Tuesday, 6 August 2019

Round Nine Recap of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Review of Round Nine of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

Mazda Team Joest won the race overall and Daytona Prototype international class too of Jonathan Bomarito and Harry Tincknell in their Mazda RT24-P, Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4. While, Acura Team Penske finished in second place their Acura ARX-05, Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6; the team of Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya; they were two tenths of a second behind the leaders. Meanwhile, the other Mazda Team Joest finished in third place in their Mazda RT24-P, Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4; the team of Oliver Jarvis and Tristan Nunez; they were three seconds behind the leaders.

In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports team of Patrick Kelly and Matt McMurry in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in tenth place overall and they were four laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

In GT Le Mans Class, Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team won GT Le Mans Class and finished in twelfth place overall in their Ford GT; with the drivers of Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook; they were six laps behind the leaders.

In GT Daytona Class, Pfaff Motorsports team won GT Daytona Class and finished in nineteenth place overall in their Porsche 911 GT3 R; with the drivers of Matt Campbell and Zach Robichon; they were eight laps behind the leaders.

Next Stop Virginia International Raceway in three weeks time for Round Ten of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.



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