Kia 200: Two in a row for Matt Plumb, Nick Longhi, Rum Bum Racing

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 06:48 AM PDT

Kia 200: Two in a row for Matt Plumb, Nick Longhi, Rum Bum Racing

A post-qualifying penalty took away a pole position from Nick Longhi and co-driver Matt Plumb on Friday but the No. 13 Rum Bum Racing Porsche Carrera driving duo would not be denied again in Saturday's GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Kia 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The penalty sent Longhi to the rear of the 29-car Grand Sport (GS) class grid, but he carved his way through the field and comfortably into the top five by the end of his driving stint. Plumb picked up right where Longhi left off and finally found his way to the lead on Lap 23 of the 82-lap race.

no13 Porsche, Matt Plumb, Nick Longhi, Kia 200, Homestead, April 2012

Plumb maintained the lead through a number of restarts and was never challenged en route a 2.031-second victory over David Empringham. It was the second consecutive victory for Plumb and Longhi, who also won last month at Barber Motorsports Park.

"It was a challenging day," Plumb said. "We started in the back and had a rules infraction with our rear wing. The good news is that the Speedway has a lot of passing zones and we were blessed with a lot of rain to start with. These last two weekends, we keep getting the most incredible breaks that go our way."

no13 Porsche, Matt Plumb, Nick Longhi, Kia 200, Homestead, April 2012

Empringham finished second in GS alongside co-driver John Farano in the No. 83 BGB Motorsports Porsche Carrera followed by Bret Spaude and Andrew Aquilante in the No. 35 Subaru of America Subaru WRX-STI. Plumb and Longhi lead co-drivers Charles Putman and Charles Espenlaub – who finished sixth in the Kia 200 – by 10 points, 93-83, after three of 10 races.

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