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IMSA CHALLENGE
The seventh and eighth rounds of the
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge were
both affected by changeable weather
and made the fight for the TCR title
even tighter. At Road America, Harry
Gottsacker and Mason Filippi took
their maiden win in the Bryan Herta
Autosport Hyundai Veloster N; three
weeks later at the Virginia
International Raceway, Nick Galante
and James Vance accomplished the
same feat in the Fast MD Racing Audi
RS 3 LMS. With two rounds left, Marc
Wilkins and Michael Lewis have
retained the lead in the standings,
but their teammates Filippi-
Gottsacker have closed the gap to five
points. Tom O’Gorman and Shelby
Blackstock have dropped from second
to third, but just a further four
points adrift, while only 28 points
cover the first seven teams.
The penultimate round of the series
will be at Laguna Seca on September
13th/14th.
ROAD AMERICA – FILIPPI-GOTTSACKER
INHERIT THE VICTORY
The race at Road America was first
delayed by one hour due to
thunderstorms over Elkhart Lake, and
then started with a duration reduced
Theweather
becomesafactor
ROUNDS 7 AND 8WERE BOTH DECIDED BY A SINGLE FINAL LAP