Pumpelly rejoins Magnus Audi for Mid-Ohio

Spencer Pumpelly will rejoin Magnus Racing for this weekend's Pirelli World Challenge GT sprint rounds at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Pumpelly will drive the team's No. 4 Audi Tire Center Audi R8 LMS in place of regular driver Pierre Kaffer, who will be absent due to a schedule conflict with the Blancpain GT Series at Spa-Francorchamps.

"It's great to have Spencer back in the team," stated Magnus Racing team owner and driver John Potter, who will race the team's No. 44 entry in the GTA category this weekend. "Spencer has always fit right in with us, but driving the team to our first series victory of course sealed a very special place for his legacy with us. We're hoping Mid Ohio suits both Spencer and the No. 4, and hopefully we can repeat the same feat.

"On a personal level, we're coming off of a really strong weekend in the No. 44 at the most recent round in Road America, and hopefully we can continue that in to this weekend. Three podiums in five sprint races has been a great achievement for us, and we aim to continue it in to Ohio. Of course we also wish Pierre well during this weekend's race at Spa, and look forward to following along Stateside."

In the No. 4 entry, Pumpelly will take to his Audi having grabbed victory the last time he drove for the team. Competing in all of this season's "SprintX" rounds, Pumpelly and then co-driver Dane Cameron took a dominant victory at Lime Rock Park (pictured above). Pumpelly joined the team as a multi-time race winner in a number of series, a two-time winner of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, as well as the defending series champion in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge's ST category.

"It's great to return to the team," said Pumpelly. "Obviously our last race together went extraordinarily well, and we're hoping that same momentum can continue into Mid Ohio. It's always tough to say what to expect, especially in these very frantic sprint races, but we're optimistic that the circuit should suit us. The entire team at Magnus has done a great job putting this effort together, and we look forward to pushing for additional results."