Perennial Porsche Carrera Cup North America powerhouse Kellymoss has announced its return to GT3 competition, entering three new Porsche 911 GT3 Rs in the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS Pro-Am class.
This will be Kellymoss’ first full-season GT3 effort since 2023, when along with sister company Riley Inc., the team fielded two cars in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTD class. The team entered select IMSA races in 2024, then focused exclusively on its successful Porsche one-make programmes in 2025.
“The evolution of our SRO programme is strengthened by the direct involvement of our sister company, Riley Inc, whose endurance racing legacy and advanced engineering elevate our long term commitment to perform and grow in increasingly competitive environments,” said Victoria Thomas, Principal and Chief Business Officer at Kellymoss.
All three of the latest 992.2-generation Porsches will feature prominent Pro drivers, and Bronze drivers with Porsche one-make racing success to their name.
The #017 Porsche, for instance, will be driven by Colin Braun, who boasts victories in the 24-hour races at Daytona, Spa-Francorchamps, and Le Mans; Braun has also won three IMSA championships, and the 2023 GT World America Pro-Am championship.
Braun will share the car with debuting GT3 Bronze driver Michael Clark. In 2024, Clark drove Kellymoss-run Porsche Caymans to the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America and Porsche Endurance Challenge North America championships. He returns to racing after a year away from the sport.
“I’m very excited to be racing this season with Kellymoss in SRO’s GT World Challenge America,” Clark said. “We are looking to build on our 2024 championship year and bring it to the next level. Being a part of this team has been a privilege, and I’m looking forward to what the next year ahead will bring.”
“I’m really looking forward to kicking off the SRO America season with Kellymoss and Michael,” added Colin Braun. “ Having driven for Bill Riley for many years in SRO, this feels a lot like home in many ways. What Andy (Kilcoyne, Kellymoss Co-owner and CEO) has built is very impressive and I’m looking forward to delivering continued success. Michael has done an excellent job of adapting to the car and his work ethic is incredible. I’m confident we will achieve some great things together for Kellymoss. I know it will be an intense season with stout competition, making it more fun. I cannot wait to get to Sonoma!”
Two recent Porsche Carrera Cup North America champions with Kellymoss will also go racing with the team in GT World America: 2023 title winner Riley Dickinson and 2024 champion Loek Hartog.
Dickinson will drive the #13 Porsche with Todd Parriott. Both drivers have raced in Pirelli GT4 America previously – Dickinson drove for ACI Motorsports in 2025, while Parriott drove for Flying Lizard Motorsports in 2024. This will be Parriott’s first GT3 campaign, and Dickinson’s first race in the 911 GT3 R since a one-off debut at the 2024 IMSA Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“I’m extremely excited to start this new chapter in my career, but also for Kellymoss in GT World Challenge America competition,” said Riley Dickinson. “We have a great team assembled to take on this championship and put our best foot forward from the very start of this campaign. I’m looking forward to working with Todd Parriott this season as well. He has shown tremendous growth over the years, cutting his teeth in the Porsche GT3 Cup machinery, and he has proven that he is ready to make the step up.
The SRO platform has proven to be a great place for both GT3 and GT4 competition in America. With the format for GTWCA this year going towards an endurance-based championship, it has brought in a lot of interest into the series which is going to make for some quite entertaining racing to watch on track for the fans.”
“Moving into SRO with Kellymoss is an important next step for me,” said Todd Parriott. “Each season has been about raising the bar, and I am ready to learn, grow, and push myself at this next level.”
Finally, Hartog will share the #88 car with reigning Porsche Endurance Challenge North America 992 Pro-Am champion John Gilliland, another GT3 racing debutant.
Hartog won the 2024/25 Asian Le Mans Series GT Championship for Manthey, and finished a successful year – one which included a first 24 Hours of Le Mans appearance, second place in the GT World Europe Endurance Bronze Cup, and a class win at the Suzuka 1000km – with the 2025 Porsche Cup, awarded to the top Porsche privateer driver.
“I am so honored to have the opportunity to race the top level GT3 car for 2026 with my pro driver, Loek Hartog,” said Gilliland. “Our objective is to be competing for the top step of the podium in this championship. Thank you to everyone at Kellymoss for their ongoing support and guidance in my racing career. Let’s do this!”
Hartog added, “I’m really excited to be back with my Kellymoss family after an incredibly successful effort with them in Porsche Carrera Cup North America in 2024.
This season, I’m stepping up to GT3 with them, a category where I’ve gained a lot of experience over the past two years. With more than 30 GT3 race weekends behind me, I’m looking forward to bringing everything I’ve learned into the team and partnering with John as he begins his first year in GT3 competition.
I have a lot of trust in him and in the entire Kellymoss group, and I’m excited about racing in the new GT World Challenge America format. I can’t wait to line up on the grid at Sonoma and see how we continue to progress throughout the year.”
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