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GT Rd. 1 + 2
Rd. 1 + 2 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Brought to you by GT Rd. 1 + 2
09 – 12 Rd. 1 + 2 MARCH
PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE AT THE GRAND PRIX of ST. PETERSBURG Brought To You By CaseIt GT Rds. 1 - 2, GTA Rds. 1 - 2, GT Cup Rds. 1 - 2, GTS Rds. 1 - 2 St. Petersburg, Fla. MAR. 9-12, 2017 ST.PETERSBURGMEDIAKIT
Media Overview 3
Weekend Schedule 4
Entry Lists 6
Advance Race Media Release 8
Driver Features 12
Series Features 16
2016 Final Point Standings - GT / GTA 18
2016 Final Point Standings - GT Cup, GTS 20
2016 St. Petersburg Race Results RECAP - GT/GTA, GT Cup 22
2016 St. Petersburg Race Results RECAP - GTS 26
2016 St. Petersburg Qualifying Results - GT/GTA, GT Cup, GTS 30
2016 St. Petersburg Practice Results - GT/GTA, GT Cup, GTS 32
2017 Live Stream and Television Broadcast Schedule 34 MEDIAOVERVIEW
Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by CaseIT Streets of St. Petersburg | March 9-12 Event hashtag: #PWCSPGP Event schedule (subject to change): http://files.world-challenge.com/events/2017-03-stpt/2017-PWC-STPT-Schedule.pdf 2017 Media Guide: http://files.world-challenge.com/press-media/guides/2017-PWC-MediaGuide.pdf
PWC PR & Social Overview: Erica Baldwin (Social Media) 678.708.1419 – [email protected] Tom Blattler (Public Relations) – 317.525.5692 - [email protected] Dave Drimmie (Public Relations)– 416.835.6601 - [email protected] Arnold Eugenio (Website) – [email protected] Jeff Lepper (Marketing / Television) – 916.749.5404 – [email protected] Melissa Sinclair (Photographer) – 813-739-9775 [email protected]
Social Channels: Twitter @WCRacing Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pirelliworldchallenge Instagram @PirelliWC -Series hashtag: #PirelliWC -Event hashtag: #PWCSPGP
Pirelli Social Overview: Pirelli contacts: Brooklyn Trammel ([email protected]), Cecilia Fassina ([email protected]) -Social channels: Twitter @PirelliUSA Facebook: www.facebook.com/PirelliUSA Instagram @PirelliTireNorthAmerica -Hashtag: #FindPirelli
St. Petersburg Social Media Overview: Website: gpstpete.com -Social channels: Twitter: @GPSTPETE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gpstpete Instagram: @GPSTPETE Circuit Map: http://gpstpete.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=188
Event Notes: Timing and Scoring Link: www.tsl-timing.com/Event/171006 • Suggested that public is sent to http://world-challenge.com/race/2017-03-09-stpt/ for T&S links Live Stream Link: www.world-challenge.com/streamvideo/ MotorTrend OnDemand Streaming Link: www.motortrendondemand.com
Special Happenings: Kart4Kids with Wright Motorsports driver Pat Long at Andersen Karting Center, Wednesday, March 8 at 5pm Media Rides Thursday, March 9 at 12:50pm – 1:10pm Driver Headshots: Thursday, March 9 at 10:30am – 12:00pm Dressing Room next to Mahaffey Theater Driver’s Meeting: Thursday, March 9 at 12:00pm, Mahaffey Theatre Crew Chief Meeting: Thursday, March 9 at 11am at Mahaffey Theatre EVENTSCHEDULE Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL Schedule as of 02/16/2017 v1
SCHEDULE WEDS-FRI Wednesday, March 8, 2017 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pirelli World Challenge Transporter Load In 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Indy Lights, Pro Mazda, USF2000 Transporter Load In 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Verizon IndyCar Transporter Load In 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Speed Zone/Vendor Load In
Thursday, March 9, 2017 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Pirelli World Challenge Registration (Series Transporter in Paddock) Track Walk - All Participants - Golf carts, Tuggers or Walking Only. No rental cars or two 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM wheeled vehicles 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Pirelli World Challenge Crew Chief Meeting - Mahaffey Theater 12:00PM - 12:30 PM Pirelli World Challenge Driver Meeting - Mahaffey Theater 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM 2 Seater Event Car Rides 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM Pirelli World Challenge Media Rides 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM SST Media Rides 1:40 PM - 2:35 PM Pirelli World Challenge GT and GTS Combined Test 2:55 PM - 3:50 PM Pirelli World Challenge GTS Championship Official Practice 4:00 PM - 4:55 PM Pirelli World Challenge GT-GTA-GT Championship Official Practice 5:05 PM - 5:35 PM USF2000 Practice 5:45 PM - 6:05 PM Pirelli World Challenge GTS Championship Official Qualifying
Friday, March 10, 2017 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Pirelli World Challenge Registration/Staybridge Suites 940 5th Ave S 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Pirelli World Challenge Technical Office and Scales Open 7:55 AM - 8:25 AM USF2000 Qualifying 8:20 AM - 8:50 AM Pro Mazda Practice 9:05 AM - 9:50 AM Indy Lights Practice 10:05 AM - 10:25 AM Pirelli World Challenge Championship GT-GTA-GT Cup Qualifying 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM USF2000 Qualifying 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Verizon IndyCar Practice 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Pirelli World Challenge GTS Championship Race # 1 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Pro Mazda Qualifying 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Indy Lights Qualifying 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM IndyCar Practice 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM SST Practice 4:45 PM - 5:35 PM Promoter Session
WCV Competition Department 2017 PWC SPGP Schedule Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL Schedule as of 02/16/2017 v1
SCHEDULE SAT-SUN Saturday, March 11, 2017 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Pirelli World Challenge Registration/Staybridge Suites 940 5th Ave S 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pirelli World Challenge Technical Office and Scales Open 7:30 AM - 7:50 AM Pro Mazda Qualifying 7:55 AM - 8:25 AM Indy Lights Qualifying 8:40 AM - 9:20 AM USF2000 Race # 1 9:35 AM - 10:35 AM Pirelli World Challenge GT-GTA-GT Championship Race # 1 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM Verizon IndyCar Practice 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Pirelli World Challenge Driver Autograph Session 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM Pro Mazda Race # 1 12:55 PM - 1:45 PM Pirelli World Challenge GTS Championship Race #2 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM USF2000 Race # 2 2:55 PM - 4:10 PM Verizon IndyCar Qualifying and Firestone Fast 6 4:25 PM - 4:55 PM SST Race #1 5:10 PM - 6:00 PM Indy Lights Race #1 6:15 PM - 7:05 PM Car Corral Laps
Sunday, March 12, 2017 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pirelli World Challenge Registration/Staybridge Suites 940 5th Ave S 7:30 AM - 2:45 PM Pirelli World Challenge Technical Office and Scales Open 7:55 AM - 8:45 AM 2-Seater and Event Car Rides 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Verizon IndyCar Warm-Up 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM IndyLights Race # 2 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM SST Race # 2 11:35 PM - 12:30 PM Verizon IndyCar Pre-Race 12:30 PM - 2:50 PM Verizon Indy Car Race 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Pirelli World Challenge Championship GT-GTA-GT Cup Race # 2 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM Pro Mazda Race # 2
WCV Competition Department 2017 PWC SPGP Schedule ENTRYLISTS
GT GT Class: 14 Entries
CAR# DRIVER HOMETOWN TEAM MAKE/MODEL SPONSORS
2 Ryan Dalziel Windermere, FL CRP Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 DeVilbiss, Emkay
3 Johnny O'Connell Flowery Branch, GA Cadillac Racing Cadillac ATS-V.R Cadillac
4 Pierre Kaffer Germany Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS
6 Bryan Sellers Braselton, GA K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S
8 Michael Cooper Syosset, NY Cadillac Racing Cadillac ATS-V.R Cadillac
9 Alvaro Parente Porto, Portugal K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S
43 Ryan Eversley Atlanta, GA RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Acura, HPD, RealTime
58 Patrick Long Manhattan Beach, CA Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R
Ferrari of Ontario/ Alex Riberas Barcelona, Spain R. Ferri Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 61 Toronto/Alberta Absolute Racing, Bentley Yufeng Luo Arcadia, California Absolute Racing Bentley Continental GT3 78 Motorsports Absolute Racing, Bentley Adderly Fong Hong Kong Absolute Racing Bentley Continental GT3 88 Motorsports
93 Peter Kox Eindhoven, Netherlands RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Acura, HPD, RealTime
Gainsco/Bob Stallings Jon Fogarty Bend, OR Porsche 911 GT3 R Gainsco Auto Insurance 99 Racing
007 JD Davison Miami, FL TRG Aston Martin Vantage GT3
GTA Class: 9 Entries
CAR# DRIVER HOMETOWN TEAM MAKE/MODEL SPONSORS
14 James Sofronas Villa Park, CA GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R GMG, Spyder, Mobil 1
16 Michael Schein Glen Cove, NY Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R
GMG, Euroworld Alec Udell The Woodlands, TX GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 17 Motorsports
31 Daniel Mancinelli Italy TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Italian Shoemaker
44 John Potter Salt Lake City, UT Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS
54 Tim Pappas Boston, MA Black Swan Racing Mercedes AMG GT3
Pablo Perez Com- Squadra Lupo Buenos Aires, Argentina Champ 1 Mercedes AMG GT3 69 panc CorseChamp1 Design
98 Mike Hedlund Redwood City, CA K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S
04 Jorge De La Torre McAllen, TX De La Torre Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Delgac Last Update: 3/6/2017 Find the latest entry list at - http://files.world-challenge.com/events/2017-03-stpt/2017-PWC-STPT-EntryList.pdf
GT GT Cup Class: 2 Entries
CAR# DRIVER HOMETOWN TEAM MAKE/MODEL SPONSORS
11 Marko Radisic Belgrade, Serbia Precision Driving Ferrari Challenge Evo
Phoenix Performance, Preston Calvert Potomac, MD Calvert Dynamics Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 77 Boys Republic
GT4/GTS Class: 20 Entries
CAR# DRIVER HOMETOWN TEAM MAKE/MODEL SPONSORS Racers Edge Motor- SIN CARS Racers Edge Jason Bell Tampa, FL SIN R1 GT4 2 sports Motorsports Flying Lizard Motor- Porsche Cayman GT4 Rodrigo Baptista Barcelona, Spain 3 sports Clubsport MR Porsche Cayman GT4 Cameron Maugeri Ormond Beach, FL KRUGSPEED KRUGSPEED 7 Clubsport MR Gulf, APR, MBRP, NKPR, 8 Anthony Mantella Toronto, ON Mantella Autosport KTM Xbow GT4 Piloti, The Machine Works
9 Bill Ziegler Ponte Vedra, FL ANSA Motorsports KTM Xbow GT4
Lawson Aschen- Palm Beach Gardens, Blackdog Speed Shop Chevrolet Camaro GT4 Blackdog Speed Shop 10 bach FL
11 Tony Gaples Libertyville, IL Blackdog Speed Shop Chevrolet Camaro GT4 Blackdog Speed Shop
13 TBA ANSA Motorsports KTM Xbow GT4
Flying Lizard Motor- Porsche Cayman GT4 Nate Stacy Tulsa, OK 14 sports Clubsport MR Performance Motor- Enertech Resources and Parker Chase New Braunsfels, TX Ginetta G55 19 sports Group Ginetta Cars
25 TBA ANSA Motorsports KTM Xbow GT4
Phoenix Performance, Andrew Aquilante Chester Springs, PA Phoenix Performance Ford Mustang Boss 302 32 Hawk, Penske Racers Edge Motor- SIN CARS Racers Edge Jade Buford Brentwood, TN SIN R1 GT4 45 sports Motorsports
50 Ian James Paradise Valley, AZ Team Panoz Racing Panoz Avezzano GT
62 Mark Klenin Lone Tree, CO KPR McLaren 570S GT4 Tender Belly
Performance Motor- Javelina Harley , Explorer Harry Gottsacker San Antonio, TX Ginetta G55 69 sports Group RV MBRP Performance Martin Barkey Huntsville, ON Mantella Autosport KTM Xbow GT4 80 Exhaust
04 George Kurtz Paradise Valley, AZ GMG Racing McLaren 570s GT4 Crowdstrike, GMG
Porsche Cayman GT4 Adam Merzon Greenwich, CT Case-it Racing Case-It 017 Clubsport MR Porsche Cayman GT4 Cameron Cassels Coldstream, BC Case-it Racing Case-It 018 Clubsport MR ADVANCERACEMEDIARELEASE Stellar PWC Field Ready to Open 2017 Season with GT/GTA/GT Cup and GTS Drivers Battling in the Streets of St. Petersburg
45 Cars Entered in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by Cadillac ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 6, 2017) – The Pirelli World Challenge Champion- ships kick off its 2017 racing season this weekend (March 9-12) in the streets of St. Petersburg with the GT/GTA/GT Cup and GT4/GTS classes as North Ameri- ca’s top GT Production-based road racing series opens its 28th consecutive sea- son with Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by Cadillac. Forty-five entries are set to hit the tricky 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit near the St. Petersburg harbor for Rounds 1 and 2 of the Pirelli World Challenge campaign in the 12th appearance of the PWC teams and drivers at the Florida racing extravaganza. GT Preview – World’s best GT cars and drivers set for strong GT performance in the street The hotly-contested GT division of the Pirelli World Challenge has seen its cham- pionship fight go right down to the final race the past two years. In fact, the 2016 battle went down to the last lap of the season when Portugal’s Alvaro Parente clinched the driver, the team (K-PAX Racing) and manufacturer (McLaren) titles. Parente captured six GT races and five pole positions in 2016. Now Parente returns to defend his GT class championship in the familiar No. 9 K-PAX McLaren 650S against a sensational GT lineup that includes the world’s top sport car manufacturers including Acura, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, Cadil- lac, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche with the best GT drivers in the world. Taking on Parente in Rounds 1 and 2 this weekend at St. Petersburg will be the four-time GT champion Johnny O’Connell, winner of 20 GT races in six years of PWC competition, and his young Cadillac teammate Michael Cooper, who fin- ished third in the GT points as a GT rookie in 2016. O’Connell, the 2012 St. Pete winner, returns with his red No. 3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac ATS-V.R. while Coo- per, a two-time St. Pete victor in the TC division, will drive the blue No. 8 Cadillac Racing Cadillac ATS-V.R. Veteran Patrick Long, the 2011 GT champion, just missed out of his second PWC GT title in 2016 in the No. 58 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R with three wins in 2016. The 24 Hours of LeMans, 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Se- bring champion expects to contend again at St. Pete as he took double wins there in 2011. Another Porsche contender will be multi-time sports car champion Jon ADVANCERACEMEDIARELEASE
Fogarty in the popular No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stalling Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R as the Oregon driver enters his second season in the GT division. A former 24 Hours of Daytona champion returns to the Pirelli World Challenge at St Petersburg with Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel, now a Windermere, Fla., resident, at the controls of the new No. 2 CRP Racing/DeVilbiss Mercedes AMG GT3. Dalziel nearly captured the 2015 GT title and has set his sights on the top GT point po- sition in 2017. One of the most exciting entries in the GT class in 2017 is the recently-unveiled Acura NSX sports cars from RealTime Racing and drivers Ryan Eversley and Pe- ter Kox driving the two beautiful machines. Eversley, driving the No. 43 RealTime Acura NSX GT3, is no stranger to the streets of St. Pete after his wire-to-wire GT victory in 2015. Kox, in the No. 93 RealTime Acura NSX GT3, has been the test driver with the Acura NSX machine from last year and knows the car better than anyone. A couple of successful sports car veterans make their Pirelli World Challenge debuts at St. Pete this weekend when popular driver Bryan Sellers serves as Parente’s K-PAX Racing teammate in the No. 6 K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S and Germany’s Pierre Kaffer takes the wheel of the No. 4 Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS in the double header race weekend. Another top contender in the GT division at St. Pete will be former St. Petersburg resident and multi-time GT race winner JD Davison of Australia in the No. 007 The Racer’s Group Aston Martin Vantage GT3. Davison, a past Indy 500 racer, finished second at St. Petersburg last year and looks to improve that one position with a racing team that he is extremely familiar with in sports car racing. Look for young Spanish star Alex Riberas to be a factor at St. Petersburg as the European sports car star brings the famed RFerri Motorsports Ferrari 488 GT3 to the GT ranks in 2017. The last time the RFerri group competed at St. Pete, it was driver Olivier Beretta taking the Canada-based team to victory lane. The popular Bentley Continental GT3 machines return this year with the Absolute Racing organization and young drivers Adderly Fong and Yufeng Luo. Fong en- joyed some impressive runs last year including second at Road America and Utah in his rookie season in the GT category. The Hong Kong driver finished ninth in the final GT standings in 2016. GTA Preview – Solid lineup of veterans and youngsters should have great races in 2017 As defending GTA champion Martin Fuentes sits out the title fight in 2017, the GTA division brings a great contingent of veterans and youngsters into the chase for the series title. And additional co-drivers at the SprintX headliner races will add to the drama with an outstanding list of sports cars in the battle. Six-time 2016 winner Michael Schein figures to be one of the favorites in the GTA class with his No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, a team car to Patrick Long. Schein made a late season charge after Fuentes but fell short for second. The 2016 GT Cup champion Alec Udell, the 21-year-old mechanical engineering major at Clemson University, won 12 races in his GMG Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup machine and he moves up to the No. 17 Porsche 911 GT3 R in 2017. Udell was impressive in the bigger Porsche car last October at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in the SprintX action. Veterans such as James Sofronas in the No. 14 GMG Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, Mike Hedlund in the potent No. 98 K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S, Tim Pappas in the Black Swan Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 and John Potter in the No. 44 Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS will make it difficult for Schein and Udell as the foursome are expected to be in the hunt for victory lane at St. Petersburg. ADVANCERACEMEDIARELEASE
Other young drivers entered in the GTA division at St. Petersburg include popular Jorge de la Torre in the No. 04 De la Torre Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3, former Indy Lights racer Pablo Perez Companc in the No. 69 Champ 1 Mercedes AMG GT3 and Italian Daniel Manicinelli in the No. 31 TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3. GT GT Cup Preview – Calvert and Radisic in a battle for the St. Pete victory The GT Cup division will have only two entries at St. Petersburg as the class is expected to grow after the two street races at St. Petersburg and Long Beach. This weekend, two-time 2016 SprintX winner Preston Calvert comes to St. Pete with his No. 77 Calvert Dynamics Porsche GT3 Cup and Serbia’s Marko Radisic will wheel the popular No. 11 Precision Driving Ferrari Challenge Evo over the tight 1.8-mile St. Pete harbor street circuit. GT4/GTS Presented by Case●It Preview – Wild cars and close racing makes the class a fan favorite They say variety is the spice of life and the GT4/GTS class will have quite the collection of sports cars in the St. Petersburg paddock area this weekend. Last year, the division saw the inclusion of the new GT4 machinery such as the KTM Xbow, Ginetta G55, SIN R1 GT4 and Lotus Evora against the muscle cars like the Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Mustang Boss 302. Well, many of those machines return for the series title assault but even more new GT4/GTS cars are in the mix with the likes of the McLaren 570S GT4, Porsche Cayman Clubsport GT4, Panoz Avezzano GT and the unveiling of the all-new Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R. Leading the GT4/GTS pack this year is the 17-year-old phenom Nate Stacy, who placed second in the final standings and became the youngest GT4/GTS division winner last year. Stacy also jumped to the vaunted Flying Lizard Motorsports team to handle the No. 14 Porsche Cayman Clubsport GT4 in an attempt to score the coveted point championship. Teaming with Stacy on the Flying Lizard Mo- torsports squad is young Spanish star Rodrigo Baptista in the No. 3 Porsche Cayman Clubsport GT4. Both youngsters figure to be contenders throughout the 2017 GT4/GTS campaign. Two-time GT4/GTS champion Lawson Aschenbach brings the new and exciting No. 10 Chevy Camaro GT4.R sports car for the legendary Blackdog Speed Shop operation from Chicago. Aschenbach captured four races in 2016 and battled for another series title down to the final race. Veteran Tony Gaples will again be Aschenbach’s teammate for Blackdog Speed Shop in the No. 11 Chevy Camaro GT4.R. Getting even younger in the class is the Performance Motorsports Group duo with 16-year-old Parker Chase in the No. 19 PMG Ginetta GT4 and 17-year-old Harry Gottsacker in the No. 29 Ginetta GT4. Chase made numerous runner-up finishes and podium places but didn’t make it to the top of victory lane, but the Texas teenager looks primed for his first PWC GT4/GTS win. Two 2016 winners who are back for a shot at the winner’s circle at St. Pete are the Canadian pair of Anthony Mantella and Martin Barkey in the No. 8 and No. 80 Mantella Autosport KTM Xbow cars. Mantella captured one of the Utah rounds last year, while Barkey took top honors at Sonoma Raceway. The popular SIN R1 GT4 lineup for the Florida-based Racer’s Edge Motorsports team will be 2016 multi-time race winner Jade Buford in the No. 45 SIN R1 GT4 and local racer Jason Bell in the No. 2 SIN R1 GT4. Other GT4/GTS contenders for the St. Pete doubleheader races include veteran driver Adam Merzon, a recent podium finisher in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, in the No. 017 Case●It Racing Porsche Cayman Clubsport GT4 and his teammate Cam- eron Cassels in the No. 018 Case●It Racing Porsche Cayman Clubsport GT4 as ADVANCERACEMEDIARELEASE
well as Mark Klenin in the all-new No. 62 KPR/Tender Belly McLaren 570S GT, George Kurtz in the No. 04 GMG Racing McLaren 570S GT4, Ian James in the new No. 50 Team Panoz Racing Panoz Avezzano GT sports car, Bill Ziegler in the No. 9 ANSA Motorsports KTM Xbow and Cameron Maugeri in the No. 7 Krug- speed Porsche Cayman Clubsport GT4. The real Darkhorse in the GT4/GTS category at St. Petersburg will be multi-time race winner Andrew Aquilante in the No. 32 Phoenix Performance Ford Mustang Boss 302. Aquilante was a winner in 2016 in the SprintX finale last October at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Event/Circuit: Streets of St. Petersburg: 14-turn, 1.8-mile temporary street course
Qualifying: Thursday, March 9: 5:45 – 6:05 PM, GT4/GTS Qualifying
Friday, March 10 10:05 – 10:25 AM, GT-GTA-GT Cup Qualifying
Race Lengths: 50 minutes (GT/GTA/GT Cup, GTS)
Live Internet Telecast (on motortrendondemand.com and world-challenge.com): Friday, March 10 12:15 – 1:15 PM GT4/GTS Race # 1
Saturday, March 11 9:35 – 10:35 AM GT-GTA-GT Cup Race # 1 12:55: – 1:45 PM GT4/GTS Race #2
Sunday, March 12 3:15 – 4:15 PM GT-GTA-GT Cup Race # 2
All times listed above Eastern
Television (on CBS Sports Network): On CBS Sports Network GT: March 18, 2 PM (EDT) GTS: March 22, 10:30 PM (EDT) DRIVERFEATURES Udell Moves Up in Class at School and On Track
Mechanical Engineer student wins GT Cup in 2016, Jumps Up a Class in 2017
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Young Alec Udell has been learning on and off the track for the past fifteen years. While being an honor student, the 21-year-old college junior scored top grades in the classroom as well as at the race track. After a stellar karting career as a teenager, Udell became one of the youngest competitors in Pirelli World Chal- lenge history when he was 15 and racing a Chevrolet Camaro against pro drivers two- and three- times his age. Recently, the mechanical engineering student at Clemson University used that track knowledge to capture the 2016 PWC GT Cup road racing championship that included 12 victories in the GMG Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 sports car. So, just like at school, it’s time for The Woodlands, Tex., resident to move up in his class. Next week in the streets of St. Petersburg, Udell will drive a Euroworld Motor- sports-sponsored Porsche 911 GT3 R machine against some of the world’s top sports car drivers as the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge season begins with two 50-minute sprint events in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by Cadillac. The 2017 PWC debut weekend will be contested on the same 1.8-mile, 14-turn street circuit as the Verizon IndyCar Series opener on March 11-12. “I can’t wait to get behind the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 R at St. Petersburg,” said Udell, who compete in the GTA division. “The last time I was in that car I had a grin on my face the entire time. Plus, it will be nice to be away from the studies like Vehicle dynamics, mechanical design and technical lab work at Clemson. I’ll just have my mind on the race track.” Udell, who currently takes 14 units at Clemson, likes the fact he has graduated from the small Porsche division to the GT3 cars in 2017. But he also knows it won’t be easy. “It has been a nice transition from the GT Cup Porsche to the GT3 Porsche,” admitted Udell. “You have to drive the GT3 aggressively because it has more downforce, better brakes and more horsepower. I really want to thank Euroworld Motorsport, the nation’s only certified carbon fiber repair shop, for giving me this opportunity to move up in class. Without their assistance, I wouldn’t be doing this jump in 2017.” DRIVERFEATURES
For Udell, racing was something he started at the tender age of five because his grandfather, who was a race driver himself, bought him a go-kart. “Racing is so special for me,” said Udell. “I started at age five in karting and moved into cars as a teenager. I’d love to be a professional racing driver in the future but I want to get my degree and learn about other off-track opportunities.” Udell wants his career to remain in the car industry when he graduates from Clemson in a couple of years, whether it’s continuing his driving or as an engineer. “Taking mechanical engineering definitely helps me understand the race car and working with our GMG team,” he said. “I think I can relate more information to the team on how the car is performing and the direction to go with the car setups.” The Pirelli World Challenge has been the perfect platform for a young driver like Udell and others who have worked their way up the racing ladder, In addition to his sprint racing in the GTA class in 2017, Alec will also compete with driver Preston Calvert in the newly-designed SprintX category, a division featuring two drivers sharing the same machine in a 60-minute race. Last year, Calvert won two SprintX races. “Last year, I drove in the final SprintX race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with the Porsche 911 GT3 R and it was just a blast,” said Udell, who twice posted the fastest practice speed in that event against some top professional drivers. “I think I showed that I can drive with some of the top GT racers and that gets me excited for this coming season, especially with the season opener in the streets of St. Petersburg.” Udell and Calvert won’t team up until the first SprintX weekend set for April 28-20 at VIRginia International Raceway. But, for right now, it’s Udell in two 50-minute contests on March 11-12. “In the last week, I have been studying in school and my mind will drift off thinking about the St. Petersburg race weekend,” Udell admitted. “I have talked to my pro- fessors already about next week and my excitement to go racing. They seemed to understand. I know I’m ready to go.” Pirelli World Challenge action gets underway next Thursday (March 9) with prac- tice runs at St. Petersburg and the first race set for Saturday (March 11) at 9:35 am ET. Sunday’s second race is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. ET. DRIVERFEATURES Veteran Ryan Dalziel Set for GT Title Run with CRP Racing/DeVILBISS Mercedes AMG GT3
Personable Scotsman just missed out of GT title in 2015 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Veteran sports car racer Ryan Dalziel is anxious to hit the streets of St. Petersburg next week (March 9-12) for the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge season opener with two 50-minute sprint races. The 34-year-old Scotsman, who now resides in Windermere, Fla., has something to prove in North America’s top GT Production-based road racing series. In 2015, Dalziel missed three GT events in the PWC campaign and he finished third in the final GT standings, just 100 points out of the lead. Due to his world sports car commitments, Ryan was forced to pass off his GT mount to other drivers. “I’m extremely excited to get back to the Pirelli World Challenge series this year,” said Dalziel, a former open-wheel star who became a full-time sports car driver in 2008. “I come from the open-wheel background where I could set up my car how I like. And I can do that with the sprint race format of PWC. In other sports car events, you are always making a compromise in the car’s setup for other drivers on the team. I guess that’s the selfish mentality of an open-wheel racer. But it is fun to have a car all to yourself.” Dalziel has been a regular in the PWC paddock with assisting other drivers and teams the past few years. But now he is set for a GT championship run in the DeVilbiss Mercedes AMG GT3 car from CRP Racing. “I’ll be honest, I want to prove that I could have won the GT title back in 2015,” said Dalziel. “But that was my issue that I missed the three races. I had other rac- ing commitments. That is not the case in 2017. I want to run for the GT title. The GT division is very tough and highly-competitive. Just look at the season finishes the last two years. The point championship came down to the final race.” In 2017, Dalziel is moving from a Porsche that he won races with in 2015 to an all-new V-8, front-engine Mercedes AMG GT3. And his driving style will be much different as well. “The Porsche 911 drove a lot more like a prototype sports car similar to what I drive in the other series (WEC and IMSA),” Ryan explained. “The front-engine Mercedes is a very good car, but I have had to change my driving a bit. The Mer- cedes is similar to the Dodge Viper I drove previously as well as the Chevrolet Corvette. It has big power and rear-wheel drive. And it’s fun to drive. It just takes a little time to get adjusted.” DRIVERFEATURES
Dalziel, a former winner of the 24 Hours of LeMans and the 12 Hours of Sebring sports car classic, believes his CRP Racing team has done an outstanding job in the preparation of the new Mercedes and he was impressed with the car in recent testing. “I think Nick Short and his CRP Racing operation is excellent and the testing we did earlier at Sebring was very good,” said Ryan. “We didn’t get all of the runs that we wanted that trip, so we’ll stop and run the Mercedes again before the St. Pete weekend. I think this car can be very competitive. We’ll continue to develop it as well. It has potential.” Entering his tenth season as a regular sports car driver, Dalziel has no regrets about leaving his open-wheel career as he has become a star in another form of motorsports. “You know, timing is everything in racing,” he explained. “I know a number of young open-wheel guys with great resumes and plenty of potential who just didn’t get to the IndyCar Series. I got to run a season in ChampCar and then the doors opened for me in sports cars. It was great move for my career. I don’t look back on things now. My lifestyle has changed with a family and I can continue to race in tremendous machinery. Just like this new Mercedes in the Pirelli World Challenge this year.” And the personable Scotland native is ready for his shot at another racing title in 2017. But he also knows it won’t be easy. “I’ll tell you that the PWC GT class has some outstanding drivers this year,” Dalziel said. “I raced with many of them over the years and understand the competition level in the series. There are new drivers entering Pirelli World Challenge too. Guys like Johnny (O’Connell), Pat (Long), Bryan (Sellers) and Ryan (Eversley) are excellent and I am anxious to race drivers like Alvaro Parente and Michael Cooper and others. It should be a great season in the GT class.” Action begins for the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix presenting by Cadillac next Thursday afternoon (March 9) in the streets of St. Petersburg with the GT/ GTA/GT Cup and GT4/GTS classes on track. The GT/GTA/GT Cup features are set for 9:35 am ET on Saturday (March 11) and 3:15 p.m. ET on Sunday (March 12). Live streaming of the St. Petersburg events is set for www.MotorTrendonDe- mand.com and www.world-challenge.com with taped delay coverage on CBS Sports Network scheduled for Saturday (March 18) at 2 p.m. ET with the GT/GTA/ GT Cup races and Wednesday (March 22) at 10:30 p.m. ET with the GT4/GTS division. SERIESFEATURE CBS Sports Network Same-Day GT Coverage Highlights 2017 Pirelli World Challenge Broadcast Schedule
All PWC Classes to have live coverage a delay-telecast basis including the for the fans as well.” with MotorTrendOnDemand.com new GT SprintX events featuring two- Each GT Sprint and SprintX telecasts AUSTIN, Tex. – WC Vision, producers driver, 60-minute races in 90-minute on CBS Sports Network will be 90 of the Pirelli World Challenge, today telecasts. A total of 25 telecasts are minutes in duration with the GT4/GTS announced its 2017 television scheduled on CBS Sports Network. and Touring Car showings scheduled schedule that includes four same-day The first 2017 GT SprintX race is set for 60 minutes. GT telecasts on CBS Sports Network for VIRginia International Raceway The popular announce team of Greg as well as full season showings of all on April 28-30 with the CBS Sports seven divisions of North America’s Creamer (play-by-play), Calvin Fish Network telecast planned for Sunday, (race analyst) and Jeff Lepper (pit top GT Production-based road racing May 7, at 6:00 p.m. EDT. campaign. reporter) will return to call the GT In addition to the CBS Sports Network and GT4/GTS action on CBS Sports The four same-day 90-minute PWC telecasts, all PWC races will be featured Network, while Creamer, Lepper and GT telecasts are programmed for the live on www.MotorTrendOnDemand. Kurt Hansen will handle reporting Grand Prix weekend in the streets of com and live streaming on the series’ duties for the Touring Car Long Beach on Sunday, April 9, for 2:30 website, www.world-challenge.com, telecasts. Rick Benjamin and Shea p.m. EDT; Road America on Sunday, throughout the 11-weekend schedule. June 25, at 3:00 p.m. EDT; Mid-Ohio Adam also will be part of the PWC The MotorTrendOnDemand.com television team in 2017. Sports Car Course on Sunday, July website will also broadcast replays of 30, at 2:00 p.m. EDT; and Sonoma each Pirelli World Challenge telecasts. “In addition to my marketing duties Raceway on Sunday, Sept.17, at 3:00 during the week with the PWC Series, p.m. EDT. “We are extremely excited to have I am excited to be returning with Greg, the CBS Sports Network and www. Cal, Kurt, Rick and Shea this year The Pirelli World Challenge season MotorTrendOnDemand.com back with opener set for March 9-12 in the as part of the CBS Sports Network the Pirelli World Challenge in 2017,” broadcast team,” said Lepper, WC streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., will said Greg Gill, CEO and President air the 90-minute GT Sprint event on Vision marketing manager. “We of WC Vision. “The expansion of also have a special telecast for the Saturday, March 18, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, the same-day CBS Sports Network while the 60-minute GT4/GTS telecast season opening weekend at St. coverage to four GT Sprint events in Petersburg with our partners at www. is scheduled for Wednesday, March 2017 is a tremendous opportunity for 22, at 10:30 p.m. EDT. motortrendondemand.com. We will be the racing fans to enjoy the highly- announcing that special presentation All PWC classes – GT, GTA, GT competitive GT/GTA/GT Cup classes for the St. Petersburg events next Cup, GT4/GTS, Touring Car, TCA immediately. In addition, the popular week.” and TCB – will be featured in each MotorTrendOn Demand.com coverage of their respective race weekends on will include live and replay capabilities SERIESFEATURE Samantha Gillespie Joins Pirelli World Challenge Staff as Communications Member and Social Media Assistant
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Chicago native to assist in Social Media, Victory Lane & Video Features Yamaha Racing team in MotoGP and Moto America road racing series. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – WC In addition, Samantha has been a Vision, producers of the Pirelli World member of the Monster Energy and Challenge, today announced the Pirelli presenting group. addition of Samantha Gillespie to the series’ communications staff for the From 2013 to 2015, Gillespie held the 2017 road racing season beginning title as Miss Windy City Harley Davidson with this weekend’s season opener, and captured the Hawaiian Tropic the PWC Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Beauty event for the Chicagoland area. presented by Cadillac. Samantha was a national competitive cheerleader for the Chicago All Stars Gillespie, 27, is a Chicago native and in high school and college before a graduate of Concordia University, entering the modeling world. Her first Chicago, where she majored big modeling appearance was at the in Communications and Public NFL Super Bowl in Indianapolis in 2012 Relations. Gillespie’s PWC duties will as part of the Maxim Magazine Party include Social Media activation with and other events. Erica Baldwin, PWC’s social media manager, video features and PWC “I am very excited to be a part of the Victory Lane presentations. Pirelli World Challenge series this year,” said Gillespie. “I come from a Gillespie is no stranger to the racing family and have background at motorsports world as her grandfather, a variety of motorsports events in the Arlen Gillespie, was a longtime stock past five years. The sports cars in the car competitor in the Chicagoland Pirelli World Challenge are many of the area. In addition, Samantha was a world’s most exotic machines and I member of the famed “Umbrella Girls,” can’t wait to assist Erica on the social a popular contingent of women who media side in giving the racing fans adorned pit lane and paddock areas at some new storylines of the outstanding major motorsports events. racing series. This year should be very Most recently, Gillespie served as a thrilling.” spokesperson and presenter for the 2016GTFINALPOINTS
TTL r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 r10 r11 r12 r13 r14 r15 r16 r17 r18 r19 r20
1 Alvaro Parente 1657 76 68 98 39 117 110 105 68 76 117 110 76 76 110 55 7 57 84 98 110
2 Patrick Long 1629 117 0 72 84 90 80 84 117 117 72 98 84 80 54 64 90 90 68 84 84
3 Michael Cooper 1549 90 98 84 90 45 105 110 57 68 68 48 72 90 72 110 45 76 90 33 98
4 Johnny O'Connell 1538 80 110 90 80 98 90 90 54 60 90 41 37 37 76 90 48 60 110 110 87
5 Bryan Heitkotter 1397 98 44 64 45 0 76 76 72 80 60 72 35 39 90 84 110 110 72 80 90
6 Ryan Eversley 1365 60 54 60 76 72 35 54 90 0 76 84 110 117 80 98 84 41 60 54 60
7 JD Davison 1210 84 51 37 98 84 84 68 80 88 54 80 80 41 0 80 0 0 57 72 72
8 Austin Cindric 1198 54 48 80 37 0 48 48 64 72 57 68 64 43 105 39 76 54 105 97 39
9 Adderly Fong 1181 48 41 48 54 64 60 72 84 0 84 76 97 98 0 60 98 98 64 35 0
10 Kyle Marcelli 1179 57 80 57 57 80 57 64 76 84 98 90 68 51 0 51 57 64 31 57 0
11 Michael Lewis 1166 72 35 117 117 76 72 80 0 0 0 0 60 48 68 76 41 91 80 76 57
12 Jon Fogarty 1146 29 90 76 64 0 54 51 43 43 64 64 54 54 84 72 72 80 76 0 76
13 Martin Fuentes(A) 877 51 76 43 51 68 45 43 45 51 45 54 0 35 60 54 54 51 51 0 0
14 Michael Schein(A) 816 41 25 0 0 0 43 39 48 57 48 45 51 57 64 57 51 48 54 51 37
15 Colin Thompson 806 64 84 41 68 41 0 0 41 48 39 57 39 68 0 0 80 72 0 64 0
16 Andrew Davis 755 39 72 68 60 39 64 57 60 64 51 60 57 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Andrew Palmer 717 68 60 54 72 60 68 60 98 90 80 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Peter Cunningham 620 45 39 51 48 54 51 45 51 54 0 0 98 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Frankie Montecalvo(A) 604 35 57 39 41 43 37 37 0 45 0 43 48 72 0 0 64 43 0 0 0
20 Brent Holden(A) 289 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 45 29 41 43
21 James Sofronas 263 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 51 45 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Jorge De La Torre(A) 254 31 29 0 0 48 0 0 35 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
23 Drew Regitz(A) 247 37 27 0 0 0 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 39 27
24 Andy Wilzoch(A) 211 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 45 0 0 0 0 41 37 45
25 Joseph Toussaint(A) 203 0 31 0 0 0 39 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 41 0 0 0 0 0
26 Spencer Pumpelly 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 68 0 0 0 64
27 Tim Pappas(A) 151 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 51
28 Cooper MacNeil 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 45 54
29 Gunner Jeannette 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 43 68
30 Andrew Kim 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 48 48
31 Duncan Ende 131 0 43 45 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Craig Dolby 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 68 0 0 0
33 Jonathan Summerton 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 68 0
34 Peter Kox 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 60 0
35 Walt Bowlin(A) 99 33 0 0 0 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Preston Calvert 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 43 43 0 0 0 0
37 Michael Mills(A) 88 43 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Michael McCann 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 45 45 0 0 0 0
39 Bret Curtis 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Larry Pegram(A) 33 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 Bill Sweedler(A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016GTAFINALPOINTS
TTL r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 r10 r11 r12 r13 r14 r15 r16 r17 r18 r19 r20
1 Martin Fuentes 1760 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 98 98 98 110 0 84 98 98 98 110 98 0 0
2 Michael Schein 1686 90 68 0 0 0 98 90 110 110 110 98 110 98 110 110 90 98 110 110 76
3 Frankie Montecalvo 1200 80 98 98 98 80 80 84 0 90 0 90 98 110 0 0 110 84 0 0 0
4 Brent Holden 580 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 90 68 84 80
5 Drew Regitz 564 84 72 0 0 0 90 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 80 68
6 Jorge De La Torre 558 72 76 0 0 84 0 0 80 84 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
7 Andy Wilzoch 420 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 90 0 0 0 0 80 76 84
8 Joseph Toussaint 414 0 80 0 0 0 84 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 80 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cooper MacNeil 290 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 90 110
10 Tim Pappas 280 0 0 0 0 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 98
11 Andrew Kim 264 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 98 90
12 Walt Bowlin 228 76 0 0 0 0 76 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Michael Mills 188 98 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Michael McCann 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0
15 Preston Calvert 168 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 84 0 0 0 0 0
16 Bret Curtis 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Larry Pegram 84 0 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Bill Sweedler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016GTCupFINALPOINTS
TTL r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 r10 r11 r12 r13 r14 r15 r16 r17 r18 r19
1 Alec Udell 1971 110 98 98 98 117 117 110 98 98 110 117 117 117 110 105 117 117 117 0
2 Sloan Urry 1937 105 117 117 117 90 98 98 90 117 105 98 98 98 105 110 80 98 98 98
3 Corey Fergus 1603 84 84 84 0 98 84 90 84 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 90 84 84 117
4 Preston Calvert 1146 72 72 90 90 84 90 80 80 84 84 80 80 0 0 0 0 80 80 0
5 Alex Welch 492 80 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 84 0 0 84 84 0 0 0
6 Chris Green 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 McKay Snow 188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 98 0 0 0
8 Will Hardeman 180 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mike Hedlund 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 90 0
10 Anthony Imperato 156 76 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Chris Thompson 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 2016GTSFINALPOINTS
TTL r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 r10 r11 r12 r13 r14 r15 r16 r17 r18 r19
1 Brett Sandberg 1606 76 117 98 105 51 57 98 64 105 64 43 117 97 98 90 76 117 90 43
2 Nate Stacy 1501 98 84 90 60 54 54 64 90 72 72 80 45 98 54 98 110 90 98 90
3 Lawson Aschenbach 1479 110 98 76 80 98 84 117 27 110 84 0 76 110 72 72 72 76 80 37
4 Parker Chase 1465 90 80 84 90 76 98 60 98 76 76 48 41 54 90 84 98 84 54 84
5 Scott Heckert 1153 0 0 0 0 84 80 80 80 90 0 76 90 84 91 110 84 80 7 117
6 Scott Dollahite 1056 91 90 0 0 90 90 84 48 84 80 84 43 72 76 48 0 0 0 76
7 Mark Klenin 997 57 68 51 0 64 72 57 84 w48 64 60 0 0 68 54 68 57 68 57
8 Tony Gaples 997 0 64 64 57 48 48 51 68 45 0 57 60 68 51 64 60 60 72 60
9 Martin Barkey 951 54 0 0 0 57 0 54 76 60 90 90 51 60 60 76 0 72 110 41
10 Anthony Mantella 948 0 0 0 0 72 45 68 64 54 0 64 57 64 110 75 54 98 84 39
11 Jack Roush Jr 801 0 45 117 110 80 68 72 51 80 98 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Jeff Courtney 795 72 60 68 68 0 51 0 0 0 0 68 98 0 80 0 64 43 51 72
13 Harry Gottsacker 691 0 0 0 0 60 76 0 0 51 0 51 48 76 57 0 48 68 76 80
14 Jade Buford 601 0 0 0 0 117 117 0 0 68 110 105 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Bill Ziegler 542 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 68 45 54 51 0 57 51 51 60 48
16 Dore Chaponick Jr. 539 60 48 80 72 35 0 48 72 0 0 0 0 0 64 60 0 0 0 0
17 Kevin Marshall 520 48 72 48 0 39 64 45 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 64
18 Max Riddle 504 68 76 0 0 0 0 90 110 0 0 0 80 0 0 80 0 0 0 0
19 Derek DeBoer 443 80 0 0 76 41 0 0 0 0 0 110 72 0 0 0 0 64 0 0
20 Jason Alexandridis 329 0 54 54 0 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 57 0 64 0
21 Ernie Francis Jr 268 0 0 0 0 68 60 0 0 0 0 72 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Hugh Plumb 266 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 60 0 0 0 0 0 97 45 0 0
23 George Kurtz 217 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 64 0 0 0 45 54 0 0
24 Charles Espenlaub 156 0 0 72 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Greg Milzcik 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 48 0 45
26 Sean Gibbons 124 0 0 60 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Nick Esayian 121 64 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Chris Beaufait 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 54
29 Ron Ballard 102 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Andrew Aquilante 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98
31 Alline Cipriani 84 0 0 0 0 45 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 John Allen 80 0 0 0 0 43 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 James Vance 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Clint Guthrie 74 0 0 0 0 33 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Dave Ricci 72 0 0 0 0 37 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Aristotle Balogh 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
37 Pierre Kleinubing 57 0 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 James Sofronas 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 GT/GTALASTTIMEATST.PETE Lewis Victorious in GT Round 3 at St. Petersburg. Fuentes and Urry Win in GTA and GT Cup
St. Petersburg, Fla. – Michael Lewis On lap 15, Montecalvo dropped a few time. I was actually preparing for a restart scored a flag-to-flag GT victory in positions after spinning in turn 4. The car because I was sure there was going to be Saturday’s Round 3 race at the Pirelli did not contact the wall and he resumed a yellow flag or a green-white-checkered World Challenge Cadillac Grand Prix under power. situation. So I was trying to conserve of St. Petersburg. Martin Fuentes and By lap 21, Lewis continued to lead my tires for a late race caution. Starting Sloan Urry won in GTA and GT Cup Parente with the gap up to four-seconds from pole position really makes things so respectively. The 50-minute race was with O’Connell still in third, Cooper in much easier for the race. So qualifying held under partly cloudy skies and fourth and 17-year-old Austin Cindric, in is extremely important here or any street 71-degree temperatures. the No. 6 K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S course. We look at video from practice When the green flag flew, pole-sitter GT3 in fifth. A hard charging Long had to qualifying to the race and study the Lewis, in the No. 41 EFFORT Racing/ moved up to 10th. track. A lot of the work starts before we Curb-Agajanian Porsche 911 GT3 R, Further back in the field an intense get to the track, then throughout the launched cleanly into the lead through battle raged with Andrew Palmer, in the weekend. I want to thank Patrick Long turn 1, with second-on-the-grid Alvaro No. 87 Bentley Team Absolute Bentley for his mentoring and assistance in Parente, in the No. 9 K-PAX Racing Continental GT3 and Ryan Eversley, setting up the car. He couldn’t qualify for McLaren 650S GT3 slotting into second, in the No. 43 Acura/HPD/Red Line Oil/ today’s race due to the crash at COTA and third-on-the-grid Johnny O’Connell, RealTime Acura TLX-GT going door-to- last week but he did a super job driving in the No. 3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac door for a number of laps vying for 8th through the field for seventh. He would ATS-V.R. in third. O’Connell’s teammate with the drivers trading the position back have been right up there if he could have Michael Cooper, in the No. 8 Cadillac and forth. Long joined the battle and was qualified yesterday. Following the COTA Racing Cadillac ATS-V.R. followed in able to get around both. events last weekend, the team did a spectacular job preparing my car as well 4th. At the checkered, Lewis scored his first as rebuilding Patrick’s Porsche. Just a In GTA, pole sitter Fuentes, in the No. career GT win, over ten-seconds ahead sensational effort by the EFFORT Racing 07 Hublot/Under Armour Ferrari 458 of Parente in second. O’Connell finished team this week.” GT3 Italia slotted into first in class and third, Cooper fourth and Cindric fifth. 12th overall in thew race, while GT Cup Fuentes and Urry took their third straight “This was a very difficult race for us pole sitter Urry, in the No. 20 Security wins of the season in GTA and GT Cup today. We had overheating problems in National/Avasis Porsche 911 GT3 respectfully. Long finished in seventh, the middle of the race,” said Fuentes. Cup led over Alec Udell, in the No. 17 gaining 12 positions overall during the “We saw that Montecalvo, my closest Amsource Capital/Panther Pipeline race to secure the VP Racing Fuels competitor, was falling back a little so machine. Hard Charger Award. Long also won the I slowed the pace. It helped the car Of note, Patrick Long, in the No. 31 Optima Batteries Best Start award for too since I shut off the all of the air EFFORT Racing/World PMO Porsche gaining three positions on the first lap of conditioning to cool things inside the 911 GT3 R started from the back of the race. car. So it was a hot race for me today. With the walls of a street circuit, the the field in 19th after the team worked Lewis registered the fastest lap during air doesn’t get to the car as well and tiredlessly to repair his car following the race and will start on pole for Round overheating can be a problem here. As the significant damage the machine 4. Fuentes and Urry also secured the usual, Scuderia Corsa gave me a great sustained in Round 2 last Sunday at poles for tomorrow’s race with fastest car and it feels great to win our third race Circuit of the Americas. With repairs laps in their respective classes. The in a row. Again, just like COTA, I was in ongoing, Long was unable to take to the Cadillac ATS.V Move of the Race was the mix the GT cars and they were really track for Round 3 qualifying completed awarded to Eversley for his pass on fighting for their positions. I needed to on Friday. Adderly Fong, in the No. 88 Bentley be careful around them and not get in an By lap 5, Lewis had built a .968-second Team Absolute Bentley Continental GT3. incident due to their battles.” lead over Parente and a 3.5-second “It is so special to be sitting in victory “It was a pretty straight forward race lead over O’Connell in third place. Lewis lane especially with the overall win,” said for us today,” said Urry. “We had a continued to open up the gap and by lap Lewis. “The race was a tough one with great car right out of the trailer. I was 13 led Parente by over 2.045 seconds, no yellow flags and it was flat out all the very impressive how quick the car was with O’Connell running 6.6 seconds way. I knew that Alvaro (Parente) had a immediately. We had the race to lose behind. quick car in the McLaren but our EFFORT today and I felt confident. I just drove In GTA, Frankie Montecalvo, in the No. Racing Porsche was just a terrific car it like qualifying with my head down. I 66 DIME R&D Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS today. I had some pressure in the first made one mistake that I’m not too happy GT3 closed the gap to two seconds on five laps. My engineers said just to keep about. But luckily I had a big enough gap Fuentes with the two running 16th and my head down and don’t worry about that it didn’t matter. It’s great to get the 17th overall in the race. Urry still led over the things behind you. It was hot out win for Security National Mortgage here. Udell by just under a second in GT Cup. there and I wanted to hit my marks every 2016GTCLASSESALLRACE1RESULTS GT/GTALASTTIMEATST.PETE Lewis, Fuentes and Urry Sweep Weekend at St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Fla. – Michael Lewis O’Connell, in the No. 3 Cadillac Racing alone two. You never know when you scored his second straight flag-to-flag GT Cadillac ATS-V.R. picked up fourth in will win the next one. So we’ll soak this victory in Sunday’s Round 4 race at the front of his teammate Cooper. Fuentes one up a little tonight. We knew everyone Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Grand and Urry remained in the lead in their was going to be better in the second Prix of St. Petersburg. Martin Fuentes respective classes. race after the other teams looked over and Sloan Urry also swept the weekend By lap 19, Lewis had built a 1.2-second their data from race one. It’s going to in GTA and GT Cup respectively. The lead over Davison. be to a dog fight at Long Beach now 50-minute race was held under overcast Further back in the field, an intense battle too. My restarts were not as strong as skies in 75-degree temperatures. developed with Parente, Ryan Eversley, Saturday in terms of getting into the first When the green flag flew, pole-sitter piloting the No. 43 Acura/HPD/Red corner. Other guys were really throwing Lewis, in the No. 41 EFFORT Racing/ Line Oil/RealTime Acura TLX-GT, and their cars into turn one today. It was Curb-Agajanian Porsche 911 GT3 R Andrew Palmer, in the No. 87 Bentley important to get through that first corner launched cleanly into the lead. Fourth- Team Absolute Bentley Continental GT3 and I could then set my sights on hitting on-the-grid JD Davison, in the No. 33 jockeying for position in sixth, seventh my marks. The restart battles were key Nissan/GT Academy Nissan GT-R GT3 and eighth. As the group entered turn today. I hope the drivers in the crashes moved up into second, while second- 1, Parente and Palmer came together are okay. Those were hard hits. Great job on-the-grid Alvaro Parente, in the No. 9 resulting in a spin for the No. 9 machine. by the marshalls today. The rubber was K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S pursued As oncoming drivers avoided the No. 9 different on the track from the IndyCar in third. Patrick Long, in the No. 31 car, Austin Cindric in the No. 6 K-PAX race before ours. My team was on the EFFORT Racing/World PMO Porsche Racing McLaren 650S contacted with radio to me to watch my brakes and tires 911 GT3 R rocketed into fourth from his Adderly Fong, in the No. 88 Bentley on the restart. They wanted me to get seventh starting position. Team Absolute Bentley Continental the heat inside the tires and not just on In GTA, Fuentes, in the 07 Hublot/Under GT3. Cindric’s machine contacted the top.” Armour Ferrari 458 GT3 Italia led in wall and a full-course yellow was issued. “Today’s race was more complicated class, while Urry, in the No. 20 Security Cindric was not injured. than Saturday’s race,” said Fuentes. “I National/Avasis Porsche 911 GT3 Cup The race went green again with just don’t know why the second race of a led in GT Cup. two minutes remaining and Lewis again weekend is more challenging than the On lap 2, Race Control issued a full- launched cleanly into the lead, with first race. We were trying to stay away course yellow as the No. 00 Byers Davison in second. Long would go deep from the crashes in front of us and have Porsche/US LED Porsche 911 GT3 Cup into turn 1 and Cooper was able to slide a clean race. We were able to move car of Corey Fergus contacted the wall underneath for third. Long was able up the field and I was fighting a little through turn 4. The car sustained heavy to hold off O’Connell and slotted into overheating again. With the yellow flags, damage. Fergus was taken to medical fourth. we came out with a little luck today. We always know that luck is part of racing. as a precaution but was released. At the checkered, Lewis scored his So winning our fourth race in a row is a At the yellow, Lewis led over Davison, second career PWC GT win in as many tribute to the Scuderia Corsa team. We Parente, Long, and Michael Cooper, in days, while Fuentes and Urry also are very happy to leave St. Petersburg the No. 8 Cadillac Racing Cadillac ATS- collected their second straight wins with double wins and move to Long V.R. Fuentes maintained his lead in GTA on the weekend. Davison and Cooper Beach now.” 16th position overall in the race, ahead finished second, and third in GT. Udell of Frankie Montecalvo, 17th overall and Calvert finished second and third in “It was a lot more difficult race today,” and second in class in the No. 66 DIME GT Cup. said Urry. “All of the restarts were tough and I had to open the gap. I knew Alec R&D Mercedes AMG SLS GT3. In GT Of note, the Optima Batteries Best Start (Udell) was hungry to go for the win Cup, Urry continued to lead over Alec Award went to Long for gaining three today. He really raced me clean. He really Udell, in the No. 17 Amsource Capital/ positions on the first lap of the race. shocked me with his pace today. To be Panther Pipeline Porsche 911 GT3 Cooper won the Cadillac ATS.V.R Move honest, I had to run qualifying laps to Cup, and Preston Calvert, in the No. 77 of the Race for his pass over teammate stay in the front. There was no messing Calvert Dynamics/Phoenix Performance O’Connell. Palmer was awarded the VP around. It was a great weekend for the machine. Racing Fuels Hard Charger for gaining TruSpeed Security National Mortgage After a lengthy delay to repair a track seven positions during the race. team. The restarts were difficult today barrier that had been moved by the “First off, thank you so much to EFFORT due to the rubber from the IndyCar race.” contact with the No. 00 car, the race Racing, Porsche and Curb/Agajanian went green with just over 18 minutes Racing for the 2016 season and putting remaining. From the lap 16 restart, Lewis me in the car,” said Lewis. “Today’s race again launched cleanly into lead, with was very hectic. It was a great weekend Davison, and Long in pursuit. Johnny for me. It’s not easy to win one race, let 2016GTCLASSESALLRACE2RESULTS
Pirelli World Challenge presented by Cadillac Final Results
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Sorted on Laps
GT-GTA-GT Cup St Petersburg Street Circuit 1.800 miles
GT-GTA-GT Cup Race 2 3/13/2016 15:15
Race (50:00 Time) started at 15:33:39
Pos St Pos PIC Class No. Name Laps Diff Best Tm Make/Model Team Sponsor
1 1 1 GT 41 Michael Lewis 29 1:13.744 Porsche 911 GT3 R EFFORT Racing 2 4 2 GT 33 JD Davison 29 1.298 1:14.199 Nissan GTR GT3 AE Replay XD Nissan GT Academy Nissan/GT Academy GT3 GT-R 3 8 3 GT 8 Michael Cooper 29 2.637 1:14.330 Cadillac ATS-V.R. Cadillac Racing 4 7 4 GT 31 Patrick Long 29 4.156 1:14.150 Porsche 911 GT3 R EFFORT Racing 5 3 5 GT 3 Johnny O'Connell 29 4.593 1:14.180 Cadillac ATS-V.R. Cadillac Racing 6 6 6 GT 43 Ryan Eversley 29 5.005 1:14.774 Acura TLX-GT RealTime Racing Acura/HPD/Red Line Oil/RealTime 7 14 7 GT 87 Andrew Palmer 29 5.568 1:14.846 Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley Team Absolute 8 15 8 GT 13 Colin Thompson 29 6.076 1:15.136 McLaren 650S K-PAX Racing 9 9 9 GT 99 Jon Fogarty 29 6.498 1:15.044 McLaren 650S GT3 Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing Gainsco Auto Insurance 10 12 10 GT 76 Andrew Davis 29 7.004 1:15.105 Porsche 911 GT3 R Calvert Dynamics Phoenix Performance 11 13 11 GT 2 Kyle Marcelli 29 7.532 1:15.264 Audi R8 CRP Racing 12 11 12 GT 88 Adderly Fong 29 7.842 1:14.837 Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley Team Absolute 13 16 1 GTA 07 Martin Fuentes 29 8.131 1:15.345 Ferrari 458 Italia Scuderia Corsa Hublot/Underarmour 14 18 13 GT 42 Peter Cunningham 29 8.588 1:15.447 Acura TLX-GT RealTime Racing Acura/HPD/RealTime 15 10 14 GT 05 Bryan Heitkotter 29 9.164 1:15.116 Nissan GTR GT3 AE Replay XD Nissan GT Academy A lways E volving/Re play X D/Nissan Nism o G T3 G T-R 16 19 15 GT 67 Duncan Ende 29 9.402 1:15.257 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 TRG-AMR Merchant Services LTD/Linospresso USA 17 17 2 GTA 66 Frankie Montecalvo 29 9.962 1:15.039 Mercedes AMG SLS GT3 DIME Racing Dime R&D 18 20 1 GT Cup 20 Sloan Urry 29 15.040 1:17.164 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup TruSpeed Autosport Security National Mortgage/Avasis 19 21 2 GT Cup 17 Alec Udell 29 15.344 1:16.720 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup GMG 20 2 16 GT 9 Alvaro Parente 24 5 Laps 1:14.694 McLaren 650S K-PAX Racing 21 5 17 GT 6 Austin Cindric 22 7 Laps 1:14.829 McLaren 650S K-PAX Racing 22 23 3 GT Cup 77 Preston Calvert 21 8 Laps 1:19.474 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Calvert Dynamics Phoenix Performance 23 22 4 GT Cup 00 Corey Fergus 2 27 Laps 1:23.440 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Motorsports Promotions Byers Porsche/US LED/Motul
Announcements 0 New Lap Record: GTA
Margin of Victory Avg. Speed Best Lap Tm Best Speed Best Lap by
1.298 61.755 1:13.744 87.872 41 - Michael Lewis Chief of Timing & Scoring: Bill Skibbe Orbits Chief Steward: Peter Roberts www.mylaps.com Licensed to: SCCA ProRacing PWC Printed: 3/13/2016 5:08:32 PM
GTSLASTTIMEATST.PETE Roush, Jr., Wins Round 3 GTS Race at St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Fla. – Jack Roush Jr. Stacy and Aschenbach contacted their straightaway speeds. Actually, won Friday’s GTS Round 3 race at the going door-to-door through turn 1 and I thought we would be better here at Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Grand Stacy was able to slide by for second St. Pete than at COTA. But we won at Prix of St. Petersburg. Brett Sandberg position. The contact would leave COTA. The X-Bow is better suited for finished second, while Nate Stacy Aschenbach’s Camaro Z28 slightly a tight track like here. But we learned finished third. wounded shedding loose parts. a lot about the car at COTA. We were When the green flag flew, pole As the drama unfolded behind him, able to get the speed out of the car sitter Roush Jr, in the No. 60 Roush Roush Jr. had built an eight-second at COTA. But here it is so difficult to Performance Ford Mustang Boss 302, race lead at the 35-minute mark. overtake. Overall, I’m very happy with launched cleanly and into the lead On lap 27, Sandberg passed Stacy the second place finish.” through turn 1. Behind him, second- for second place while Aschenbach “I made a big run on Lawson on-the-grid Lawson Aschenbach, lost fourth to Parker Chase, in the (Aschenbach) in turn one in trying to in the No. 10 Blackdog Speedshop No. 19 Performance Motorsports get second,” said Stacy. “I hit the paint Chevrolet Camaro Z28, went door-to- Group Ginetta GT4 and then fifth to on the runway front straight and started door through the opening corner with Dore Chaponick, in the No. 12 ANSA sliding. On the inside, I got upside of Sandberg, who had started third in the Motorsports KTM X-Bow GT4. Lawson and nudged him a little. I wish No. 13 ANSA Motorsports KTM X-Bow Roush Jr. would take the checkered it would have been clean for the pass. GT4. Aschenbach was able to hold the flag for his first career Pirelli World I really study video a lot right now to position with Sandberg slotting into Challenge win, with Sandberg closing learn about the courses and talk with third. the gap to 2.6 seconds to finish Jack (Roush), Dean (Martin) and the Stacy moved into fourth in his No. 14 second with Stacy in third place. Stacy team to learn about strategy. They are Roush Performance Ford Mustang was also awarded the VP Racing so helpful for me, even though I am Boss 302, passing PWC veteran Fuels Hard Charger for gaining three 16.” Charles Espenlaub, in the No. 93 AK&J positions during the race. Sandberg Sealants Maserati GranTurismo MC was awarded the Cadillac ATS-V GT4 – Espenlaub was making his 92nd Move of the race for his pass on Stacy career series start and first since 2010. for second. Stacy earned the Optima Batteries “Street races are really treacherous. Best Start Award for gaining two But they are a lot of fun,” said Roush positions from his sixth place position Jr. “The shape of the street makes you on the grid. follow lines that you wouldn’t normally By lap five, Stacy and Sandberg were on a race track. Dean Martin and his locked in a battle for third while the team really know how to setup the top four – Roush Jr., Aschenbach, Mustang for the street courses. Dean Sandberg and Stacy broke away was always good in the street races. from the rest of the field, with Roush I would put them against anyone. We Jr. holding a .856 second lead over talked about setup and strategy on the Aschenbach, 1.70 seconds clear of course. We wanted to finish the race Sandberg, and 2.083 seconds in front well too. I knew Lawson (Aschenbach) of Stacy. would put on the pressure at the start By lap 13, Roush Jr. had pulled a and I felt it all race. I knew people gap out to just over two seconds, as would be coming at the end of the race Sandberg had closed on Aschenbach like Brett in the X-Bow and Nate. I just for second. The battle for second went as fast as I could without putting then intensified, allowing Roush, Jr. to the car at risk.” extend his lead over Aschenbach and “The KTM X-Bow was extremely Sandberg. On lap 21, Stacy rejoined consistent today, just like at COTA,” the battle for second with Aschenbach said Sandberg. “We were able to and Sandberg. manage the tires and had a good race Back-of-the-field traffic would play a with Lawson (Aschenbach) and Nate role in the battle, as the cars jockeyed (Stacy). It is very, very hard to get for position moving through the field. around the Mustang and Camaro with 2016GTSRACE1RESULTS
FINAL RACE RESULTS GTS Race 1 Grand Prix of St Petersburg Grand Prix of St Petersburg - March 11, 2016 - Track Length: 1.8
Fast Start Car CL Lap PS PS No CLS Ps Driver/Hometown/State Sponsor/Car/Team PTS Laps Gap Time Speed 1 1 60 GTS 1 Jack Roush Jr / Livonia ROUSH PERFORMANCE / Ford Boss 302 / Roush Performance Road 117 38 0.0 1:20.177 80.821 MI Racing 2 3 13 GTS 2 Brett Sandberg / Allendale ANSA Motorsports / KTM XBow GT4 / ANSA Motorsports 105 38 2.674 1:20.015 80.985 NJ 3 6 14 GTS 3 Nate Stacy / Owasso OK / Ford Boss 302 / Roush Performance Road Racing 90 38 13.68 1:20.270 80.728 4 5 19 GTS 4 Parker Chase / New / Ginetta GT4 / Performance Motorsports 84 38 18.362 1:20.479 80.518 Braunfels, TX 5 7 12 GTS 5 Dore Chaponick Jr. / / KTM XBow GT4 / ANSA Motorsports 80 38 20.684 1:20.369 80.628 Miami FL 6 2 10 GTS 6 Lawson Aschenbach / / Chevrolet Camaro / Blackdog Speed Shop 76 38 31.295 1:20.342 80.655 Palm Beach Gardens FL 7 4 93 GTS 7 Charles Espenlaub / / MASERATI GranTurismo MC Trofeo / RT Motorsports LLC 72 38 50.891 1:20.737 80.261 Tampa FL 8 9 99 GTS 8 Jeff Courtney / Milwaukee RecStuff.com/Kenda/TBA / MASERATI GranTurismo MC Trofeo / JCR 68 38 59.8 1:21.611 79.401 WI Motorsports 9 10 11 GTS 9 Tony Gaples / Libertyville / Chevrolet Camaro / Blackdog Speed Shop 64 38 78.544 1:21.916 79.105 IL 10 12 7 GTS 10 Sean Gibbons / West / Aston Martin Vantage GT4 / TRG-AMR 60 37 1 lap 1:23.472 77.631 Orange NJ 11 14 73 GTS 11 Pierre Kleinubing / Lone / Audi TT RS / Compass 360 57 36 2 laps 1:22.361 78.678 Tree CO 12 13 09 GTS 12 Jason Alexandridis / BRM Chronographes/Rebounderz/RacingforCancer/Pirata Della 54 36 2 laps 1:22.087 78.941 Novato CA Strada/Simon Ward/MyRacePass / Aston Martin Vantage GT4 / TRG- AMR 13 8 62 GTS 13 Mark Klenin / Lone Tree Schomp/Premiere Copy / MASERATI GranTurismo MC Trofeo / Klenin 51 36 2 laps 1:21.024 79.976 CO Performance Racing 14 11 44 GTS 14 Kevin Marshall / Incline / Lotus GT4 / VSA Motorsports 48 29 9 laps 1:21.997 79.027 Village NV
Margin of Victory Fastest Race Lap Overall Race
GTS: 2.674 GTS: Car #13 - Brett Sandberg - 1:20.015 - 51:20.366 80.985 68.4 Miles 79.939 MPH
Optima Battery Best Start Award: #14 Nate Stacy VP Racing Fuels Hard Charger Award: #14 Nate Stacy
Chief of Timing and Scoring: Bill Skibbe Chief Steward: Peter Roberts
Report generated on 03/11/2016 at 3:01 PM GTSLASTTIMEATST.PETE Roush, Jr., Wins Round 4 GTS Race, Sweeps Weekend at St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Fla. – Jack Roush Jr. Aschenbach and the two began a battle possible. It was a battle the whole time. swept the weekend in GTS winning for the fourth position with passes and A much tougher race than Friday. The Saturday’s Round 4 race at the Pirelli repasses for the position between the late restart was such a rush that I don’t World Challenge Cadillac Grand Prix of two. remember that much of it. I have a lot St. Petersburg. Brett Sandberg finished At the front, Stacy suddenly went off of respect with the guys I race with in second, while 15-year-old rookie Parker course through turn 12 with his No. 14 the GTS class. I didn’t know that Brett Chase finished third. The 50-minute race machine hitting the wall on the outside (Sandberg) was on the outside in the was held under sunny skies with the of turn 13. Race Control issued a full- final corner. I don’t think I touched him. I temperature at 78 degrees Fahrenheit. course yellow to remove the damaged was just focused on the front and getting From the standing start, 16-year-old car. Stacy was not injured. to the checkered flag. This is kind of Nate Stacy had a tremendous launch “I came around the turn 11 corner and hit bittersweet today because I thought from third-on-the grid into the lead the curb on the inside,” said Stacy from Nate (Stacy) was going to run away. I through turn 1. Pole sitter Sandberg, pit row as the race continued. “Then really felt bad for him when I saw him in the No. 13 ANSA Motorsports KTM when I landed the steering wheel had no hit the wall. He really has a lot of talent X-Bow GT4 and fourth-on-grid Lawson input and I was just along for the ride. I and I’m sure we are going to see a lot of Aschenbach, in the No. 10 Blackdog just tried to save it and not hit anyone. great results from him in the future.” Speedshop Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Just glad that the KTM (Sandberg) wasn’t “Overall, I am really happy for the crew slotted in behind Stacy in second and close or we both would have crashed. It because they worked very hard all third respectively. Roush Jr., who had was my own fault. I just hope that Jack weekend,” said Sandberg. “The track started second-on-the grid in his No. (Roush Jr.) can avenge me and win the had changed today and the car was very 60 Roush Performance Ford Mustange race now. Brett was on me pretty hard loose compared to yesterday (Friday). I Boss 302 followed in fourth. later in the race and I was hoping Jack was trying to use my car’s advantages By lap 3, Stacy had built a 10-car lead could get by him and we could have the on the restart and make moves in the over Sandberg, Aschenbach and Roush Roush finish 1-2 today. It just wasn’t the corners. I was hoping Jack’s big V-8 Jr. who were running nose to tail. Dore cards today.” (engine) would get some wheel spin at Chaponick Jr., in the No. 12 ANSA On the lap 26 restart, Roush Jr. rocketed the restart. He was able to out drag us Motorsports KTM X-Bow GT4 then around Sandberg and into the lead down the front straight. I was trying to joined the threesome running closely through turn 1. Sandberg slotted into bide my time and get into position to with the pack in fifth. second with Aschenbach and Chase in make a move late in the race. At the end Race control issued a full-course yellow close pursuit. As they crossed the line to of the day, it was hard-fought battle and on lap 6 after contact between Derek complete the lap, Roush Jr. had built a I gave it everything I had. I thought I had DeBoer, in the No. 09 TRG-AMR Aston .942 lead over Sandberg, but by lap 29 a chance in the final corner by going to Martin Vantage GT4 and Mark Klenin, in Sandberg closed the gap and was back the outside. I thought in my mind that the No. 62 Schomp/Premiere Copy/Mike hounding for the lead. Jack doesn’t know I’m here. He got a bit Ward Maserati Maserati GrandTurismo of run coming out of the final turn and I With five minutes to go, Roush Jr. and tried to stay on the throttle. But I touched MC, left the No. 62 car wounded on the Sandberg were nose to tail and had exit of turn 12. Shortly after the yellow the wall and I had to check up. I think built a 2.5 second gap over Aschenbach if I had gotten side by side with him we was issued, Klenin was able to re-fire his and Chase who were engaged in a machine and continue underway. might have bounced off each other. But heated battle for third. Chase passed he had a good run and I had to get off On the lap 7 restart, Stacy launched Aschenbach through turn 10 at the the throttle.” cleanly to hold the lead through turn end of Bayshore Drive to slot into third. 1, as Sandberg, Aschenbach, Roush Chase was awarded the Cadillac ATS- “I fell back at the start as I had a problem Jr. and Chaponick Jr. retained their V.R. Move of the Race for the pass. in second gear,” said Chase. “I had a good battle with Lawson (Aschenbach) second, third, fourth and fifth positions On the white flag lap, Sandberg respectfully. and I just waited to find a way by. Finally continued to hound Roush Jr. looking for I was able to throw it into turn one and By lap 10, Stacy rebuilt his lead back up a opportunty to pass. On the last turn of make the pass. I came here a little .885 seconds over Sandberg. Working the track, Sandberg went to the outside nervous because it was my first street lap 12, Roush passed Aschenbach on attempting to go door-to-door to the course. But in the first session, I seemed the front straight and moved into third. checkered but brushed the wall exiting to adapt well to the course.” Stacy grew his lead to 1.876 seconds 14. Roush Jr. was able to maintain his over Sandberg by lap 13. Sandberg, position to sweep the weekend and take Of note, Tony Gaples, in the No. 11 Roush Jr. and Aschenbach all ran nose his second win in a row at St. Petersburg. Blackdog Speedshop Chevrolet Camaro to tail in pursuit of the lime green No. 14 Sandberg finished second, and Chase Z28 won the Optima Batteries Best car. third. Pirelli World Challenge veteran Standing Start Award for gaining four positions when the lights went out to By lap 16, Chase, who had started sixth Charles Espenlaub, making his 93th series start, finished fourth in the No. 93 start the race. Sean Gibbons, in the No. on the day, drove his No. 19 Performance 7 TRG-AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Motorsports Group Ginetta GT4 around AK&J Sealants Maserati GranTurismo MC. Aschenbach finished fifth. won the VP Racing Fuels Hard Charger Chaponick’s No. 12 machine and into Award for gaining five positions during 5th down the front straight. “I didn’t get a good start at all. I got a lot the race. Over the next number of laps, Sandberg of wheel spin and I dropped to fourth,” started to close the gap to Stacy and said Roush Jr. “Then I tried to get the by lap 18 the gap was down to .582 tires up to temperature and be smart in seconds. On lap 22, Chase closed on every turn. I was on my marks as best as 2016GTSPirelliRACE2 World ChallengeRESULTS presented by Cadillac
World � Final
;rand Prix of St. Petersburg Sorted on Laps GTS Pirelli World Challenge presentedSt Petersburg Streetby Cadillac Circuit 1.800 miles GTS Race 2 3/12/2016 17:10 World � Race (50:00 Time) started at 17:14:29 Final
Pos rt Pos PIC Class No. Name Laps Diff Best Tm Make/Model Sponsor ;rand1 Prix of2 St. Petersburg1 GTS 60 Jack Roush Jr 35 1:19.954 Ford Boss 302 SortedROUSH PERFORMANCE on Laps 2 1 2 GTS 13 Brett Sandberg 35 0.801 1: 19.784 KTM XBow GT4 ANSA Motorsports GTS St Petersburg Street Circuit 1.800 miles 3 6 3 GTS 19 Parker Chase 35 8.365 1: 19.851 Ginetta GT4 GTS4 Race8 2 4 GTS 93 Charles Espenlaub 35 10.156 1:20.387 MASERATI3/12/2016 GranTurismo 17:10 MC 5 4 5 GTS 10 Lawson Aschenbac 35 11.091 1:20.166 Chevrolet Ca ma ro Race6 (50:007 Time)6 GTSstarted at 17:14:2909 Derek DeBoer 35 18.669 1: 20.780 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 BRM Chronographes/Rebc 7 5 7 GTS 12 Dore Chaponick Jr. 35 27.605 1:20.159 KTM XBow GT4 Pos rt Pos PIC Class No. Name Laps Diff Best Tm Make/Model Sponsor 8 10 8 GTS 99 Jeff Courtney 35 59.506 1:21.050 MASERATI GranTurismo MC RecStuff.com/Kenda/TBA 1 2 1 GTS 60 Jack Roush Jr 35 1:19.954 Ford Boss 302 ROUSH PERFORMANCE 9 14 9 GTS 7 Sean Gibbons 30 5 Laps 1:22.629 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 2 1 13 35 1: 19.784 10 3 102 GTS 14 NateBrett StacySandberg 21 140.801 Laps 1:19.752 FordKTM XBowBoss 302 GT4 ANSA Motorsports 3 6 3 GTS 19 Parker Chase 35 8.365 1: 19.851 Ginetta GT4 11 11 11 GTS 11 Tony Gaples 20 15 Laps 1:21.127 Chevrolet Camaro 4 8 4 GTS 93 Charles Espenlaub 35 10.156 1:20.387 MASERATI 12 12 12 GTS 44 Kevin Marshall 7 28 Laps 1:22.042 Lotus GT4 GranTurismo MC 5 4 5 GTS 10 Lawson Aschenbac 35 11.091 1:20.166 Chevrolet Ca ma ro 13 9 13 GTS 62 Mark Klenin 6 29 Laps 1:22.544 MASERATI GranTurismo MC Schamp/Premiere Copy 6 7 6 GTS 09 Derek DeBoer 35 18.669 14 13 14 GTS 73 Pierre Kleinubing 3 32 Laps 1:22.2501: 20.780 AudiAston 1T Martin RS Vantage GT4 BRM Chronographes/Rebc 7 5 7 GTS 12 Dore Chaponick Jr. 35 27.605 1:20.159 KTM XBow GT4 8 10 8 GTS 99 Jeff Courtney 35 59.506 1:21.050 MASERATI GranTurismo MC RecStuff.com/Kenda/TBA 9 14 9 GTS 7 Sean Gibbons 30 5 Laps 1:22.629 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 10 3 10 GTS 14 Nate Stacy 21 14 Laps 1:19.752 Ford Boss 302 11 11 11 GTS 11 Tony Gaples 20 15 Laps 1:21.127 Chevrolet Camaro 12 12 12 GTS 44 Kevin Marshall 7 28 Laps 1:22.042 Lotus GT4 13 9 13 GTS 62 Mark Klenin 6 29 Laps 1:22.544 MASERATI GranTurismo MC Schamp/Premiere Copy 14 13 14 GTS 73 Pierre Kleinubing 3 32 Laps 1:22.250 Audi 1T RS
Announcements Best standing start 11GTS Tony Gaples +4 Hard charger 7GTS Sean Gibbons +s
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FINAL QUALIFYING RESULTS GT-GTA-GT Cup Qualifying Grand Prix of St Petersburg Grand Prix of St Petersburg - March 11, 2016 - Track Length: 1.8
Car CL Fast Lap PS No CLS Ps Driver/Hometown/State Sponsor/Car/Team PTS Time Speed 1 41 GT 1 Michael Lewis / Laguna Beach / Porsche 911 GT3 R / EFFORT Racing 7 1:13.017 88.746 CA 2 9 GT 2 Alvaro Parente / Porto / McLaren 650S / K-PAX Racing 0 1:13.077 88.674 Portugal 3 3 GT 3 Johnny O'Connell / Flowery / Cadillac ATS-V.R. / Cadillac Racing 0 1:13.095 88.652 Branch GA 4 6 GT 4 Austin Cindric / Charlotte NC / McLaren 650S / K-PAX Racing 0 1:13.160 88.573 5 8 GT 5 Michael Cooper / Syosset NY / Cadillac ATS-V.R. / Cadillac Racing 0 1:13.204 88.52 6 33 GT 6 JD Davison / Denver CO Nissan/GT Academy GT3 GT-R / Nissan GTR GT3 / AE Replay XD Nissan GT 0 1:13.231 88.487 Academy 7 76 GT 7 Andrew Davis / Athens GA Phoenix Performance / Porsche 911 GT3 R / Calvert Dynamics 0 1:13.294 88.411 8 05 GT 8 Bryan Heitkotter / Fresno CA Always Evolving/Replay XD/Nissan Nismo GT3 GT-R / Nissan GTR GT3 / AE Replay 0 1:13.577 88.071 XD Nissan GT Academy 9 99 GT 9 Jon Fogarty / Bend OR Gainsco Auto Insurance / McLaren 650S GT3 / Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing 0 1:13.444 88.23 10 87 GT 10 Andrew Palmer / Los Angeles / Bentley Continental GT3 / Bentley Team Absolute 0 1:13.447 88.227 CA 11 88 GT 11 Adderly Fong / Hong Kong / Bentley Continental GT3 / Bentley Team Absolute 0 1:13.692 87.934 12 07 GTA 1 Martin Fuentes / Mexico City Hublot/Underarmour / Ferrari 458 Italia / Scuderia Corsa 0 1:13.708 87.914 Mexico 13 13 GT 13 Colin Thompson / Doylestown / McLaren 650S / K-PAX Racing 0 1:13.715 87.906 PA 14 2 GT 14 Kyle Marcelli / Barrie Canada / Audi R8 / CRP Racing 0 1:13.757 87.856 15 66 GTA 2 Frankie Montecalvo / Dime R&D / Mercedes AMG SLS GT3 / DIME Racing 0 1:14.087 87.465 Highlands NJ 16 43 GT 16 Ryan Eversley / Atlanta GA Acura/HPD/Red Line Oil/RealTime / Acura TLX-GT / RealTime Racing 0 1:14.234 87.292 17 67 GT 17 Duncan Ende / Los Angeles Merchant Services LTD/Linospresso USA / Aston Martin Vantage GT3 / TRG-AMR 0 1:14.255 87.267 CA 18 42 GT 18 Peter Cunningham / Acura/HPD/RealTime / Acura TLX-GT / RealTime Racing 0 1:14.626 86.833 Milwaukee WI 19 20 GT 1 Sloan Urry / Park City UT Security National Mortgage/Avasis / Porsche 911 GT3 Cup / TruSpeed Autosport 7 1:16.643 84.548 Cup 20 00 GT 2 Corey Fergus / Columbus OH Byers Porsche/US LED/Motul / Porsche 911 GT3 Cup / Motorsports Promotions 0 1:18.016 83.06 Cup 21 77 GT 3 Preston Calvert / Potomac Phoenix Performance / Porsche 911 GT3 Cup / Calvert Dynamics 0 1:18.252 82.809 Cup MD 22 17 GT 4 Alec Udell / The Woodlands / Porsche 911 GT3 Cup / GMG 0 Cup TX
New Qualifying Lap Record: GT #41 Michael Lewis 1:13.017 New Qualifying Lap Record: GT Cup #20 Sloan Urry 1:16.643
Car #2 Penalized loss of fastest lap per Chief Steward Car #05 Penalized loss of fastest lap per Chief Steward
Chief of Timing and Scoring: Bill Skibbe Chief Steward: Peter Roberts
Report generated on 03/11/2016 at 1:54 PM 2016GTSQUALRESULTS
FINAL QUALIFYING RESULTS GTS Qualifying Grand Prix of St Petersburg Grand Prix of St Petersburg - March 10, 2016 - Track Length: 1.8
Fast Car CL Lap PS No CLS Ps Driver/Hometown/State Sponsor/Car/Team PTS Time Speed 1 60 GTS 1 Jack Roush_Jr / Livonia MI ROUSH PERFORMANCE / Ford Boss 302 / Roush Performance Road Racing 7 1:19.213 81.805 2 10 GTS 2 Lawson Aschenbach / Palm / Chevrolet Camaro / Blackdog Speed Shop 0 1:19.251 81.766 Beach Gardens FL 3 13 GTS 3 Brett Sandberg / Allendale NJ ANSA Motorsports / KTM XBow GT4 / ANSA Motorsports 0 1:19.398 81.614 4 93 GTS 4 Charles Espenlaub / Tampa / MASERATI GranTurismo MC Trofeo / RT Motorsports LLC 0 1:20.112 80.887 FL 5 19 GTS 5 Parker Chase / New / Ginetta GT4 / Performance Motorsports 0 1:20.237 80.761 Braunfels, TX 6 09 GTS 6 Derek DeBoer / Novato CA BRM Chronographes/Rebounderz/RacingforCancer/Pirata Della Strada/Simon 0 1:20.341 80.656 Ward/MyRacePass / Aston Martin Vantage GT4 / TRG-AMR 7 14 GTS 7 Nate Stacy / Owasso OK / Ford Boss 302 / Roush Performance Road Racing 0 1:20.483 80.514 8 12 GTS 8 Dore Chaponick Jr. / Miami / KTM XBow GT4 / ANSA Motorsports 0 1:20.660 80.337 FL 9 62 GTS 9 Mark Klenin / Lone Tree CO Schomp/Premiere Copy / MASERATI GranTurismo MC Trofeo / Klenin Performance 0 1:20.827 80.171 Racing 10 99 GTS 10 Jeff Courtney / Milwaukee WI RecStuff.com/Kenda/TBA / MASERATI GranTurismo MC Trofeo / JCR Motorsports 0 1:20.911 80.088 11 11 GTS 11 Tony Gaples / Libertyville IL / Chevrolet Camaro / Blackdog Speed Shop 0 1:21.265 79.739 12 44 GTS 12 Kevin Marshall / Incline Village / Lotus GT4 / VSA Motorsports 0 1:22.014 79.011 NV 13 7 GTS 13 Sean Gibbons / West Orange / Aston Martin Vantage GT4 / TRG-AMR 0 1:23.397 77.701 NJ 14 73 GTS 14 Pierre Kleinubing / Lone Tree / Audi TT RS / Compass 360 0 CO
....Car #09 Second Driver Fast Time - Jason Alexandrisis 1:23.753 lap 3 ....Car #14 Penalized loss of fast time per Chief Steward
Chief of Timing and Scoring: Bill Skibbe Chief Steward: Peter Roberts
Report generated on 03/10/2016 at 7:30 PM 2016GTCLASSESALLPRACRESULTS
PRACTICE RESULTS GT-GTA-GT Cup Practice Grand Prix of St Petersburg Grand Prix of St Petersburg - March 10, 2016 - Track Length: 1.8
Car CL Fast Lap PS No CLS Ps Driver/Hometown/State Sponsor/Car/Team Time Speed 1 8 GT 1 Michael Cooper / Syosset NY / Cadillac ATS-V.R. / Cadillac Racing 1:12.965 88.81 2 3 GT 2 Johnny O'Connell / Flowery / Cadillac ATS-V.R. / Cadillac Racing 1:13.411 88.27 Branch GA 3 99 GT 3 Jon Fogarty / Bend OR Gainsco Auto Insurance / McLaren 650S GT3 / Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing 1:13.445 88.229 4 9 GT 4 Alvaro Parente / Porto Portugal / McLaren 650S / K-PAX Racing 1:13.447 88.227 5 05 GT 5 Bryan Heitkotter / Fresno CA Always Evolving/Replay XD/Nissan Nismo GT3 GT-R / Nissan GTR GT3 / AE Replay 1:13.529 88.128 XD Nissan GT Academy 6 41 GT 6 Michael Lewis / Laguna Beach / Porsche 911 GT3 R / EFFORT Racing 1:13.609 88.033 CA 7 6 GT 7 Austin Cindric / Charlotte NC / McLaren 650S / K-PAX Racing 1:13.655 87.978 8 13 GT 8 Colin Thompson / Doylestown / McLaren 650S / K-PAX Racing 1:13.770 87.841 PA 9 76 GT 9 Andrew Davis / Athens GA Phoenix Performance / Porsche 911 GT3 R / Calvert Dynamics 1:13.810 87.793 10 33 GT 10 JD Davison / Denver CO Nissan/GT Academy GT3 GT-R / Nissan GTR GT3 / AE Replay XD Nissan GT Academy 1:13.872 87.719 11 2 GT 11 Kyle Marcelli / Barrie Canada / Audi R8 / CRP Racing 1:13.878 87.712 12 88 GT 12 Adderly Fong / Hong Kong / Bentley Continental GT3 / Bentley Team Absolute 1:13.926 87.655 13 07 GTA 1 Martin Fuentes / Mexico City Hublot/Underarmour / Ferrari 458 Italia / Scuderia Corsa 1:14.011 87.555 Mexico 14 42 GT 14 Peter Cunningham / Milwaukee Acura/HPD/RealTime / Acura TLX-GT / RealTime Racing 1:14.485 86.997 WI 15 43 GT 15 Ryan Eversley / Atlanta GA Acura/HPD/Red Line Oil/RealTime / Acura TLX-GT / RealTime Racing 1:14.523 86.953 16 67 GT 16 Duncan Ende / Los Angeles CA Merchant Services LTD/Linospresso USA / Aston Martin Vantage GT3 / TRG-AMR 1:14.748 86.691 17 66 GTA 2 Frankie Montecalvo / Highlands Dime R&D / Mercedes AMG SLS GT3 / DIME Racing 1:14.925 86.486 NJ 22 31 GT 18 Patrick Long / Manhattan / Porsche 911 GT3 R / EFFORT Racing Beach CA 18 20 GT 1 Sloan Urry / Park City UT Security National Mortgage/Avasis / Porsche 911 GT3 Cup / TruSpeed Autosport 1:16.498 84.708 Cup 19 00 GT 2 Corey Fergus / Columbus OH Byers Porsche/US LED/Motul / Porsche 911 GT3 Cup / Motorsports Promotions 1:17.895 83.189 Cup 20 77 GT 3 Preston Calvert / Potomac MD Phoenix Performance / Porsche 911 GT3 Cup / Calvert Dynamics 1:18.563 82.482 Cup 21 17 GT 4 Alec Udell / The Woodlands TX / Porsche 911 GT3 Cup / GMG 1:18.914 82.115 Cup
Chief of Timing and Scoring: Bill Skibbe Race Director: Peter Roberts
Report generated on 03/10/2016 at 5:29 PM 2016GTSPRACRESULTS
PRACTICE RESULTS GTS Practice Grand Prix of St Petersburg Grand Prix of St Petersburg - March 10, 2016 - Track Length: 1.8
Car CL Fast Lap PS No CLS Ps Driver/Hometown/State Sponsor/Car/Team Time Speed 1 14 GTS 1 Nate Stacy / Owasso OK / Ford Boss 302 / Roush Performance Road Racing 1:19.915 81.086 2 60 GTS 2 Jack Roush Jr / Livonia MI ROUSH PERFORMANCE / Ford Boss 302 / Roush Performance Road Racing 1:20.056 80.943 3 10 GTS 3 Lawson Aschenbach / Palm / Chevrolet Camaro / Blackdog Speed Shop 1:20.100 80.899 Beach Gardens FL 4 93 GTS 4 Charles Espenlaub / Tampa FL / MASERATI GranTurismo MC Trofeo / RT Motorsports LLC 1:20.471 80.526 5 13 GTS 5 Brett Sandberg / Allendale NJ ANSA Motorsports / KTM XBow GT4 / ANSA Motorsports 1:20.609 80.388 6 09 GTS 6 Jason Alexandridis / Novato BRM Chronographes/Rebounderz/RacingforCancer/Pirata Della Strada/Simon 1:21.384 79.623 CA Ward/MyRacePass / Aston Martin Vantage GT4 / TRG-AMR 7 99 GTS 7 Jeff Courtney / Milwaukee WI RecStuff.com/Kenda/TBA / MASERATI GranTurismo MC Trofeo / JCR Motorsports 1:21.425 79.582 8 12 GTS 8 Dore Chaponick Jr. / Miami FL / KTM XBow GT4 / ANSA Motorsports 1:21.603 79.409 9 44 GTS 9 Kevin Marshall / Incline Village / Lotus GT4 / VSA Motorsports 1:22.087 78.941 NV 10 11 GTS 10 Tony Gaples / Libertyville IL / Chevrolet Camaro / Blackdog Speed Shop 1:22.193 78.839 11 73 GTS 11 Pierre Kleinubing / Lone Tree / Audi TT RS / Compass 360 1:22.529 78.518 CO 12 62 GTS 12 Mark Klenin / Lone Tree CO Schomp/Premiere Copy / MASERATI GranTurismo MC Trofeo / Klenin Performance Racing 1:23.275 77.814 13 19 GTS 13 Parker Chase / New Braunfels, / Ginetta GT4 / Performance Motorsports 1:23.956 77.183 TX 14 7 GTS 14 Sean Gibbons / West Orange / Aston Martin Vantage GT4 / TRG-AMR 1:24.191 76.968 NJ
Car #62 Penalized loss of fastest lap per Chief Steward
Chief of Timing and Scoring: Bill Skibbe Chief Steward: Peter Roberts
Report generated on 03/10/2016 at 5:58 PM LIVESTREAMINGSCHEDULE
CLASS DAY TIME
GT4/GTS Race #1 FRI 12:15pm - 1:15pm EST GT/GTA, GT Cup Race #1 FRI 9:35am - 10:35am EST GT/4GTS Race #2 SAT 12:55pm - 1:45pm EST GT/GTA, GT Cup Race #2 SUN 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT TVBROADCASTSCHEDULE
TRACK/CLASS DATE TIME (Duration)
St. Petersburg GT Sprint 18-Mar 2:00 p.m. ET (90 minutes) St. Petersburg GT4/GTS 22-Mar 10:30 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Long Beach GT Sprint 9-Apr 2:30 p.m. ET (90 minutes) VIRginia International Raceway GT SprintX 7-May 6:00 p.m. ET (90 minutes) VIRginia International Raceway Touring Car 14-May 4:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) VIRginia International Raceway GT4/GTS 14-May 5:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, GT SPrintX 28-May 6:30 p.m. ET (90 minutes) Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, GT4/GTS 31-May 9:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Touring Car 31-May 10:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Lime Rock Park, GT SprintX 4-Jun 5:30 p.m. ET (90 minutes) Lime Rock Park, Touring Car 7-Jun 8:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Lime Rock Park, GT4/GTS 7-Jun 9:00 p.m ET (60 minutes) Road America, GT Sprint 25-Jun 3:00 p.m. ET (90 minutes) Road America, GT4/GTS 5-Jul 8:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, GT Sprint 30-Jul 2:00 p.m. ET (90 minutes) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, GT4/GTS 9-Aug 7:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Utah Motorsports Campus, GT SprintX 20-Aug 4:00 p.m. ET (90 minutes) Utah Motorsports Campus, Touring Car 23-Aug 8:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Utah Motorsports Campus, GT4/GTS 23-Aug 9:00 p.m. ET (90 minutes) Circuit of the Americas, GT SprintX 10-Sep 3:30 p.m. ET (90 minutes) Circuit of the Americas, Touring Car 13-Sep 7:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Circuit of the Americas, GT4/GTS 13-Sep 8:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Sonoma Raceway, GT Sprint 17-Sep 3:00 p.m. ET (90 minutes) Sonoma Raceway, GT4/GTS 27-Sep 8:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes) Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Touring Car 25-Oct 8:00 p.m. ET (60 minutes)