CRP Racing’s Jason Daskalos led flag after flag on Sunday, April 21 to win the AWS-powered GT America presented through Race 5. 11 No. 2 at Long Beach. Es Daskalos’ third win in 4 races to start the season.
“That’s good! What a weekend! What a weekend!” said Daskalos after the race. It took a while for my car to catch up with me [like on Saturday], but towards the middle and end of the race I had a wonderful car and I didn’t do it. make a mistake.
Daskalos’ margin of victory was 0. 847 seconds over GMG Racing’s James Sofronas. SKI Autosports’ Johnny O’Connell was third in his Audi, followed by Justin Rothberg in BMW Turner Motorsport. Mishumotors’ Mirco Schultis finished fifth in his Callaway Corvette.
Having set the fastest lap in race No. 1 on Saturday, Daskalos started from pole. He jumped up and down as O’Connell fell asleep taking a nap. GMG Racing’s Kyle Washington took a three-pointer in Turn 1 and moved into second place. The contact occurred there and damaged the nose of O’Connell’s Audi.
Washington appeared to have battled Daskalos for the lead, but was given a penalty to the driver for changing lanes at the start. Serving that penalty knocked Washington out of contention and put teammate James Sofronas in second place.
Sofronas controlled to overtake Daskalos and take the overall lead, partly due to GT4’s slowing traffic. However, he failed to take the lead in the standings. O’Connell was able to keep an eye on the first part of the race. , he began to back off, leaving Daskalos and Sofronas to sort out the race themselves.
Sofronas made one last pass on Daskalos with five minutes to go, catching GT4 leader Isaac Sherman. He made it to Daskalos’ rear bumper, but once they passed Sherman, Daskalos lost his mind for the weekend sweep.
Lone Star Racing’s Dan Knox started from pole in GT2 in his Mercedes-AMG GT2. Like on Saturday, Knox was able to have a few SRO3 cars between him and the rest of the elegance at the start. A smart start propelled him to fifth place overall.
Although Schultis eventually managed to return Knox to sixth overall, he was able to hold on without any problems during the weekend sweep. His margin of victory was 26. 118 seconds over TPC Racing’s Aaron Farhadi’s Lamborghini. Brent Holden was third.
In GTfour, Rotek Racing’s Isaac Sherman started from pole and controlled to beat teammate Robb Holland at Turn 1 and take the lead. Meanwhile, Flying Lizard Motorsports’ Todd Parriott spun into turn four after touching with Carrus Callas Raceteam’s Nick Shanny. Parriott was able to continue, while Shanny received a driving penalty for causing the spin.
Sherman was able to retain the credit easily, but Holland had problems that forced him to stop after 14 minutes of racing. With Holland out of sight, Sherman found himself with a razor-thin lead over Samantha Tan.
Tan did his thing to stay with Sherman, but failed. Meanwhile, The Heart of Racing’s Gray Newell knocked her down in the final minutes to fight for second place. The duo fought hard in the closing laps, with Tan holding the spot. Meanwhile, Sherman easily earned his fourth straight victory.
Sherman’s margin of victory was 12. 601 seconds over Tan. Newell third, followed by ACI Motorsports’ Curt Swearingin. Archangel Motorsports’ Todd Coleman fifth.
It will take a week for AWS-powered GT America teams to resume their season at Sebring International Raceway on May 4. Race No. 1 on the tricky 3. 74-mile loop will take place at 12:55 p. m. m. ET and will be broadcast on GT. YouTube channel of the world.
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