ZACH BEARD WINS AGAIN ON ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE SERIES, WILL RACE FOR CHANCE TO COMPETE IN ITALY
Thu, 2008-07-24 09:00
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. 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.
Beard, 17, is the eldest son of champion NHRA crew chief Lee Beard, who currently serves at crew chief/team manager for NHRA driver Antron Brown and the Matco Tools Top Fuel team. Beard has 53 career wins and 59 poles and is widely considered one of the best Top Fuel and Funny Car crew chiefs in NHRA racing.
Headquartered in Houston with race operations located in Brownsburg, Ind., David Powers Motorsports fields the two-car Top Fuel operation of drivers Rod Fuller and Antron Brown. DPM proudly represents racing partners Matco Tools, Caterpillar, Forward Sports Marketing, Valvoline, Toyota, Ringer’s Gloves, Go Fast Sports, Goodyear, FRAM, and Autolite.
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. 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.
Beard, 17, is the eldest son of champion NHRA crew chief Lee Beard, who currently serves at crew chief/team manager for NHRA driver Antron Brown and the Matco Tools Top Fuel team. Beard has 53 career wins and 59 poles and is widely considered one of the best Top Fuel and Funny Car crew chiefs in NHRA racing.
Headquartered in Houston with race operations located in Brownsburg, Ind., David Powers Motorsports fields the two-car Top Fuel operation of drivers Rod Fuller and Antron Brown. DPM proudly represents racing partners Matco Tools, Caterpillar, Forward Sports Marketing, Valvoline, Toyota, Ringer’s Gloves, Go Fast Sports, Goodyear, FRAM, and Autolite.
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