WTR’s Marcelli, Formal Clinch Pro Title Ahead of Season Finale

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Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal have clinched the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Pro class title following their fifth overall victory of the season last weekend at Virginia International Raceway.

The Prestige Performance with Wayne Taylor Racing duo came out on top in Sunday’s 50-minute race, putting them with a 33-point lead over Giano Taurino and Loris Spinelli.

With a maximum of 32 points available in the final two rounds of the season at Portimao, Marcelli and Formal are untouchable in the standings.

“All season, Danny and I have felt calm and confident in our car,” said Marcelli. “We’ve been fast all year with six pole positions and that’s now win number five for us.

“We’ve given up wins in places like NOLA with strange circumstances and odd races, but these green flag races are what favor us the most. Danny and I are very close on pace so we need races to stay green and that’s what we had today.

“I had a great start and I was smart, minimizing risk given the championship picture. We had the 88 and 50 cars quite a few spots behind us. I tried to go forward, but was quite content to hold third. I made a couple of passing attempts, but I knew we had an advantage in pit lane.

“It seemed like the 27 struggled and Danny was a rocket and got by him for the win and drove away.

“I think that clinches the points. It’s a privilege to represent Wayne Taylor Racing and Prestige Performance.”

Formal added: “Some circumstances haven’t gone our way this year. I think we could’ve had even more wins, but I cannot be upset with five wins.

“That’s a 50 percent win rate so far. I’m extremely grateful to be a part of this team.

“I’m grateful for Kyle, for Prestige Performance, for Lamborghini Paramus and everyone in the team — Jeff, Dave, all the engineers, Sri—everyone.

“We’ll go to the World Finals and see if we can bring a World Championship back to America. For Costa Rica, it would be the first in history.”

John Dagys

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