David Powers Motorsports development driver Zach Beard won his fourth
Rotax Max Challenge event of the season Sunday afternoon at USA
International Raceway. Beard bested the 11-kart field at the Rotax
Summer Shootout at the Shawano, Wis. race track.
Beard earned the pole in the Rotax Senior division on Saturday and
started third in the main event. He passed the field with four laps
remaining to secure his fourth Rotax Max Challenge win of the season.
It was his first win at USA International Raceway. The other three
victories have come during the Midwest Region Series at South Bend,
Ind.
“We’ve done very well at the last five Rotax Challenge events winning
four races,” Beard said. “We’ve been doing a lot of testing for the
Grand Nationals in September and we like our chances to have a podium
finish.”
Beard, who drives a kart for MRP Birel America, will compete at the
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Nationals, Sept. 9-14, at USA International
Raceway. The top five finishers advance to the Rotax World Finals in
Italy.