PWC: Parente awarded win on O'Connell penalty

Johnny O'Connell's No. 3 Cadillac ATS-V.R G was assessed a 10-second penalty for a technical infringement after Sunday's Replay XD Grand Prix at Long Beach Presented by Cadillac, dropping him to second place and giving Portugal's Alvaro Parente his first win in the Pirelli World Challenge Series.

According to the team, post-race tech uncovered two traction control-induced turbo boost spikes during the race that were out of specification. O'Connell will retain second-place points.

"In post-race tech they found we had a few boost spikes that were not to their liking," O'Connell said in a statement. "From what I understand these were when we were in traction control situations, so not a speed advantage at all. But rules are rules. A second place finish does not take away from the accomplishment of Cadillac Racing today. I am proud of the team."

Parente, who raced at Long Beach for the first time this weekend, earned his first career PWC pole in qualifying on Saturday.

"I have mixed emotions about winning the race this way," Parente said. "I would have liked to have won the race on the track. We had a near-perfect weekend with winning the pole position and racing for the win. It's too bad that Johnny (O'Connell) was penalized because we had a great race today. But I am happy to win at a famed track like Long Beach in my first appearance. I'm happy for the KPAX team and McLaren and I look forward to racing next week at Barber (Motorsports Park)."

Patrick Long finished third and moved into second place in the championship. JD Davison and Kyle Marcelli round out the top five.

In the GTA class, drivers' championship leader and pole sitter Martin Fuentes' hot streak continued with his fifth consecutive win. Tim Pappas and Brent Holden rounded out the podium.