▁L ime ▁Rock ▁Park , ▁where ▁the ▁cars ▁would ▁finally ▁show ▁their ▁potential . ▁After ▁qual ifying ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁grid , ▁the ▁pair ▁would ▁come ▁home ▁in ▁third ▁and ▁fourth ▁places , ▁three ▁la ps ▁behind ▁the ▁winning ▁Toy ota . ▁At ▁Mid - Oh io ▁the ▁R X - 7 9 2 P s ▁finished ▁sixth ▁and ▁nin th . ▁ ▁Problem s ▁cre pt ▁up ▁once ▁again ▁as ▁the ▁series ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁with ▁one ▁entry ▁man aging ▁a ▁mere ▁ 1 6 th . ▁However , ▁the ▁Maz da ▁team ▁would ▁quickly ▁re bound ▁to ▁take ▁their ▁best ▁finish ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁with ▁a ▁second ▁place ▁at ▁Wat kins ▁Glen , ▁even ▁though ▁this ▁was ▁actually ▁five ▁la ps ▁behind ▁the ▁winner . ▁A ▁follow - up ▁sevent h ▁place ▁at ▁Lag una ▁Sec a ▁would ▁unfortunately ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁double ▁D NF ▁at ▁Port land . ▁ ▁A ▁quick ▁re bound ▁would ▁see ▁fourth ▁and ▁fifth ▁places ▁at ▁Road ▁America ▁before ▁the ▁team ▁once ▁again ▁failed ▁to ▁finish ▁with ▁either ▁car ▁at ▁Phoenix . ▁This ▁tr end ▁would ▁continue ▁at ▁the ▁final ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁as ▁neither ▁car ▁would ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁check ered ▁flag . ▁This ▁string ▁of ▁bad ▁results ▁would ▁leave ▁Maz da ▁a ▁distant ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁constructor ' s ▁championship , ▁although ▁Price ▁C obb ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁finish ▁e ighth ▁in ▁the ▁driver ' s ▁championship . ▁ ▁Can cellation ▁Following ▁the ▁