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Table of Contents SCCA PRO RACING MAZDA MX-5 CUP PRESENTED BY BFGOODRICH TIRES ROUNDS 9 & 10 • ROAD AMERICA ELKHART LAKE, WIS. • AUG. 8-10 Weekend Information Page Event Schedule ........................................................................................ 2 Mazda MX-5 Cup Entry List ........................................................................ 3 Pronunciation Key ...................................................................................... 4 Weekend Facts/Story Leads ...................................................................... 5 2014 Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship Point Standings ............................. 8 2014 Mazda MX-5 Cup Performance Charts .............................................. 9 2014 Skip Barber Pro Challenge Championship Point Standings ............. 11 2014 Skip Barber Pro Challenge Performance Charts ............................. 12 Last Time at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park ............................................ 14 2014 Race Recaps ................................................................................... 17 2014 Race Results ................................................................................... 25 Mazda MX-5 Cup Career Driver Records Archive .................................... 33 2014 Mazda MX-5 Cup Schedule ............................................................. 43 1 Schedule of Events SCCA PRO RACING MAZDA MX-5 CUP PRESENTED BY BFGOODRICH TIRES ROUNDS 9 & 10 • ROAD AMERICA ELKHART LAKE, WIS. • AUG. 8-10 Friday, August 8th 7:00am – 3:00pm MX-5 Cup Registration at the Registration Building Gate 6 8:00 am - 8:30 am Practice – Mazda MX-5 Cup/Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge 8:40 am - 9:25 am Practice – Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge 9:30 am Driver/C. Chief’s Meeting - Mazda MX-5 Cup/Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge at the MX-5 Cup Trailer 9:40 am - 10:10 am Practice - IMSA Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda 10:25 am –10:55 am Practice – IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge 11:05 am –11:35 am Practice – Mazda MX-5 Cup/Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge 11:50 am - 12:35 pm Practice – Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge 1:15 pm – 1:55 pm Practice – IMSA Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda 2:10 pm - 2:50 pm Practice - IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge 3:05 pm - 3:20 pm Qualifying - Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge ST 3:35 pm - 3:50 pm Qualifying - Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge GS 4:05pm - 4:25 pm Qualifying – IMSA Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda 4:40pm - 5:40 pm Practice – TUDOR Championship (All classes) 6:00 pm Tour de Road America Saturday, August 9th 7:00am – 3:00pm MX-5 Cup Registration at the Registration Building Gate 6 8:00 am - 8:20 am Qualifying - IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge 8:30 am - 9:00 am Qualifying - Mazda MX-5 Cup/Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge 9:15am - 10:15 am Practice – TUDOR Championship (All Classes) 10:30am - 11:15 am Race#1 – IMSA Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda – 30 minutes 11:15 am Driver Only Meeting- Mazda MX-5 Cup/Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge at the MX-5 Cup Trailer 12:15 pm - 2:45 pm Race – Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm Practice – TUDOR Championship (All Classes) 4:20 pm - 4:35 pm Qualifying – TUDOR Championship (GTD) 4:40 pm - 4:55 pm Qualifying – TUDOR Championship (GTLM) 5:05 pm - 5:20 pm Qualifying – TUDOR Championship (PC) 5:25 pm - 5:40 pm Qualifying – TUDOR Championship (P) 5:55 pm - 6:50 pm Race#1 – IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge – 45 minutes 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Race #1 - Mazda MX-5 Cup/Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge – 45 Minutes Sunday, August 10th 8:00 am - 9:30 am MX-5 Cup Registration at the Registration Building Gate 6 7:55 am – 8:50 am Race#2 – IMSA Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda – 45 minutes 9:05 am - 9:25 am Warm-up – TUDOR (All Classes) 9:40 am - 10:35 am Race#2 – IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge – 45 minutes 10:50 am -11:35 am Race #2 - Mazda MX-5 Cup/Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge – 45 Minutes 1:15pm - 4:00 pm Race – Road Race Showcase for the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship 4:35pm – 5:30 pm Race#3 – IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge – 45 minutes *Schedule subject to change 2 Mazda MX-5 Cup Pronunciation Guide Mazda MX-5 Cup No. Driver/Hometown Team Sponsors/Car Studio Rhoad Marketing/Chryst Brothers 2 Beth Chryst/Herndon, VA Chryst Motorsports Construction MX-5 6 Timothy Paul(R)/Mahopac, NY ALARA Racing ALARA Racing/Cellmark MX-5 7 Dean Copeland/Bowie, MD Copeland Motorsports Copeland Motorsports/SyncSpeed Inc. MX-5 Sick Sideways/OOTSK 8 Nathanial Sparks/Spanish Fort, AL Performance Bimmerworld MX-5 10 Brent Mosing/Lafayette, LA ALARA Racing ALARA Racing MX-5 11 Ara Malkhassian/Houston, TX ALARA Racing ALARA Racing MX-5 ALARA Racing/Mazda Motorsports/BFGoodrich 12 Kenton Koch(R)/Glendora, CA ALARA Racing Tires MX-5 16 John Dean II/Sebring, FL Sick Sideways Projections Research/PPG MX-5 Atlanta Motorsports Group/NY Spine & 17 Lucas Catania(R)/Cazenovia, NY Atlanta Motorsports Group Wellness/SOS MX-5 Atlanta Motorsports Group/NY Spine & 18 Joseph Catania(R)/Cazenovia, NY Atlanta Motorsports Group Wellness/SOS MX-5 26 Tim Probert/Houston, TX ALARA Racing ALARA Racing MX-5 27 Nick Igdalsky(R)/Stroudsburg, PA C.J. Wilson Racing Pocono Raceway/ModSpace MX-5 28 Patrick Gallagher/Thornville, OH C.J. Wilson Racing MedBuild/Henry Schein/ModSpace MX-5 29 Joey Bickers(R)/Moorpark, CA C.J. Wilson Racing Mazda Motorsports/BFGoodrich Tires MX-5 35 Devin Jones(R)/Mooresville, NC C.J. Wilson Racing Veristor MX-5 48 Forrest Landy/Great Falls, VA Atlanta Motorsports Group Excitations.com/Atlanta Motorsports Group MX-5 49 Sebastian Landy/Great Falls, VA Atlanta Motorsports Group Excitations.com/Atlanta Motorsports Group MX-5 77 Alex Ratcliffe(R)/Leesburg, VA Copeland Motorsports Copeland Motorsports MX-5 Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge No. Driver/Hometown Team Sponsors/Car 60 Zach Lee/San Antonio, TX Skip Barber Race School SBMX-5 61 Ben Albano/Greenwich, CT Skip Barber Race School SBMX-5 Blackmore Partners/xBorder Foods & Wine 63 Bryan Hixon/San Antonio, TX Skip Barber Race School SBMX-5 65 Felix Borodaty/Short Hills, NJ Skip Barber Race School Highmark Development SBMX-5 Blackmore Partners/xBorder Foods & Wine 69 Chris Beaufait/Freeland, WA Skip Barber Race School SBMX-5 93 Robby Foley/Randolph, NJ Skip Barber Race School SBMX-5 94 Sarah Montgomery/Lafayette, LA Skip Barber Race School Travel Lafayette, LA/Acadian Pawn SBMX-5 98 Lucas Bize/New York, NY Skip Barber Race School SBMX-5 99 Drake Kemper/Toluca Lake, CA Skip Barber Race School Royal Rugby SBMX-5 3 Mazda MX-5 Cup Pronunciation Guide Correct pronunciation of SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich Tires drivers’ names: Chris Beaufait boh·fay Lucas Bize bē zā’ Felix Borodaty bur·ŏ·dot·ee Joseph Catania kă·tan’ yă Lucas Catania kă·tan’ yă Chris Haldeman hawl’ day·man Kenton Koch kuuk Ara Malkhassian r’ uh mal·cass’ e·an Brent Mosing mō’ zing Charles Paquin pack·win’ Timothy Reger ree’ ger Christian Szymczak shim’ zak Oxford American Dictionary Key used. For multi-syllabic names, accent the syllable followed by ’. 4 MX-5 Cup Weekend Facts and Story Leads Weekend Facts What: The SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich Tires heads north to the state known for its cheese and bratwurst for Championship Rounds Nine and 10, at Road America near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Boasting the long straights with multiple elevation changes and the famous carousel turn, Road America is sometimes called ‘the Spa of North America’ in reference to the famous Belgian circuit. Qualifying: Saturday, Aug. 9, 8:30 a.m. CDT Races: Race 1: Saturday, Aug. 9, 7:00 p.m. CDT Race 2: Sunday, Aug. 10, 10:50 a.m. CDT Race Lengths: 45-minute timed races Track Records: Qualifying Lap: 2:38.484 (91.951 mph), John Dean, 2012 Race Lap: 2:37.784 (92.359 mph), Christian Franck, 2008 Margin of Victory: 0.069-second, Ara Malkhassian over Dean Copeland, 2012 Previous Winners: 2006: Jason Saini 2008: Ryan Schimsk 2009: Todd Lamb 2010: Brad Rampelberg 2011: Dean Copeland 2012: Ara Malkhassian Wisconsin Rush Patrick Gallagher may not be the traditional hometown hero, but he is the closest in geographic vicinity to the four-mile road course. Gallagher, of Thornville, Ohio, also has some history at the scenic racetrack that none of his competitors can match. During the fall of 2012, Gallagher earned the title of SCCA National Champion after winning the Formula Enterprise race during that year’s SCCA Runoffs. An SCCA National Championship is not only the most coveted award in North American amateur motorsports, but is also held in high regard by many racers who make a living driving racecars. Gallagher would like to add his name to the list of past SCCA Champions who have enjoyed long careers in the pro ranks, like Roger Penske, Bob and Scott Sharp, Boris Said and Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal. Story Leads The SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Series Presented by BFGoodrich Tires goes back to a course that has become the favorite of many drivers from all over the world, Road America. At just over four miles in length, the circuit has something for everyone. Elevation changes, long straight and a combination of slow- and high-speed turns have led many drivers to call this the ‘Spa Fracorchamps’ of North America. As the penultimate stop on the 2014 calendar, the Championship picture is beginning to come into focus as we head toward this weekend’s event. Currently, Koch sits atop the point standings with a 5 MX-5 Cup Weekend Facts and Story Leads 55-marker lead over John Dean. While Koch’s lead may be sizeable, the championship battle is not over. All one needs to do is ask John Dean how a little tough luck can affect your season. Koch, of Glendora, California, can head to the scenic course with confidence running high.