Skip Barber National Presented by RACER: It’s Wehrheim in Race One, Rossi in Race Two
At 14, Rossi becomes youngest-ever winner of a professional open-wheel road race
In the pouring rain, series newcomer Chris Wehrheim won the first of thedouble-header Skip Barber National event at VIR, supporting the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series event. Justin Moon came from ninth on the grid to finish second, Richard Heistand third. In race two, in picture-perfect weather, Alexander Rossi made a last-lap pass on points leader Marco Di Leo to win.
At age 14, Rossi becomes the youngest-ever winner of a professional open-wheel road race in the U.S. Heistand again took third.
Round 3 of 14, Skip Barber National Presented by RACER
Virginia International Raceway, 17-turn, 3.27-mile road courseStarting position in parentheses
1. (1) Chris Wehrheim, Norcross, Ga., 9 laps, 64.550 average mph2. (9) Justin Moon, Shingle Springs, Calif., 9 laps, -14.716 seconds3. (5) Richard Heistand, Orlando, Fla., 94. (2) Marco Di Leo, Markham, Ont. Can., 95. (8) Ricky Taylor, Altamont Springs, Fla., 96. (12) Alexander Rossi, Nevada City, Calif., 97. (4) Kyle Lawrence, Fort Gratiot, Mich., 98. (18) Jonathan Gore, Franklin, Tenn., 99. (15) Kyle Wiegand, Bargersville, Ind., 910. (16) Jason Fennessey, Andover, Mass., 911. (10) Mario Adrian Ochoa, Mexico, 912. (11) Enzo Pastor, Philippines, 913. (3) Alex Doman, Conifer, Colo., 714. (6) A.J. Riley, Wilton, Conn., 1 (accident)15. (13) Jonathan Goring, Norfolk, Conn., 1 (accident)16. (7) Cory Turner, Bakersfield, Calif., 0 (accident)17. (17) Duncan Ende, Los Angeles, Calif., 0 (accident)18. (19) Chris Castagna, S. Boston, Mass., 0 (accident)19. (14) Andy Rossetto, Grafton, Wis., 0 (accident)
Race length: 9 laps of 3.27-mile, 17-turn road course for 29.43 milesTime of race: 27 minutes, 21.342 secondsConditions: Very wetWinner's average speed: 64.550 mphMargin of victory: 14.716 secondsLap leaders: Werhrheim, 1; Di Leo, 2 – 3; Wehrheim, 4 - 9Caution laps: One caution period for 1 lap (lap 3)Fastest race lap: Moon, 2:34.272, lap 8Fastest qualifier: Wehrheim, 2:09.878 / 90.639 mph
Round 4 of 14, Skip Barber National Presented by RACER
Virginia International Raceway, 17-turn, 3.27-mile road courseStarting position in parentheses
1. (10) Alexander Rossi, Nevada City, Calif., 5 laps, 88.777 average mph2. (2) Marco Di Leo, Markham, Ont. Can., 5 laps, -0.435 seconds3. (3) Richard Heistand, Orlando, Fla., 54. (11) Mario Adrian Ochoa, Mexico, 55. (1) Chris Wehrheim, Norcross, Ga., 56. (6) Kyle Lawrence, Fort Gratiot, Mich., 57. (12) Alex Doman, Conifer, Colo., 58. (16) Jonathan Goring, Norfolk, Conn., 59. (5) Jason Fennessey, Andover, Mass., 510. (8) Kyle Wiegand, Bargersville, Ind., 511. (19) Cory Turner, Bakersfield, Calif., 512. (15) A.J. Riley, Wilton, Conn., 513. (9) Jonathan Gore, Franklin, Tenn., 514. (11) Enzo Pastor, Philippines, 515. (4) Ricky Taylor, Altamont Springs, Fla., 516. (18) Duncan Ende, Los Angeles, Calif., 517. (13) Andy Rossetto, Grafton, Wis., 518. (17) Chris Castagna, S. Boston, Mass., 519. (7) Justin Moon, Shingle Springs, Calif., 2 laps, suspension damage
Race length: 5 laps of 3.27-mile, 17-turn road course for 16.35 milesTime of race: 11 minutes, 03.006 secondsConditions: DryWinner's average speed: 88.777 mphMargin of victory: 0.435 secondsLap leaders: Heistand, 1 – 2; Di Leo, 3 – 4; Rossi, 5Caution laps: NoneFastest race lap: Jonathan Gore, 2:09.982, lap 4
Fastest qualifier: Chris Wehrheim, 2:25.947 / 80.659 mph (wet-to-damp)
SBN Points standings, top 15 drivers, after 4 of 14 rounds:
1. Marco Di Leo, 2412. Alexander Rossi, 1803. Justin Moon, 1754. Mario Adrian Ochoa, 1595. Jonathan Goring, 1506. Alex Doman, 1497. Richard Heistand, 1228. Kyle Wiegand, 1149. Chris Wehrheim, 11210. Jason Fennessey, 10511. Kyle Lawrence, 10312. Duncan Ende, 7313. Andy Rossetto, 7214. Timmy Megenbier, 5115. Quentin Wahl, 42
Next two races: May 19-20, Lime Rock Park
