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2018 PWC GP of Virginia Presented By GP of Virginia presented by Audi Sport VIRginia International Raceway April 27-29, 2018 100 Entries: GT SX Pro - Pro: 7, GT SX Pro - Am: 6, GT SX Am: 2, GTC SX: 2, GTS SX Pro - Am: 21, GTS SX Am: 17, TCR: 14, TC: 17, TCA: 14 Driver Categorization Driver Categorization Driver Class Car # Team Car Make/Model Sponsors Driver #1 Driver Hometown NAT Driver #2 NAT (CAT) (CAT) Hometown GT SX Pro - Pro 2 CRP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 DeVilbiss Daniel Morad Silver Toronto, ON CAN Fabian Schiller Silver Bonn DEU GT SX Pro - Pro 9 K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Opti-Coat Alvaro Parente Platinum Porto PRT Andy Soucek Platinum Madrid ESP GT SX Pro - Pro 24 Alegra Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Insync Healthcare Solutions Michael Christensen Platinum Karlslunde DNK Spencer Pumpelly Silver Atlanta, GA USA GT SX Pro - Pro 41 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) GMG, Loci, HKG Racing Alec Udell Silver Woodlands, TX USA Corey Lewis Silver Nazareth, PA USA GT SX Pro - Pro 61 R. Ferri Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari of Ontario, Toronto, Alberta, Zekelman Industries Toni Vilander Platinum Kankaanpää FIN Miguel Molina Platinum Lloret De Mar ESP GT SX Pro - Pro 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 ACS Manufacturing, Lone Star Racing Mike Skeen Silver Charlotte, NC USA Scott Heckert Silver Ridgefield, CT USA Pfaff Porsche, Castrol, Carbon Marine, Glasurit, KPMG, Wurth, C17 Media, GT SX Pro - Pro 96 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Scott Hargrove Gold Tsawwassen, BC CAN Wolf Henzler Platinum Nurtingen DEU Orlando Corporation GT SX Pro - Am 3 K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Opti-Coat Rodrigo Baptista Bronze* São Paulo BRA Maxime Soulet Gold Uccle BEL GT SX Pro - Am 19 TruSpeed AutoSport Audi R8 LMS Vertical Bridge, Protein Water Parker Chase Bronze* New Braunfels, TX USA Ryan Dalziel Gold Orlando, FL USA GT SX Pro - Am 31 TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari Of Vancouver Wei Lu Bronze Vancouver, BC CAN Jeff Segal Gold Miami, Fl USA GT SX Pro - Am 45 DXDT Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 USALCO Lawrence De George Bronze Jupiter, FL USA Cedric Sbirrazzuoli Silver La Colle MCO GT SX Pro - Am 54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Boston Athletic Club Tim Pappas Bronze Boston, MA USA Jeroen Bleekemolen Platinum Monte Carlo MCO GT SX Pro - Am 55 Dream Racing Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Ace 1, Dream Racing Yuki Harata Bronze* Narita JPN Alessandro Bressan Silver Treviso ITA GT SX Am 63 DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 USALCO, National Security Mortgage David Askew Bronze Salt Lake City, UT USA GT SX Am 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia Ferrari 488 GT3 Hublot, Alpha Prime, Garage Italia, Ferrari Ft Lauderdale Caeser Bacarella Bronze Miami, FL USA Martin Fuentes Bronze Mexico City MEX GTC SX 11 Precision Driving Ferrari 458 Challenge Precision Driving Marko Radisic Bronze Belgrade SRB David Roberts Bronze* Los Angeles, CA USA GTC SX 27 Dream Racing Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo 1st Phorm, Dream Racing Motorsport Ryan Hardwick Bronze Atlanta, GA USA GTS SX Pro - Am 1 Blackdog Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4 Blackdog Speed Shop Lawson Aschenbach Gold Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA Andy Pilgrim Bronze* Bowling Green, KUSA GTS SX Pro - Am 8 GMG Racing McLaren 570S GT4 GMG, 5.11 Tactical Elias Sabo Bronze* Newport Beach, CA USA Andy Lee Silver Phoenix, AZ USA GTS SX Pro - Am 10 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 PF Racing Vinnie Allegretta Silver Hamptons, NY USA Jr Pesek Bronze Harrisionville, M USA GTS SX Pro - Am 11 Blackdog Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4 Blackdog Speed Shop Tony Gaples Bronze Libertyville, IL USA Michael Cooper Gold Huntington, NY USA GTS SX Pro - Am 13 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche Cayman GT4 CS-MR Orlando Corporation, Pfaff Porsche, C17 Media Orey Fidani Bronze* Etobicoke, ON CAN Kyle Marcelli Silver Midland, ON CAN GTS SX Pro - Am 14 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 GMG, Crowdstrike, 5.11 Tactical, Mobil 1, Thermal Club James Sofronas Bronze Villa Park, CA USA Alex Welch Bronze Englewood, CO USA GTS SX Pro - Am 17 Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 Raphael & Associates Justin Raphael Bronze Franklin Lakes, NJ USA Stevan McAleer Silver Coldspring, NY USA GTS SX Pro - Am 21 Muehlner Motorsports America Porsche Cayman GT4 CS-MR H&R Special Springs Gabriele Piana Silver Lugano CHE Moritz Kranz Bronze Linz DEU GTS SX Pro - Am 23 Caseit Racing by Flying Lizard Audi R8 LMS GT4 Caseit Inc Adam Merzon Bronze Greenwich, CT USA Ryan Eversley Gold Atlanta, GA USA GTS SX Pro - Am 27 Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 Vess Energy Group Mike Vess Bronze Wichita, KS USA Jason Hart Silver Flower Mound, TUSA GTS SX Pro - Am 34 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Murillo Racing Matt Fassnacht Bronze* Madison, NJ USA Christian Szymczak Silver* Santa Rosa, CA USA GPI, Kappa Foods, Kijiji, Food Gums Distribution, Laurel BMW of GTS SX Pro - Am 38 ST Racing BMW M4 GT4 Samantha Tan Bronze* Stouffville, ON CAN Nick Wittmer Silver Montreal, QC CAN Westmont GTS SX Pro - Am 40 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 PF Racing James Pesek Bronze* Harrisionville, MO USA Shelby Blackstock Silver Nashville, TN USA GTS SX Pro - Am 50 Team Panoz Racing Panoz Avezzano GT4 Ian James Silver Paradise Valley, AZ USA Matt Keegan Bronze Santa Rosa, CA USA GTS SX Pro - Am 55 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 PF Racing Jade Buford Silver Nashville, TN USA Scott Maxwell Bronze Toronto, ON CAN GTS SX Pro - Am 62 KPR McLaren 570S GT4 Premiere Copier Mark Klenin Bronze Lone Tree, CO USA Max Riddle Silver Vancouver, BC CAN GTS SX Pro - Am 69 Racers Edge Motorsports SIN R1 Probalance Protein Water, FRAM, Autolite, Gruene Harley Davidson Harry Gottsacker Silver San Antonio, TX USA GTS SX Pro - Am 74 Robinson Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 74 Ranch Resort Gar Robinson Silver San Antonio, TX USA Shane Lewis Bronze* Jupiter, FL USA GTS SX Pro - Am 77 Volt Racing Ford Mustang GT4 Volt Lighting Alan Brynjolfsson Bronze Tampa, FL USA Trent Hindman Silver Wayside, NJ USA GTS SX Pro - Am 78 Compass Racing McLaren 570S GT4 Rubrik, McLaren Toronto, Cloudian, Fusionstorm, Race Day Foundation Ray Mason Bronze* Columbus, OH USA Paul Holton Silver Tallahasse, FL USA GTS SX Pro - Am 04 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Crowdstrike, Amazon Web Services, LaSalle George Kurtz Bronze Surprise Valley, AZ USA Colin Braun Gold Rock Hill, SC USA GTS SX Am 2 M1 GT Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Reeves Motor Sports, Gridsport, Wells Fargo Jason Bell Bronze* Tampa, FL USA GTS SX Am 3 Epic Motorsports BMW M4 GT4 Patriot Lending, Red Line Oil, BimmerWorld, Performance Friction Randy Mueller Bronze Miami, FL USA Michael Camus Bronze Miami Lakes, FL USA GTS SX Am 12 Ian Lacy Racing Ginetta G55 G3 Racing, Ian Lacy Racing Drew Staveley Bronze Salt Lake City, UT USA GTS SX Am 19 Rearden Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Burton Lumber, VXII Lifestyle Jeff Burton Bronze Salt Lake City, UT USA GTS SX Am 22 Precision Driving BMW M4 GT4 Precision Driving Marko Radisic Bronze Belgrade SRB David Roberts Bronze* Los Angeles, CA USA GTS SX Am 24 Ian Lacy Racing Ginetta G55 G3 Racing, Ian Lacy Racing Frank Gannett Bronze* Steamboat Springs, CO USA GTS SX Am 32 NOLAsport Porsche Cayman GT4 CS-MR NOLAsport Keith Jensen Bronze* Dorado PRI GTS SX Am 36 ST Racing BMW M4 GT4 Richard Mille, ModSpace Aurora Straus Bronze* Cold Spring, NY USA Al Carter Bronze Greenville, DE USA GTS SX Am 43 Ian Lacy Racing Ginetta G55 VP Racing Fuels, Ian Lacy Racing Steve Burns Bronze Park City, UT USA GTS SX Am 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Audi R8 LMS GT4 Opti-Coat Mike Hedlund Bronze Redwood City, CA USA GTS SX Am 51 Team Panoz Racing Panoz Avezzano GT4 Calvert Dynamics, Boy's Republic Preston Calvert Bronze Potomac, MD USA GTS SX Am 54 Racers Edge Motorsports SIN R1 FRAM, Autolite, Jet-Hot Mark Pavan Bronze Toronto, ON CAN GTS SX Am 66 TRG Porsche Cayman GT4 CS-MR Derek DeBoer Bronze Ashland, OR USA Sean Gibbons Bronze Argyle, TX USA GTS SX Am 88 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW M4 GT4 BMW of San Francisco Henry Schmitt Bronze San Francisco, CA USA Greg Liefooghe Bronze San Francisco, CAUSA GTS SX Am 89 JCR Motorsports Maserati Grand Turismo MC GT4 Enercare, Amana and Wolseley Fred Roberts Bronze Toronto, ON CAN GTS SX Am 92 Classic BMW BMW M4 GT4 ClassicBMW.com Toby Grahovec Bronze Celina, TX USA Chris Ohmacht Bronze Franklin Lakes, NUSA GTS SX Am 99 JCR Motorsports Maserati Grand Turismo MC GT4 Kenda, X-ANALYTICS, Rec Stuff.com Jeffrey Courtney Bronze Milwaukee, WI USA Class Car # Team Car Make/Model Sponsors Driver #1 Driver Hometown NAT TCR 2 The Racing Company Audi Sport RS3 LMS TRC Jerimy Daniel Montreal, QC CAN TCR 12 TFB Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Shmib.com, Motorizedshade.com Mason Filippi Alamo, CA USA TCR 18 Copeland Motorsports Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Military to Motorsports, Copeland Motorsports, DTR Jarett Andretti Indianapolis, IN USA TCR 43 RealTime Racing Honda Civic Type-R TCR Honda, HPD, RealTime Ryan Eversley Atlanta, GA USA TCR 44 RealTime Racing Honda Civic Type-R TCR Honda, HPD, RealTime TBA TBA TBA European Granite & Marble Surfaces, AQ Alleanza Quartz, Geraci TCR 69 Heinlein Racing Development Audi Sport RS3 LMS Anthony Geraci Glen Head, NY USA Management Inc., WMG Mgt, SCDA TCR 70 Alfatcr.USA Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR British American Motorsport (BAM!) 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