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Race Now For Autism Drivers Notch Two Top Tens at Mazda Raceway |
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 Race Now for Autism drivers Marc Miller and Jeff Mosing both put in solid drives in round two of the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup at Mazda Raceway. Miller battled for the lead throughout the race and came home with a very close second place finish, which was good enough to extend his Championship Points lead to 18. Mosing rebounded from struggles in round one and finished 7th after a very consistent run. Miller and Todd Lamb battled from the drop of the green flag with both
of them leading numerous laps until a late race caution came out.
“I was not happy to see the yellow flags, We had a good gap. I was very comfortable and set into a rhythm. We had set up our car for longer runs. It seemed like Todd was starting to pick up a little bit of an understeer and my car was getting more of an oversteer on exit, which was keeping it nice and free. I had a great run coming up the hill out of Turn Six and then I see Todd waving his hand and the double yellow. I thought, 'well, that"s it then.’”
When green flag racing resumed on lap 20, Lamb and Miller held their positions, while Stan Wilson launched past three cars and suddenly found himself in third.
Wilson proceeded to crank up the pressure on Miller who thought he was setting up Lamb for a pass on lap 21, when he was actually opening up a window of opportunity for Wilson.
“I’d been so good through Three and Four,” Miller recalled. “I would roll through there and get a good run on Todd, so I checked up just a little bit and that seemed to be the lap that Stan got an even better run through Turn Four. He got alongside me going into Turn Five. We came out side-by-side and I had a little bit of a better run. I thought, ‘if he’s nice, he’ll let me take him in Six, if not, I’ll have to give it up,’ and he wasn’t so nice about it, so I let him have it.”
No sooner was Wilson around Miller, than Miller took the spot right back the following lap. With only two laps remaining in the race, Miller ran out of time to catch Lamb, who took the win by 0.205-second.
Finishing second, Miller holds onto his lead in the MX-5 Cup Drivers’ Championship. The driver of the No. 28 Race Now for Autism MX-5 holds an 18-point lead over Justin Piscitell.
Jeff Mosing's weekend started out by qualifying his #31 Race Now for Autism car in 11th position. After having struggles in round one at Road Atlanta, Mosing was looking for a clean race with a solid finish and thats exactly what he did. After starting 11th, Mosing ran a consistent, clean race and was rewarded with his first career top ten finish, 7th place.
Facts about autism:
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the fastest growing developmental disability with a new diagnoses occurring every 20 minutes. Autism typically appears during the first three years of life and affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. There is no known single cause for autism, but increased awareness and funding can help families today.
For more information about autism and how you can Race Now for Autism, visit www.RaceNowForAutism.org . For information on the Mazda MX-5 Cup series, visit www.MX-5Cup.com .
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