LAKEVILLE, Conn.—Just two weeks after a great race at Virginia International Raceway, RSR Motorsports returns to GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge action. This time, the four-car MINI Cooper S team will take on the ST class at Lime Rock Park

.LAKEVILLE, Conn.—RSR Motorsports drivers Dicky Riegel and Matt Plumb stood on the ST class podium Saturday following a second-place finish in the No. 195 MINI Cooper S. The finish marks the first podium appearance for the No. 195 entry this season.

Riegel and Plumb really had to earn the finish after a spin early in the race set them back. Both drivers fought hard to work their way to the front after the early setback. Riegel, who took the green flag, was running in the top ten before he pitted to hand the MINI to Plumb.

While Plumb continued the push to the front that Riegel had begun, Owen Trinkler was holding down the lead in the No. 198 RSR Motorsports MINI Cooper S. He and Sarah Cattaneo were having a solid day after Cattaneo, who started the race, was able to move forward during her stint.

Trinkler’s hopes to win, and to move up in team points, were dashed when contact from another car sent him off-course and into a wall.

While the crash was detrimental to the No. 198 entry, the race was still on for Plumb, who suddenly found his No. 195 MINI in second. He was able to hold onto the spot until the checkered flag.

The weekend marked the first appearance Plumb has made with RSR Motorsports, and it is the first series podium finish for Riegel. The finish was particularly special for Riegel because it came at his home track in front of a group of friends and family. In fact, his co-driver is family: Riegel and Plumb are cousins.

“Our finish is a credit to the RSR team—all the technicians and engineers who work so hard to prepare the cars. It gives the opportunity for an amateur driver like me to excel,” says Riegel. “All the credit really goes to the team and to Randy Smalley for putting it all together. Obviously, I had an incredible driver in my cousin Matt Plumb. I was proud to be there on my first podium ever, representing Cruise America and Thor Motor Coach.”

Ron Farmer and Jason Hart finished 14th in the No. 196 US LED MINI Cooper S. An unscheduled pit stop for the No. 197 MINI Cooper S of Randall Smalley and Chris Puskar dropped them down to 23rd.

Now, RSR Motorsports is on the way to Watkins Glen, racing again less than a week after the Lime Rock round. The team will have a three-car lineup, with Smalley and Puskar sitting out to allow Cattaneo and Trinkler to try to make up the team points deficit.

“We were optimistic about Lime Rock: we had good cars, and good drivers,” says Trinkler, who is also Team Manager. “We’re very happy for the 195 car, but it’s bittersweet for us since the 198 has fallen out of second in team points.”

Chris Sarian will also return to RSR Motorsports competition this weekend, driving the No. 195 MINI with VJ Mirzayan.

The evening race at Watkins Glen begins at 6:00 p.m. ET on Friday, June 3. Keep up with the team online at www.RSRMotorsports.com.

RSR Motorsports is sponsored by Cruise America, Thor Motor CoachÜS LED, MINI USA, Pilot/Flying J Travel Centers, Performance Friction Rotors, OS Giken Racing Clutches and Limited Slip Differentials, Midway Ford Truck Sales, Mini North Scottsdale, Performance Speed Tech, and Carbotech Pads.

Virginia marked an unprecedented weekend for Ron Farmer and Jason Hart in the No. 196 US LED MINI Cooper S. The pair, in only their fourth race with RSR Motorsports, earned a hard-fought sixth-place finish.

“I think we can do great at Lime Rock, but we’ll have to be somewhat conservative because there is no forgiveness there,” says Farmer, who will be making his racing debut at the Connecticut track. “Qualifying will be more important than ever before.”

Hart is also new to Lime Rock, but he caught on quickly to the 1.5-mile course during a recent test. “Lime Rock is a lot of fun being a shorter track. You have more opportunities to perfect each turn,” he says. “It has also proven to be a very strong track for the MINIs.”

While racing at Lime Rock will be new for Farmer and Hart, other RSR drivers have something else that’s new: different co-drivers for the weekend. Veteran racer Matt Plumb is stepping into the No. 195 RSR Motorsports MINI to co-drive with Dicky Riegel. Plumb is a sports car racing veteran, and the separate ST and GS races allow him to do double duty.

Meanwhile, RSR Motorsports team owner Randall Smalley is teaming up with Chris Puskar, who is joining the team this weekend as co-driver of the No. 197 MINI. Puskar is the team’s Carbotech Performance Brakes supplier, so he has a long association with RSR Motorsports. He also has a long history of success at Lime Rock Park.

Owen Trinkler and Sarah Cattaneo propelled the No. 198 RSR Motorsports MINI Cooper S into second in team points thanks to their seventh-place finish in Virginia. This weekend, they hope to keep that momentum going.

Cattaneo qualified fifth at Lime Rock last year. “Owen and I are both good at Lime Rock, and the MINIs are just perfect right now,” says Cattaneo. “All the fine-tuning the crew has done has made a big difference, and the car is spot-on. The guys have worked so hard to get us to this point.”

RSR Motorsports, along with sponsors Cruise America, Thor Motor CoachÜS LED and Pilot/Flying J Travel Centers, will carry their positive momentum into the 2.5-hour ST race on Saturday, May 28. The race gets underway at 10:30 a.m. ET. Keep up with the team online at www.RSRMotorsports.com.

RSR Motorsports is sponsored by Cruise America, Thor Motor CoachÜS LED, MINI USA, Pilot/Flying J Travel Centers, Performance Friction Rotors, OS Giken Racing Clutches and Limited Slip Differentials, Midway Ford Truck Sales, Mini North Scottsdale, Performance Speed Tech, and Carbotech Pads.