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PAUL MILLER RACING ENDS THE SEASON WITH FIFTH PLACE AT PETIT LE MANS

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

After leading through much of the early stages of the race, the Paul Miller Racing team finished the season-ending Petit Le Mans in fifth place following contact from an LMP3 car.

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ALLY CADILLAC FINISHES THIRD IN PETIT LE MANS AT ROAD ATLANTA

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Ally Cadillac drivers Jimmie Johnson (El Cajon, Calif.), Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) and Mike Rockenfeller (Germany) finished third in the 25th Motul Petit Le Mans, as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

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GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES TITLES DECIDED IN BARCELONA FINALE

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

All three GT4 European Series drivers’ championship titles went down to the wire in a dramatic season finale at Barcelona.

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PORSCHE WINS ALL IMSA GTD PRO TITLES WITH PFAFF MOTORSPORTS

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Porsche has won the manufacturer’s championship in the GTD-Pro class. The customer team Pfaff Motorsports secured the title, with Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet crowned the new driver champions. These were the results after the finale of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. The Porsche customer team from Canada finished the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta in third place. The Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by Wright Motorsports crossed the finish line in fourth place in the GTD category.

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MEYER SHANK RACING WINS PETIT LE MANS AND 2022 IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Ten hours of racing came down to a nail-biter finish that saw Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) not only capture its second overall Petit Le Mans victory, but also claim the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE CLINCHES FIRST IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AT PETIT LE MANS

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Aston Martin’s Seattle-based partner team The Heart of Racing Team and 21-year-old Roman De Angelis (CDN) clinched the GTD Class Drivers’ and Teams’ titles of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in a tense 25th Annual Motul Petit Le Mans 10-Hour finale at Road Atlanta, GA.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS FINISHES RUNNER UP IN WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

When Wright Motorsports secured their monumental victory at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January, the Porsche customer racing team immediately showed they would be a championship contender for the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Sunday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the battle for the GTD class title came down to the final laps, and with a fourth-place finish, the Wright Motorsports Porsche finished as runner-up in the championship standings.

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THOMPSON, METNI, KVAMME AND KELLY MOSS SPOTLIGHTED IN PORSCHE CELEBRATION OF CHAMPIONS

October 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Porsche Carrera Cup North America Presented by the Cayman Islands recognizes the successes of its season at tonight’s Celebration of Champions. Each of the three drivers’ championships: Pro, Pro-Am and Am came down to the final 40-minute race of the premier Porsche one-make race series on Friday, September 30 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Tonight, the fruits of a 16-race labor for 48 drivers and 19 teams as well as series officials and partners were acknowledged by Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA).

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PETIT POLE FOR PAUL MILLER RACING

October 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Madison Snow scored his third pole position of 2022, lining the No. 1 Quartz Engine Oil-backed BMW M4 GT3 up P1 for tomorrow’s 25th running of Petit Le Mans.

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BLOMQVIST CAPTURES PETIT LE MANS POLE FOR MEYER SHANK RACING

October 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) made one leap forward in its IMSA WeatherTech DPi Championship fight with Tom Blomqvist capturing his third career DPi pole position at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Friday.

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PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS PLAY IT SAFE IN QUALIFYING AT ROAD ATLANTA

October 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The 911 GT3 R fielded by the Porsche customer team Pfaff Motorsports heads into the final race of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season from position seven in the GTD-Pro class. Works driver Felipe Nasr avoided taking any risks at Road Atlanta in order to preserve the car. The goal: to win all titles in the ten-hour race on Saturday.