6th in the ST class, not a shabby 1st showing. I notice Justin Bell son of Derek Bell is driving one of the 4 cars (don't know if that's permanent). It will be interesting to see if full Mazda backing can produce results like their last big rotary campaign in the IMSA GTU and to a lesser degree GTO days.

Lead qualifying in ST was a 2:12.6 by an Acura RSX the Rx-8 was 2:13.9 qualifying 4th. I hope Mazda doesn't let the Acura outshine it for long. There's no way a front wheel drive stock 200hp car should be handing it to a stock 238hp rwd. That doesn't look very good for the company... I can't see Mazda putting up with this for an extended period.