Panoz DeltaWing Racing finishes fifth at Mazda Raceway - Speedway Digest

Panoz DeltaWing Racing took their first top five result of the season in an eventful and exciting race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Sean Rayhall started the race in sixth and maintained the position through the first 40 minutes of the two-hour race. Rayhall then took advantage of the yellow that arrived 41 minutes into the race. With a very quick pit for fuel, Rayhall returned to the track as the overall race leader. The DeltaWing showed its true competitiveness and maintained the lead for several laps.

At the third yellow just before the half-way point, the DeltaWing was in fifth position. With 52 minutes to go Katherine Legge took over and in six laps she recorded the DeltaWing’s fastest lap time of 1:21.314. In 26 minutes, Legge had battled her way back to fifth place overall. Legge maintained this position through to the checkered flag to finish the race.

The team will now return home to prepare for an upcoming test in the latter part of May at Watkins Glen and look forward to building on their gains and improvements .

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