David Land on YouTube, live from Road Atlanta, previews the final race of the Daytona Prototype International era, tomorrow’s running of Motul Petit Le Mans.
Friday, September 30, 2022
Petit Le Mans Qualifying
Watch the Full-Length Replay of Petit Le Mans Qualifying. We join IMSA Radio for the coverage, with John Hindhaugh and Jeremy Shaw in the booth, and Shea Adam and Nick Damon reporting from the pit lane.
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Friday Pre-Race Petit Le Mans news
All the news on Friday before tomorrow's running of the Petit Le Mans to decide the 2022 championship for the IMSA WeatherTech series.
Penske will return to iconic numbers they have used in the recent and distant past for their Porsche 963 GTP program.
Porsche, Penske to Bring Back Iconic Numbers for 963 Effort
Hartley Aiming to Be "Safe Pair of Hands" at WTR
Corvette "Left Nothing on The Table" in GTD Pro Campaign
GS Champions Hindman, Brynjolfsson Set for Move to GTD
Blomqvist Closes Points Gap with Petit Le Mans Pole
Road Atlanta Friday Notebook
Turner Wins Race; VOLT Aston Crew Takes GS Title
Hindman, Brynjolfsson claim GS class title with fifth place finish in Friday's season finale...
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Winner & Highlights of the Michelin Pilot Challenge Fox Factory 120 at Road Atlanta
It is the finale, of a long Michelin Pilot Challenge season, in the red clay hills of northern Georgia, just outside of the metropolis of Atlanta at Road Atlanta, for the 2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge Championship. Championship day, is here. There are a handful of wildcards in this motor race probably testing the waters for full season campaigns in Pilot Challege in 2023. On the pole, the #95 Turner Motorsports BMW M4 GT4 in Grand Sport with Bill Auberlen and Dillon Machavern driving. Your TCR polesitter is Mat Pombo with a new Road Atlanta track record in the class, sharing the #73 L.A. Honda World Honda Civic FK7 TCR with Ryan Eversley. This ought to be a highly competitive motor race in both classes, and championships are on the line. Right after this race will be Petit Le Mans qualifying, and you can bet we will have a report on how that went in the Friday news roundup later this evening. Stay tuned for that.
This is Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Two classes and four cars. Trent Hindman and Alan Byrnjolfsson, are under pressure from Brent Mosing and Eric Foss. Taylor Hagler and Michael Lewis will scrap with the Alfa Romeo of Tim Lewis Jr. and Roy Block. We welcome Dave Burns, Calvin Fish, and Brian Till in the booth. Volt Racing have been really consistent. They have a 160 point margin after massive trouble at Virginia International Raceway. Eric Foss, at his home track, also looking for a title. Hyundai #1 with Taylor Hagler and Michael Lewis, they have a 100 point lead and six podium finishes as well as two top fives.
It has been feast or famine for the #5 team at Alfa Romeo. Hagler and Lewis, they have been eating lots of victory cake this year and might get another slice today. Matt Yocum and Dillon Welch will take care of things from pit lane. Volt Racing must finish 11th or better to win the title today. They had electrical woes at Virginia International Raceway. Again, #1 and Hyundai are going for their second straight title. They have to race for it here at Road Atlanta. This is going to be a hot one, ladies and gentlemen. We are ready to go at Road Atlanta.
39 cars in the field around this two and a half mile track. This place is an hour north of Atlanta. Just over two and a half miles with bucketloads of elevation change, high speed sweepers, low speed corners, and the chicane. Into turn one, carry the momentum up the hill and then, turn three is blind as you crest the hill before the esses and then plunge down to turns six and seven. Seven is a passing zone, the slowest corner. Watch the long straightaway to make a move in turn ten as well. Okie dokie then. We are seto to go racing.
Just one GS class Toyota Supra today carrying one of the several onboard cameras The safety car will peal off and we are ready to go. 25 GS cars and 14 TCR cars. Qualifying had a red flag. Here we go. Down the hill they come. Green flag! Racing is on! Dillon Machavern leads. Do not change columns. Tom Dyer wants to send it around the outside and here come the TCR cars. Mat Pombo vs. Harry Gottsacker. Dyer has the lead and now, Alan Brynjolfsson is pushing. Dyer and Machavern both want to win.
Mosing is now right behind that bright yellow Aston Martin. Side by side stuff between Trevor Andrusko and Jeff Mosing. FCP Euro vs. Murillo Racing. Mosing was all over the shop there. He sat out a lot of the beginning of the year with injuries. He has been having to get his race craft back after his recovery. Alan Brynjolfsson in fourth spot now. Take it easy and back up corner entry. On the grid, Mosing and Brynjolfsson hugged and want a clean, fair race. That is a class act. Jeff Mosing, good onya' mate. Trevor Andrusko wants by Brynjolfsson.
No dice. Trevor has no skin in the game. How much does Brynjolfsson want to fight? Alan, just settle in and let Trevor go if he gets antsy. Everyone also looking for jobs for next year. Mat Pombo is rocketing away from everyone else. He was faster in quali than 2/3rd of Grand Sport cars. Pombo though will be pinged with a penalty because he changed columns at the start and the stewards will give him a drive through penalty. Ugh. Ryan Eversley and Mat Pombo, both Atlanta natives. He swung over to the left column before the start. You cannot do that, mate. He was doing the squeeze play right off the bat.
So, he trundles down pit lane. OK. Take your medicine, mate, and then get on it. Meanwhile, three Hyundai's, look, squabbling for position. Two of the GS Porsche Cayman's ahead. TGM vs.CarBahn, I think. Not too sure. They are slicing and dicing through this Hyundai battle with a whole flock of Elantra's and Veloster's to try and split up and here comes the #99 VCMG Honda Civic as well. It is a massive scrum in TCR early doors. Mark Wilkins vs. Rory van der Steur, Harry Gottsacker, Mason Filippi, and Taylor Hagler. Oh boy. Pit stop time for the second Murillo Mercedes, the #65 of Tim Probert and Brent Mosing as Travor Andrusko goes by one of the Plumb brothers in the #46 TGM Porsche.
That is Hugh Plumb starting this motor race. Mosing right on Brynjolfsson's six now. Championship battle afoot in Grand Sport indeed. Mark Wilkins has started the #33 Hyundai and will hand Robert Wickens the wheel later on. He wants to have a plan beyond Michelin Pilot Challenge. He wants to drive bigger and faster cars and we want to see if he can do something with hand controls in other race cars like GT cars or even IndyCars again. Now then, Eric Rockwell is reeling in Taylor Hagler. Oh. #99 off in the dust. Kenny Murillo has just served a drive through penalty as we said and Murillo sends it into turn ten.
Mat Pombo qualified eighth and it shows how quick these TCR cars are but they make their lap time entirely differently than a GT4 car. Next year, Road Shagger Racing will want to go for a title. Jon Morley and Gavin Ernstone and Morley has helped Ernstone with his racecraft, his driving. He is very introspective about his driving. He is pushing to be better and that is what you do as a racing driver, as an athlete. Tom Dyer, meanwhile, he is still pushing. Trevor Andrusko, third alongside Mike Skeen. Skeen will also be racing in the Petit Le Mans tomorrow. FCP Euro have had a trial run this year in 2022 and they are going to give it a full effort for 2023.
They want to go full-time for the GS championship. Jeff Ricca and Ricca Autosport have run the team. Nate Vincent and Mike Hurczyn have been on hiatus and running their company. They get a lifetime guarantee for their customers. Meanwhile, Rory van der Steur wants to ake a move and... boom. He gets off into the barriers. Too little too late and he is on the whirligig. In replay at full speed, to the inside, crunch. That was a racing incident I believe. Oh no! Damage for Harry Gottsacker in the #98 Elantra! Deary me. What is this? The bonnet is bowed upward and sideways. That's a strange deal. Poor old van der Steur is still stuck in the mud.
Now, he is back to racing and should be fine. To the pit lane, the #98? It is. Poor van der Steur has front end damage that will drag and scrape on the pavement. #1 Taylor Hagler in the lane. Are they in a strategy game? Is this trouble? She missed the pit lane! Oh man! She cannot reverse back down pit lane. Did they try going yellow? That was a strange kettle of fish. So, Roy Block in the Alfa Romeo is fourth in class and Block and Lewis Jr. are now only ten points down on the leading Hyundai. Hagler could very well go a lap down. Stay cool. Don't panic. Don't flip out.
The #98 car is having the bonnet taped up. Racer's tape, Bear Bond, is a race team's best friend. Mason Filippi is now up to second as Jeff Mosing is not letting Alan Brynjolfsson get away. Oh Alan, I know where you are, mate. You are not getting away from me. Yours truly was on a short break and is now back to continue talking more about this motor race. We are seeing the battle heat up in GS but it appears Dillon Machavern is stretching his lead over Tom Dyer. He is now 1.6 seconds ahead as the sister Turner Motorsports BMW M4 GT4 is in the pit lane. That is Vinny Barletta and Robby Foley's car.
That was a stop and go penalty for something. I cannot say what, and now, the team car will lap past it. Aye yaye yaye. That's embarrassing. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, it was tight quarters and argy bargy between Machavern and Dyer. Tom Dyer got in the way. The more you defend, the more responsible you are for an incident. Dyer used a slow car as a pick. Barletta was tipped into a spin by another one of the GS cars. Criminy! That was uncalled for. Team boss Will Turner says that they wanted #96 to be clear. Vinny Barletta had other drivers tag him. The Mercedes was too aggressive with his driving. #95 fighting for the lead in lapped traffic hit the Porsche Cayman. Turner says "I shall consider than a racing incident, but it sucks that the #96 car got spun."
They wanted a third-place finish for Vinny Barletta and they want to do more next year with the new BMW M4 GT4 for next year. We are just half an hour into this race. Turner Motorsports has "the ice man" Don Salama, as their race strategist and he is a former driver himself. Mark Wilkins, Hyundai Elantra #33 is leading TCR. With the #1, it wa smiscommunication and bad timing. They had contact with their rivals at Alfa Romeo, the #5 KMW TMR entry. So, the BHA team did not know which car had more damage. The team said, "stay out because the damage is not so bad." Roy Block is fourth in class with Hagler in 12th place.
A car is stalled, the #83 Porsche Cayman GT4. He is now back in the race. But he had to do a Control, Alt, Delete like your computer at home if it goes on the fritz. Communication is key between IMSA and the teams, with the Race Director. Now, the #33 is in the lane early with no yellow. They will change front tires and get a full load of petrol. Two front Michelin Pilot tires. Watch the 40-minute minimum drive time. #1 ran afoul of that at Watkins Glen back in June. That put them behind the eight ball. There is a timing beacon at pit in and pit out to stop and start drive times. What about red flags? There is a fine line you have to tread.
So, Mason Filippi has now taken the TCR lead understeering through the turns. Do not burn off the front tires with the front wheel drive car. Eric Rockwell in second. Dillon Machavern continues to lead, and he will turn the car over to Bill Auberlen. They were in championship contention last year but everything went pear shaped. This motor race is still young. We are not anywhere close to being done and dusted yet ladies and gents. Ah. A flat left rear tire for the #99 VCMG Honda in TCR. Trouble for Victor Gonzalez and Karl Wittmer. Now then, Alan Brynjolfsson is still working his way through traffic as the #5 Alfa is off the road! Mercy, mercy, mercy, to quote the great jazz musician, Joe Zawinul's song. This is quite the pickle and he just spins off the road, look.
Now, he is back underway. How much time has this cost Tim Lewis Jr. Does he have square tires on that automobile? In replay, we can see he was stuck ye olde mud there. Well, gravel anyway. He has a fender damaged, but all the tires are up. So, he can continue with no dramas. More replay action as we see it all again in slow motion. Jiminy Cricket! This is a sizzler of a motor race so far! Another replay and he jsut got squeezed by that Porsche Cayman. That was one of the Porsche's. I can't tell which. So, he is trundling slowly to the lane on square tires.
Flat right rear. Square tires. The pit crew will be scrambling. He's coming in! Be ready! So this is the second TCR title contender in strife. The suspension is OK. Check everything. Roy Block at the controls says the wheel was straight but the right rear is broken! That thing was hopping up and down like a pogo stick. Crunch! He just got biffed by a late pass with the Porsche. Block got the worst of it. The tire totally fell off the rim and he was along for the ride. Oh no. Game over perhaps. They dropped the car off the jack and that made the suspension damage worse. Criminy! So now, the Alfa team are 120 points behind.
This does not look good for the #5. GS cars to the lane. Time to swap to the professional drivers. Robin Liddell in the #71 Rebel Rock Racing Camaro. Trent Hindman in the #7 Volt Racing Aston. Eric Foss in the #56 Murillo Racing Mercedes. Bill Auberlen in the #95 Turner Motorsports BMW M4 GT4. #56 is in the lane for service and Eric Foss will be pushing like mad at his home track. The Honda and the BMW, this is the last time these versions of the cars will be racing and they will have new generation cars in January at Daytona. Aston Martin #7 in the pit lane. Team boss Alan Brynjolfsson wants a title after six years of trying.
Brynjolfsson will hand over to Trent Hindman. He said I am still playing it safe. Do not speed on entry to the lane. Everything seems peachy for the #7, no pun intended. Georgia peaches for #7? Well, we'll find out. They had to wait on the full fuel load at 48 seconds. It was a long stop on the left front tire but they are keeping things put together. Wright Motorsports has really helped to calm the team down and look at the big picture. Tom Dyer brings the #93 CarBahn Porsche Cayman to the lane and hand the car to Tyler McQuarrie who is the 2019 champion with this team with Jeff Westphal when they raced an Audi R8 LMS GT4. Steve Dinan is one of the folks involved with this team.
Alan Brynjolfsson's mental approach has really improved and Trent Hindman's outlap, he has some hip and shoulder with Andrew Davis in the #8 McCann Racing Porsche Cayman scrapping with the #14 Toyota Supra from Riley Motorsports. That car is being shared by Alfredo Najri and Thiago Camillo. Ford, AMG Mercedes, Toyota, Porsche, Aston Martin. TCR is Hyundai, Alfa, Honda, and Audi. Pit stop time for FCP Euro, and it looks like this is tires and fuel. No driver change yet? Andrusko should have handed to Skeen by now, or maybe it is the other way.
The TCR scrum is hot, look. Rory van der Steur, Mat Pombo, and more. KOHR Motorsport with the Ford Mustang in. Billy Johnson and Luca Mars sharing that car as now we see the GS fight heating up mid-pack. Alan Brynjolfsson, the man on a mission. Billy Johnson is the erstwhile leader ahead of Ramin Abdolvahabi in the #09 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 for Automatic Racing. A cloudy afternoon here in Atlanta, an effect of Hurricane Ian which will not affect the races, but you can bet we are praying for those affected by the storms. Stay safe and God Bless. Eric Foss is now moving forward trying to keep the pressure on Trent Hindman. Hindman only needs a finish in the top 11 to win the title.
Brynjolfsson says he had an easy job in his stint. Brynjolfsson says Trent Hindman is so hardworking, dedicated and mature as a racing driver. A special relationship at Volt Racing. He has won the GS title in Michelin Pilot Challenge. He and Trent Hindman (Brynjolfsson), they are going to be in the WeatherTech Championship next year. Brynjolfsson's family is OK in the hurricane. How do you not think about it when you are racing? It is a tough thing. Meanwhile, Thiago Camillo is flying past Andrew Davis. Jeepers creepers. This is hot. Camilo will want to make his move to turn ten. Look at this. Actually, Camillo is right on McCann's six. Trent Hindman, too, is doing all he can and now Eric Foss is coming in a hurry!
This is going to be a wild one. Pit stop time for Taylor Hagler in the #1 Hyundai as we are getting close to the halfway mark in the finale of the 2022 MPC season. Michael Lewis climbing aboard the #1 Hyundai Elantra. The sister #77 Elantra have had antilock braking issues and Mason Filippi hands over to Tyler Maxson. Finish the tire change and the driver change is complete. #1 seems low on the right front but we got the wrong replay when they showed the penalty from earlier. Tough to say on a rough pit lane that isn't billiard table smooth. Good point, Calvin.
Replay of scrapping between Skeen and McQuarrie, look. The GS championship very much still to play for. Glad to have you with us in Atlanta on this Friday afternoon. Oh no. One of the Turner BMW's has gone to the garage! Oh man oh man. Let's see what develops on that end of things, folks. Well, well, well. The plot doth thicken. FCP Euro wants a bite of the cherry over TGM. Mercedes vs. Porsche. This is hot stuff. Mike Skeen vs. Matty Plumb. Skeen ducks inside. Plumb slams the door. Gently, boys. Will that flat six Porsche have the legs on the V8 Benz? Hard to say.
They look evenly matched. Now, in TCR, Tyler Gonzalez went way off the road and now, #33 is in the lane for tires, fuel, and a driver change. Robert Wickens should be in the car and we have explained his process as his trainer helps him from his wheelchair into the car. Three wide look down to ten and Foss passing both McCann and Hindman! Wowzers! The championship fight is alive now! Hindman will want a disappear button. Oil slick? Smokescreen? This is racing lads, not a spy movie. In replay he was side by side with McCann and Foss had a wicked head of steam! The aerodynamic buffetting off the front of the Benz on the Porsche and that big yellow dot of the Aston Martin also in the mirrors. Whoa Nelly!
Meantime, the #65 Murillo Racing Mercedes of Brent Mosing is being monstered by Thiago Camillo in the Mercedes. Hindman and Brynjolfsson 140 points to the good over Eric Foss with less than an hour to go. There is just no holding back here. Throw caution to the wind. Foss always does it with a smile. He is a nice guy but is an assassin behind the wheel. A Jekyll & Hyde if you will. Joey Hand at the wheel now of the #40 PF Racing Mustang and the Mustang's galloped away at VIR last time out in late August. The PF Racing car have had to adjust their braking system, but they look to be a contender going into next year. Ford will also be debuting a GT3 Mustang in a couple of years. Watch this space. Hand says he has a lot of front brake, but the rear brake needs more.
We are going to see a renaissance in sports car racing. There are so many cars at Porsche, they cannot keep it updated. The supply chain woes are not necessarily the issue. Pit stop time for another of the Porsche Cayman's. Could not tell which one just by the paint scheme. Did not catch the number. Hindman still monstering McCann, clattering over the curbs. He is inside through turn six to the climbing esses. Neither driver is going to give this one up. Down the backs traightaway they are side by side. To the braking zone but McCann dives for the lane. That battle is on hiatus for a wee while.
We have now just seen a pit stop for the #7 and now one of the Turner BMW's is in the pit lane. This is the #95 of Auberlen and Machavern. Slow stop and he is down and away. Bill Auberlen should resume in the lead with Billy Johnson second. CarBahn and Murillo in the lane. #93 and #56. Mustang #59 in and so is one of the other Mercedes cars. Is that FCP Euro? It could be. Fuel and tires in the Murillo camp. CarBahn in and out. The pit stops shuffling and scrambling all over. Frantic action at Road Atlanta. The sister #65 Murillo Benz is in now, the Probert/Mosing entry.
Your top ten is Justin Piscitell, Auberlen, Robin Liddell, Kyle Marcelli, Johnson, Gregf Liefooghe, Skeen, McQuarrie and Foss, and now Thiago Camillo has entered the conversation moving to eighth spot in the Toyota Supra. Auberlen has the second Aston Martin behind him. That is not the Volt Racing car. That is the #39 Accelerating Performance Aston of Justin Piscitell sharing with Moisey Uretsky. These two we have seen in a different series all year, in SRO racing. Warnings to Tyler Maxson for blocking along with Karl Wittmer leading TCR. Big accidents down in turn one! Off the road it is the #33! Robert Wickens! Oh no!
Porshce to the inside, and... boom! Wickens went for the apex and probably did not even see the Porsche! Full Course Yellow. Wickens will be filthy! He will be beside himself! Jason Hart in the #47 Nolasport Cayman was on the other side and he did not do anything wrong I don't think. Game over for the #33. Mark Wilkins will not drive. Two back-to-back wins in 2022 but not this race. Just a tad over half an hour to go in the season as we are under yellow. Turner Motorsports lead overall and in GS. Wickens' Hyundai being backed out of the gravel with heavy damage to the rear bumper. Their race has gone totally pear shaped and they will be looking to regroup for 2022. Will Robert Wickens move up? Will he be in the WeatherTech Championship? Will he return to IndyCar with hand controls in an open wheel racer? Will he be in the WeatherTech Championship? We will have to find out.
The top 21 cars are all Grand Sport with Ryan Eversley I believe, the leading TCR in 22nd place. Pit stop time for Accelerating Performance for Rebel Rock Racing in the #71 Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R for Robin Liddell and Frank DePew. Automatic Racing also in the lane. No real changes at the top of the shop to speak of. Mercedes #65 also making a scheduled stop for fuel and tires. The #33 Hyundai is now being loaded onto the rollback. Game over and season over for that Bryan Herta Autosport Elantra. We will see what the plan for them is in 2023. The clock is ticking. Half an hour to go in the season or just a tad more. TCR cars to the lane for final pit stops of the season. L.A. Honda World, in. This is the leader and it was squeaky, squeaky time on petrol.
Just a top up for Ryan Eversley and new boots on the car. Michael Lewis in Hyundai #1 in recovery mode. Taylor Hagler wants to join Christina Nielsen as the second female back-to-back champion in IMSA. Alfa Romeo #5 back on track but they are laps and laps behind and so the championship should soon be in the hands of the #1 Hyundai team. Alan Brynjolfsson and Trent Hindman both raced motorcycles. Their parents did not like it after their sons got hurt and they went to go karts. Oh man! It is a dusty mess off turn 12. Hindman almost got chopped by the Toyota of Thiago Camillo. From the pit stops, Volt Racing has the track position over Eric Foss.
The sand in the hourglass is running out for strategy calls. It won't be like the Petit Le Mans and ten hours tomorrow. Crew chiefs must also be a mediator and a counselor for the driver... a psychiatrist. Karl Wittmer leads the TCR race and he is being harried by Tyler Maxson. Oh no! Contact betqween Ryan Eversley and the #15 Audi and now Eversley's front grill is caked with grass! That Honda will overheat! Eversley was clipped by Dennis Dupont in the Audi. I think Dennis Dupont was minding the shop and then got biffed. He was not aware Eversley was there. Bill Auberlen leads Billy Johnson and Mike Skeen followed by Camillo, Hindman, and McQuarrie. The winningest driver in all of IMSA vs. the all-time winner in Billy Johnson in MPC racing.
A penalty for the #77 Tyler Maxson and Mason Filippi Hyundai who had a flat right front tire under Full Course Yellow too, with Maxson at the wheel of it. Alfa Romeo #5 in the penalty box for something and now, their championship hopes have evaporated. The #15 Audi is in the lane for grass removal. Where on earth is poor old Ryan Eversley? His radiator might overheat, and he fell down to sixth place down behind Jon Morley. Trent Hindman in fifth, he has more than enough to bring home the cup. He won a title with John Edwards in 2014 but I think Hindman was the sole champion that year. Hindman will be back in GT3 in the WeatherTech Championship next year.
The radio at Wright Motorsports/Volt Racing is eerily quiet but Alan Brynjolfsson just came over the radio and told Trent to keep going for it and just stay calm. Luca Mars handed the #59 Ford Mustang GT4 to Billy Johnson and they have raced very well. What can Billy Johnson do to chase down Bill Auberlen? Johnson was a factory Ford driver in the Ford GT program not in IMSA but in the FIA World Endurance Championship in many classic races. Will he be a name in the hat for the 2024 Mustang GT3 program we have heard a boatload about? I would say so.
Eversley is all over Lewis in TCR like a cheap suit. Foss is right on Hindman's six again, look. This is for the title! Goodness me! I need my heartburn medicine for this one! Ducking, darting, check this out. Fifth in Grand Sport is the #7 and #56 of Eric Foss wants by Hindman with a 160-point gap. This is going to be a hard one. Pass on the right side. Right this way, Sir. Foss has the pace. Stay clean. 15 minutes to go. Let him go and take the fight to the others. Where did this race go? It has flown by! The Mercedes manages it's tires well and we see that with Mike Skeen who is scrapping behind Billy Johnson. He was a nervous Nelly about tire degradation. But it seems OK but not great.
We know Eric Foss wants to push. Last year, Auberlen got into a pickle over Jan Heylen and Eric Foss. Foss did not want to give it to him. Turner Motorsports were gutted. Now then, Foss is going to send it on Trent Hindman ASAP. Karl Wittmer now leads Ryan Norman and Stephen Simpson in TCR. A battle for second as Ryan Norman passes by Stephen Simpson, #2 and #54, more BHA Hyundai Elantra's. Simpson is with Michael Johnson's team under the BHA umbrella. Karl Wittmer is the TCR leader and had power steering and fuel pump woes in FP1. They cut fastest lap in FP2 and want the win, swinging for the fences. They won Sebring way back in March but they want to hold off the steaming charge of Ryan Norman. Norman does have a head of steam.
This car is called Yaya, meaning mother-in-law in Spanish. #2 was way off the road with splitter damage and I think that car is busted at the bottom of the esses. Game over for Norman. Mike Skeen, Billy Johnson, they are hammering each other with the lapped car of Christian Szymczak. Murillo Racing have had a real pear shaped weekend for the #72 but they are fast. Bill Auberlen 3.5 seconds to the good over Mike Skeen who has passed by Billy Johnson. Chopping and changing positions with a handful of minutes on the board before this race and season are in the history books.
Auberlen leads Skeen now by nearly four and a half seconds. Skeen is running half a second quicker than Auberlen but you know Auberlen will be pushing hard. Rory van der Steur got together with Mark Wilkins earlier in the game and admits it is the worst mistake of his life, apologizing to the team, and to Mark Wilkins saying "I made a mistake. I didn't mean it. I apologize." Respect is key in racing. You cannot be a ruthless madman as a racing driver even though you want to win. Joey Hand has been struggling with ABS on the Mustang today but he and James Pesek could be back next year in MPC racing. We shall see. Joey Hand will be racing NASCAR at the Roval with the Next Gen Cup car. Drivers will be friends but maybe not after hard racing.
The clock is winding down. Alan and Trish Brynjolfsson have four kids, two boys and two girls, and consider Trent Hindman, too, as part of their extended family. Trent Hindman's parents also focused on helping their son on getting into the racing game. The team wants to be back in the WeatherTech Championshop and Volt Lighting is Brynjolfsson's business. Next year will be their time to get into the WeatherTech Championship. Brynjolfsson knows he needs to listen to the advice of his co-driver. Now then, Lewis and Hagler are going to be winning their second consecutive championship. Lewis is fast all the time and so is Taylor Hagler.
They have won a title but maybe without a win. A championship is still a win. Hagler and Lewis have only won one race at VIR last time out. This is a team sport indeed. Mark Wilkins tutored and mentored Michael Lewis and he has done the same now with Taylor Hagler as Karl Wittmer leads Stephen Simpson, Michael Lewis, and Ryan Eversley. Bill Auberlen on a Friday drive, gapping Mike Skeen by half a second. White flag. One lap to go. One lap in the season left. Skeen is running out of time and will have to settle for second. Auberlen is a machine. He knows how to drive a race car. Believe me.
Stephen Simpson and Michael Johnson will get a good finish for their team at Hyundai which will be a feather in both of their hats. Wittmer wants to go for it but Simpson too, he is being pressed hard by Lewis. Bill Auberlen is going to win with Dillon Machavern! Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Trent Hindman and Alan Brynjolfsson are the champions in Grand Sport! TCR now, who will win? Third place will take the title. Simpson sends it on the Honda which has the legs. Wittmer vs. Simpson vs. Lewis. Simpson holds off Lewis. Hyundai are champions! Winning TCR is Honda and VCMG! Victor Gonzalez and Karl Wittmer!
Overall/Grand Sport: #95 Auberlen/Machavern Turner Motorsports BMW M4 GT4
TCR: #99 Wittmer/Gonzalez Victor Gonzalez Racing Team - VGRT
Honda Civic FK7 TCR
Champions:
Grand Sport: #7 Hindman/Brynjolfsson Volt Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4
TCR: #1 Hagler/Lewis Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian
Hyundai Elantra N TCR
That is a wrap for Michelin Pilot Challenge 2022. Thanks so much for being with us every step of the way, and we will see you in 2023! So long, everybody. WeatherTech Championship finale tomorrow. Cannot wait to bring that one to you. It is going to be epic!
TCR: #1 Hagler/Lewis
Thaze Competition to Enter Two Mercedes-AMG GT4's in 2023
Two-car Mercedes-AMG GT4 effort, unscripted series about Michelin Pilot Challenge in development...
https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/thaze-competition-to-enter-two-mercedes-gt4s-in-2023/
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Petit Le Mans News on Thursday
More from Road Atlanta ss we get set for the Petit Le Mans coming up on Saturday. We start with an interesting story with Inception Racing, a team fighting for victory, and championships, on two different continents, in two different championships, and two different races, this weekend.
Iribe, Inception Fighting for Titles on Two Continents This Weekend
Bamber Paces Opening Practice at Road Atlanta
HPD Letting Acura DPi Title Contenders "Go Race"
Goetz: "Bit Weird" to Tackle Petit Le Mans With DTM Rivals
Bourdais Quickest in Second Petit Le Mans Practice
Risi Evaluating Ferrari LMH Effort; 296 GT3 Set for 2023
Road Atlanta Thursday Notebook
The new GT3 spec Corvette Z06 GT3.R which will debut in 2024 as a full-on GT3 contender for GM and Chevrolet, has had it's first shakedown test.
Corvette Z06 GT3.R Completes Initial Shakedown
Bamber Paces Road Atlanta Night Practice in Cadillac Sweep
Machavern Takes Road Atlanta Pole in Red-Affected Session
Turner Motorsports driver comes out on top after early red flag impacts running...
FIA World Endurance Championship 2023 Calendar
The FIA World Endurance Championship 2023 calendar has been unveiled, featuring the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, taking place in its traditional mid-June slot, as well as a new race in Portugal.
🇺🇸 1,000 Miles of Sebring - 17 March
🇵🇹 6 Hours of Portimao - 16 April
🇧🇪 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa - 29 April
🇫🇷 24 Hours of Le Mans - 10/11 June
🇮🇹 6 Hours of Monza - 9 July
🇯🇵 6 Hours of Fuji - 10 September
🇧🇠8 Hours of Bahrain- 4 November
🇵🇹 6 Hours of Portimao - 16 April
🇧🇪 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa - 29 April
🇫🇷 24 Hours of Le Mans - 10/11 June
🇮🇹 6 Hours of Monza - 9 July
🇯🇵 6 Hours of Fuji - 10 September
🇧🇠8 Hours of Bahrain- 4 November
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Wednesday Petit Le Mans News
News from Road Atlanta on Wednesday heading for the Petit Le Mans this weekend.
No Racing Team Nederland in LMP2 at Petit Le Mans this weekend and you'll find out why scrolling down in the story.
Racing Team Nederland Withdraws from Petit Le Mans
Michelin Road Atlanta Notebook
TDS Commits to Full-Season IMSA Program in 2023
Multiple LMP2 Title Scenarios in "Insanely Competitive" Field
Mayer's Notebook: Petit Le Mans
Martin to Depart Aston Martin After Petit Le Mans
Road Atlanta Wednesday Notebook
Road Atlanta Michelin Pilot Challenge News on Wednesday
News from Michelin Pilot Challenge as we look ahead to Friday's season finale at Road Atlanta, if the weather holds up. Hurricane Ian will be a determining factor as to what happens.
Consistency Key to Hagler, Lewis' Repeat TCR Title Run
Skeen Quickest in Opening Road Atlanta Practice
Free Practice 2 for Michelin Pilot Challenge is tomorrow afternoon on Thursday, and we will have more news then. Stay tuned.
RACER: Driving the BMW M Hybrid V8 GTP With Connor De Phillippi
BMW factory driver Connor De Phillippi describes what he's experienced while piloting the new M Hybrid V8 IMSA GTP racer with its hybrid twin-turbo V8 and all the new technology that's coming to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's top class in 2023.
Official IMSA website news in preparation for the Petit Le Mans
We are watching and waiting to see what the weather situation is with Hurricane Ian. So far, it seems like there will be rain in the forecast for Saturday's race at Petit Le Mans with Friday conditions being sunny and clear for the Michelin Pilot Challenge finale and for the qualifying session for the WeatherTech Championship. Yours truly has been checking Atlanta on the weather app. As we see what Mother Nature wants to do, here is relevant news from the IMSA official website to have a good look at, to keep you informed.
Motul Petit Le Mans Success Could Be A Matter of Night and Day
Championship Countdown: LMP3 Showdown Features CORE, Riley
When Lamborghini enters the reborn Grand Touring Prototype division in IMSA in 2024, it will be with V8 power.
Lamborghini Opts for V-8 Engine in GTP Entry for 2024
It seems many manufacturers in the new generation of sports car racing, beginning next year, are going for 8 cylinders in a V configuration for their engines.
Cadillac Introduces Winning Lineup for GTP Competition
Risi Competizione Sets Driver Lineup for Motul Petit Le Mans
AF Corse Enjoys Going the Distance in Endurance Races
Entry List Notebook - Motul Petit Le Mans
Championship Countdown: GTD Delivers Again with Wide-Open Title Chase
25 years delivers a lot of memories, and as we celebrate the silver anniversary of Petit Le Mans, well, here are some of those.
Memorable Moments of Motul Petit Le Mans
As we have seen, BMW is bringing the flash with their new GTP prototype, continuing a long line of cars they have fielded in prototype sports car racing for 40+ years.
Flashy and Fast: BMW Shows Off Look of New GTP Prototype
Championship Countdown: Pfaff Porsche Poised to Win First GTD PRO Title
Championship Countdown: Another DPi Clash Down to The Wire
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
DOUBLE STINT: Weekend Recap; News Roundup & More (9-27-22)
The latest Double Stint Podcast recapping last weekend's sports car racing action and answering listener's questions. Some of these races mentioned, yours truly hopes to blog about over the offseason should time permit. Stay tuned.
https://sportscar365.com/podcasts/double-stint-weekend-recap-news-roundup-more-2/
Michelin Pilot Challenge News from the Official IMSA Website
News and features from the official IMSA webpage on the Michelin Pilot Challenge side of things, headed for the finale at Road Atlanta still scheduled for Friday, but remember that Mother Nature and Hurricane Ian could still very well have a say in things.
How Do Drivers Run Well in IMSA Races? They Walk First
The new GT4 spec Ford Mustang was recently unveiled. Check it out, below.
Ford Unveils Newest Racehorse, Seventh Generation Mustang
Let's Go Camping! Bryan Herta Drivers Bond at Hyundai Gathering
Hagler, Lewis Grinding Towards Second Straight TCR Championship
Monday, September 26, 2022
IMSA WeatherTech Championship News
Lots of news from the IMSA WeatherTech Championship as we get set for the season finale at Petit Le Mans and the end of an era, as the race on Saturday marks the final appearance on track for in the five-year history of the Daytona Prototype International division, before Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) is reborn, next year.
Stevens Confirms Departure from WTR; Drive Secured for 2023
Maxson Completes Performance Tech Lineup for Petit Le Mans
Lamborghini, for their LMDh debut in 2024, they are using a twin turbo V8 engine for the car across the board for both IMSA and World Endurance Championship, should they enter in both North America and Europe.
Lamborghini Confirms Twin-Turbo V8 Engine for LMDh Car
Calado Returns to Risi Lineup for Petit Le Mans
Sims Named in Cadillac's GTP Driver Lineup
Noble, Ali Join FastMD Racing for Petit Le Mans
Sims on "Whirlwind Situation" Corvette to Cadillac GTP Drive
MacNeil to Stand Down at Petit Le Mans; Entry Moved to GTD Pro
The entry list for Petit Le Mans includes 48 cars.
48 Entries for Petit Le Mans
Taylor Expecting "Some Action" in Petit Le Mans DPi Title Decider
Here is more about the BMW M Hybrid, specifically, photos of the car from the launch and a test session at Sebring International Raceway.
View Photos of BMW M Hybrid V8 from Launch, Sebring Test
The driver lineup and livery have also fully been confirmed.
BMW Confirms Full-Season GTP Lineup, Reveals Livery
BMW "Quite Happy" with LMDh Progress; Testing Shifts to U.S.
Watch Never-Before-Seen Video of Cadillac DPi in Development
Farfus: BMW on "Right Path" With LMDh Car
De Pauw Drafted into Cetilar Lineup for Petit Le Mans
Bold Strategy Call at VIR Propels De Angelis into GTD Points Lead
The latest Michelin IMSA Insider on the Silver anniversary of Petit Le Mans, looks back at the very first running of the race, in 1998.
Michelin IMSA Insider: Time Flies
Folks, we have just heard of course in recent days about Hurricane Ian that has hit the Caribbean, but it could strengthen and hit the Gulf of Mexico later on in the week. Watch this space for updates on whether the race will happen. I believe it will, but precautions will have to be taken and format changes to the schedule may be necessary.
IMSA Monitoring Hurricane Ian Situation for Petit Le Mans
BMW M Hybrid V8
RACER: BMW M Hybrid V8 GTP Tour With Andreas Roos
RACER: Inside The BMW M Hybrid V8 With Designer Michael Scully
Weekly Racing Roundup Updates
So busy with other sports car races that in the last month I have forgotten all about the Weekly Racing Roundup. Well, here are the ones you may have missed while yours truly was asleep at the wheel. Sorry about that. Some of the races covered in these updates, I may try getting to blogging about over the offseason.
Weekly Racing Roundup (8-29-22)
Weekly Racing Roundup (9-5-22)
Weekly Racing Roundup (9-12-22)
Weekly Racing Roundup (9-19-22)
Weekly Racing Roundup (9-26-22)
As always, plenty more news still to come. Stay tuned.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
SRO America Sunday Sebring Race Recaps
Recapping all the action on Sunday from Sebring for SRO America on the GTWorld YouTube channel with the commentary team of Ryan Myrehn and Calvin Fish in the booth and Amanda Busick in the pit lane.
GT America Sebring Race 2
TC America Sebring Race 2
Pirelli GT4 America Sebring Race 2
GT World Challenge America Sebring Race 2
GT World Challenge America: Sebring, Race 2
Race two of the weekend for SRO GT World Challenge America is set to get underway here at Sebring International Raceway. Fanatec GT World Challenge America has entered it's final fortnight. Yesterday it was K-PAX Racing with Andrea Caldarelli and Michele Beretta returning to form for a race win in race one on Saturday. Ashton Harrison and Mario Farnbacher looking at the Pro-Am championship. The grid is completely mixed together, and as we often say, it is a candy dish. Conquest Racing joining the championship with Alessandro Balzan and Manny Franco. They have been promoted to the Pro class. This is the second of two races at Sebring joining Ryan Myrehn, Calvin Fish, and Amanda Busick. Alessandro Balzan knows how hard it will be to win, but qualfying on pole, they could have a shot at it.
Racer's Edge Acura won yesterday. Mario Farnbacher starts the motor race and then she will take the wheel in the second half. Stay calm and keep your mental state in the right place. Bring the car home in one piece so the two weeks are well spent getting set for Indianapolis and the 8 Hours. This is the final 90 minute race of the year. Two formation laps coming up before we turn them loose to race. Hot Pirelli P Zero's on the cars, as it is has been hot in Sebring but has cooled down just a tad. There is rain in the area and could see raindrops before the end of the race today.
Ryan Dalziel was 21 thousandths of a second away from pole. We are down two cars. No Bimmerworld BMW and no RealTime Acura today. Bill Auberlen is back along with Chandler Hull. No Turner Motorsports today either as Michael Dinan had family matters to attend to so, no Robby Foley and Michael Dinan today in this race. Trouble for Mario Farnbacher and Racer's Edge too, starting from the pit lane. We are readying for the start. Ashton Harrison and Mario Farnbacher, Pro-Am winners from yesterday's race, has a braking issue.
They will have to bleed the front brakes quickly and see if they can get back out. We hope to have 13 cars in the field. Big trouble at Racer's Edge. Trying to bleed the rear brakes. They are going to miss the start. Green flag is out. Go. Taking the lead, Alessandro Balzan and here comes Ryan Dalziel to the outside. He wants the lead. Close quarters between Andrea Caldarelli and Jordan Pepper who has passed Caldarelli into Kristensen corner. Racer's Edge and Mario Farnbacher back in the race. The two Ferrari's are eking out pace on the Lamborghini's. Conquest vs. Triarsi. Colin Braun making progress and so is Bill Auberlen.
This is the #94 Bimmerworld BMW M4 GT3 of Bill Auberlen and Chandler Hull. Auberlen monstering Corey Lewis presently as Colin Braun defends down the Ulmann straightaway. Corey Lewis wants a bite of the cherry. He can't quite make it. Corey Lewis is going to have to play defense. A shallow attack angle on turn one exit. Auberlen up four places. Colin Braun moving up. Mario Farnbacher still in trouble and back to the pit lane. More brake issues at Racer's Edge Acura. K-PAX Racing had six straight race wins before their drought. Conquest Racing making a great debut. They are not eligible for championship points.
Troubles continue for Racer's Edge as the brake issues continue. They will be ninth in class. They were leading over Jan Heylen and Charlie Luck as well as George Kurtz and Colin Braun, but they are in trouble. Auberlen goes past Corey Lewis who is rolling speed around the outside. Minimal tire degradation at Sebring for the GT3 cars. Lewis won with Bryan Sellers in 2018 at the 12 Hours of Sebring and Bill Auberlen has three 12 Hours of Sebring victories in the 1990s. Auberlen has his query ahead. He has to show patience. Chandler Hull will be up on the wheel when he gets into the car for his stint.
Yesterday, Bimmerworld scored nil points. They have yet to crack the top step of the podium. Auberlen moving in on Lewis. No dice in Sunset Bend as Lewis continues fighting Auberlen on the outside. Lewis rolling speed into one and he makes it stick! Wow! That was some scintillating motor racing. Huge twitch from Colin Braun right in front of Lewis! Lewis on offense. That fifth corner is a skating rink. Onofrio Triarsi, the only Am contender in the field and he passed Dirk Mueller for position in the #63 USALCO DXDT Mercedes sharing with David Askew.
Racer's Edge continues to be in a spot of major trouble. Anything is possible. Bimmerworld rebuilt the car last night. Chandler Hull is ready to go for his stint, at the halfway mark. Hull ran a 24-hour race here at Sebring in a GT4 car. Hull has always had great pace and has Bill Auberlen as a mentor. K-PAX running third and fourth as Alessandro Balzan leads the motor race in the Conquest Racing Ferrari 488 GT3. Fastest lap for Balzan so far in the 2:01 range. Bill Auberlen has passed Corey Lewis and Onofrio Triarsi also went through. Auberlen has pace in the BMW going after both Colin Braun and Bryan Sellers as well.
The two K-PAX Lamborghini's run side by side as Andrea Caldarelli takes the place back on Jordan Pepper. These two have dueled like crazy after being split up after round one at Sonoma, California, back in March. Caldarelli being pushed and we wonder about his pace. He has cleared away and Bill Auberlen is monstering Colin Braun. Racer's Edge into the race now with Mario Farnbacher, three laps down. Team bosss Jon Mirachi says there was a brake fluid problem. Mirachi told Mario Farnbacher to go for it with everything he's got and he almost drops a wheel at Le Mans curve.
Do not throw the car at the fence. If you reach 70% distance of the winner, you will score points. Nine of ten Pro-Am cars are in the field this weekend. Attrition will help. Auberlen and Caldarelli both cutting 2;01.8 lap times. Jan Heylen is motoring after Bryan Sellers. DXDT and Riley are the bread while we see Wright Motorsports in the Porsche, Jan Heylen, the man in the middle. We have a lot of interesting announcements coming up before the Indianapolis 8 Hours insofar as teams and drivers. So, we are going to see lots more news coming up this week and next. It is the season finale for Fanatec GT in North America, and points are paid after the full eight hours and it is round three of the Intercontinental GT Challenge that has seen Bathurst and Spa then Indianapolis and then the Gulf 12 Hours.
Wow. New fastest lap by Caldarelli and he is beating both Balzan and Dalziel. The tires coming into their sweet spot. The pace is going up, up, up. What will Charlie Scardina do when he takes over car #23? Caldarelli has unleashed the gap on the #1 stealth black Lamborghini. 2:00.992 is the fastest lap for Caldarelli so far. That Lambo is very edgy. The Ferrari and the Mercedes are far more compliant. An hour and ten minutes still on the board. K-PAX won yesterday and want to repeat today, to break out the broom, and sweep.
The Pro-Am battle has been amazing all year. Bryan Sellers feeling the heat from Jan Heylen into Sunset Bend. Sellers drifts wide, Sellers sees an opening, but Sellers slams the door in his face through Sunset Bend. Bicycling through the corner. Coming fast is Bill Auberlen in the #94 Bimmerworld BMW M4 GT3. Chandler Hull should have pace on a lot of the Am drivers although George Kurtz is also on form having swept both GT America races this weekend. It is a darn shame the Turner Motorsports car is not in this race today. They did compete in Saturday's first race, however. Sellers not getting flustered by Jan Heylen who has the speed into Sunset Bend.
He has run for Wright Motorsports in the 12 Hours of Sebring before. Colin Braun is really applying the pressure. One hour and seven minutes to go and this race has been orderly so far. Bill Auberlen is reeling in Sellers, Heylen, and Braun. They are having a little party, and I might get invited. Note from race control, an incident under review between the #23 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari and Corey Lewis in the #191 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 for Zelus Motorsports. Corey Lewis, a multiple champion in single make amborghini racing as Jordan Pepper has two wheels off the road into the dust. He can dance on the ragged edge and keep that car in one piece.
The stewards say #191 must give the place back to Onofrio Triarsi. That was the chrome horn. Lewis is going to be demoted and pulled back from the Auberlen, Heylen, Braun scrap we are looking at. Auberlen too, is losing a wee bit of pace. The delta is spreading between Auberlen and Braun. They could not get a notebook from yesterday's race due to the retirement of the car. Jan Heylen pressuring Bryan Sellers. Sellers is doing what he must and Scott Smithson will take over for stint two as the pit window shall open in a dozen minutes. Corner speeds at the Hairpin, in the slowest turn on the track is between 44-45 miles an hour and Sellers and Muller in the Mercedes are top of the shop there over Ferrari, Aston Martin, and BMW.
Sellers, Muller Triarsi, Braun, Auberlen. Caldarelli uncorks new fastest lap of the race. The pace is bang on the money half an hour in. The fuel load is beginning to burn off. Alessandro Balzan has the lead of this motor race over Ryan Dalziel and Andrea Caldarelli. So, it is all Ferrari at the top of the shop thus far. Balzan, the Italian, took pole for race two yesterday and is dominating with a two second cushion over Dalziel, the Scotsman. This is the final year of the 488 GT3 with the new Ferrari 296 GT3 coming soon. Conquest will have a new 296 for the full season and perhaps Manny Franco will be one of the drivers, and we'll see if Balzan is as well.
Heylen goes deep to the inside of Sellers in Sunset Bend! Yikes! Great driving. Now, Braun is going to move and he does so to the inside. He kicked down the door. Poor old Bryan Sellers gets mugged by two cars. Is the handling on that DXDT Mercedes fading? That was unexpected in the Pro-Am class. Jan Heylen, the Belgian, up to second, with Braun third and Sellers third. Through Cunningham Corner and Fangio Bend and into Tower Corner. Peter Cunningham has a corner here at Sebring and it is actually Briggs Cunningham I think, the legendary race car designer.
Heylen has made the move and he was doing the slide job into the exit. Bryan Sellers had something go awry under braking it appears. There is a divot at turn five on corner exit. Sellers is a second and a half slower than Braun as Andrea Caldarelli is about to pass Ryan Dalziel. Michele Beretta will be taking over the #1 as we get closer to the pit window in about five minutes I believe. Alessandro Balzan has had consistency. He has had track position as well. Manny Franco, his team mate, in his first weekend of GT3 racing and he will inherit the overall lead of the motor race. He is a bundle of nerves, but will rise to the occasion. He is going for being consistent. We will see if the #34 car shows up at Indianapolis.
The car and team will be there with Alessandro Balzan but we wonder who the other drivers will be. Caldarelli is right on Ryan Dalziel's six. Dalziel will not go quietly into the night. The Lambo of Caldarelli applying the blowtorch. Passing opportunities are available but they are at a premium. We are approaching the pit window and Michele Beretta shall get into the #1 K-PAX Lamborghini. Colin Braun and Jan Heylen are beginning to uncork fastest laps as Balzan's gap grows to 2.4 seconds. Triarsi is at their home track and Ryan Dalziel's wife Jessica is a Sebring, Florida native.
Jan Heylen just uncorked his personal best lap of the motor race. He is motoring. Charlie Luck waiting patiently for his stint. He is doing calesthenics, stretching, limbering up for the drive. Charlie Luck loves the history of this place with the history of WW. II. and the German's and Italian's testing their cars back in the day. Ryan Dalziel goes for and gets a personal best lap and now, Caldarelli is right behind Dalziel. The Pirelli P Zero tires late in the stint stay together and the performance stays right on it. No tire degradation to speak of as the pit window opens. Who will blink first and head for the lane?
Dalziel has won many of the big sports car races and he is the coach for co-driver Justin Wetherill who will drive the second stint. Pit window open now. Take it deep into the window before stopping. DXDT pts Dirk Muller. They have been struggling with the tires. He is handing the car over to David Askew, team boss. You have a one second joker if you did not use it yesterday, for pit stops. DXDT does indeed employ the joker this time. Halfway through the pit window and the race alike. Ryan Dalziel continues to be absolutely harried by presumptive champion Andrea Caldarelli. He could very well clinch it today and would not even have to race at Indianapolis. But I think he ought to be there.
One race with double points is how the 8 Hours of Indianapolis will work. Jan Heylen pressing Jordan Pepper and makes the pass. Heylen has been really strong and now, Colin Braun will be doing all he can to make a move on Pepper. Pepper and Misha Goikhberg have just not had the race they wanted. His championship hopes are beginning to evaporate, beginning to melt. Alessandro Balzan in the lane and now, Manny Franco will get into the car. Dirk Mueller says something is wrong with the DXDT Mercedes. New Pirelli P Zero tires may work. Conquest in the lane. Tires, fuel, Manny Franco into the car for the former IndyCar turned sports car team.
Charlie Scardina will take the #23 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari to the end and they have a delayed stop. 80 seconds is minimum delta. They got hung up on the belts, on the driver change. 12 seconds over the minimum stop time for Conquest! Ouch! Can Misha Goikhberg make up time on fresh tires? The leaders are in cutting it all too fine to the end of the pit window as Ryan Dalziel hands over to Justin Wetherill and Andrea Caldarelli hands over to Michele Beretta and Jan Heylen handing over to Charlie Luck. K-PAX used their joker.
Wright executed to perfection. DXDT, Riley, and others did the same and so did Bimmerworld. The big losers are Triarsi! Four seconds over the limit! Deary me, that will really put those chaps on the back foot! Ryan Dalziel takes it on the chin if there is a mistake. Dalziel, the Scotsman, Justin Wetherill, his co-driver, from Orlando, Florida, former Ferrari Challenge racer. Manny Franco all over the back door of George Kurtz. Justin Wetherill leading and now is passed for the lead of the motor race by Michele Beretta. Conuqest got snookered and are buried in the middle of the pack. Manny Franco has to push Kurtz and Misha Goikhberg wants by Franco. It is the Misha and Manny show!
Kurtz, Franco, Goikhberg. These three have to push to catch Wetherill who of coursr had a dud pit stop. Franco feeling the heat. This is quite the shemozzle we have in the midfield. GT3 racing is a different level and Franco has had his head on his shoulders and minded his P's and Q's. George Kurtz and Misha Goikhberg are veterans. Franco is a new driver but he is driving like a veteran. Michele Beretta leading the motor race and putting himself in control. Scott Smithson spins. No. It is David Askew who has spun and is in a precarious spot down the Ulmann straight. He is back underway.
We saw Bryan Sellers with handling troubles, and I wonder if Askew s dealing with the same thing. The bumps will absolutely rattle the suspension to pieces and screw up the wheel alignment. 2:03.9 for Justin Wetherill and he is gapping Charlie Luck. Franco continues holding off Goikhberg. Chandler Hull has now passed Scott Smithson. So he is on recovery, salvaging what he can after a very difficult weekend for Bimmerworld. It was a horrendous race for them yesterday which barely started. Hull has to focus forward and close the gap to George Kurtz and the rest.
Chandler Hull made his 100th pro start in a BMW and did not even make it to the start/finish line. Scitt Smithson in the #08 DXDT Racing Mercedes, Bryan Sellers and Dirk Mueller, shaking their heads in confusion having lost the tire performance. The tires have fallen off a cliff for some odd reason because track and ambient conditions are similar to yesterday. A rodeo ride for Goikhberg out of turn 16! He is pushing like mad! George Kurtz too, finding his sweet spot. He and Jason Harward had a battle royale in GT America of course. Manny Franco too, my oh my, racing against these professional drivers.
Franco asked for a derogation to Bronze rating by the FIA after being originally entered as a Silver. But he has not driven a GT3 car very often. Michele Beretta well in control but everyone else is fighting, clawing, scrapping for position before this motor race is done and dusted. Beretta leading by 15 seconds, although it looks like a country mile. Justin Wetherill, his lone win came in race one at VIR. Wetherill is the closer here in race two at Sebring. Wetherill has to be consistent but he also must pick up the pace.
Goikhberg will want by Manny Franco ASAP. But Franco uses more extra track to set up a wider radius into the turn. Tries the draft on George Kurtz and then at Sunset Bend they are side by side. Franco wants the racing room. He presses Kurtz. Wow. Misha Goikhberg does likewise. Amazing. The GT3 debutant looks like a savvy veteran. Holy smokes! That was tasty! It was a really close call. Some hip and shoulder over the bumps. Franco being praised by his co-driver Alessandro Balzan and team co-owner and former driver Eric Bachelart. Chandler Hull is next up behind Kurtz. Top speeds overall and the fastest is Auberlen in the BMW at 162 miles an hour followed by Hull, Drew Steaveley, Colin Braun, and Alessandro Balzan, in the 157-159, 160 miles an hour range.
Just over 20 minutes to go. Franco passes Kurtz and now is on the attack towards Charlie Luck and if Luck gets defensive, Wetherill will motor away. Keep focused forward. Do not let your rivals past. Take charge of your own destiny. Don't crack under pressure. Wetherill is cutting some good laps at 2:03-2:04 and change. The Pro-rated Lamborghini's are pushing. That is the Lambo and the Ferrari. Kurtz has fallen back somehow some way. Chandler Hull is far faster than George Kurtz insofar as lap time. Misha Goikhberg powers past Manny Franco. Give each other room, don't try the squeeze play!
Wetherill, cool as a cucumber in Pro-Am. Hull has the advantage as we said. Franco slams the door in Goikhberg's face, holding off the former 24 Hours of Daytona class winner! Yikes! How close do you like it? Goikhberg wants it. Franco says, no you don't. He is poised and not panicking. 20 minutes to go. Manny Franco is hurt a bit after a crash in a test at Sonoma Raceway. Use adrenaline. It was at VIR where Franco had a wreck. He won in Ferrari Challenge and is now pressing on for his GT3 debut. He is up to it. Beretta, Wetherill, leading in their classes. Franco and Goikhberg still engaging in their duel. Time is fading through the hourglass in the final 90-minute race of the season before Saturday October 8th, and the Indianapolis 8 Hours on a Saturday into twilight.
That one will be fun. Ashton Harrison and Mario Farnbacher, ninth in class in Pro-Am after their brake issues. If Wetherill and Dalziel can pick up points they can minimize the damage before Indianapolis. Manny Franco pressing Charlie Luck more. Goikhberg falling back but the trio is moving in on Wetherill and here comes Chandler Hull in the white and blue BMW M4 GT3. Luck is really giving it the stick trying to catch Wetherill. Misha Goikhberg applying the blowtorch, look, to Franco as well. We could have half a dozen cars in the fight before this race concludes this afternoon.
Keep the margins tight. That is critical as we have 15 minutes left on the board. Manny Franco wants by Charlie Luck at Sunset Bend. No dice. Goikhberg to the outside into turn one. More hip and shoulder? Not quite. This is compressing, a definite concertina effect. Will we have a brawl here? A street fight. Racer's Edge want Chandler Hull to get into this fight to take away big points from Wright Motorsports and Riley Motorsports. Franco is lunging at Charlie Luck in Sunset Bend and he can go alongside. That Ferrari is a screamer down the front straight and now, Hull is coming in a hurry.
Franco to the inside and Luck slams the door in his face. Goikhberg and Kurtz and Hull and Wetherill. Oh man oh man. Franco slams the door in Goikhberg's face another time! This is unreal. Hull wants by Kurtz to get on the podium after their disappointment from yesterday. Wetherill is too far down the road but anything can still happen. Wetherill is the closer today. He has been very impressive in stint two of this motor race. But he is losing gobs of time to Charlie Luck. Focus, hit your marks. He will have a pack of wolves behind him. This is unreal.
Ten and a half minutes left. Do not run to the fridge now. You won't want to miss any of this! Michele Beretta 32 seconds in front and everyone else, it is a war zone! Charlie Luck tries to go by Wetherill. This fight is not over. Manny Franco is the fly in the ointment, the cat among the pigeons. Luck thinks about it, discretion the better part of valor but not for long. Chandler Hull losing time in the BMW M4 GT3. That car is just not handling the right way. Luck to the inside through Sunset Bend. Franco has the run, on Luck in the Porsche. Here goes Luck on Wetherill for the Pro-Am class lead and he takes the spot away!
Franco past Wetherill and here comes Goikhberg. This is not over. Wetherill vs. Goikhberg. Hull is pressing Kurtz to the inside. He has a Captain Cook but can't make it? Charlie Luck now leading Pro-Am. In replay, Wetherill runs wide and washes out into Kristensen corner. Wetherill slides past Franco but Franco knew he had to pull the pin. Michele Beretta is whistling off into the distance. Beretta is 36 seconds up the road! He is in another zip code! Another county! He is just having a stroll through the orange groves here at Sebring. Charlie Luck, what will you do, mate? He lets Franco go. Goikhberg will do all he can. Luck needs to let Goikhberg go.
Franco has been unleashed. He is the hound chasing the rabbit. Wetherill, Kurtz, Hull, scrapping in Pro-Am. Alessandro Balzan looking on. Misha Goikhberg a former Prototype Lights champ and class winner at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Bimmerworld not in the fight but Kurtz and Braun are going to get stymied in the points if they cannot get to the third step on the podium. Chandler Hull can go for second at the very least but he is running out of time. Wetherill is in the box seat. Franco ahead of the pack. He just had to scythe through the maze and did it.
Two laps to go. Hull passes Wetherill for second in class in Pro-Am flying towards Charlie Luck. Luck will have to hit his marks and cut two perfect laps. Do not open the door for the Bimmerworld boys. They might be willing to throw caution to the wind after their DNF yesterday. He will go full send mode but he needs to close up on Luck in the next lap or so. Time is of the essence. Maximize the championship lead is what Luck and company want to do as Michele Beretta comes to the white flag. Caldarelli could clinch his second straight title and now, Frank Gannnett in the Aston Martin, off the road. Askew lunges and clips Frank Gannett who spins.
One lap to go. Chandler Hull closing on Charlie Luck. Goikhberg in the clear. Hull is on his last lap running out of time. George Kurtz could gain a place as well having caught Justin Wetherill. If Triarsi loses the podium place, they will be devastated. Charlie Luck was 2021 GT America champion. George Kurtz is GT America champion in 2022. No lack of cofidence for K-PAX. They sweep the weekend and win the title for Andrea Caldarelli! Pro-Am honors go to Wright Motorsports! Chandler Hull second.
Justin Wetherill completes the podium over George Kurtz as Charlie Scardina and Onofrio Triarsi win the Am class unopposed.
Overall/Pro: #1 Beretta/Caldarelli K-PAX Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3
Pro-Am: #45 Heylen.Luck Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3R
Am: #23 Triarsi/Scardina Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020
Wright Motorsports should lead by 14 points over Crowdstrike and Riley Motorsports going to Indianapolis. We will see wildcard entries, but they cannot earn points. 2:00.812 is fastest lap for Andrea Caldarelli. K-PAX win again! Then there was one. It is the biggest race of GTWC America and a part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the Indianapolis 8 Hours at "The Brickyard", the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, coming up two weeks from now. Join us for a Saturday race into the twilight hours. It is going to be a screamer! Excited to bring it to you.
See you in two weeks. For now, goodbye, everyone, from the orange groves of central Florida, and the great Sebring International Raceway. We'll see you at Indy. So long.
Pirelli GT4 America: Sebring, Race 2
It is time for the second race of the weekend in Pirelli GT4 America as the championship is going down to the wire, here on the legendary concrete runways of Sebring International Raceway. The season is coming down to the wire. Eric Filgueiras and Stevan McAleer will be battling Michai Stephens and Gavin Sanders for the Pro-Am class. We have a 31 car field for race two today. No elevation change here at Sebring and this place has character even with no elevation change. We are ready to race. Safety car lights off down the Ulmann straight. Polesitter, RS1 and the #18 Porsche Cayman of Eric Filgueiras and Stevan McAleer. Jason Hart outside pole with Scott Noble! Green! Five wide already! John Capestro-Dubets, no, Zack Anderson, pressing hard. James Clay, is off the the road with damage and so is the Rob Walker and Alex Filsinger BMW.
McAleer going for it and here comes Jason Hart as well through Big Bend for the first time. Jason Hart really pushing. RS1 vs. Nolasport in Porsche Cayman's. Aaron Telitz, Alexandre Premat, Kenton Koch, and more. Argy bargy already as Gavin Sanders is pushing hard out of Tower corner. A one hour sprint race as Alexandre Premat tries Zack Anderson on the curbs. Track limits. 60 minutes, two drivers, and mandatory pit stop at halfway only for the driver change. Pro's start and Am's take it home as Jason Hart is second on the road.
The Porsche teams are fighting for the title. Zack Anderson jumps to seventh and second in Silver with Premat losing places. The Pirelli P Zero tires will be up to pressure and the tires will be greasy with the heat. Debris on the road someplace. Oh man! Elliott Skeer divebombs over the curbs! The Am class champions, James Clay and Charlie Postins, have trouble. He got tagged or made contact. McAleer opening his lead as Jason Hart is chasing. Aaron Telitz in P3 sharing that Toyota Supra with Todd Coleman. Kenton Koch passes Andy Lee for third in Pro-Am. Lee sharing with Elias Sabo. The B Sport car I believe is tied with the BMW M4 GT4 of John Capestro-Dubets and Tom Capizzi.
McAleer half a second up. 2:13.4 to 2:13.9 for Jason Hart as there is still debris on the track. The Conquest Mercedes of Gavin Sanders has moved up to 19th place in six minutes after starting caboose on the grid, fifth in Silver. Stevan McAleer leading the motor race. They had a fuel pump parts failure in the race yesterday. Filgueiras says they need to do their job and focus on what they can control. Maximize performance and execute. Trouble with the engine for the Conquest Mercedes. #34 has to finish second to be in contention for the title when we get to the finale at Indianapolis. Terry Borcheller driving through a dust cloud sharing a Toyota Supra in Am with Nick Shanny.
That is the Karas Kallas Racing car. Borcheller due to age is a Bronze rated driver but he is still extremely quick. Anderson had to run wide racing with Alexandre Premat who is a GT racer and also spent time in Australian Supercars for a spell. Andy Lee is pushing hard against Kenton Koch who moves to second past Aaron Telitz with Andy Lee right on his six. Elliott Skeer too, is sixth overall and has moved up a couple places, fifth in the Pro-Am class. The SRO race stewards have been begging the GT4 drivers to clean up the racing and the drivers have listened.
Andy Lee though, has forced his way past Aaron Telitz. Gavin Sanders is still going up. Sanders passes Caleb Bacon for fourth in Silver. Stevan McAleer is now two seconds up on Jason Hart and Zack Anderson in seventh is the next Silver rated driver. Premat has his hands full with John Capestro-Dubets. Sanders' co-driver Michai Stephens waits to be interviewed as we have reception trouble at the end of the pit lane. Rats. Sanders is 18 seconds down on McAleer. He is chasing Zack Anderson however. Still 45 minutes on the board. They'll keep digging at Conquest. That is for sure. Part two after the pit stops, the Am drivers will be racing against a Pro-Am car with an Am driver in the seat.
Stephens will make hay while the sun shines. There are sprinkles. The team is rolling out rain tires. Second place is where Stephens and Sanders have to finish and they believe the impossible can be possible. Dive into the unknown and see what on earth happens. No fear. Stay in the moment. Push it and push hard. Good scrap between Aaron Povoledo, Justin Piscitell, and Devin Jones. BMW M4 GT4 vs. two Aston Martin Vantage GT4's. Andy Lee is pushing hard, cutting a 2:12.8, 3.10ths up on Kenton Koch and chasing Jason Hart.
Adam Adelson has moved past Premat and so has John Capestro-Dubets. Elliott Skeer, sharing with Adam Adelson, he is drawing a bead on Aaron Telitz. Roll speed through the apex of the turn. Diving to the inside of the BMW, they make contact, and the BMW barges over the curbs. Premat, Anderson, Capestro-Dubets. James Sofronas looking on, team boss at GMG, and a champion racer in his own right in this form of racing, in SRO. Skeer is monstering Telitz with 40 minutes left on the board. Jason Hart still second.
Oh wow. Premat and Anderson still side by side through turns 15 and 16 headed for Sunset Bend. Capestro-Dubets watching to see where on earth he can make his move. The pit window will open soon, in five mnutes, for a ten-minute window for driver changes only. Lee monstering Koch but Kenton Koch is a tough cookie. Gavin Sanders caught Al Carter at Random Vandals Racing but cannot get by the #98 BMW M4 GT4 he shares with Paul Sparta. Al Carter showing the pace, 15th overall and second in Am behind Terry Borcheller. Many of these cars cannot afford dirty air. Watch your dashboard and your engine temperature gauges and alarms.
Don't put the car in default mode. Slipstreaming is important with these cars, but they are much more road based compared to the GT3 cars. Premat chasing hard. He is regaining his footing and catching up to the Pro-Am competition for fourth and fifth place. Kenton Koch and Andy Lee in a battle for the Pro-Am podium just behind Jason Hart. Koch keeping Lee at bay for now. Their amateur drivers, Scott Noble, Bryan Putt, and Elias Sabo, respectively, will have work to do before we get to Indianapolis in two weeks for the final races of 2022. McAleer and Filgueiras are maximizing the drive time.
Sabo gearing up. Team manager at Flying Lizard Motorsports, Steven Costello, checking in on things as Johann Schwartz takes over the #80 Rooster Hall Racing BMW M4 GT4 to Todd Brown. Stevan McAleer has had the pace in Pirelli GT4 America and in other championships too. He has run GT4, GT3, LMP3, a lot of different places. McAleer is a nervous flyer but he can fly in a race car on terra firma just the same. Jason Hart and Matt Travis won the title last year with nine wins and 11 podiums. Tim Horrell finishing his stint, carried to the wall, driving with hand controls as Raphael Matos is next into the car.
85 seconds is minimum stop time in Pirelli GT4 America. Everyone must serve their pit stops by the 25 minutes remaining mark. Stevan McAleer to the pit lane with 31 minutes to go. Eric Filgueiras will take over and finish this race out. Good stop at RS1. Conquest are in with Michai Stephens getting into the car, replacing Gavin Sanders who has completed his stint. Pit trouble for the #18? That can't be right. 85 seconds, minimum delta. Some teams using their jokers today. More pit stops. Koch and Lee keep scrapping hard. Lee is running extremely well. Alex Premat in for GMG Racing and now Jay Logan takes over the car #71.
Koch and Lee are the ones we are watching. Next time by all these cars should be in the lane. Nobody running afoul of the pit lane delta and a few are using their jokers. Jaden Lander hands to Anthony Geraci, and James Walker Jr. takes over from Devin Jones. Hart turns the #47 over to Noble. Bryan Putt takes over from Kenton Koch and Elliott Skeer hands over to Adam Adelson and now Elias Sabo takes over the Flying Lizard Aston Martin. Sabo loses some time. So the positional battle is Nolasport vs. BSport. Teams continue looking at the radar. We could see raindrops before this race ends. Could mother nature throw a wrench in the works? Now it is Filgueiras vs. Noble for the overall lead. Bryan Putt chasing but cannot quite get there.
Elias Sabo still on the button and he is doing all he can to move in. At Conquest, Michai Stephens has less traffic and has gained a place over Kevin Conway and Smooge Racing's Toyota Supra. 22 minutes to go. Todd Coleman under attack from Austen Smith and now, Michai Stephens wants it too. He elbows past Coleman. Into Kristensen corner, a TRG Porsche is off and so is Coleman with damage to the right front corner, however he has regrouped. Check that. No damage to the Toyota Supra. Target acquired, but it is a hornet's nest in Pro-Am with a couple Silver class cars mixed into this scrum. Coleman being harried by Tom Capizzi.
Behind these two it is the Smooge Racing Supra of Aaron Telitz and John Geesbreght. For second place and the Silver running order, it is Michai Stephens going after Tom Capizzi. One of two drive through penalties for speeding in the lane is Jay Logan, co-driver for Alexandre Premat at GMG Racing. The #10 Raphael Matos car shared with Tim Horrell has served a penalty. Austen Smith runs wide in turn 12. Wow. Michai Stephens must find a solution to this riddle. He is hanging tough, going for it trying to catch Kevin Conway and John Geesbreght at Smooge Racing. Andy Lee says good things about Kenton Koch and BSport, having fun battling them.
Elias Sabo is going for it and he was told by his team mate, go out and run qualifying laps, and that is what he is doing. He has been close to a podium and got a win in GT America earlier today in GT4 competition. Michai Stephens has made the pass. Could Elias Sabo get another win today? We shall see in another 16 minutes and change. Stephens and Conquest need a miracle. In Am we can see Nick Shanny and Paul Sparta scrapping for position. Anthony Geraci next up. Geraci has pace over Sparta and Shanny as well. Sparta to the inside taking the lead into Sunset Bend.
Wow. That is putting the cat among the pigeons. Gizmo the raccoon, their team mascot will love it. Geraci has Damon Surzshyn behind him. James Clay and Charlie Postins will not recover after dominating this season so far. Nick Shanny is really improving as a driver and Elias Sabo spins! Oh no! He is loose. The handling on that Aston Martin is not right. He went to the inside, bailed out, hit the dust, and spun off the road. Sabo is getting the handling back. Wow. That was wildly close. I think he rushed up on Bryan Putt, bailed out, and spun. Eric Filgueiras really wants to make this all work out after troubles yesterday.
They had a fuel pump issue in race one. The points fight is tightening up going into the Indianapolis doubleheader finale. Stephens in second in the Silver class. Gavin Sanders wants to see a yellow if they can get it. John Farrow, one of the team bosses at Conquest, he has really helped young drivers find a place in motor racing. Eric Bachelart also really in the fight. They had a great run yesterday in Fanatec GTWC America with Manny Franco and Alessandro Balzan. Custodio Toledo is third and looking for a first podium. He is also racing with Conquest Racing, running with Paolo Carasci, the 1991 Brazilian Formula 3 champion.
Elias Sabo now back on the button chasing down Bryan Putt. Putt, 2:16.7, and Sabo, 2:14.8! Holy smokes! Jay Logan, a lapped car. Michai Stephens is still really pressing hard. Turn up the pressure. It is go time. Scott Noble still leads Pro-Am running second overall. Corner speeds at Sunset bend range from 74.5 to 76.5 miles an hour with Anthony Geraci, and a mix of Toyota Supra's and Mercedes AMG GT4's. It is a long, long corner at Sunset Bend with a blind apex and bumps all over the place. Geraci and Toledo second and third in the Am class as Stephens has passed Sabo. Sabo needs to throw the anchor out if he is going to keep pushing.
Putt and Koch came in 15 points behind Sabo and Lee. Putt is not giving up the place to Stephens. This is a bear. Less than four minutes to go. Stephens and Sabo run over the debris and now, Geraci is in the lane. Krugspeed with a problem for their Toyota Supra! Oh man. Nick Shanny back on the Am podium and Johann Schwarz is going for it as well. He and Todd Brown can get a podium out of this as Bryan Putt is fending off the challenge from Michai Stephens and Putt slams the door in his face. Sabo though is right on top of Putt!
What is going to happen here? Two minutes left. Scott Noble leading Pro-Am. He is going for it as they were tied with Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer. 13 points would be the advantage headed to the finale at Indianapolis. Nolasport, a premier Porsche team in the country. RS1 as well, another team with great pedigree. White flag for Eric Filgueiras. No chance to clinch the title yet, but we shall see. It all went pear shaped yesterday for them. But today they might just make it. Final lap. Random Vandals too look like they are going to win Am if they can keep it together for one more lap. Toledo second and Tom Collingwood third but with Johann Schwarz steaming right along and coming in a hurry.
Paul Sparta and Random Vandals won in class and finished second here at Sebring a year ago. They are closing in on a first win in 2022. No worries for RS1. Filgueiras and McAleer win it! 2:12.321, fastest lap goes to Stevan McAleer and he set it in this race, early doors.
Overall/Silver: #18 Filgueiras/McAleer RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport
Pro Am: #47 Noble/Hart NOLASport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport
Am: #98 Sparta/Carter Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT4
Sabo gets around Putt who loses places! Something went wrong and he has bodywork damage does Elias Sabo! Oh man! Sparta and Carter are going to win in Am. Putt ran wide and lost speed. Out of petrol, maybe? No argy bargy. That was legit. Two races to go, in two weeks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the finale. We will see you next time, from The Brickyard. For now, bye bye. GT World Challenge America, coming up next with race two.
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