The 2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda season is drawing to a closeand with two rounds left, the championship is mathematically still open to the top six contenders:Spencer Pigot, Isaac Lyons, Felix Serralles, Dennis Trebing, Ashley Freiberg and Nick Andries.Comprised of seven double header weekends, the young drivers of the National Series have beenracing on some of America’s best tracks, providing the best on track entertainment of the season.The final two rounds of the season will take place September 28th to October 1st at Road AtlantaWith eleven podiums in twelve rounds under his belt, championship points leader andMAZDASPEED Development driver Spencer Pigot has a strong championship lead, but IsaacLyons is just twenty points behind and determined as ever. Last month at Road America, Pigotand Lyons earned finishing spots on both podiums with race winners Dennis Trebing and FelixSerralles.
Trebing claimed his third win of the season at the historic track, breaking the three-waychampionship points tie between him, Serralles and Ashley Freiberg. Serralles, Skip BarberKarting Shootout winner and MAZDASPEED Development driver won his first National Racein July at New Jersey Motorsports Park then carried that momentum to Road America and wonthe second race event in the double header weekend.
Recently at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course for a Skip Barber Regional Summer Series raceweekend, Ashley Freiberg not only won a formula race, but two MAZDASPEED Challengeraces in a Mazda MX-5 Cup car as well. Showing improvement with every race, Freiberg willcarry this momentum into the final rounds and prove to be a serious runner for position.Currently fifth in the championship, Freiberg has shown herself to be a consistent and focusedyoung driver, as have all the competitors this season. Freiberg’s closest competitor in the pointstandings is Nick Andries, following just six points behind. In the last four rounds, Andries hasclaimed the fastest laps of three races. If he qualifies well and continues to set the fastest lap,Andries could claim his first race win of the season.
Scott Anderson claimed his first top five finish in Round 5 at Virginia International Raceway andhas made it in the top five twice more since. With one podium under his belt, Anderson has hadan impressive rookie season, learning the tracks with skill and knowing when to fight forposition. In the previous round at Road America, Brandon Newey stood out, running near thefront of the pack and even leading laps before contact took him out in the final lap of Round 12.Also improving with every race, Newey will be one to watch this race weekend.Mukul Sud, who previously this year won a scholarship at the Skip Barber Karting Shootout,was absent in the last event at Road America, but will be returning to the track for the final tworounds of the weekend.
