Subaru driver Patrik Sandell earned a second-place finish at Saturday’s Americas Rallycross (ARX) Round 5 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Chris Atkinson finished fifth at ARX of COTA, putting him in third place in the 2019 ARX driver’s championship.
Sandell’s second place finish breaks a tie with Atkinson and moves him into a tie for second in the ARX title chase.
Bakkerud qualified second overall and raced hard in the final, leading two laps of the race before being passed by eventual winner Tanner Foust.
Scott Speed was in attendance to mentor the team’s new drivers, wearing a back brace as he recovers from a compression fracture in his spine.
Occasional rain in free practice gave way to a hot, dry afternoon of racing in Texas.
Bakkerud and Wiman showed strong pace in the WRX STI rallycross car, and will look to build on their experience at the season-ending round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course next weekend
Joni Wiman turns into the track’s tight first corner during free practice at ARX of COTA.
Patrik Sandell will look to wrap up his second straight podium finish in the ARX driver’s championship at Mid-Ohio, October 5-6.
FIA World Rallycross drivers Andreas Bakkerud and Joni Wiman joined the Subaru team for the last two rounds of the ARX season following Scott Speed’s injury at Nitro Rallycross, in a four-car effort aimed at pushing for the championship.
Andreas Bakkerud, Chris Atkinson and Joni Wiman charge through the dust into COTA’s tight hairpin corner.
Chris Atkinson prepares for the final grid at Circuit of the Americas, seeking critical championship points.
