Lindsey, Pumpelly, Snow Earn Victory At Road Atlanta

Subtitle:Sweedler, Bell Win GTD Title

Park Place Motorsports drivers Spencer Pumpelly, Patrick Lindsey and Madison Snow claimed the GT Daytona (GTD) victory at Road Atlanta, their second victory of the 2015 TUDOR Championship season, leading the final 17 laps of the race. Pumpelly and Lindsey finish the season fifth in the GTD standings with 266 points.

Scuderia Corsa drivers Bill Sweedler, Townsend Bell and Jeff Segal finished fourth in today’s race. The finish was enough to earn the duo the GTD championship title in the No. 63 Robert Graham/Royal Purple Ferrari 458 Italia, beating Christina Nielsen by just two points, 281-279. Nielsen finished 10th with co-drivers Kuno Wittmer and Brandon Davis.

Second in the race was Andy Lally, John Potter and Robert Renauer in the No. 44 Magnus Racing Flex-Box Porsche 911 GT America. This is team’s second podium of the year after finishing in second at the most recent endurance race, the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. Rounding out the podium was the No. 93 Riley Motorsports TI Automotive/Viper Exchange Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R co-driven by Cameron Lawrence, Al Carter and Marc Goossens. Lawrence and Carter clinched the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup GTD title earlier in the race.

NOTES

• Porsche won the GT Le Mans Manufacturers’ title over BMW, 325-319. In GT Daytona, Ferrari won its third Manufacturers’ title in four years – including two GRAND-AM championships in the 458 Italia. They bested Audi by a single point, 307-306.

The DEKRA Green Challenge Award winner was the No. 24 BMW Team RLL IHG Rewards Club BMW Z4 GTLM. The award is presented each race to the most environmentally clean, fast and efficient GTLM competitor. The award is determined through Green Racing protocols established by the United States Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International.

“What I would say first, Christina was a formidable competitor. We were in the same place, we led up until the final two races and we got beat. It causes that much more euphoria and elation to come from behind to get it. Every one of my cordilleras did a spectacular drive all year. Townsend was the rock. We were close, we’ve won the [Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup], but this was a really sweet, sweet win for us. I can say Townsend and I will be back for another season, and we will announce our plans shortly.”

“It’s a great combination but I’m a little bit in shock, in these conditions we knew we’d be quick here in the dry, in the wet we were concerned. We knew we had to keep it on the island all day. I’m so happy for Bill, this season. He was the backbone of our championship run; he drove impeccably all year. I’m so glad we ended up with things this way.”