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Homestead-Miami 12 Hours: 2nd in ZR4 and a 34-Point Teams Championship Lead
The #769 Mazda Miata finished 2nd in ZR4 at the Zenith Racing Series 12 Hours at Homestead-Miami on September 5. Powell Racing leaves Florida leading the ZR4 Teams Championship by 34 points with Daytona still to run.
October 21, 20262 min read
In this report
Homestead-Miami was fraught with rain and lightning delay, but the team still managed to push through. A pole position, a P2 finish, and the championship lead extended is all we could have hoped for from the race despite trouble.
The lineup
Five drivers shared the #769 over the 12 hours:
- Preston Powell
- Chase Anderson
- Bill Agha
- Andrew Adleta
- Timothy Hanrahan
The race
Our first pole position as a team came Friday in a wet weather qualifying, beating out the Lagoonatic Racing car by a whopping 9.730 seconds, driven by Andrew Adleta. The team was ecstatic to finally get our first pole position, with Andrew saying "3 races in and we finally did it. Super happy to be where we are."
Saturday started well, with Andrew Adleta taking the first stint and leading the race. The car began having issues after a spark plug wire was loose, dropping us a lap down early on.
The race continued going well, and a driver switch that was initially planned for the 2 hour mark ended up being delayed after lightning struck near the track. Preston Powell jumped back in the car after the delays ended, and the team continued running P2.
At one point during Preston's stint, the transmission in the car gave out, and we were left with only 4th gear. The team needed to complete half of the leaders laps to be counted for points, and as the rain continued to ramp up, we managed to keep within 5 seconds of our opponents' wet weather pace.
At around the 6 hour mark, the race ended early due to an extended lightning delay, with Powell Racing finishing P2 in class, taking home valuable points as we head into the season Finale at Daytona on Oct. 31st.
Championship standings
After Homestead-Miami, Powell Racing leads the ZR4 Teams Championship with 93 points, 34 clear of second place, with Daytona still to run.
The season in ZR4 so far
Homestead-Miami follows a run of class podiums for the #769 this summer:
- Road America, Race 2: 1st in class
- Watkins Glen, Race 1: 3rd in class
- Watkins Glen, Race 2: 2nd in class
Race with us
Seats in the #769 and our other cars are available on an arrive-and-drive basis. Get in touch to ask about upcoming rounds.
Results are from the official classification, Al Kamel Systems scoring for the Zenith Racing Series.