P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Gidley seals up GT America class championship with IMS win
Memo Gidley won the first race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to secure the GT America powered by AWS SRO3 drivers’ championship. Robb Holland is now trailing points leader Jason Bell by only nine points, making the GT4 Class championship exciting. Dan Knox had a successful debut, winning in the new Mercedes-AMG GT2. Johnny O’Connell finished second in qualifying and split points with Gidley and Jason Daskalos, while Mirco Schultis faced some difficulties in his Corvette. George Kurtz had a strong performance, maneuvering around Tony Gaples to secure fourth place. Daskalos incurred a post-race time penalty, dropping him to sixth and giving Kurtz a third-place finish. Kyle Washington, Marc Austin, Alex Vogel, and Todd Treffert completed the field. In the GT2 category, Dan Knox overtook pole sitter Kevin Woods for the win. Jason Bell took the lead in the GT4 race after passing Grey Newell and faced tough competition from Robb Holland. Ross Chouest, Tim Savage, and Nicholas Shanny also had solid finishes in the GT4 race.
Source: Racer
