Mazda Prototypes Score Best-Ever Finishes at Long Beach

For the second race in a row, the two-car Mazda Prototype team recorded best-ever qualifying and race results, with finishes of fourth and fifth at the BUBBA burger SportsCar Grand Prix at Long Beach for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The No. 70 Mazda Prototype, with drivers Tom Long and Joel Miller, started third, then led the race for three laps before coming home with a fourth-place finish.

The No. 55 Mazda, with drivers Tristan Nunez and Jonathan Bomarito, kicked off the weekend as the quickest car overall in the first practice session (another first for the team). After starting seventh, Nunez climbed to second place behind teammate Long. (It is the first time the team has run first and second place in a race.) After pit stops for fuel, tires and driver changes, Miller and Bomarito closed out the race with top-five finishes.