French, O’Ward First to Clinch 2017 WeatherTech Championship Title

With their seventh victory of the season last Sunday at Road America – which also kept the team’s perfect winning record this season intact – No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports ORECA FLM09 co-drivers James French and Patricio “Pato” O’Ward clinched the final championship of the Prototype Challenge (PC) class, which will be discontinued after this season.

French and O’Ward have a 40-point advantage over second-place Don Yount, 252-212, with only the Motul Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Oct. 7 still to come for the PC class. A maximum of 36 points are available in that race. The team – along with endurance driver Kyle Masson – also has clinched the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup ahead of Petit Le Mans.

However, the team still has some pressure on it heading to Petit Le Mans as it looks to preserve its perfect season.