The team includes seniors Andrew Bai, Bobby Chan, Andrew Jefferson, Joe Legan and Juan Mendez and freshman Matthew Hunt.

Success in motorsports rarely comes easily, and the IUPUI team has overcome plenty already this season. At the team's first event in March in New Orleans, engine failure in practice ended the weekend prematurely. Then, last Friday in practice, a minor off-track incident forced the team to stay late in the garage to make repairs.

But you'd never know any of that from the race results in Alton, Virginia. On Saturday, the No. 83 car started from the pole and won, also turning the fastest lap in the process. That meant another pole-position start on Sunday, and driver Bob Perona again steered the Miata to a win.

"They did an awesome job," Perona said post-race Sunday. "It's an absolute rocket ship. I couldn't be prouder of these guys."

The team will race again next month at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in Wisconsin. With a few more solid outings, the IUPUI team will be in line to participate at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in late September for the SCCA Runoffs, the organization's championship event.