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No.3 Corvette secures IMSA GTLM title after sister car penalized
Runners-up in Sunday’s Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship, Corvette Racing drivers Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor came home GTLM champions after an issue in post-race technical inspection penalized their teammates.
A height infraction on the diffuser of the No. 4 Corvette C8.R of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner moved that car from third to last place (sixth) in the class. The penalty allowed their teammates to clinch both the GTLM team and driver titles.
Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor took their first victory of the season in the No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR-19, beating out the No. 3 Corvette by 0.981s.
“Today we didn’t have the quickest car but it was definitely one of those tremendous team victories,” said Bamber, crediting the team’s quickness in the pits with getting them back on track ahead of the pole-winning Corvette.
J.J. O'Malley
J.J. O’Malley became news editor for Chris Economaki in 1977, launching him on a career covering all facets of motorsports in many capacities. He did public relations at Watkins Glen International for 14 years; followed by four seasons at Homestead-Miami Speedway; news editor at ISC Publications (now Edgeset Marketing); and communications manager for Grand-Am and IMSA. He’s currently completing his 13th book on racing – a history of the Daytona Prototype – in addition to covering events for RACER.com, Edgeset Marketing and Sunday Group Management. O’Malley is an honorary member of the prestigious Road Racing Drivers Club.
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