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Workhorse Kingsley Drives to Methodical Win in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Finale at Road Atlanta
If Jeff Kingsley is tired, he isn’t showing it on the racetrack. The 22-year-old drove to a methodical but dominant win Saturday in the final race of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama tripleheader at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta and widen his championship lead. Kingsley won by 5.577 seconds over championship rival Riley … Continue reading
Kingsley Gets Jump and Takes off to Win Second Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Race of Day at Road Atlanta
The second time around on Friday, Jeff Kingsley wasn’t to be denied. Kingsley muscled past polesitter and championship rival Riley Dickinson at the start of the second Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama race of the day at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta and drove on to victory. It marked a reversal of the morning … Continue reading
Porsche heads into “Petit Le Mans” from positions four and six
The ninth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship run over ten hours is called “Petit Le Mans“. The Porsche GT Team has secured grid positions four and six in the GTLM category. Belgium’s Laurens Vanthoor lapped the 4.088-kilometre Road Atlanta circuit in the No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR in 1:15.657 minutes. His works driver … Continue reading
Dickinson holds of late challenges to win opener of Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge tripleheader at Road Atlanta
Riley Dickinson saw his championship hopes directly in his mirror and didn’t blink. The Texan held off Jeff Kingsley on a pair of late restarts to win this morning’s first race of a Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama tripleheader at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Starting from the pole position in the No. 53 … Continue reading
Dickinson Rolls to Pole Position in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA Qualifying at Road Atlanta
For the third straight event, Riley Dickinson led Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama qualifying and will start from the pole position in the first of three races this weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Dickinson posted a lap of 1 minute, 23.427 seconds (109.604 mph) in the No. 53 Moorespeed Porsche 991 to … Continue reading
Porsche “Works” and Customer Teams Chase Petit Le Mans Success
The Porsche GT Team is looking to turn its fortunes at the site of its greatest achievement: the Petit Le Mans. In 2015, the Porsche GT Team triumphed in what was presumed to be unattainable, bettering a field of the world’s best prototype and GT machines to win one of the most challenging motorsport events … Continue reading
