Kent tops opening Star Mazda practice
This is almost 3/10ths of a second clear of the best lap set by championship points leader, and four-time race winner, American John Edwards. He turned a 1:21.373 in The #7 AIM Autosport/ Mobil 1 Mazda. In third was another 4-race winner, Irishman Peter Dempsey, currently third in the championship battle. He turned a lap of 1:21.615 in the #21 Andersen Racing/LotusWorks/ Center Jewellers.ie/Quayside.ie/ Allied Building Products Mazda.
In fourth was another American, Joel Miller, with a lap of 1:22.090 in the ##20 JDC Motorsports / Mazda / K&N Air Filters Mazda. Miller is the 2007 Skip Barber Pro Series Champion and is racing in the 2008 Star Mazda Championship courtesy of the MAZDASPEED Motorsport Driver Development Ladder scholarship. Rounding out the top-5 was another unfamiliar name, an occasional competitor who usually runs in the Star Mazda West Coast regional series, Patrick O'Neill. Driving the #64 Worldspeed Motorsports / O’Neill Construction/ Molecule Mazda, he set a time of 1:22.179.
Pos |
No. | Name | Best Tm | In Lap | Diff | Gap |
1 | 77 | Richard Kent | 1:21.074 | 18 | ||
2 | 7 | John Edwards | 1:21.373 | 12 | 0.299 | 0.299 |
3 | 21 | Peter Dempsey | 1:21.615 | 11 | 0.541 | 0.242 |
4 | 20 | Joel Miller | 1:22.090 | 18 | 1.016 | 0.475 |
5 | 64 | Patrick ONeil | 1:22.179 | 16 | 1.105 | 0.089 |
6 | 51 | Alex Ardoin | 1:22.390 | 10 | 1.316 | 0.211 |
7 | 30 | Rick Rosin | 1:22.721 | 12 | 1.647 | 0.331 |
8 | 15 | Taylor Hacquard | 1:22.790 | 8 | 1.716 | 0.069 |
9 | 17 | Scott Rettich | 1:22.816 | 11 | 1.742 | 0.026 |
10 | 22 | Rusty Mitchell | 1:22.906 | 10 | 1.832 | 0.090 |
11 | 5 | Jonny Baker | 1:23.120 | 13 | 2.046 | 0.214 |
12 | 29 | Phil Fogg Jr. | 1:23.332 | 14 | 2.258 | 0.212 |
13 | 19 | Caio Lara | 1:23.494 | 13 | 2.420 | 0.162 |
14 | 52 | Dave Mundy | 1:24.060 | 17 | 2.986 | 0.566 |
15 | 12 | Chuck Hulse | 1:24.109 | 15 | 3.035 | 0.049 |
16 | 16 | Chris Cumming | 1:24.139 | 12 | 3.065 | 0.030 |
17 | 48 | Kristy Kester | 1:24.154 | 12 | 3.080 | 0.015 |
18 | 24 | J.C. Kester | 1:24.601 | 9 | 3.527 | 0.447 |
19 | 86 | Dave House | 1:24.750 | 13 | 3.676 | 0.149 |
20 | 65 | J.W. Roberts | 1:24.950 | 18 | 3.876 | 0.200 |
21 | 14 | Frank McCormick | 1:25.502 | 15 | 4.428 | 0.552 |
22 | 91 | Michael Guasch | 1:25.751 | 10 | 4.677 | 0.248 |
23 | 4 | Chris Hundley | 1:26.459 | 15 | 5.385 | 0.708 |
24 | 55 | Gerry Kraut | 1:26.661 | 17 | 5.587 | 0.201 |
25 | 82 | Billy Goshen | 1:26.771 | 3 | 5.697 | 0.110 |
26 | 57 | Pedro Serramalera | 1:34.983 | 9 | 13.909 | 8.212 |