ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (August 4, 2024) – Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) and the No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 team continued their streak of sprint races through the summer schedule with the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America. Full-time co-driver, Danny Formal, had a strong start moving quickly into the top five, however, after 20 minutes, a mechanical issue forced the car off the track and towed back to the garages. After speedy repairs were completed, the No. 45 team headed back out on track with just one hour and 20 minutes to go. Formal and Sandy Mitchell brought the No. 45 car home in 15th in GTD after showing impressive pace in the closing stage of the race.

Danny Formal took the green flag and quickly found strong pace, running in the top five within the opening laps after starting sixth. Despite the mechanical issue bringing his charge through the field to an early stop, Formal still showed his blistering race pace after the No. 45 crew completed the repairs with incredible speed. Formal continued to improve on his lap times before handing the car to Sandy Mitchell.

Mitchell completed his first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sprint race laps with WTRAndretti as he closed out the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America. Mitchell quickly matched Formal’s pace as he pushed the No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 to its limits. Mitchell finished the race, keeping the car clean despite chaotic traffic in the closing minutes.

“I feel for this team, a tough day,” said Wayne Taylor, Team Principal, WTRAndretti. “We were racing in fifth place and then had the mechanical issue. The No. 45 DEX Imaging guys went to work and got the car back on track. At the end, they had great pace. Danny and Sandy did a great job today. I thank our partners at Lamborghini and DEX Imaging who are always there behind us. We will look forward to VIR later this month.”

The No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 team will enter the closing rounds of the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sprint series at VIRginia International Raceway for the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR on August 25, 2024.

No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 Drivers:

Danny Formal: “Well, we’re done here at Road America. Lady Luck was not on our side, but I’m so grateful to be part of this team. They worked so hard. We had a small issue during the race, and we came back into the pits, fixed it and went back out. Sandy and myself had great race pace. I’m just so grateful for this team. We’ll pick it up from here and go to VIR next and bring the result the team deserves and be in the podium fight. A big thank you to WTRAndretti and DEX Imaging. This team is truly phenomenal and I’m so grateful to be a part of this program. I’m so grateful for Sandy; I learned a lot from him with him being a factory driver. It definitely helped me as a driver this weekend, and I’ll only improve as a driver and a teammate thanks to him. So super grateful and excited for VIR.”

Sandy Mitchell: “It’s been really fun coming back to race with Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti. Our No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 had a bit of bad luck in the race with a mechanical issue. It doesn’t happen very often in these cars, so just a shame with the timing of that. It’s been great working with Danny and the team. I think we arrived at the race with a pretty strong package and were fighting in the top five before we had the issue. Race pace looked quite strong at the end of the race, so hopefully the guys can take that momentum into the next race and get themselves onto the podium like they deserve to be.”

ABOUT WTRANDRETTI
Andretti Global and Wayne Taylor Racing announced a new, long-term partnership in 2023 that combines the resources of the two championship-caliber teams to compete in IMSA’s top classes. In 2024, Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) has expanded to a two-car GTP program as well as competes in the GTD class. Coming off its 2023 championship winning effort, WTRAndretti continues its Driver Development Program competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series with a full stable.

WTRAndretti’s global motorsports enterprise boasts two IMSA driver championships (2013 and 2017), and back-to-back IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships (2020, 2021) which contributed to nine IMSA manufacturer championships for Acura, Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac. In its brief 17-year history, WTRAndretti has accumulated multiple victories in sportscar racing’s most iconic events: Rolex 24 At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, Mid-Ohio, Road America and the Six Hours of The Glen. With its back-to-back PRO Class Championship wins (2022, 2023), WTR also has ten North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship titles and a Lamborghini World Finals title.

Andretti Global, a Championship-winning motorsports organization, competes in additional racing categories worldwide, including the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Extreme E, Australian Supercars and the Mexico SuperCopa Championship. Additionally, the racing enterprise commits to driver development through competition in INDY NXT by Firestone and through support of Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon’s racing careers.

The team avoided a myriad of incidents through the race to bring the No. 33 Ligier JS P217 home in eighth

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (August 4, 2024) – Sean Creech Motorsport continued to progress in its development of the reintroduced Ligier JS P217, finishing a solid eighth in Sunday’s IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America.

Drivers João Barbosa and Tonis Kasemets worked to keep the No. 33 Focal One Ligier out of trouble through five caution periods totaling 82 minutes in the two hour and 40-minutes race. Pacing as high as third on an outstanding strategy, the team added significantly to the car’s growing database.

Kasemets, the 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge champion, joined the team on the weekend, subbing for Lance Willsey, who had family commitments. The longtime engineer for Pabst Racing in the USF Pro Championships junior formula ladder series, Kasemets brought that engineering background to play as he gave new insights to the team, joining veteran Barbosa in continuing the development efforts.

Through two 90-minute practice sessions, the SCM team worked to refine the Ligier JS P217’s setup – continuing to write the operational database for the reintroduced chassis. Both drivers worked closely with team engineers to improve handling in Road America’s tricky corners, and Kasemets left pit lane for Saturday’s 15-minute qualifying session with a setup that balanced handling the corners and the straights. Kasemets’ time of 1:55.662 place the team in eighth position for the start of Sunday’s two hour and 40-minute race – and validated all that hard work.

“The best thing about this team is that everyone – mechanics, engineers, drivers – we’re all pulling in the same direction,” said Kasemets. “We know we have a big task but everybody’s willing to do whatever it takes to find that next performance gain. That qualifying session is a testament to the fact that we keep pushing hard no matter what.”

Kasemets took the green flag but his attempt to make progress at the start was halted by a hip check in Turn 1 that sent him way wide through the corner. Recovering quickly – and with no damage – he continued on. By lap 10, he had radio’s the tram that “the car is good, very balanced.”

The team made a strategy call on an early yellow, bringing Kasemets into pit lane for fuel and an adjustment to the right front tire pressure.

Back out on track in seventh position, Kasemets was looking for more – until the No. 20 put his nose inside in Turn 5, sending Kasemets into the gravel. In a bold move, Kasemets threw the Ligier into reverse, enabling himself to back into the runoff and continue, albeit now in 10th. He set about regaining those positions and handed the car to Barbosa with 76 minutes remaining.

Barbosa’s focus immediately became avoiding the myriad of incidents around him, keeping the Ligier moving forward. The team hopes that a quick stop for fuel and tires with 40 minutes left would set him up to do just that.

With their competitors pitting with 25 minutes left, Barbosa took the restart in third position, and despite issues with the brakes – and getting hit several times – he brought the car home in eighth position and set the team’s quickest lap with a time of 1:55.940.

“I really took it at 90% at the start, as I knew there would be incidents and my job was to bring the car back to João the best I could,” said Kasemets. “Part of that was getting out of the gravel – I know the team didn’t really want me to use reverse, but there was a curb forward so that was the only way! It was a good weekend – I still love driving race cars and I really appreciate the opportunity to work with the SCM team.”

“Overall P8 is quite positive,” said Barbosa. “We were able to fight with the other LMP2 cars, though we were down a bit on straight line speed. But I’m happy with the result. The pace improved throughout the weekend, with the team finding little things that could make the car work better. We have a much better baseline to start with going forward, something we can really build on.”

Team principal Sean Creech was quick to commend both the team’s effort throughout the weekend, and in Sunday’s race.

“Once again, this team showed that it has no quit,” said Creech. “They never gave up working on the car, figuring out how to make it work better. We’ve made significant gains this weekend and we’re happy with how far we’ve come. The strategy today worked out well, to get us in the top three, and we know we have what it takes to keep pushing the Ligier and making it better and better.”

SCM thanks partner Focal One for its continued support.

Next up for SCM will be the six-hour TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, September 19-22. The race will be broadcast in its entirety on Peacock, with the final three hours on NBC. International viewers can watch via IMSA.TV, with IMSA Radio also available at IMSA.com.

About SCM

Team leader Sean Creech has competed in a multitude of sports car series from 1988 until the present day, including Group C, IMSA GTP, WSC, Grand-Am, SRO World Challenge, and IMSA. SCM will contest the full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2024 with João Barbosa and Lance Willsey. http://seancreechmotorsport.com/

About Focal One

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime in the United States. The Focal One® HIFU Prostate treatment offers patients a non-invasive outpatient procedure to target prostate tissue while avoiding the common side effects such as loss of urinary continence and sexual function. The Focal One treatment uses high-performance, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to precisely target and ablate the prostate, allowing patients to quickly return to normal activities. http://www.focalone.com/

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ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (August 4, 2024) – James Sofronas took the Pro-Am class lead on the first lap of the 40-minute IMSA Carrera Cup North America sprint at Road America and went on to score his third race win of the season in the No. 14 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Sunday on the 4-mile Wisconsin road course.

Sofronas passed Pro-Am polesitter Pedro Torres with a convincing outside move in Turn 5 and led every lap for the victory, which is his fifth series win in just 10 career Carrera Cup race starts. Sofronas, a multiple sports car racing series champion, swept the Pro-Am class wins in his Carrera Cup debut in 2023’s season-ending race at Circuit of The Americas (COTA). In addition to Sunday’s win, Sofronas started the 2024 season with a victory at Sebring International Raceway and also won at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in June. The three 2024 victories lead the Carrera Cup Pro-Am class even with Sofronas not scheduled to compete in the full season and not participating in last month’s doubleheader at Watkins Glen International.

“This was a total team effort, and I knew right away we had a great car,” said Sofronas, who is the Founder and Principal of GMG Racing. “Our car wasn’t quite there in Saturday’s race but all credit to the guys for getting it right today. We put our heads together and this win is a result of the efforts of everybody on the team.”

Sunday’s win also came in the first race for Sofronas at Road America since he was sidelined for four months after sustaining an injury in a testing incident at the track last August.

“The COTA sweep made for a successful and somewhat emotional return to racing last year,” Sofronas said. “That race proved to me that I could still do this, that I can still run at the same competitive level I have for the last three decades. But coming back to Road America after last year was another important step in reaffirming my race craft. I began my professional driving career right here at Road America back in 1994, so it is fantastic to be able to mark that 30-year anniversary, especially after last year’s incident, with a win today.”

Sofronas finished second in Pro-Am in Saturday’s opening Carrera Cup race while veteran GMG Racing competitor Kyle Washington secured a weekend-best fifth-place Masters Class finish in the No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup in the same race.

Also in Saturday’s race, debuting team driver Yves Baltas charged from the back of the field for a top-10 Pro Class finish in the No. 15 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Baltas, who was sent to the rear of the grid for a non-performance related sensor issue, passed a race-high 22 cars in his charge to the front.

About GMG Racing: Founded in 2001, GMG Racing quickly established itself as North America’s premier performance tuning facility. What began as a small 1,200 sq. ft. shop, maintaining two race cars, has grown into a 30,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art performance tuning, racing and service facility located in Santa Ana, California in Orange County and with a trackside motorsports facility at 28,000 sq. ft. currently being built at The Thermal Club. The staff, attention to detail, and passion are what make GMG the choice of professionals and enthusiasts worldwide. GMG, in its early years, was located directly across the street from Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA). This close proximity allowed GMG to build a strong relationship with the legendary racing brand which has helped us support our customers to the highest level possible. From club racing to Sebring, Daytona and Spa, GMG can take you as far as you want to go. More information can be found at www.gmgracing.com.

Cadillac Racing GTP entries finish fourth, ninth in final sprint event of season

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 4, 2024) – The No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R regrouped after an inauspicious start Sunday to the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America to challenge for the victory and eventually finish fourth in the choppy 2-hour, 40-minute race.

The No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R also found itself the object of contact and an off-course excursion that required an unscheduled stop to change the nose assembly and front-right tire. Renger van der Zande and Sebastien Bourdais, who started third, finished ninth after a service stop for tires with 2 minutes left.

After qualifying fifth, Pipo Derani found himself sitting backward in Turn 6 on the initial race lap when the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R was bumped and spun, which dropped the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) entry to the rear of the 10-car field. Derani climbed to eighth and ceded the seat to Jack Aitken after 25 minutes of driving time.

Aitken, competing at Road America for the first time, continued to weave through the 47-car field covering four classes to be running third under yellow with 37 minutes left. He moved to second on the restart with 16 minutes, 20 seconds left and looked to challenge the leading No. 6 Porsche 963. Also on the green flag, Bourdais moved to fourth in the running order.

In the final 8 minutes, the No. 7 Porsche 963 overtook Aitken for second and the No. 10 Acura AXR-06 slipped past the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R in traffic on the white flag lap for the final podium spot.

Next up for GTP entries is the Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course that incorporates sections of the oval track. The event was a 2-hour, 40-minute race in 2023 and expands to six hours Sept. 22. NBC will telecast the final three hours of the race, with Peacock providing flag-to-flag streaming coverage from 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET.

Cadillac Racing photos from Road America for editorial use

No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R

Renger van der Zande: “I think today wasn’t our day. We were in a great position after the first stop. It was one of those days in IMSA where there’s a lot of yellows, and a big lottery. But, obviously, we had a crash, which hurt the car quite a bit and that put us at the back of the field. After that the recovery worked out pretty smoothly but there was a tire that didn’t hold on for the last five minutes to the end. I think P5 was going to be a good recovery from all the drama that we had on the way. But it’s not a good day, also hurts for the championship. The Porsche extended its lead with two of its cars. It’s one of those days that you want to forget quickly. And on top of it I think we had a really fast car. We didn’t have a car to fight with because we’re still struggling with top speed quite a lot, but at least we maximized the setup and performance out of our car, so I’m proud of the team.”

Sebastien Bourdais: “The GT Porsche making contact on the outlap with me, just gave me no chance. I was down on the inside, he knew I was going to go by him in the straight, and I understeered a tiny little bit, but he just turned in and turned me around. And after that I washed out pretty severely behind (Nick) Yelloly in the Carousel, and he was washing out behind the No. 10 really bad too and drove himself off the road. And I was going to run myself off the road a little bit, but I had backed off already and I was going to be fine. But then when I ended up in the cloud of dust I didn’t know where I was, and then I lost it. And then our fate was sealed at that point. The rear tires were squared, and the car was very difficult to drive. And then just went from bad to worse at that point. We delaminated a tire with three laps to go there. So, we just move on.”

No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R

Jack Aitken: “A tough Lap 1, but we did what we had to do to work our way back into it. The race came to us a little bit with the way the cautions played out. For most of the races played it simple and worked our way through the pack by picking people off and with good strategy and found ourselves in position to win the race at the end. It was an interesting race with fuel, different tire strategies. I tried to go for the lead and just had a bit of rubber and ended up wide in Canada Corner and that was the impetus to lose second place to the other Porsche. They were strong today, so take my hat off to them. Then I just couldn’t get back on terms with them through the traffic that quite intense. Then I made a small mistake and Ricky Taylor managed to get past as well. It was a bit frustrating that we came here to win and we put ourselves in that position, so that’s positive.”

Pipo Derani: “This race was all about strategy, getting the yellows right. We came back to put ourselves in position to fight for the win and it was tight at the end. It was really close in fighting for the win so that’s a positive today. Let’s see how it goes the last two races and more points in the bag today. The championship keeps getting harder and harder, but it’s part of the game. You give all you have and sometimes you come out with the win and sometimes you come out with P4.”

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (August 3, 2024) – The Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) GTD team secured a solid starting position at Road America as the black and red team lines up in sixth in the GTD class for the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America. This result comes as the WTRAndretti GTD team continue their streak of top six starting positions in sprint races.

With qualifying completed, the No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 will take on Road America for the IMSA SportsCar Weekend, with the green flag flying for the two-hour and 40-minute race at 3:10 p.m. ET. Broadcast from Road America will be streamed for this event on Peacock.

TOP FIVE GTD STARTING GRID

1. No. 32 Korthoff/Preston Motorsports (Mercedes-AMG GT3) M. Grenier, K. Koch (117.870 mph)
2. No. 27 Heart of Racing Team (Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo) Z. Robichon, R. De Angelis (117.746 mph)
3. No. 23 Triarsi Competizione (Ferrari 296 GT3) A. Rovera, O. Triarsi (117.673 mph)
4. No. 96 Turner Motorsport (BMW M4 GT3) P. Gallagher, R. Foley (117.540 mph)
5. No. 57 WINWARD RACING (Mercedes-AMG GT3) P. Ellis, R. Ward (117.380 mph
6. No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 (Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2) D. Formal, S. Mitchell (117.261 mph)

Danny Formal, No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2: “Sixth place doesn’t really show our capability. The car was better than that. Even through traffic and issues on track, the car is good, and we were the fastest Lamborghini on the track so that makes us feel good. The car is in a good window, and I believe we can fight for a podium. The No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini GT3 team has done a fantastic job this weekend. Hopefully we can advance several positions in the race. Given the number of cautions already seen his weekend, it could be a strategy race. With Sandy Mitchell here to finish out the stints, I think we are in a great position.”

ABOUT WTRANDRETTI
Andretti Global and Wayne Taylor Racing announced a new, long-term partnership in 2023 that combines the resources of the two championship-caliber teams to compete in IMSA’s top classes. In 2024, Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) has expanded to a two-car GTP program as well as competes in the GTD class. Coming off its 2023 championship winning effort, WTRAndretti continues its Driver Development Program competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series with a full stable.

WTRAndretti’s global motorsports enterprise boasts two IMSA driver championships (2013 and 2017), and back-to-back IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships (2020, 2021) which contributed to nine IMSA manufacturer championships for Acura, Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac. In its brief 17-year history, WTRAndretti has accumulated multiple victories in sportscar racing’s most iconic events: Rolex 24 At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, Mid-Ohio, Road America and the Six Hours of The Glen. With its back-to-back PRO Class Championship wins (2022, 2023), WTR also has ten North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship titles and a Lamborghini World Finals title.

Andretti Global, a Championship-winning motorsports organization, competes in additional racing categories worldwide, including the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Extreme E, Australian Supercars and the Mexico SuperCopa Championship. Additionally, the racing enterprise commits to driver development through competition in INDY NXT by Firestone and through support of Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon’s racing careers.

WTRAndretti’s long term partnerships include Lamborghini Squadra Corse, DEX Imaging, Harrison Contracting Company and Gainbridge.

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (August 3, 2024) – Filipe Albuquerque led the Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) team to pole position for Sunday’s IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America. Saturday’s qualifying also marked a historic moment for the WTRAndretti team to earn their first ever front row lockout since expanding to two full-time entries. Albuquerque piloted the No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 around the 4.048-mile road course and charted a best lap time of 01:48.601, just ahead of teammate Jordan Taylor in the No. 40 DEX Imaging Acura ARX-06 in second.

Jordan Taylor and the No. 40 DEX Imaging Acura ARX-06 team opted for a similar qualifying strategy to their No. 10 teammates and the clear track allowed for Taylor to post a best time of 01:48.863, securing the front row starting position.

Albuquerque and the No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 will lead the field to the green for Sunday’s two-hour, 40-minute sprint race at Road America. Broadcast of the IMSA SportsCar Weekend will be streamed on Peacock.

TOP FIVE GTP STARTING GRID

1. No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 (Acura ARX-06) R. Taylor, F. Albuquerque (134.186 mph)
2. No. 40 DEX Imaging Acura ARX-06 (Acura ARX-06) J. Taylor, L. Delétraz (133.863 mph)
3. No. 01 Cadillac Racing (Cadillac V-Series.R) R. van der Zande, S. Bourdais (133.793 mph)
4. No. 5 Proton Competition Mustang Sampling (Porsche 963) B. Viscaal, G. Bruni (133.215 mph)
5. No. 31 Whelen Cadillac Racing (Cadillac V-Series.R) P. Derani, J. Aitken (133.196 mph)

Filipe Albuquerque, No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06: “It’s a great day for Acura and WTRAndretti with a front row lockout. The No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 felt great. We made some decisions on what to do, and it panned out. It felt a lot like it did in 2022; the balance was the same even though it was a DPi. Within the first few laps I could tell it the balance was good, so I knew I couldn’t make a mistake. But to put a lap together with 14 corners is not easy, and when I did the lap, I felt really good because I could not have gone faster. Again, it’s great for Acura, and it’s good for the ego, especially after a hard season for us. So tomorrow we’ll try to go for the win and see how it goes.”

Jordan Taylor, No. 40 DEX Imaging Acura ARX-06: “It was an okay session for us, but it’s great to have a one-two for the team. We did a test here a couple weeks ago, so I think we came in with a pretty strong car, but I think we all know the race will be a different story. This year it seems like it’s been so hard to pass, so strategy has been pretty crucial. I think we can be pretty happy with qualifying up front in the No. 40 DEX Imaging Acura ARX-06, and now we just need to make sure we have a strong race car over the long run as well. But we’re definitely off to a good start.”

ABOUT WTRANDRETTI
Andretti Global and Wayne Taylor Racing announced a new, long-term partnership in 2023 that combines the resources of the two championship-caliber teams to compete in IMSA’s top classes. In 2024, Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) has expanded to a two-car GTP program as well as competes in the GTD class. Coming off its 2023 championship winning effort, WTRAndretti continues its Driver Development Program competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series with a full stable.

WTRAndretti’s global motorsports enterprise boasts two IMSA driver championships (2013 and 2017), and back-to-back IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships (2020, 2021) which contributed to nine IMSA manufacturer championships for Acura, Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac. In its brief 17-year history, WTRAndretti has accumulated multiple victories in sportscar racing’s most iconic events: Rolex 24 At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, Mid-Ohio, Road America and the Six Hours of The Glen. With its back-to-back PRO Class Championship wins (2022, 2023), WTR also has ten North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship titles and a Lamborghini World Finals title.

Andretti Global, a Championship-winning motorsports organization, competes in additional racing categories worldwide, including the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Extreme E, Australian Supercars and the Mexico SuperCopa Championship. Additionally, the racing enterprise commits to driver development through competition in INDY NXT by Firestone and through support of Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon’s racing careers.

WTRAndretti’s long term partnerships include Acura, Honda Racing Corporation US (HRC), Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, DEX Imaging, Harrison Contracting Company and Gainbridge.

Pair of Z06 GT3.Rs sweep GTD PRO front row in try for second straight race win

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (August 3, 2024) – Nicky Catsburg led a 1-2 effort in GTD PRO qualifying Saturday for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports at Road America with the team going for its second straight victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Catsburg qualified the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R on pole position and bested teammate Alexander Sims as the pair of first-year cars swept the front row for the second race in a row. It’s the season’s second pole position for Catsburg, who will team with Tommy Milner in Sunday’s two-hour, 40-minute sprint race.

Five GTD PRO cars, including both Corvettes, went under the previous class track record as Catsburg posted a best lap of 2:02.198 (119.255 mph). He was 0.194 seconds quicker than the No. 3 Corvette and Sims, who claimed pole position and the race win with teammate Antonio Garcia the last time out at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park three weeks ago.

It’s the fourth pole position of the IMSA season for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R and its eighth globally in its debut season. Catsburg previously was on pole at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, where he and Milner finished third in class.

A victory Sunday would be Corvette Racing’s ninth class victory at Road America and would come in the program’s 300th all-time start – 255 of them coming in IMSA.

In GTD, the No. 13 AWA Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Orey Fidani and Matt Bell will start 15th in class after Saturday’s qualifying. Bell and Fidani – who leads the IMSA Aiken Award standings for Bronze-rated drivers in GTD – will look to rebound from a DNF in the last race at CTMP when Fidani was knocked off-track.

The IMSA SportsCar Weekend race at Road America is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. CT on Sunday, August 4. The race will air on CNBC from 6-9 p.m. ET with live streaming on Peacock inside the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. IMSA Radio also will stream the call of the race at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – GTD PRO POLE-WINNER: “That was all I had! I have Sims as a teammate and the guy is crazy quick! So I really have to push hard. I feel

like we really nailed the setup. Tyler (Neff) my engineer did a great job and made some suggestions right before qualifying. The car was mega. I only had to drive it around here, and it was a good lap. We got everything together and I’m super, super glad.

“Road America is super challenging. I haven’t raced here but I did test here. So I know the track. It’s awesome and very old-school… one of the best in America. I’m super-happy to learn from my teammates. They are bringing me up to speed, so I’m very happy to be on pole.

“I hope it’s our turn for a win! It was an awesome lap. The Corvette was really dialed in perfectly. Our team did a great job with the setup. This was a very nice lap and I’m very pleased. It’s super-cool that we have a 1-2 again. We had a 1-2 finish in Canada a couple of weeks ago, so it’s great to build on that and hopefully we can do it again here. It’s been a new car for us and we are continuing to learn. It’s getting better and better. We found something in Canada that is working well for us, so we’ve brought it here and it’s gone very well.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – QUALIFIED SECOND IN GTD PRO: “I’m very happy. The session was good fun and the car was working really, really well. I made a mistake on my first proper push lap and went wide coming out of the Carousel. The tires were dirty starting the next lap so that compromised me a little bit. The lap after that was my best, but Nicky’s lap was absolutely brilliant. That’s a special lap from him. Well done to the whole team. It’s great to be alongside our teammates on the front row. It’s a perfect way to start the race, and I think we have sensible race pace as well.”

Cadillac at Road America: Streak extended
Cadillac Racing GTP entries qualify third, fifth for 2-hour, 40-minute race

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 3, 2024) – Cadillac Racing continued its run of strong Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) qualifying in the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America.

The No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R, with Renger van der Zande behind the wheel in the 15-minute session for the second consecutive event, recorded a best lap of 1 minute, 48.920 seconds on the sweeping 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit to qualify third.

The No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R, with van der Zande sharing driving duties with Sebastien Bourdais in the 2-hour, 40-minute race Sunday, has not qualified lower than third in each of the six IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races.

Van der Zande missed securing the team’s fifth front-row spot by .057 of a second.

Pipo Derani drove the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R to fifth in the 10-car GTP field with a best of 1:49.408 of his eight laps. Derani earned the pole in the 2023 race at Road America.

Cadillac Racing GTP qualifying statistics | Road America photos for editorial use

The No. 10 Acura ARX-06 earned the pole with a lap of 1:48.601. Nine of the 10 cars took laps in the GTP session.

The No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R, which has claimed podium finishes in four of the past five races, sits second in the GTP team/driver standing, and qualified higher than the title-leading No. 7 Porsche 963.

“I think the car was fantastic, the lap was really good and the team nailed the setup,” said van der Zande, who recorded three consecutive podium finishes (2020-2022) with Cadillac Racing at Road America. “P3 is better than P2 on the grid because you’re on the inside and can follow the lead car into the tight Turn 1.”

Peacock will stream the race live at 3 p.m. ET Sunday for U.S. viewers, while IMSA.TV and the IMSA YouTube Channel (youtube.com/IMSAOfficial) will stream the race live for the global audience. The race will be broadcast on IMSA.com, RadioLeMans.com and SiriusXM (XM 206, Web/App 996).

Renger van der Zande, No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R (qualified third; 1:48.920 on lap 6 of 7): “I think the car was fantastic, the lap was really good and the team nailed the setup. Altogether, we should be happy where we are to start the race. P3 is better than P2 on the grid because you’re on the inside and can follow the lead car into the tight Turn 1. I think tomorrow is going to be a tough day in terms of raceability. You’ll have to be very clever and hang in there. So far, so good and proud to make a lap happen in qualifying.”

Pipo Derani, No.. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R (qualified fifth; 1:49.408 on lap 5 of 6): “I think we have improved the car over the weekend. We were struggling a bit to get the tires to work properly. Overall, I thought it was a clean qualifying and thought my lap was pretty good. I didn’t leave much out there, but unfortunately it was not enough to be in the top three at least. We’ll take the positives that we improved over the weekend and keep improving in the race.”