Pipo Derani led his # 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-VR to victory 1.594 seconds ahead of Harry Tincknell’s # 55 Mazda RT24-P. It all came down to the end when Dane Cameron, then in the lead, and who led the second half of the race behind the wheel of the # 60 Acura, was forced to return to the pits three and a half minutes from the finish. for a quick refueling leaving the victory to Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr. This is the Brazilian duo’s second victory after Watkins Glen last month.
Behind Mazda # 55, Renger van der Zande and Kevin Magnussen reached the third step of the podium. The Cadillac # 01 duo Chip Ganassi Racing took advantage of a puncture at the left rear of the Acura DPi # 10 Wayne Taylor Racing 24 minutes from the finish, after contact between Filipe Albuquerque and Harry Tincknell while ‘they were fighting for third place.
The Portuguese and his teammate Ricky Taylor had to settle for fourth place ahead of the # 60 Acura. Decidedly; victory does not want to smile at Dane Cameron and Olivier Pla.
Ryan Dalziel and Dwight Merriman won LMP2 for Era Motorsport, the team’s first since the 24 Hours of Daytona (Oreca # 18). They finished 5.641 seconds ahead of the Oreca # 8 of Tower Motorsport by Starworks of Gabriel Aubry and John Farano.
CORE autosport (Ligier JS P320 Nissan # 54) took top honors in the LMP3 class, breaking Riley Motorsports’ three-game winning streak. The # 38 Ligier Performance Tech Motorsports finished second.
A race for fuel economy gave WeatherTech Racing its first Sprint victory in GTLM. The MacNeil / Campbell duo (Porsche 911 RSR # 79) finished 15.855 seconds ahead of Antonio Garcia / Jordan Taylor’s # 3 Corvette C8.R. This is the team’s second victory this season after the 12 Hours of Sebring in March. The No.4 Corvette, 3rd, lost contact with the leaders after Tommy Milner was forced to serve a penalty for spinning its tires while the car was on its jacks when it came to a stop.
Pfaff Motorsports won in GTD thanks to Laurens Vanthoor and Zach Robichon (Porsche 911 GT3 R # 9). This is Pfaff’s first victory since Road America 2019. The BMW M6 GT3 # 96 Turner Motorsport of Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley finishes in second place ahead of the # 16 Porsche Wright Motorsports driven by Patrick Long and Trent Hindman …
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