- Todd Treffert Tops 40-Plus Car Field for Overall and Porsche Class Victories in the 901 Shop 1972 No. 14 Porsche 911
- Alan Sevadjian American Division Winner and Second Overall in 1968 No. 37 Duntov Motor Company Corvette Roadster
- Chris Zappa Wins One for 46th HSR Mitty Featured “Cars of Japan” Entries in the 1972 No. 44 Datsun 240Z
BRASELTON, Georgia (April 26, 2024) – A full field of classic GT cars and competitors moved the 46th Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Mitty off to a fast start Friday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with a Porsche, Corvette and Datsun 240Z all driven to victory in the first of two Sasco Sports International/American Challenge sprint races on this weekend’s packed schedule of events.
The overall and Porsche-class winner was regular HSR victory lane visitor Todd Treffert who topped the 40-plus car field with another victory in his 901 Shop 1972 No. 14 Porsche 911 IROC.
Treffert was joined on the overall podium in third by American-division winner Alan Sevadjian who stepped into the 1968 No. 37 Duntov Motor Company Corvette roadster regularly driven by his teammate and fellow HSR race winner Clair Schwendeman.
Steve Cullman put in a competitive drive to third overall and second in the American class in his 1970 No. 74 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Trans-Am car prepared by Olthoff Racing.
This year’s featured marque at the 46th HSR Mitty is “The Cars of Japan” and a pair of quick 240Z competitors began the weekend’s celebration with podium finishes in Friday’s Sasco Sports race.
Chris Zappa finished a solid sixth overall and won the International class race in the 1972 No. 44 Datsun 240Z and was joined in victory lane by fellow “Z” car competitor Scott Kissinger, who finished third in his 1971 No. 202 Datsun 240Z.
Rob Albino, another familiar face in Sasco Sports Challenge victory lane, broke up the all 240Z podium in the International division in his Hudson Historics 2000 No. 99 BMW Z3 with a second-place finish.
Friday’s other podium players included Robert Spence who was fifth overall and second in the Porsche class in his 1972 No. 63 Porsche 911 S/T. Craig Watkins completed the Porsche podium in third in his 1968 No. 46 Porsche 911 while Jonathan DeGaynor was third in American and overall in the unique 1960 No. 111 Devin Special.
Saturdays are the biggest day of each year’s Mitty and tomorrow is no exception with several feature races and the first rounds of the weekend’s WeatherTech sprint race doubleheaders.
In addition to the Cars of Japan Feature Race, another can’t miss Saturday sprint is the Third Annual “Gene Felton Memorial Challenge” for HSR Group 8 Historic Stock Cars. Honoring the late driving star Gene Felton – the 2019 HSR Mitty Grand Marshal – the Memorial Challenge features a pair of races for HSR Historic Stock Cars starting on Saturday with the winner determined by total points from both events.
About HSR: An International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) property, Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) was formed in the mid-1970s with an event at Road Atlanta. There was one goal then and it remains true today: to celebrate the race cars from the past. As a “time machine” of sights and sounds, HSR provides a venue for competitors and spectators alike to share in the wonderful history and excitement created by the cars that competed at race tracks around the world. HSR currently sanctions eight vintage and historic racing events at some of the world’s most renowned race tracks, including Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Sebring International Raceway, Daytona International Speedway and more. The complete schedule and full event information can be found on HSR’s website at www.HSRRace.com. Look for the HSR Channel on YouTube and follow HSR on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/HSRrace/ and on Twitter and Instagram at @HSR_race.
