Nick Boulle drove the No. 52 Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 07 early, and co-driver Tom Dillman took over an hour into the two-hour and 40-minute race. During the middle and late stages, Dillman kept the advantage under green-flag conditions for the final 90 minutes to win Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
With a final restart with eight minutes to go, Dillman was able to hold off Felipe Fraga in the No. 74 Riley ORECA to win by 0.658 seconds. This was the second win for Boulle in WeatherTech Championship competition.
The No. 11 TDS Racing ORECA shared by Steven Thomas and Scott Huffaker finished third.
Sims, Garcia captures the first IMSA win for Z06 GT3.R in Chevrolet Grand Prix
Alexander Sims and Antonio Garcia led a 1-2 class finish for the in the No. 3 Corvette Corvette Z06 GT3.R on Sunday in the GTD PRO at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Sims, Garcia started from the pole position and led 109 of 113 laps en route to a 0.408-second victory over Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
“This is huge for the entire Corvette program. I’m glad that we could finally get the first win in IMSA for the Z06 GT3.R and to get my first win with Alex. We just need to carry on like this and build on the things we have been doing. More wins will come.” Garcia said.
“Superb. We’ve had some pace this year at times. The car has been so good today. We were able to execute a really nice race and to be able to generally manage things from the front which is what you generally want to do. The Corvette has worked super well this weekend. Pratt Miller has done a great job. We nailed the strategy, coming up aces when we needed to. It’s been a wonderful weekend.” Sims added
Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti’s (WTRAndretti) GTD class debut at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park saw Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal bring home a solid result after a late caution left only eight minutes of racing. The No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 team moved into sixth position for the remainder of the race.
“Danny (Formal) did a heck of a job, doing an hour and 40 minutes in the car. This place is busy. It’s also mentally and physically exhausting, so really proud of him for the effort he put in. We’re still missing a bit of speed that we still have to find, but we’ll keep working and keep improving.” Marcelli said.
“Overall, it was a good sixth-place finish, and we gained one position over qualifying. Our strategy got thrown off for a little bit, and that hurt us, but it was cool to see the No. 45 car lead some laps around CTMP with Kyle (Marcelli) behind the wheel. I’m super proud to be part of the No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 team.” Formal added.
What’s Next?
The next race in the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Wisconsin’s Road America on Sunday, Aug. 4th, with the LMP2, GTD PRO, and GTD classes will be rejoined by the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class.
