LAKEVILLE, Connecticut — Last month, the 14th season of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda kicked off at the legendary 12 Hours of Sebring in March with a new generation of young racers. Following the racing line of drivers like Ryan Hunter-Reay, A.J. Allmendiner, Scott Speed and Raphael Matos, the twelve young Skip Barber National competitors raced hard and clean throughout the double-header weekend. Nineteen year old Thomas McGregor and eighteen year old Brandon Newey were the winners of the weekend, with Newey currently leading the championship by two points.
Now the series heads to Virginia International Raceway for Rounds 3 and 4. Also racing this weekend at VIR will be the Skip Barber Formula Summer Series and Skip Barber 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, April 28th, and the first official practice session will be Friday, April 29th.
Entry list for Rounds 3 and 4 at Virginia International Raceway, April 29-May 1
Virginia International Raceway, 3.27-mile, 20-turn road course
Name, Age, Hometown, Sponsors
Scott Anderson, 22, Fort Collins, CO, Laser Nail Centers/Neuropathy Testing Centers
Franco Aragones, 14, Cancun, Mexico
Shelby Blackstock, 21, Nashville, TN, Starstruck Entertainment
Brian Cook, 41, Northhampton, MA
Danilo Estrela, 17, Goiania, Brazil, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development, Skip Barber Racing School
Trent Hindman, 15, Wayside, NJ, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development, Skip Barber Racing School/Sparco/Racelite Protection/Premier Woodcraft
Devin Jones, 17, Mooresville, NC, Social Distortion/Impact Racing/Racing Electronics
Brandon Newey, 18, Carmel, IN, Bryan Herta Autosport/Sparco/Bell
Thomas McGregor, 19, Saskastoon, Canada, Exclusive Management, Inc./Dairy Queen
Sebastian Ordonez, 17, Deerfield Beach, FL, RDD Motorsports/John Pew/Micheal Auriema/Auto Craze/Oakley
Remo Ruscitti, 17, Burnaby, Canada
Greg Strelzoff, 41, Playa Vista, CA
Championship Point Standings after 2 of 16 Rounds
2011 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda
1. 67 pts. Brandon Newey (1 Win, 2 Podiums)
2. 65 Thomas McGregor (1 Win, 2 Podiums)
3. 56 Sebastian Ordonez (1 Podium)
4. 54 Danilo Estrela (1 Podium)
5. 53 Trent Hindman (1 Pole)
6. 51 Scott Anderson (1 Pole)
7. 50 Shelby Blackstock
8. 45 Mukul Sud
9. 43 Remo Ruscitti
10. 43 Franco Aragones
11. 41 Patrick Gallagher
12. 40 Devin Jones
Remaining Schedule
2011 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda
Rounds 3 & 4: April 29-May 1 at Virginia International Raceway with Skip Barber Regional Series
Rounds 5 & 6: May 27-30 at Lime Rock Park with GRAND-AM
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
About the Skip Barber National Series
Dedicated to the development of aspiring race car drivers, the Skip Barber National is an open wheel, entry-level, equal car championship that provides the athletes with media exposure, expert coaching, on-track experience, financial awards and motorsport scholarships. The Skip Barber National is the series that launched the auto racing careers of Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti, Scott Speed, A.J. Allmendinger, Raphael Matos and many more. The top 10 drivers in the Skip Barber National Series point standings will also receive prizes and awards to aid in the development of their motorsports careers.The top 10 drivers in the Skip Barber National Series point standings will also receive prizes and awards to aid in the development of their motorsports careers. The winner of the 2011 championship will receive an Indy Lights test with Bryan Herta Autosport as well as funding to complete in the entire 2012 Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship powered by Mazda.
