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Texas’ Fast Track Racing Returns to SRO Pirelli GT4 America Series

At Sonoma Raceway with BMW M4 GT4 EVO for Dynamic Duo Nate Cicero and Stuart McAleer

 

  • Cicero and McAleer team up in No. 28 Fast Track Racing’s JAG New York Fine Jewelry/ Garfunkel Wild Healthcare Attorneys BMW M4 GT4 EVO in two, hour-long races at the Pirelli GT4 America event.
  • This event marks a significant milestone for both drivers—Nate Cicero makes his highly anticipated SRO racing debut and embarks on his first full season in the GT4 Series, while Stuart McAleer steps onto the professional racing stage for the first time.

 

SONOMA, CA (March 19, 2025) -- Fast Track Racing, the successful Texas-based sports car team that has won several SRO national road racing championships, returns to the SRO Pirelli GT4 America competition next weekend (March 28-30) with drivers Nate Cicero and Stuart McAleer in the No. 28 JAG New York Fine Jewelry/Garfunkel Wild Healthcare Attorneys BMW M4 GT4 EVO mount.

 

The team is entering its fan favorite 2024 BMW M4 GT4 EVO—a top contender in the GT4 class—in two, 60-minute featured events at Sonoma Raceway’s 2.52-mile, 12-turn road course: Race 1 on Saturday, March 22, at 5 p.m. PDT and Race 2 at 11:35 a.m. PDT on Sunday, March 23rd.

 

Racing enthusiasts can follow the full practice and the racing schedule starting Friday, March 28 at 12:35 p.m. PDT and 5:15 p.m. PDT with qualifying on Saturday, March 29, at 10:25 a.m. PDT. Sonoma Race 1 is set for Saturday at 5 p.m. PDT with Race 2 on Sunday, March 30, at 11:35 a.m. PDT and with all the action live via https://www.gt4-america.com/.

 

“It’s exciting to compete in the SRO GT4 America series again in 2025,” said Toby Grahovec, Fast Track Racing’s Team Manager and former GT4 America race winner. “The duo of Stuart and Nate has worked together for many years, and we know Stuart from his brother’s winning performance with Fast Track Racing. Having a talented young driver like Nate brings our team a new aspect with a fresh approach with the BMW M4 in the tough GT4 division. We have seen Stuart and Nate’s speed in other series, and we’ll work hard this year to put them on the podium and victory lane in the Pro-Am class. We are ready for the Sonoma opener and the entire season.”

 

Stuart McAleer Ready for Professional Driver Debut at Sonoma Raceway

 

Stuart McAleer, the younger brother of champion winning driver Stevan McAleer and Nate Cicero’s driving coach since 2016, is no stranger to racing. Starting out racing go karts when he was 13 years old in Scotland, McAleer moved to the United States in 2014 to pursue his racing career. Since then, he has racked up impressive Pro Spec Miata titles at various tracks such as Sebring International Raceway and Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Simultaneously, McAleer has helped dozens of aspiring racers through various programs—he started the McAleer Racing karting program with his brother Stevan McAleer and continues to serve as driver coach at McCumbee McAleer Racing

 

“This debut at Sonoma is an unbelievable opportunity to take on one of the toughest classes on the national stage,” said McAleer. “I couldn’t feel more ready—I’ve had my brother’s lifelong mentorship and his firsthand experience in SRO GT4 America to learn from, an incredible machine and Toby’s team behind me with Fast Track, and a rock-solid partnership with Nate that we’ve built over the years. Everything has come together at the perfect time, so I’m ready to rock and roll and make it happen.”

 

Nate Cicero Expands Horizons with SRO Debut

 

Nate Cicero, a multi-time karting champion, jumped on the road racing scene in 2021 when he captured the Mazda Spec MX-5 Scholarship and was 2022 Mazda MX-5 Cup Scholarship champion. In 2023, Nate won the Mazda MX-5 Cup “Rookie of the Year” honors and he made his IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge debut in 2024 with McCumbee McAleer Racing team.

 

“I’m thrilled to be joining Fast Track Racing alongside Stuart for SRO GT4 America as I take the next step in my racing career with SRO and GT4 competition,” said Cicero. “Stuart has been part of my journey since I started racing, and I have incredible respect for him—not just as a driver, but as a mentor and coach. Now that we’re sharing a car as teammates, I’m embracing the moment.

 

“Competing in SRO GT4 America is no small task—it’s one of the most competitive grids out there and the learning curve is steep. But with the support of our amazing team, I know we’ll be able to adapt quickly and push hard to make our mark.”

 

The Fast Track Racing team will be on track at Sonoma Raceway beginning with practice rounds for the GT4 America drivers scheduled for Friday (March 28) at 12:35 p.m. PDT and 5:15 p.m. PDT with qualifying on Saturday (March 29) at 10:25 a.m. PDT. Sonoma Race 1 is set for Saturday at 5 p.m. PDT with Race 2 on Sunday (March 30) at 11:35 a.m. PDT.

 

The Pirelli GT4 America races will be shown live on the https://www.gt4-america.com/ website throughout the 2025 SRO season.

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Extend Top-Five Streak to 10 in a Row to Start World of Outlaws Season

Inside Line Promotions – KENNEDALE, Texas (March 18, 2025) – Big Game Motorsports produced a pair of top-five results last weekend at Kennedale Speedway Park.

That makes 10 straight top fives to open the season and 16 in a row dating back to the end of last year for David Gravel.

The Cowtown Classic began on Friday with Gravel qualifying fourth quickest in his group after smacking the wall during his warm-up lap.

“We drew the last pill and hit the wall and went fourth quick so that was good,” he said. “We got in the dash (by finishing second in a heat race) and got a good dash draw. It was a bummer we didn’t win the start of the dash as that was the race.”

Gravel, who started on the pole, finished second in the dash. He spent the entire main event hounding the leader before placing second.

“We gave it our all and our car was capable of winning,” he said. “A couple little things here or there was the difference. Gio (Scelzi) ran a smart race and it was a tight track so there wasn’t extra room to fight for.”

The team returned to the dirt oval on Saturday and Gravel set quick time during qualifying for the fifth time in the last six races. He followed with a heat race victory and a run from fifth to fourth place in the dash.

“I was happy with qualifying,” he said. “The dash draws have been decent this year. To draw the No. 5 and start fourth in the feature, I thought that would put us in a good position. Going into turn one I opened my entry up and somebody dove the middle. It made me check up pretty bad and lose some spots. We fell back to seventh, got back to sixth pretty quickly and was able to get to fifth by the end. The track was pretty wet and had some character. It was a solid run.”

Gravel enters the Federated Auto Parts Texas Two-Step this Friday and Saturday at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, leading the World of Outlaws championship standings by 62 points.

“We had a little scuffle there last year, but it’s a track we’ve been pretty decent at,” he said. “That track always races well when it’s slick so hopefully they give us a wide, slick track.”

QUICK RESULTS –

March 14 – Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas – Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 2 (2); Dash: 2 (1); Feature: 2 (2).

March 15 – Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 4 (5); Feature: 5 (4).

SEASON STATS –

10 races, 3 wins, 10 top fives, 10 top 10s, 10 top 15s, 10 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday and Saturday at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, for the Federated Auto Parts Texas Two-Step with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

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Hagar and Rains Set for Season Debut Together This Weekend

 

Inside Line Promotions - MARION, Ark. (March 18, 2025) - The new partnership between Derek Hagar and A.G. Rains will make its season debut this weekend during a USCS Series doubleheader.

 

The No. 3 sprint car owned by Rains and driven by Hagar is slated to hit the track on Friday at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Ala., and Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss.

Hagar has a two-race winning streak at North Alabama Speedway with triumphs in 2022 and 2023.

 

He enters with a podium at Magnolia Motor Speedway during each of the last two years. Hagar was victorious at the track in 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

 

"I love that race track," he said. "It's one of the nicest tracks in our area that we get to go to. The facility is nice and the track is good and racy. We look forward to going there."

 

The duo got off to a hot partnership at the end of last season when they swept the season finale at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. This season, it will be a pick-and-choose schedule for Hagar and Rains.

 

"In my standpoint, we have a good team," Hagar said. "Life is busy right now. Work is busy. It's hard to put all the effort into it during the week so it couldn't have worked out any better. The team is based 10 minutes from the house and it takes that load off me trying to get the car ready as well as juggling my family life and work schedule. It's a heavy weight lifted off my shoulders."

 

Hagar's season got underway two weeks ago with car owner Paul Hart. The team tackled a pair of World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series races at Magnolia Motor Speedway, where they ended in the Last Chance Showdown both nights.

 

"You have to be ready when you race with the Outlaws and we had a couple of things that needed to be better," he said. "It was just a tough weekend all around."

 

QUICK RESULTS -

 

March 7 - Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala. - Qualifying: 20; Heat race: 9 (7); B Main: 9 (8).

 

March 8 - Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss. - Qualifying: 25; Heat race: 8 (9); B Main: 10 (6).

 

SEASON STATS -

 

2 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, 0 top 15s, 0 top 20s

 

UP NEXT -

 

Friday at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Ala., and Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss., with the USCS Series

 

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Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

 

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"Nutrien Ag Solutions is big into racing and a big sponsor for Jonathan Davenport," Hagar said. "It really came about through our powder coating business and it's turned into a good relationship. I always thought it'd be cool to have Nutrien Ag Solutions as a sponsor being here in Arkansas. I feel fortunate to be picked to carry their name on our race car."

Hagar would like to thank Nutrien Ag Solutions, Sonic of Dyersburg, Keith Jones Promotions, Boat Warehouse, West Tennessee Expediting, Inc., Ameri-Panel, J&J Auto Racing, B & D Towing and Recovery, FK Rod Ends, Dynotech Performance Race Engines, A.M.P., Fragola Performance Systems, Administrative Consulting Services, Killer Coatings, Beazt Composites, Xtreme Race Graphics, Southern Collision Centre, AR Dyno Specialty, Jeff's Heating and Cooling, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, DHR Suspension, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Valvoline, Ti64, High Performance Lubricants, CP-Carillo and Builtwiser Wings for their continued support.


Estenson Embracing New Role During Learning Season

 

Inside Line Promotions - SPRINGFIELD, Neb. (March 17, 2025) - Tim Estenson is eager to soak up a different side of sprint car racing this season.

 

Jack Dover, who was the crew chief for the last two years at Tim Estenson Motorsports, has shifted to primary racing duties with Estenson serving as a crew member. The swap is a move to allow Estenson to further learn from Dover and in a different role.

"I'm looking at it with a different perspective this year as a big learning year," Estenson said. "I want to learn the other side of it as much as I can. I can apply that in the long run. The way I look at it is it's only going to help me when I get back in the car. It's only going to make me a better driver.

 

"I know the basics. Jack is really good at watching the car and knowing what it needs. That's something I'll try to learn."

 

Estenson and Dover combined to win four races in 2023 and three last season. Estenson also became the first-ever Midwest Sprint Touring Series 410 Sprint Cars champion last year.

 

"I am still young and last year was an up-and-down year," he said. "I know I'm not the only one to do this. Jack thinks it will be super beneficial to be able to learn the other side. I think it'll boost my driving once I get back in the car; to understand what the car is doing and to be able to give better feedback.

 

"Last year when Jack drove our stuff at the Knoxville Nationals, that was probably some of the most fun I had all year. I really enjoyed that.

 

"I want to thank all of our sponsors for the support. A huge shoutout goes to my uncle and everyone who is helping me and Jack to continue to race this year. I'm looking forward to this season."

 

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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Truline Logistics

 

Truline Corporation was founded in 1962 as a single truck operator carrying produce from the West Coast to the Midwest and hauling beef and other agricultural products back to the West Coast. In more than six decades since, Truline has expanded and added facilities across the country as it continues to focus on tailoring service to meet the needs of customers while promoting a family culture and great quality of life for the people they work with. For more information, visit http://www.TrulineCorp.com .

 

"Truline is a very respected company that has focused on exceeding expectations both with its services as well as the way people are treated," Estenson said. "We're thrilled to have the support of Truline and we look forward to a successful year together."

 

Estenson would like to thank Estenson Racing, Truline Logistics, Yamalube, Arai Helmets, JDP Electric, JDP Automation and Backlund Plumbing for their continued support.


 

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CUSICK MOTORSPORTS CHEVY ENTRY FOR JACK HARVEY IN INDY 500

 

Indianapolis-based SalesAi Joins DRR/Cusick Motorsports for the Indy 500 on No. 24 INVST Chevy

 

 

CARMEL, IN (March 18, 2025) – Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (DRR) with Cusick Motorsports announced today the addition of SalesAi, an Indianapolis-based SaaS company,  revolutionizing the way businesses approach growth through Ai agents, to partner with financial wealth builder INVST for the No. 24 INVST DRR/ Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet entry with veteran driver Jack Harvey in the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 25.

 

SalesAi was built on a simple yet powerful idea: to transform the way businesses engage with prospects and customers through Ai-driven automation. Today, it’s a trusted solution for companies nationwide, streamlining sales and customer support processes to drive efficiency, close more deals, and enhance customer experiences.

 

SalesAi works closely with DRR/Cusick Motorsports primary partner, INVST, in various business elements and is excited to work with Harvey and the DRR/Cusick Motorsports organization during the month of May for the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

 

In an earlier announcement, DRR/Cusick Motorsports unveiled INVST as the primary partner on Harvey’s Chevy-powered machine with the Indianapolis-based company specializing in full-service wealth building and financial assistance.

 

In this year’s Indy 500, DRR/Cusick Motorsports field two entries with Harvey in the No. 24 INVST Chevrolet machine and Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2014 Indy 500 champion, in the No. 23 DRR/Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet. In 2025, DRR celebrates its 25th anniversary competing in the Indy 500 by qualifying 50 drivers in the legendary 500-mile event during that era.

 

“We are pleased to bring an innovative company like SalesAi into our Indy 500 program this year,” said team owner Dennis Reinbold, who grew up just a mile and a half from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “Being an Indianapolis businessman for many decades with my family, it is exciting to bring more Indianapolis companies to the Indy 500, the greatest race in the world. Working with SalesAi and INVST in our own backyard is great for the local fans too.”

 

The Dreyer and Reinbold Racing family carry an incredible legacy at the Indianapolis 500 which traces back exactly 100 years with Dennis Reinbold’s grandfather, the famed Floyd “Pop” Dreyer. Dreyer was a mechanic for the Duesenberg team in 1925 after a successful motorcycle racing career in 1910s and 1920s. Dreyer became a well-known race car builder and constructed the cars in the entire 1931 Indy 500 front row.

 

Harvey, 31, from Bassingham, U.K., made his NTT IndyCar Series debut at the 2017 Indy 500 with Shank Racing after a successful Indy Lights career which notched six wins, two runner-up finishes and runner-up twice in the series points. The personable racer has seven starts at the Indy 500 and his best IndyCar finish was third in the 2019 Indy Grand Prix at IMS.

 

"I'm really excited about SalesAi and thrilled to have them as part of our racing team this May," said Harvey. "AI is a game-changer for businesses and industries worldwide, and it's great to see SalesAi bringing that innovation into motorsports through the DRR/Cusick Motorsports Indy effort."

 

Practice for the Indianapolis 500 begins Tuesday, May 13, for Harvey and Hunter-Reay with qualifications set for Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18. The 109th edition of the Indy 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 25.


 

Winward Racing Team and Drivers and Mercedes-AMG Take Early Season IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Points Lead with Repeat 12 Hours of Sebring Race Win

 

 

SEBRING, Florida – Reigning IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona (GTD) titlists Winward Racing and Mercedes-AMG took an early-season points lead with a convincing victory Saturday in the 73rd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring with the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 and team co-drivers Russell Ward, Philip Ellis and Indy Dontje. The reigning IMSA WeatherTech Championship GTD driver, team and manufacturer champions bolstered their bid for repeat titles this year with their second-consecutive victory in America’s oldest major sports car race on the legendary 3.74-mile Sebring airport circuit.


Unhappy with a fourth-place qualifying effort on Friday, Ellis wasted no time charging to the front when the green flag for the 12-hour race dropped at 10:10 a.m. on Saturday. He took the lead for the first time just under 14 minutes into the race and then joined Ward and Dontje in maintaining first place or running in the lead pack for the rest of the race. Combined, Ellis, Ward and Dontje led 67 of the GTD race’s 327 laps.
 

The only time the No. 57 dropped out of the lead pack was after a drive-through penalty in the second half of the race for a pit-procedure violation. The team and drivers served the penalty and maintained their focus on getting Ellis back into the fight for the finish.

 


 

Ellis tracked down the GTD leader in the closing stages of the race and pulled off the winning pass in traffic with just over 12 minutes remaining. He then put a comfortable gap on the field while leading the race’s final nine laps and drove the No. 57 across the finish line with a 3.265 seconds margin of victory.
 

Combined with a fourth-place finish in January’s season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, the No. 57 squad now leads the GTD driver and team championship standings with 690 points, 41 clear of the nearest competitors. Mercedes-AMG leads the GTD manufacturer championship with 694 points, 40 tallies ahead of the second-place challenger.
 

Similar to the Rolex 24, Winward was joined in the lead-pack battle in the second half of the race by the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, which competes in this year’s five-race IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup rounds.
Team drivers Dan Knox, Eric Filgueiras and Scott Andrews joined the team in a near-flawless performance that saw the No. 80 steadily move into contention throughout the race and firmly in the top-five battle in the closing hours.

 

Andrews and the Lone Star Racing team had just made their last pit stop and were beginning a run back into the lead pack as the rest of the GTD field cycled through its final pit stops only to have the No. 80 suffer a cut rear tire with only 45 minutes remaining in the race.

 


 

With the entire outer ring of the tire thrown from the car, Andrews slowly made it back to the pits where the Lone Star team quicky threw a new tire and wheel on and got the No. 80 back in the race. Andrews kept the pressure on in the closing minutes and crossed the finish line in ninth place.
 

For more than the first half of the race, Winward was joined in the GTD lead battle by the No. 32 Korthoff Competition Motors Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Kenton Koch, Seth Lucas and the team’s IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup specialist Maximilian Götz. Starting on the front row from the outside pole position, Koch moved into the GTD lead in the race’s opening hour shortly after Ellis did and joined his No. 32 teammates in racing with the class leaders straight through the race’s halfway point.
 

Koch was back in the car and leading the field early in the race’s seventh hour when the car suddenly lost drive on course and slowed to a stop. After what seemed like an eternity as the No. 32 was rope towed over two spectator bridges and the crowded Sebring infield, the car made it back to the Korthoff team in the paddock. The team quickly went to work but soon determined the driveline technical issue was a race-ending one and Korthoff Competition’s race was over.

 

 

Next up for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams on the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech calendar is the 50th Running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 11 – 12 on the Long Beach street circuit.
 

Russell Ward, Driver - No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “I think I speak for the whole crew when I say we expect nothing less. I really want to give a shout out to the entire team and particularly the full-time people back in the shop. Everyone who works so hard to get this done. There's no break, this is just what we love to do. To come here and close it off on another win, that's just a culmination of all the efforts over the last couple of months and even last year. Hats off to the group. Personally, I had an awesome drive. I did some heavy lifting in the heat of the day, double stinted a set of tires. It was really a tough run for me, but I managed to hold station. I gained a little bit in the pit stops. I'm really proud of myself and all of the guys that made the car really easy to drive. It's just incredible.”
 

Philip Ellis, Driver - No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “This was huge. We had to come back from a penalty early on, shook it off and kept going. There was a car at the end. We knew we were quicker, but we had to be careful getting by. That's the level of operation for this team, and we don't take on an unnecessary risk. If they give you an opening, you take it, and we did. It's another great start to the season again. I think Sebring this year was tougher compared to last year, but they were both tough in their own way. Last year we had a lot of restarts in the lead that we had to control, so we were usually the leaders up front. Saturday was a different kind of pressure, and now I wasn't being hunted, I was the hunter and chasing down the front guys. It was a lot of fun, but to some extent, you need the help from the traffic, which is why I think IMSA is great.”

 


 

Indy Dontje, Driver - No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “It's really important that everyone is coming back together. I think there were a lot of cars today that were really competitive but had bad luck or made some mistakes around us. We even made a mistake where we had a penalty, but we scrambled back. Philip took over in the end and got back the win for the team. It's unbelievable, I think this one feels even better than last year. We're focused on the championship. I think it would be nice if we do it back-to-back this year on the championships. It’s great for Winward, and I want to continue this good rhythm and good flow with the team.”
 

Scott Andrews, Driver - No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “I think we can all be really proud of ourselves collectively as a group for a really well executed race. There were pretty much no flaws by the team at all. That gave us a good shot at the top five and even potentially a podium. It's unfortunate to get a puncture with such little time to go. It stings a little bit, but I didn't go to bed displeased or unhappy because the only thing that took us out of the race was something out of our control. The team should be proud, and I'm happy with the job I did. I drove a good race with no mistakes and the pace was good. It's good for the team to know that we can really have some good performance, solid pit stops, change the car for the better as the race progresses and still be competitive.”

 


 

Eric Filgueiras, Driver - No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “It's not the result that we wanted, but the team showed a really strong effort, and we had a great performance. Everybody worked really hard, and this was a huge improvement from Daytona. Not only did we finish, we were in the running for a really great outcome as we were at Daytona, but the execution from the team side was just much, much better. Dan Knox, our team owner and driver, did a fantastic job. Everybody was firing on all cylinders, and we were very close at the end. We've got three more of these races, and we've shown our ability to grow, our ability to progress and to learn from the mistakes that we've made and how we can make this program more efficient on all ends. Drivers, people that put their hands on cars, the strategy, the engineering, everything. We're making people nervous and that's what we want! This was my first 12 hours. I had a fantastic experience. I got to have some battles, fuel energy saving, gain more experience and helped put the team into a position for a good outcome. Our day is coming.”
 

Kenton Koch, Driver - No. 32 Korthoff Competition Motors Mercedes-AMG GT3: “We have a lot of positives to take away. The one negative is the fact that we didn't finish well, but the positive was that we had all the pieces possible to be there. The car was great, the co-drivers were great, the pit stops were great and everyone on the team was good. That helps for the rest of the season, but to have this one end so quickly is just a bummer. Everyone worked really hard. This one stings.”

 


 

Maximilian Götz, Driver - No. 32 Korthoff Competition Motors Mercedes-AMG GT3: “Sometimes racing is unfair, but you can't really control it. I think the team did a great job. Since the beginning, since the testing last month, we've been competitive. We found a good pace. Then we came here, and Kenton put the car on the front row in P2 in qualifying, but it was very close. So, in the end, it was a great job and a great start to the weekend. The start of the race was pretty good, and it looked like it was paying off for us with good pace in the car. It was really disappointing for sure how it ended. I think this could have been our day. We had the pace in the car, we were all set for this one. I need to come back next year with the same approach, the same people, and the same team to finish the race at the top of the podium. I think that's the only goal we have now.”


       

 

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