DEER TRAIL, Colo. (July 5, 2015) – First SCCA Majors wins and hard fought victories by veterans set the scene on Sunday at High Plains Raceway, Round 10 of the Mid-States Conference Championship.
18-year-old Mianna Wick earned her first career win following a back and forth battle in the Formula Mazda class. Wick drove her No. 46 Loophole Racing Formula Mazda around Saturday winner Larry Howard’s No. 50 Epic Electric Service Corp. Formula Mazda near the mid-point of the race, then put her foot down to win going away.
The day ended with the first career Majors win for Brad Gross. Gross took advantage of an early end of the day for Saturday winner Jim Valdez, and kept his No. 13 Hoosier Tires/Renishaw Chevrolet Monte Carlo in front to the finish.
Jason Ott, no stranger to Majors racing or the top step of the podium in SCCA, fought hard for a Touring 3 and overall win in the group. Ott weaved his No. 09 Hoosier Tire/Bimmerhaus/Alpine Motorsports BMW Z4 in and around traffic, and even through the dirt, chasing the No. 8 Hoosier Tire Nissan 350Z of Bob Schader. Ott kept the pressure on Schader until he found an opening, moving through and to the checkered flag.
The Mid-States Conference finale runs July 25-26 at Pueblo Motorsports Park for a doubleheader weekend. Results from High Plains can be found at SCCA.com/highplainsmajors.
Interviews with race winning drivers can be found here. A complete list of winners, with class, name, hometown, and car, follow.
American Sedan: Jim Wheeler, Lenexa, Kan., Pontiac Trans-Am
E Production: Matt Reynolds, Fair Oaks, Texas, Mazda Miata
F Production: Eric Prill, Topeka, Kan., Mazda Miata
Formula 500: Timothy Friest, Leavenworth, Kan., KBS Mk 7
Formula 1000: Jose Gerardo, El Paso, Texas, Galmer F1000
Formula Atlantic: Tyler Hunter, Denver, Colo., Swift 014a
Formula F: Max Mallinen, Liberty Lake, Wash., Spectrum 016/Honda
Formula Mazda: Mianna Wick, Delta, Colo., Formula Mazda
Formula Vee: Robert Neumeister, Pueblo, Colo., Vortech/Volkswagen
GT-2: Brad Gross, Grapevine, Texas., Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Prototype 1: Kirk Kindsfater, Eaton, Colo., Speads RS11
Prototype 2: Bruce Gurney, Honolulu, Hawaii, Carbir CS-2
Spec Miata: Matt Reynolds, Fair Oaks, Texas, Mazda Miata
Spec Racer Ford: Steven Kramer, Heath, Texas, Spec Racer Ford
Spec Racer Ford Gen 3: Keith Verges, Dallas, Texas, Spec Racer Ford
Super Touring Under: Ian Mullen, Bradenton, Fla., BMW E36
Touring 1: Michael Pettiford, Louisville, Colo., Chevrolet Corvette
Touring 2: Michael Pettiford, Louisville, Colo., Pontiac Solstice
Touring 3: Jason Ott, Littleton, Colo., BMW Z4
Touring 4: Stan Czacki, Truth or Consequences, N.M., Acura RSX Type S
Image: Mianna Wick (46) battled Larry Howard to a Formula Mazda win.
Credit: Rupert Berrington
