We are back from our first professional race (Playboy MX5 Cup) this past weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. On the good news side, we’re convinced we have the potential to do well in this series. This was Kevin's first pro race and first time in this car. Kevin qualified 9th, but after three laps had moved to 4th. Unfortunately, Kevin was running alone while the top three (including Dean) were drafting as a pack and there was no way he could catch them without a drafting partner. He slowed, waited for the 5th and 6th place cars to catch up and then the three of them started to draft and hunt down the leaders. On the bad news side, with five laps to go the 6th place car made a mistake in the draft and slammed Kevin on the exit of a fast turn sending him into the concrete. Kevin is fine; the car has body and some suspension damage, but hopefully nothing structural. We'll just have to reload and go after them again at Road Atlanta. Congrats to Dean Copeland who ran a superb race and put his car on the podium!
Ray Kopp
Kopp Motorsports
Great Falls, VA