GT World Challenge America points
GT World Challenge America Race 1 was officially declared before the 45-minute mark, meaning that Saturday’s race would award half-points, according to Article 7.4.b of the series Sporting Regulations.
Only 42 minutes of racing elapsed before the Red Flag was shown, though the race clock continued to elapse past the 45-minute mark before the decision was made to abandon the race, leading to some uncertainty before the Stewards posted an official notice on Sunday morning.
The #99 Random Vandals Racing BMW of Kenton Koch and Connor De Phillippi still leads the Pro standings with three races left, while the #34 JMF Motorsports Mercedes-AMG has moved ahead of the #18 RS1 Porsche for second.
- Koch/De Phillippi – 193.5 points
- Stephens/Grenier – 175.5 points (-18)
- Sedgwick/Heylen – 170 points (-23.5)
- Choksey/Auberlen – 126 points (-67.5)
Over in Pro-Am, the top three positions remain the same, led by the #29 Turner Motorsport BMW, followed by the #11 DXDT Racing Corvette and #91 Regulator Racing Mercedes-AMG. A good weekend from the #24 Heart of Racing Aston Martin moves Gray Newell and Darren Turner up to fourth in the standings, but realistically, only three teams remain in title contention.
- Rothberg/Foley – 179 points
- McDonald/Bell – 148 points (-31)
- Ellis/Burton – 130.5 points (-48.5)
- Newell/Turner – 86 points (-93)
- Washington/Sargent – 81 points (-98)
The Am title duel is still alive thanks to Turner Motorsport and Dollahite Racing working out a deal for Eric Powell to start and park the GT America series #29 BMW (which itself was a backup car, after Justin Rothberg suffered an accident at the same corner as Scott Dollahite).
It ensured second-place points in both races, but if Dollahite Racing can’t make it to Barber Motorsports Park, then the #163 AF Corse Ferrari would take the title.
- Schreibman/Negri – 173.5 points
- Dollahite – 163 points (-10.5)
GT4 America Pro-Am and Am title races heat up
Kenton Koch and Random Vandals Racing are also on track for a championship double, leading the GT4 America Silver standings with Kevin Boehm in the #97 BMW. They now lead the #68 RAFA Racing Toyota by 40 points, and the #4 JMF Aston Martin by 60.
- Boehm/Koch – 181 points
- Wagner/Gonzalez – 141 points (-40)
- Arthur/Ortmann – 121 points (-60)
- Garrett/Anderson – 109 points (-72)
- Greenemeier/Grisham – 78 points (-103)
But the Pro-Am and Am class title races are really heating up, with five races remaining, including the Barber triple-header. In Pro-Am, the #82 BimmerWorld Racing BMW has moved back to the top of the table after the #94 Random Vandals BMW’s DNF, which broke a four-race winning streak.
But the #94 BMW is only eight points out, and the #33 Blackdog Racing McLaren (-12) and #7 ACI Motorsports Porsche (-25) have all closed to within one race’s worth of points.
- Walker/McQuarrie – 147 points
- Craven/Green – 143 points (-8)
- Gaples/Cooper – 135 points (-12)
- Swearingin/Dickinson – 122 points (-25)
- Auriemma/Leist – 65 points (-82)
The #36 BimmerWorld BMW still leads the Am standings, but the gap to the #72 RAFA Racing Toyota has now been cut to just three points. Judson Holt in the #188 Fast Track Racing BMW is still third, while the #07 Skip Barber Racing Aston Martin and #17 Rigid Speed BMW have both closed in after success in Road America.
- Clay/Postins – 147 points
- Geraci/Schmied – 144 points (-3)
- Holt – 124 points (-23)
- M. Garcia/A. Garcia – 105 points (-42)
- J. Catania/L. Catania – 90 points (-57)
GT World Challenge and GT4 America points will be officially confirmed later this week.
Chouest takes first win in Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Ross Chouest and his #50 Chouest Povoledo Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R scored their first win of the year in Race 2; it’s his first win in the series since stepping up to GT3 competition in 2024.
Polesitter and Race 1 winner Memo Gidley in the #56 SKI Autosports Audi finished second, coming back from a first-corner collision with Kyle Washington. Washington later retired after a spin, contact with the wall at the final corner, and steering damage on his #32 GMG Racing Porsche.
Justin Rothberg drove his backup #29 Turner Motorsport BMW to a third-place finish, ahead of the #20 FastMD Racing Audi of Farhan Siddiqi. Jason Bell returned home after his #2 Racers Edge Aston Martin crashed out of Race 1, withdrawing from Race 2.
Pintos and Broll sweep McLaren Trophy weekend
14 cars started the second McLaren Trophy America race of the weekend after Tanner Harvey crashed the #24 Forte Racing car during the last minute of Qualifying.
Cooper Broll and Tommy Pintos swept the weekend in their #919 Skip Barber Racing Team McLaren Artura Trophy Evo, winning the Pro class and overall by 9.2 seconds.
Behind them, John Dempsey outdueled Alexandra Hainer to finish second overall and first in Pro-Am; the #10 RWE Motorsport car of Dempsey and Andrew Davis defeated the #43 Motorsports In Action car of Hainer and Jesse Lazare by less than four-tenths of a second.
Colin Harrison in the #21 TechSport car finished fourth and won the Am class.
Robusto wins GR Cup Race 2
Will Robusto scored the win in GR Cup North America Race 2, giving RVA Graphics Motorsports by Speed Syndicate a weekend sweep.
The #2 car of Robusto won the race ahead of the TechSport cars of Ethan Goulart (#72) and Parker DeLong (#47); however, both cars were disqualified after technical inspection found that both cars were missing a homologated part.
That moves Race 1 winner Spike Kohlbecker up to second in the #55 RVA Graphics car, and the #98 TechSport car of Max Schwied up to third. Points leader Westin Workman (#13 BSI Racing), who dropped from the lead fight to eighth after his pace began to drop rapidly in the final laps, is now back up to sixth in the revised standings.
Polesitter Jeremy Fletcher (#22 Copeland Motorsports) retired after contact with Robusto, which was to be reviewed after the race. As of Monday morning, no decision has been posted to the noticeboard.
Livio Galanti (#89 Eagles Canyon Racing) finished 15th overall and took Legends Cup honours, while Rutledge Wood (#18 Precision Racing LA) finished 23rd to end his second GR Cup weekend.
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