Lamb Wins Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup Doubleheader in New Jersey
ATLANTA, Ga. - Todd Lamb, driving the No. 84 Luna-C/Traqmate Mazda for Atlanta Motorsports Group, won Rounds Three and Four of the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup series double-header at New Jersey Motorsports Park this past weekend. In addition to capturing two wins, Lamb qualified on pole for both races and led the most laps, gaining maximum points three races in a row including Round 2 at Mazda Raceway.
Todd Lamb leads the pack at New Jersey.
"What a great weekend for the AMG team!” Lamb said. "I'm
really fortunate to have the opportunity to work with such a dedicated and
experienced crew. They really nailed the setup on the car and made my job easy
in the driver's seat."
Lamb's AMG teammate, Brett Smrz, qualified second for
Saturday's race before mechanical issues forced him to retire from the race. In
Sunday's race Smrz came through the field to finish sixth after contact from
another car on the start.
"We're really pleased with our performance this
weekend,” AMG Team Owner Jason Hoover said. “Todd did a great job maximizing
points for the championship. Brett (Smrz) had a great run through the field on
Sunday, and for him it was a good learning experience that will pay off in
future races. We're disappointed that Bob (Michaelian) couldn't make it due to
flight cancellations. We're already looking forward to Barber."
After factoring in the drop of the lowest event points, Lamb
now leads the points standings over Team MER's Marc Miller by 14 points with
six races remaining in the series.
Round Five of the series is July 17-19 at Barber Motorsports
Park near Birmingham, Ala.
Lamb will be competing in both KONI Challenge and MX-5 Cup at the event. Races
are available to view a few weeks after each event on YouTube.
