- BMW to the Tops the Charts in Pro
- Porsche Quickest in Pro-Am Class and Overall
- Ford Muscles Ahead in Am Class
- Practice 2 Results
The GT World Challenge America powered by AWS field rolled into the Friday afternoon practice session at Barber Motorsports Park for the UAB Medicine GT World Alabama benefiting Teal Wings of Hope. Teams continued dialing in their machinery in the Alabama heat. After a tightly contested morning outing, Practice 2 saw further improvements across the board as competitors laid down faster laps ahead of Saturday morning’s qualifying.
Pro Class
Random Vandals Racing surged to the top in the afternoon session, with Connor De Phillippi and Kenton Koch setting the pace in the No. 99 BMW M4 GT3. Their lap was quick enough for second overall, giving them the upper hand over the rest of the Pro field.
The No. 18 RS1 Porsche 992 GT3 R of Alex Sedgwick and Jan Heylen found more speed in the afternoon to climb into second place in class ahead of JMF Motorsports’ No. 34 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Michai Stephens and Mikaël Grenier, who slotted into third. Meanwhile, the sister No. 51 Random Vandals BMW of Bill Auberlen and Varun Choksey ended the day in fourth.
Pro-Am Class
Once again, it was Kyle Washington and Tom Sargent who topped not only the Pro-Am category but also the overall timing sheets in their No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 992 GT3 R. Their time of 1:21.350 narrowly eclipsed their benchmark from the morning, confirming their consistent speed across both sessions.
Philip Ellis and Jeff Burton kept the momentum alive for Regulator Racing, with Ellis placing the No. 91 Mercedes-AMG GT3 second in class, replicating their Practice 1 form.
The No. 29 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 of Justin Rothberg and Robby Foley improved to third in the afternoon run, with Matt Bell and Blake McDonald maintaining their steady pace in fourth for DXDT Racing aboard the No. 11 Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Jason Daskalos and Isaac Sherman also made progress, taking fifth in class for CRP Racing’s No. 27 Mercedes-AMG GT3.
Am Class
The No. 6 Dollahite Racing Ford Mustang GT3 of Scott Dollahite and Eric Powell led the Am ranks in Practice 2, showing solid speed in the category. Jay Schreibman and Oswaldo Negri kept AF Corse USA in the mix with a second-place run to close out Friday’s sessions.
Let’s Get Racing
The GT World Challenge America powered by AWS field will return to the track for Qualifying on Saturday morning, September 6th at 9:20 AM CT.
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