IMSA: MOMO Porsche team suspends TUDOR Championship program

After competing in the first five events of the GT Daytona (GTD) class in the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, the No. 30 MOMO NGT Motorsport entry of Henrique Cisneros and Kuba Giermaziak is withdrawing from the series for the remainder of the 2014 racing season, although the No. 30 Porsche 911 GT America (Type 991) driven by Cisneros and Giermaziak is still set to race at the Circuit of The Americas in mid-September in the Lone Star Le Mans, a race weekend that will feature both the TUDOR Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The decision to not compete in five of the final six races on this season's IMSA TUDOR Championship schedule is due to business obligations of MOMO partner and MOMO NGT gentleman driver Cisneros.

"Sometimes you have to make difficult decisions and this is one of those times for me," said Cisneros. "Racing is such a joy in my life; however at this current time I need to focus on business and family. Turmoil in my home country of Venezuela is affecting both of these and that needs to be the center of my attention right now. I love racing and hate to step out of it and leave my teammates, Kuba and Christina, and Ramez (NGT team owner) on the sidelines for most of the rest of the year, but it is what I must do. I look forward to the race in Austin in September and hope things improve in Venezuela and I can return to racing regularly."

The MOMO NGT Porsche finished third in the 2013 American Le Mans Series GT Challenge (GTC) team championship, along with a third-place finish for Cisneros in the driver's championship. The Miami-based team has also achieved a best finish of sixth in the GTD class of the IMSA series this season, at the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen.

Eduardo Cisneros, Henrique's brother, will continue to compete in the No. 29 MOMO NGT GT3 Porsche 911 in the IMSA GT3 Cup Championship.