First wins dot landscape during SCCA Majors at High Plains

First SCCA Majors wins and hard fought victories by veterans set the scene on Sunday at High Plains Raceway, Round 10 of the Mid-States Conference Championship.

18-year-old Mianna Wick earned her first career win following a back and forth battle in the Formula Mazda class. Wick drove her No. 46 Loophole Racing Formula Mazda around Saturday winner Larry Howard's No. 50 Epic Electric Service Corp. Formula Mazda near the mid-point of the race, then put her foot down to win going away.The day ended with the first career Majors win for Brad Gross. Gross took advantage of an early end of the day for Saturday winner Jim Valdez, and kept his No. 13 Hoosier Tires/Renishaw Chevrolet Monte Carlo in front to the finish.Jason Ott, no stranger to Majors racing or the top step of the podium in SCCA, fought hard for a Touring 3 and overall win in the group. Ott weaved his No. 09 Hoosier Tire/Bimmerhaus/Alpine Motorsports BMW Z4 in and around traffic, and even through the dirt, chasing the No. 8 Hoosier Tire Nissan 350Z of Bob Schader. Ott kept the pressure on Schader until he found an opening, moving through and to the checkered flag.The Mid-States Conference finale runs July 25-26 at Pueblo Motorsports Park for a doubleheader weekend. Results from High Plains can be found at SCCA.com/highplainsmajors.Interviews with race winning drivers can be found at SCCA.com. A complete list of winners, with class, name, hometown, and car, follow.American Sedan: Jim Wheeler, Lenexa, Kan., Pontiac Trans-AmE Production: Matt Reynolds, Fair Oaks, Texas, Mazda MiataF Production: Eric Prill, Topeka, Kan., Mazda MiataFormula 500: Timothy Friest, Leavenworth, Kan., KBS Mk 7Formula 1000: Jose Gerardo, El Paso, Texas, Galmer F1000Formula Atlantic: Tyler Hunter, Denver, Colo., Swift 014aFormula F: Max Mallinen, Liberty Lake, Wash., Spectrum 016/HondaFormula Mazda: Mianna Wick, Delta, Colo., Formula MazdaFormula Vee: Robert Neumeister, Pueblo, Colo., Vortech/VolkswagenGT-2: Brad Gross, Grapevine, Texas., Chevrolet Monte CarloPrototype 1: Kirk Kindsfater, Eaton, Colo., Speads RS11Prototype 2: Bruce Gurney, Honolulu, Hawaii, Carbir CS-2Spec Miata: Matt Reynolds, Fair Oaks, Texas, Mazda MiataSpec Racer Ford: Steven Kramer, Heath, Texas, Spec Racer FordSpec Racer Ford Gen 3: Keith Verges, Dallas, Texas, Spec Racer FordSuper Touring Under: Ian Mullen, Bradenton, Fla., BMW E36Touring 1: Michael Pettiford, Louisville, Colo., Chevrolet CorvetteTouring 2: Michael Pettiford, Louisville, Colo., Pontiac SolsticeTouring 3: Jason Ott, Littleton, Colo., BMW Z4Touring 4: Stan Czacki, Truth or Consequences, N.M., Acura RSX Type SImage: Mianna Wick (46) battled Larry Howard to a Formula Mazda win.Credit: Rupert Berrington