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Two first-time winners celebrated jubilantly on the top step of the podium in the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. The ninth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the 2h40m GT-only eve…
Two first-time winners celebrated jubilantly on the top step of the podium in the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. The ninth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the 2h40m GT-only event at VIRginia International Raceway, saw the first victory for Paul Miller Racing since moving to GTD PRO, and the first GTD win for Korthoff Preston Motorsport in its third full season. Madison Snow led from pole in the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 and then went long in the first stint before handing over to Bryan Sellers. stopping for fuel and tires much earlier, Alex Riberas handed the No. 23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo over to Ross Gunn in position to take the lead. Sellers’ short stint in the middle meant a shorter fuel time, and he returned the car to Snow, and Snow returned the car to the track in front, a lead he would never relinquish. The victory came at the same track the pair scored their last GTD triumph in 2023. Demonstrating resilience, Sellers remarked, “You have to have fight. I think that’s what we’ve had so far up until this point.”
