Race-Rite Silver Bullet Takes Dramatic Late Win at Harris Hill

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Black Flag Sarcoma Racing lost the lead to a late fuel shortage in the final few laps Saturday at Harris Hill Road Course, and Race-Rite Silver Bullet won the Race-Rite Battle At The Hill after moving ahead to take the checkered flag.

The leading No. 106 Mazda Miata ran out of fuel with just a couple of laps remaining, allowing the No. 21 Race-Rite Silver Bullet Mazda Miata to move ahead and take the checkered flag. Race-Rite finished with 269 laps, three clear of the field.

For Black Flag Sarcoma Racing, it was a tough finish after being within reach of the win. The No. 106 nevertheless held second overall with 266 laps and recorded the race’s fastest lap at 1:26.288. Split5 Racing completed the overall podium, bringing its No. 713 Nissan 240SX home third with 266 laps while taking the Class B victory.

Split5 Racing completed the overall podium, bringing its No. 713 Nissan 240SX home third with 266 laps while taking the Class B victory. Powell Racing Green Rocket’s No. 769 Mazda Miata finished fourth with 263 laps, followed by the No. 25 BFS Racing Mazda Miata in fifth on the same lap count.

Great weather greeted the teams, although the heat added to the challenge of eight hours around Harris Hill’s counterclockwise layout. The day also included two car fires and, later, a brush fire at Turn 10 after a car ran wide and went four wheels off the track. Scrutiny continued after the checkered flag.

Scrutiny continued after the checkered flag, as ChampCar’s technical staff used new high-tech inspection tools in impound to examine camshafts, pistons, and valves. All inspected components complied with the rules.

Race-Rite’s overall win also secured Class A honors. Other class winners included Split5 Racing in B, No. 44 Slow Cheetah Motorsports in C, No. 404 Spawn of Checo in D, and No. 120 Lap Dancers in F.

In the EC category, No. 49 Stubby Bottle Racing won in its 2004 Nissan 350Z after completing 239 laps. No. 802 Return of the Knuckleheads finished second in its 2003 Ford Mustang with 97 laps, while No. 606 Section 8 Racing rounded out the EC podium in its pink 2016 Ford Mustang with 49 laps.

Teams now turn their attention to Sunday’s seven-hour race, when the direction changes to clockwise, and temperatures are expected to climb closer to 100 degrees. Saturday’s winner, No. 21 Race-Rite Silver Bullet, will start with a two-lap penalty. With the winning margin frozen at one lap after the leader ran out of fuel, BCCR Rule 5.6.1 adds one additional lap. Meanwhile, No. 106 Black Flag Sarcoma Racing gets another opportunity after its late fuel shortage cost it Saturday’s lead.

PHOTO BY Tom Beers

Updated 9/27/2026