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MICHELIN GT CHALLENGE AT VIR

What to Watch For: Michelin GT Challenge at VIR

Setting the Stage; Hot to Trot; Last Races for Now


 

August 21, 2025

By David Phillips

IMSA Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Since its rebirth in Y2K, VIRginia International Raceway has set the standard for amenities for spectators and competitors alike. Fans enjoy wandering the meticulously groomed lawns of the 3.27-mile, 17-turn facility, with countless A+ viewpoints, virtually unlimited access to the paddock and garage area, and some of the best track food this side of the Circuit de la Sarthe … why there’s even a tavern and restaurant on site. Competitors embrace the challenges of some of the most demanding and iconic sections of racetrack in North America with names like Horse Shoe, NASCAR Bend, Left Hook, Snake, the Climbing Esses, Oak Tree Curve, Roller Coaster and Hog Pen. 

 

Where better to showcase the drivers, teams and manufacturers of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s two GT categories, aka Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD)?

 

Setting the Stage

 

As has been typical since VIR has enjoyed its late-August date on the IMSA calendar, the Michelin GT Challenge will set the stage for the final chapters of the WeatherTech Championship in both GT classes. Heading into this weekend’s trip to extremely southern Virginia (so far south the most traveled route to the track goes through North Carolina), most if not all bets are off with regards to the drivers, teams and manufacturers titles in both categories. 

 

In the GTD PRO driver and team standings, Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims in the No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R enjoy a slim 30-point lead over Albert Costa in the No. 81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3. Defending class champion Laurin Heinrich, together with co-driver Klaus Bachler, are a further 67 points back in the No. 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (aka Rexy) – so 97 in arrears of the lead. Things are even closer on the manufacturers side as Chevrolet (2,330) leads BMW (2,313) by just 17 points. Ferrari is just 56 back in third, with Ford 82 back in fourth.

 

It’s a similar story in GTD as Philip Ellis, Russell Ward and the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 stand atop the drivers and team standings with 2,147 points, 112 to the good of Jack Hawksworth, Parker Thompson and the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3 with Cooper Stevenson and the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo just five points further behind. On the other hand, whereas the GTD PRO manufacturers race is a near dead-heat between Chevrolet and BMW, GTD sees Mercedes-AMG (2,361) with a substantial - but by no means secure - advantage over Ferrari (2,207) with Lexus (2,168) third.

 

Who’s Hot?

If history is any indication, Corvette and BMW are going to take some beating this weekend. After all, Corvette finished one-two in 2021 in the final GT Le Mans year, then second in 2022 with a win again in 2023 in GTD PRO. They did not figure last year in the Z06 GT3.R’s debut campaign. The ultra-consistent Garcia and Sims are still looking for their first win of the 2025 season, and VIR could well be just what the doctor ordered. 

 

Meanwhile, Paul Miller Racing’s BMW M4 GT3 took top GTD PRO honors at VIR last year in the hands of Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers, just a year after PMR and Turner Motorsport combined to earn a one-two finish for BMW in GTD. Snow is back in the No. 1 PMR BMW this season with co-driver Neil Verhagen and the pairing is coming off their first win of the campaign at Road America.

 

Nor is Mercedes-AMG a stranger to success at VIR, witness the fact that they have been a fixture on the podium of late with last year’s one-three finish in GTD by Korthoff/Preston Motorsports and Winward Racing. Winward was also third in 2023.

 

And lest we forget Ford Multimatic Motorsports, which last year achieved something of a breakthrough at VIR in the Mustang GT3’s debut season, capturing the Motul Pole Award in the GTD class and finishing second and fourth in GTD PRO. Sebastian Priaulx, Mike Rockefeller and the No. 64 Mustang currently stand fourth in the GTD PRO standings, and few would be surprised if they – or teammates Christopher Mies and Frederic Vervisch in the No. 65 Mustang – were to stand on or near the top step of the VIR podium come Sunday afternoon. 

 

Last Time Around

VIR will also be the last time around this season for two GTD teams’ sprint-race specific lineups. The Michelin GT Challenge is the final non-endurance race of the campaign, given the upcoming six-hour TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the 10-hour Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

 

Drivers Jenson Altzman and Robert Megennis in the No. 66 Gradient Racing Ford Mustang GT3 will look to improve upon their best outing of 10th at Long Beach in their debut. Both drivers also race in Saturday’s IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race, making for their last “double-double” of the year. 

 

Similarly, Robert Wickens’ remarkable if all-too-concentrated run in this year’s slate of WeatherTech Championship standard-length races concludes this weekend. Together with co-drivers Tommy Milner and Alec Udell, the Canadian has shown plenty of pace at the helm of the hand-controlled No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette. 

 

To date, however, he has yet to finish on the podium, although he and Udell came agonizingly close with a fourth-place finish in the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and a near-miss last time out at Road America when Udell lost the lead inside the final eight minutes. 

 

Both of these lineups have shown pace and form at times but haven’t yet had the results to match – and either or both entry standing on the podium would be a welcome end before their IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup lineups return at Indianapolis.

 

Be sure to catch all the Michelin GT Challenge action from VIR this weekend on USA at 2 p.m. ET, with streaming on Peacock, IMSA.TV and IMSA’s Official YouTube channel.

 

 

 

Entry List Notebook – IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at VIR

Tripleheader Set at VIRginia International Raceway with CTMP Race 2 Added to Schedule


 

August 19, 2025

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

Entry List (VIR)

Entry List (CTMP Makeup)


 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The late Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks’ famous quote of “let’s play two” is accurate for every IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge race weekend, as two 45-minute races are the norm. However, “Mr. Cub’s” quote will need to be modified for the series’ trip to VIRginia International Raceway this weekend.


 

While “let’s play two” is still true, the usual doubleheader expands to a tripleheader at VIR after Race 2 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in July was first delayed due to weather, then postponed, following a careful evaluation of team logistics – including international travel and border-crossing requirements.


 

IMSA officials have worked to integrate the third race into a revised weekend schedule, of which the VP Racing Challenge is the only one of five IMSA-sanctioned series racing featuring prototype action on the Michelin GT Challenge event program. 


 

With the new schedule, the third race of the weekend – the CTMP Race 2 postponement – has been added to Sunday at 9:35 a.m. ET. The two VP Racing Challenge races originally set for VIR take place Friday at 4:55 p.m. and Saturday at 12:25 p.m. 


 

In Le Mans Prototype 3 (P3), Valentino Catalano (No. 30 Gebhardt Intralogistics Motorsports Duqueine D08) leads Brian Thienes (No. 77 Forte Racing Ligier JS P320) by 240 points (2,260 to 2,020). Catalano will have a new teammate this weekend with Swedish driver Alexzander Kristiansson in the No. 31 Gebhardt Duqueine. 


 

The Grand Touring Daytona X (GTDX) remains the closest championship battle. Adam Adelson in his No. 24 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) leads AJ Muss in the No. 66 Af Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 by just 20 points (2,220 to 2,200). However, with Muss absent from the entry list this weekend, four-time GTDX winner Jake Walker may continue making inroads.


 

After trailing Adelson by 480 points after barely getting to race at Daytona – a wreck during qualifying caused enough damage to the No. 6 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 that Walker was unable to start Race 1 and had to retire after completing just four laps in Race 2 – Walker has closed 180 points with four wins in the last five races. At 300 points behind, two or three more wins this weekend could enhance his chance at the season finale weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.


 

Grand Sport X (GSX) remains the domain of RAFA Racing, with Kiko Porto scoring his fifth win in seven races in the  No. 8 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2 at CTMP and extending his championship lead to 340 points – nearly a full race win – ahead of second-placed Steven Clemons in BSI Racing’s No. 76 Toyota. Porto’s RAFA teammate Ian Porter (No. 68 RAFA Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2) sits third, 40 behind Clemons. 


 

Bronze Cup leaders in two of the three classes hold healthy leads. Thienes has a 900-point gap in P3 and Samantha Tan (No. 38 ST Racing BMW M4 GT3) leads by 190 in GTDX. In GSX, Porter leads by 40 points ahead of Chris Walsh (No. 22 TWOth Autosport Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS).


 

VP Racing Challenge teams will practice and qualify Friday before their first race later Friday afternoon. Streaming coverage airs via NBC Sports’ Peacock in the U.S. and on IMSA.TV and IMSA’s Official YouTube channel outside the U.S.


 

Fast Facts

IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

VIRginia International Raceway – Alton, Virginia

August 22-24, 2025


 

Race Days/Times: Friday, Aug. 22, 4:55 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 23, 12:25 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 24, 9:35 a.m.

Peacock Streaming Coverage: LIVE – Flag-to-flag beginning at 4:50 p.m. Friday, 12:20 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday (available outside the U.S. on IMSA.tv and IMSA’s Official YouTube channel)

Circuit Type: 3.27-mile, 17-turn road course

Classes Competing: Le Mans Prototype 3 (P3), Grand Touring Daytona X (GTDX), Grand Sport X (GSX)

Race Lengths: 45 minutes


 

VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Track Records

  • P3: Jagger Jones, Duqueine D08, 1:41.198 / 116.326 mph, August 2024 (Qualifying)
  • GSX: Luca Mars, Ford Mustang GT4, 1:53.143 / 104.045 mph, August 2024 (Qualifying)


 

2024 VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 1 Winners:

  • P3: Jagger Jones, No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar Duqueine D08
  • GSX: Luca Mars, No. 59 KOHR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4


 

2024 VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 2 Winners:

  • P3: Jagger Jones, No. 87 FastMD Racing with Remstar Duqueine D08
  • GSX: Luca Mars, No. 59 KOHR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4

 

 

VIR Could Be Key to GTD Championship 

Three Realistic Contenders with Three WeatherTech Championship Races to Go


 

August 19, 2025

By John Oreovicz

IMSA Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The production car-based GT classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship have three upcoming races to settle their 2025 title tilts, starting this weekend with the Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway.


 

It’s the only race on the WeatherTech Championship calendar featuring Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) and GTD PRO as the headline draw. Cars built to FIA GT3 specification are an ideal match for the rough and rustic road course nestled in the heart of stock car country near the North Carolina border. 


 

VIR packs 17 corners into 3.27 up-and-down miles – one sequence of corners is literally called Roller Coaster – and with little to nothing in the way of track limits, it’s a circuit that requires a combination of commitment, bravery, and precision like no other track in America.


 

This is sports car racing in its purest form, featuring the ultimate factory race-prepared versions of iconic street machines including the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo, BMW M4 GT3 EVO, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, Ferrari 296 GT3, Ford Mustang GT3, Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2, Lexus RC F GT3, Mercedes-AMG GT3 and Porsche 911 GT3 R (992).


 

“VIR is one of my favorite racetracks,” said Russell Ward, who along with Philip Ellis leads the GTD championship in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3. “It’s just a super technical and committed racetrack. Those are my favorite kind of racetracks – the ones with a ‘National Park’ kind of environment, with older surfaces that give you quite a bit of tire wear. And no runoffs – there are no track limits or anything like that. I can’t wait to get out there.”

The battle for the GTD championship features a likely three-way fight between defending champions Ellis and Ward, who lead Jack Hawksworth and Parker Thompson (No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3) by 112 points, with Casper Stevenson another five points back in the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo he most often shares with Tom Gamble. 


 

The Winward Mercedes duo rose to the top of the points table with a pair of early race wins at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and the TireRack.com Monterey SportsCar Championship. At that point, they held a 124-point cushion over Thompson and Hawksworth, with the No. 27 Aston at a 267-point deficit in fourth.


 

The turning point of the season came at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International. Ward was swept into a collision between three Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) cars on the rain-slicked track, necessitating a 36-minute pit stop that dropped the No. 57 to a 16th-place finish. 


 

Meanwhile, the No. 12 Lexus appeared to be on the way to the GTD class victory until Hawksworth ran out of fuel on the last lap and dropped to 11th. The fortuitous winner was the No. 27 Aston Martin, which vaulted to within 60 points of Ward and Ellis. It also dropped the No. 12 Lexus 76 points behind, instead of vaulting them to the lead. 


 

Hawksworth called the sudden turn of fortune “a heartbreaker…maybe the worst day in the history of this team, in terms of the way it ended.”


 

Added Thompson: “It was a championship day for five hours and 58 minutes of the Watkins Glen Six Hours. It’s only halfway (of the season) and let’s give it everything we have for the rest of the championship.”


 

The three key GTD contenders have pretty much held serve over the most recent two races – the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and the Motul SportsCar Grand Prix at Road America.


 

Ward and Ellis rebounded to claim second place at CTMP, where they were joined on the podium by Hawksworth and Thompson, who finished third. Stevenson, paired on this occasion with Aston Martin Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) driver Roman De Angelis, took fifth.

There was little to choose from just looking at the results at Road America, where all three were clustered between ninth and 11th. But the intensity of the championship battle was clearly ramping up, because Ellis was assigned incident responsibility in a clash with Gamble in the No. 27 Aston Martin. Later in the race, Ellis got together with Hawksworth in another bumping match, this time with Hawksworth being assigned incident responsibility.


 

The ninth-place finish at Road America was particularly disappointing for the Aston Martin team, as Stevenson had qualified an IMSA career-best second and Gamble was running second when the entry took damage from a spinning car.


 

“From there, it was just kind of damage limitation with the performance we had,” Gamble said. “A bit of a shame, but looking at the positives, we gained points on our championship rivals."


 

With a standard-length race at VIR, a six-hour skirmish at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, and the 10-hour finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the GTD championship is up for grabs.


 

“I’m kind of surprised we haven’t gotten a win yet, but podiums are points, and points are prizes,” said Thompson. “We’re locked in on the championship. You know when you start the season that it’s going to Petit Le Mans. Jack and I are not surprised that it’s this tight. We knew it was going to be this tough. That’s what makes this championship so amazing and that’s what makes Petit Le Mans, as a finale, just probably the best race of the season.”


 

“I think the Lexus – the 12 car – and us, we both experienced our bad luck at Watkins Glen,” noted Ward. “We’ve had a year and a half of incident-free racing, so you knew you were due for something at some point.


 

“Hopefully that’s out of the way now.”


 

The three-way title fight isn’t all to watch in GTD. Mercedes-AMG holds a 154-point lead over Ferrari in the Manufacturer’s Championship. The Bob Akin Award, awarded to the top Bronze-rated driver in class, is in a dead heat with Brendan Iribe and Orey Fidani both on 2,260 points – meaning whichever of the No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 or No. 13 AWA Corvette Z06 GT3.R finishes ahead takes the lead.


 

Live coverage of the 2-hour, 40-minute Michelin GT Challenge at VIR can be found from 2-5 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 24 on USA and Peacock. International viewers can stream via IMSA.tv and IMSA’s official YouTube channel.

 

 

Entry List Notebook – Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix

Wild Michelin Pilot Challenge Races Have Occurred the Last Three Years at VIR


 

August 18, 2025

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

Entry List (Click Here)

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix at VIRginia International Raceway isn’t the deciding race of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season. But for the last three years, it’s been one of the wildest races on the calendar.


 

A thoroughly epic scrap took place in Touring Car (TCR) in 2024 between Karl Wittmer and Tyler Gonzalez, ending with Wittmer’s No. 93 Montreal Motorsports Group Honda Civic FL5 TCR just ahead of Gonzalez’s No. 99 Victor Gonzalez Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR following a brilliant outside-inside pass of the 20-year-old. Grand Sport (GS) was a fuel-mileage affair captured by BGB Motorsports’ Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS. 


 

A year earlier in 2023, a GS dice went front-and-center with a three-car, one-lap dash that ended with a clash. Robin Liddell’s No. 71 Rebel Rock Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R took the win with Frank DePew, ultimately the last for that car before the team switched to Aston Martin ahead of the 2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge season. TCR saw the Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports Audi RS3 LMS TCR win ahead of the Bryan Herta Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian Hyundai armada, led by Robert Wickens and Harry Gottsacker. 


 

And in 2022, to keep up the craziness, Joey Hand made a last lap pass for the win in GS after then-leader, Scott Andrews, ran out of fuel on the final lap. Hand did so despite braking issues in his No. 40 PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4. Eventual champions Taylor Hagler and Michael Lewis won in TCR for their first win of the season. 


 

The post-script for the 2023 and 2024 VIR wins was fascinating in the following races. 


 

The MMG Honda win in 2024 was the last for the brand in TCR before Hyundai reeled off six straight TCR wins – two to end 2024 and the first four of 2025 – until the No. 93 Honda recaptured the checked flag at this year’s LP Building Solutions 120 at Watkins Glen International. 


 

Drama from the Liddell battle with the two other cars at VIR wound up biting them at the 2023 season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, with one of its VIR rivals pitting on the final lap to lose enough positions that allowed the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 to leapfrog the No. 71 car to take the GS championship by 10 points – or one position. 


 

With the last several years as a backdrop and VIR clearly a fascinating stop for the series as the third-to-last round of the season, will the wildness continue or will a calmer, cooler race prevail? Leaving Road America, the championship battles have intensified.


 

In GS, RS1’s pair of Jan Heylen and Luca Mars in the No. 28 Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS have seen their once-unassailable 340-point lead leaving Round 5 at Watkins Glen reduce to 90 leaving Round 7 at Road America. They’re still in a good spot and head to a track where Porsche won last year with BGB Motorsports. However, back-to-back finishes off the podium have opened the door for closest rival Jenson Altzman, who along with Nate Cicero won the most recent race at Road America in the No. 13 McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport Ford Mustang GT4. The No. 13 car also has three straight GS poles.


 

BMW M4 GT4 EVO entries from CarBahn by Peregrine racing, Auto Technic Racing and Turner Motorsport completed the top five at Road America, and BMW’s run of form has also brought it to a tie with Porsche atop the GS Manufacturer Championship standings with just three races to go.


 

The TCR title battle remains a neck-and-neck competition between the two BHA teammates in the Nos. 98 and 76 Hyundais, with the No. 93 MMG Honda of Wittmer and LP Montour surging. The No. 98 Hyundai of Harry Gottsacker leads the No. 76 Hyundai of Denis Dupont and Preston Brown by just 20 points, while after four straight podium finishes, Wittmer and LP Montour are just 90 points back in third place. The top-ranked Audi from Precision Racing LA sits fifth in points, but 300 points back of the lead.


 

Among the 40 cars on the entry list split between 24 GS and 16 TCR, there’s a handful of changes. KOHR Motorsports’ second Ford Mustang GT4 for Nick Persing and Sam Paley returns, while past TCR entrants Copeland Motorsports make their GS season debut with a Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2. Stephen Cameron Racing also returns with a new chassis after its Road America incident, adorned in the same full livery of names as its primary chassis. Three Audis are back in TCR (for a total of six), including Baker Racing also with a fresh chassis and a motivated James Vance and Sam Baker in their No. 52 Audi RS3 LMS TCR, one of two team cars. Rockwell Autosport Development also returns. 


 

Michelin Pilot Challenge teams have two one-hour practice sessions on Friday and qualify Saturday morning. Saturday’s Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix, Round 8 of the 2025 season, rolls off at 2:20 p.m. ET and local time. It will stream live on Peacock and globally, ad-free, courtesy of Michelin on IMSA’s Official YouTube channel.


 

Fast Facts

Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix

VIRginia International Raceway – Alton, Virginia 

Aug. 22-23, 2024


 

Race Day/Time: Saturday, Aug. 23, 2:20 p.m. ET

Live Streaming Coverage: LIVE – Flag-to-flag beginning at 2:15 p.m., Peacock in the U.S., globally on IMSA YouTube ad-free courtesy of Michelin

Circuit Type: 3.27-mile, 17-turn road course

Classes Competing: Grand Sport (GS), Touring Car (TCR)

Race Length: Two hours


 

Michelin Pilot Challenge Track Records

  • GS: Stevan McAleer, Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS, 1:52.627 / 104.521 mph, August 2024 (Qualifying)
  •  TCR: Bryson Morris, Hyundai Elantra N TCR, 1:55.230 / 102.160 mph, August 2024 (Qualifying) 


 

2024 Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix Winners

  • GS: Spencer Pumpelly/Thomas Collingwood, No. 38 BGB Motorsports Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS
  • TCR: Dai Yoshihara/Karl Wittmer, No. 93 Montreal Motorsports Group Honda Civic FL5 TCR


 

Storylines

  • GS Title Battle Tightens: Last year RS1 was the chaser in GS; this year; they’re being chased. With a. 340-point gap leaving Watkins Glen, RS1’s lead has now been cut to 90 entering VIR. Jan Heylen and Luca Mars are still well-positioned in their No. 28 Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS, but the No. 13 McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport Ford Mustang GT4 and pair of BMW M4 GT4 EVOs from CarBahn and Auto Technic Racing are lurking. Additionally, Porsche and BMW are tied for the GS Manufacturer Championship lead at 2,200 points apiece. 
  • Can Herta Hyundais Hold Off Honda?: The Nos. 98 and 76 Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai Elantra N TCR cars have been the measure of the TCR field all season. But the run of form from the No. 93 MMG Honda Civic FL5 TCR has made this a battle, within 90 points.


 

Who’s Hot?

  • No. 27 Auto Technic Racing and No. 39 CarBahn by Peregrine racing BMW M4 GT4 EVOs: No one’s hotter in GS than Stevan McAleer and Austin Krainz in the No. 27 Auto Technic BMW, who together have scored six straight top-six finishes including two podiums. CarBahn’s pairing of Jeff Westphal and Sean McAlister in the No. 39 BMW is also on a roll with three straight top-fives, and five in the last six races.
  • No. 93 MMG Honda Civic FL5 TCR: Four straight podiums, two wins and three poles for the LP Montour and Karl Wittmer pairing in their No. 93 Honda have brought them to within 90 points of the TCR championship lead. 


 

Who’s Good Here?

  • UniTronic in Odd Years: The 2024 TCR champions, Mikey Taylor and Chris Miller, have had their best VIR success in odd-numbered years with wins in 2021 and 2023. Now in GS, the pair seeks to extend this “odd” trend in their No. 17 UniTronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS. 
  • The Plumb Brothers: On three different occasions, brothers Matt and Hugh Plumb have won driving together at VIR. They’re split in 2025, but still have win hopes in the Nos. 46 and 64 Team TGM Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evos, respectively. 


 

Previous Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix Winners in 2025 Field (13)

  • Ryan Eversley (3): ST – 2010, 2011, 2016
  • Hugh Plumb (3): ST – 2006; GS – 2008, 2015
  • Matt Plumb (3): ST – 2006; GS – 2008, 2015
  • Chris Miller (2): TCR – 2021, 2023 
  • Mikey Taylor (2): TCR – 2021, 2023
  • Frank DePew (1): GS – 2023 
  • Mason Filippi (1): TCR – 2020
  • Robby Foley (1): GS – 2019 
  • Jan Heylen (1): GS - 2021
  • Billy Johnson (1): GS - 2011
  • Robin Liddell (1): GS – 2023 
  • Dillon Machavern (1): GS – 2017 
  • Karl Wittmer (1): TCR – 2024 


 

Previous Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix Pole Winners in 2025 Field (7)

  • Tyler Gonzalez (1): TCR – 2022 
  • Harry Gottsacker (1): TCR – 2021 
  • Paul Holton (1): GS – 2018 
  • Dillon Machavern (1): GS – 2021 
  • Stevan McAleer (1): GS – 2024 
  • Chris Miller (1): TCR – 2023 
  • Bryson Morris (1): TCR - 2024

 

Previous Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix Winning Teams in 2025 Field (8)

  • Turner Motorsport (3): GS – 2007, 2010, 2020 
  • Bryan Herta Autosport (2): TCR – 2020, 2022 
  • JDC-Miller MotorSports (2): TCR – 2021, 2023 
  • RS1 (2): ST – 2015; GS – 2017 
  • KohR Motorsports (1): GS – 2019 
  • Montreal Motorsports Group (1): TCR – 2024 
  • Rebel Rock Racing (1): GS – 2023 
  • Team TGM (1): GS – 2018 


 

Previous Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix Winning Manufacturers in 2025 Field (9)

  • Porsche – 15
  • Ford – 7
  • Audi – 5
  • BMW – 5 
  • Honda – 5 
  • Chevrolet – 4
  • Hyundai – 2 
  • Aston Martin – 1 
  • Mercedes-AMG – 1
       

 

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