NEXT UP: IMSASAHLEN’S SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN, NY | JUNE 21-23
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., (June 19, 2024) — Five weeks have passed since the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class raced at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and Wright Motorsports is fully ready to jump into the next round in the endurance championship. The Sahlen’s Six Hour of the Glen is the third round in the Michelin Endurance Cup, bringing co-drivers Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer back together with Jan Heylen for the six-hour race on Sunday, June 23.
Wright Motorsports celebrated a third-place finish at the Glen in 2023 with Heylen as one of the drivers, at a track known to not favor the driving style of a Porsche. In preparation for the event, the team traveled to Watkins Glen International for unofficial testing with the green and yellow No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R. The extra track time only aids the preparation and execution of the team, who have been on a roll for the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech season.
Adelson, Skeer, and Heylen demonstrated their skills behind the wheel in their third-place finish in March’s Twelve Hours of Sebring, and again, Adelson and Skeer placed third at their most recent round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The pair, combined with the crew’s skill in pit lane and the strategy calls from the pit box, climbed an impressive nine positions in the two-hour, forty-minute race.
This weekend’s race will feature a six-hour endurance event at Watkins Glen International, in upstate New York’s Finger Lake region. Fifty-six entries are competing in the event, across IMSA’s five sports car racing classes. Adelson, Skeer, and Heylen will split the drive time for the No. 120 race, with each driver needing to complete a minimum of one hour, 30 minutes during the race, and a maximum time of four hours.
The Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen will take place on Sunday, June 23, beginning at 11:10 AM, and ending at 5:10 PM ET. The race will air live in the United States in its entirety on Peacock.
Adam Adelson
The summer break has felt like a long one! I’m really excited to get back in the car at Watkins Glen. It’s a super high speed track with lots of long banked corners, and with the downforce that modern GT3 cars are capable of producing, it should be a super exciting new experience. We’ve been on a roll so far this season, but I also know Watkins Glen isn’t the best track for Porsche, so I hope we can try and change that this year, as I know we have the best Porsche team in the paddock.
Elliott Skeer
The IMSA Endurance races are always highlights of the season! Even though Watkins has traditionally not been a Porsche track, our preparation and execution as a team this year has me optimistic about changing that! Testing has gone extremely well and I know what Jan is capable of, and just how much Adam likes these types of tracks. So as long as Adam and I are comfortable in traffic, I feel we have all the ingredients for an efficient and successful six hours of racing. Sunday cannot come soon enough!
Jan Heylen
I hope we can continue our strong run in the endurance cup. Wright Motorsports has continued to give us the best Porsche and Adam and Elliott have both been doing an amazing job all season long. We’re ready for the challenge! I’m looking forward to an exciting race!
Event Schedule | All Times Eastern
Friday, June 21
1:25 PM – 2:55 PM Practice 1
Saturday, June 22
9:10 AM – 10:40 AM Practice 2
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Autograph Session
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM GTD Qualifying
Sunday, June 23
10:05 AM – 11:10 AM Open Grid/Fan Walk
11:10 AM – 5:10 PM Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen
Wright Motorsports
Wright Motorsports is the premier Porsche race engineering facility in Ohio and a multi-series and international racing team known for superb car preparation, expert race strategy, and driver development. Located in Batavia, Ohio, it is owned and directed by John Wright, a certified Porsche factory-trained technician. As a crew chief John Wright has played a key role in winning eight driver and seven team championships in World Challenge, IMSA (ALMS) and the Grand-Am Rolex Series. Wright Motorsports won the team championship in Porsche GT3 Cup USA in 2012, 2013, and 2015, and went on to win the Pirelli World Challenge Overall, Sprint, Team, and Manufacturer’s titles in 2017. In 2020, the team captured the GT World Challenge America Am championship. In 2021, Wright Motorsports had a wildly successful season, capturing nine championships across their five racing efforts.
