Monday, 2 July 2018

Round Six Recap of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Review of Round Six of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the third round of the North American Endurance Championship at Watkins Glen International Raceway on the outskirts of New York.

JDC-Miller Motorsports team won the race overall and Prototype class too of Mikhail Goikhberg, Stephen Simpson and Chris Miller in their Oreca 07, Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8. While, CORE Autosport finished in second place in their Oreca 07, Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8; the team of Jon Bennett, Colin Braun and Romain Dumas; they were two seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Acura Team Penske finished in third place in their Acura ARX-05, Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6; the team of Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya; they were over two seconds behind the leaders.

In GT Le Mans Class, Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team won GT Le Mans Class and finished in thirteenth place overall in their Ford GT; with the drivers of Joey Hand
and Dirk Muller; they were eight laps behind the leaders.

In GT Daytona Class, Turner Motorsport won GT Daytona Class and finished in twentieth place overall in their BMW M6 GT3; with the drivers of Markus Palttala, Don Yount and Dillon Machavern; they were sixteen laps behind the leaders.


Next Stop Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in a weeks time for Round Seven of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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