun. 27). Rounds 7 and 8 of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda will take place this week at Road America, a historic four-mile, fourteen-turn road course. With two race wins and three podiums, 22 year-old Scott Anderson currently holds a 10 point advantage over 18 year old Brandon Newey who has placed on the podium four times in the past six races. Currently the only driver to place in the top five for every race event, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development driver Trent Hindman holds the third position in the championship standings. As the most recent Skip Barber National race winner, Hindman will be sure to bring with him the momentum of his first race win at Lime Rock Park last month. Known for its long straightaways, Road America provides excellent drafting opportunities, adding to the strategic element of the race events. For many of the young racers, Rounds 7 & 8 will be their first timeracing at the historic track. The young National racers will be racing inconjunction with the SkipBarber Summer Formula Series and the MAZDASPEED Challenge. Session times will not be time certain, so keep up with all the action on twitter.com/skipbarbernatl.The first lapping session will take place Thursday, June 30th, and the first official practice session will be Friday, July 1st. Entry list for Rounds 7 and 8 at Road America, 4.0 Miles, June 30-July 3rd Name, Age, Hometown, SponsorsScott Anderson, 22, Fort Collins, CO, Laser Nail Centers, Neuropathy Testing Center of Colorado Franco Aragones, 14, Cancun, Mexico Shelby Blackstock, 21, Nashville, TN, Starstruck Entertainment Danilo Estrela, 17, Goiania, Brazil, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development, FIA Motorsport Safety Development Fund, Skip Barber Racing School, Thomas Merrill Motorsports Trent Hindman, 15, Wayside, NJ, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development, FIA Motorsport Safety Development Fund, Skip Barber Racing School, Sparco, Racelite Andrew Hobbs, 17, Glendale, WI Devin Jones, 16, Mooresville, NC, Social Distortion, Impact Racing, Racing Electronics Kyle Kaiser, 15, Santa Clara, CA Thomas McGregor, 19, Saskastoon, Canada, Exclusive Management, Inc./Dairy Queen Jack Mitchell, Jr., 14,Clarendon Hills, Illinois Anesthesia/Suburban Women’s Healthcare Brandon Newey, 18, Carmel, IN, Bryan Herta Autosport, Sparco/Bell Sebastian Ordonez, 16, Deerfield Beach, FL, RDD Motorsports, John Pew, Micheal Auriema, Auto Craze, Oakley Zachary Silver,14 ,Hinsdale, IL

Championship Point Standings after 6 of 16 Rounds 2011 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda 1. 186pts Scott Anderson (2 Wins, 2 Poles, 3 Podiums) 2. 176 Brandon Newey (1 Win, 4 Podiums) 3. 174 Trent Hindman (3 Poles, 1 Podium) 4. 170 Thomas McGregor (2 Wins, 3 Podiums) 5. 157 Sebastian Ordonez (1 Pole, 2 Podiums) 6. 156 Shelby Blackstock (1 Podum) 7. 150 Danilo Estrela (2 Podiums) 8. 135 Devin Jones 9. 92 Remo Ruscitti 10. 90 Franco Aragones 11. 54 Scott Heckert 12. 45 Mukul Sud 13. 41 Patrick Gallagher Championship Point Standings after 6 of 16 Rounds 2011 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber Cup 1. 70pts Brian Cook 2. 70 Peter Ludwig 3. 64 Greg Strelzoff 4. 30 Pat Daly Remaining Schedule 2011 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda Rounds 7 & 8: July 1-3 at Road America with Skip Barber Regional Series Rounds 9 & 10: July 21-23 at Road Atlanta with Skip Barber Regional Series Rounds 11 & 12: August 11-13 at Lime Rock Park with Skip Barber Regional Series Rounds 13 & 14: September 9-11 at Autobahn with Skip Barber Regional Series Rounds 15 & 16: Oct 6-8 at Lime Rock Park with Skip Barber Regional Series

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