Starting the morning in sticky Texas conditions, day one of the Texas World Speedway Majors served as Round Five of the Mid-States Conference 12 Round Championship. Drivers in 28-Runoffs eligible classes took to the 15-turn, 2.9-mile course in what is anticipated to be the final national-level SCCA event held at the venue.
The day started with each of the seven race groups completing a 25-minute qualifying session that would set the grid for the afternoon’s 25-minute sprint races. Many of the drivers used the first, or last, half of the session to put down their fast laps, saving the car for the rest of the weekend.
As the day progressed, weather conditions cooled slightly as scattered showers moved into the College Station area following the lunch break. Many of the race groups ran unaffected, while the last two groups had to deal with increasingly slick conditions produced by the rain showers.
Reaction from the class winners can be seen here:
Alex Bachura, Spec Miata
Darryl Wills, Formula Mazda
David Zalverson, Formula Atlantic
Travis Parker, Formula Continental
Kirk Kindsfater, Prototype 1
Jack Donellan, Prototype 2
Carl Cramm, Spec Racer Ford
Gary Glanger, Spec Racer Ford Gen3
Gregg Rodgers, GT-2
John Phillips, B-Spec
Toby Grahovec, Touring 4
Peter Federlin, Super Touring Under
Alan Marshall, GT-3
Tom Himes, American Sedan
David Fershtand, GT-1
Charles Mathes, Super Touring Lite
Bob Schader, Touring 3
Don Sweitzer, Touring 2
Jack Walbran, Formula 500
John Trenery, H Production
Wes Cunningham, Formula F
Dennis Andrade, Formula Vee
Kevin Ruck, F Production
Andrew Robertson, E Production
Jonathan Goodale, GT-Lite
Additional information on the TWS Majors, including full results and schedules, can be found at SCCA.com/TWSMajors.
Lone Star Grand Prix Majors