Both Southwest Formula Mazda Series’ (Standard FM and Pro FM) raced at the SCCA Sunburn Grand Prix Double National held at Texas Motor Speedway on May 3-4.
On Saturday, Nur Ali qualified on the pole with Davis Parr in 2nd and R. David Jones in 3rd . By the end of Lap 1, Austin Snader had overtaken Jones for 3rd position. Last years Champion, Dave Zavelson finished 4th. On Sunday, Davis Parr qualified on the pole with Dave Zavelson in 2nd and Nur Ali in 3rd. Nur Ali got a great start at the green flag and took the lead immediately. Davis Parr fell into 2nd place and held his position comfortably. However, Zavelson and Snader battled it out for 3rd. On Lap 8, Zavelson got around Snader but by Lap 14 Snader passed him back and finished the race in 3rd. Nur Ali, with his 2 wins and 2 drops, took the lead in the race for the Championship. Davis Parr is currently 2nd in points with Snader in 3rd. Snader is also leading in the race for Rookie of the Year.
Keith Young won both days in the SWFM Pro Car Series retaining his lead for the Championship. Greg Byrne is currently 2nd in points with Marc Paganini in 3rd.
Both Series will hold their next round of races at Texas World Speedway on May 24-25. For complete race results and point standings go to www.texasautosports.com