Ferrari Challenge 2019 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Come join us this weekend as the Ferrari Challenge
comes to Homestead-Miami Speedway September 7-8. The Ferrari Challenge will
stop in South Florida to take on the track’s 2.21-mile road course, showcasing
many different makes and models of Ferraris.
Since its inception in 1993, the Ferrari Challenge
has featured some of the most exclusive cars in the world, and the races are
always hard-fought and packed with head-to-head duels, providing the driver with all the excitement of the track. This year, the Challenge has visited other
notable North American tracks such as Sebring International Speedway, Circuit
of the Americas and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“We are honored to be able to host the Ferrari
Challenge here again in 2019,” said track president Al Garcia. “The Ferrari
Challenge brings so many people in the Ferrari racing community together and we
are excited to be the final race before the world finals at Mugrllo Circuit for
the Finali Mondiali.”
Homestead-Miami Speedway is the final North American
race before the Ferrari Challenge heads to Mugrllo Circuit for the Finali
Mondiali – the world finals.
Cooper MacNeil (Scuderia Corsa – Ferrari
of Westlake) in the Trofeo Pirelli class did all he needed to do at
Indianapolis with a pair of second-place finishes putting the Trofeo Pirelli
championship almost entirely out of reach of Benjamin Hites (The Collection).
Martin Burrowes (Ferrari of Ft. Lauderdale) has also solidified his third place
position in the Trofeo Pirelli championship, with a 19 point lead over Marc
Muzzo (Ferrari of Ontario) going into the final North American round at
Homestead.
The Trofeo Pirelli AM class still has five
drivers in contention for the top spot. Neil Gehan is leading the championship
with 129 points while Ziad Ghandour is trailing him with 113 points. Ghandour
missed the most recent round at Indianapolis but looks to make a run and close
the gap at Homestead.
Mark Issa (Ferrari of Atlanta) has earned
eight podiums from 10 chances to date and has built a 31 point lead over Brian
Davis (Ferrari of Palm Beach) in the Coppa Shel class. This year is Davis’s
first year in the Ferrari Challenge and has already captured four wins from
four chances to open the year in the Coppa Shell AM category. After he was
promoted to Coppa Shell for Laguna Seca, the American driver has steadily
regained his footing and returned to the podium twice at Indianapolis, and
earned the extra point for the fastest lap in race 2.
In the Coppa Shell AM class, Brad
Horstmann (Foreign Cars Italia) captured two consecutive wins at Indianapolis,
earning his first-ever Ferrari Challenge win in race 1 and taking race 2. He is
the first driver this season that has taken consecutive wins. Jay Screibman
(Cauley Ferrari) and Gianni Grilli (Ferrari of Quebec) are separated by only
four points for the second and third spots on the podium. Both drivers look to
gain momentum at Homestead before a long trip to Mugello.
Tickets for the Ferrari Challenge are
available now at www.HomesteadMiamiSpeedway.com/FerrariChallenge or by calling
(866) 409-RACE. Admission tickets are $20 for each day or $30 for a weekend
pass.
