GT4 America Returns to Sprint Racing Roots at Sebring

Photo: Fred Hardy/SRO

Following the third running of its Lone Star Enduro, Pirelli GT4 America teams shift back into sprint racing mode for this weekend’s action at Sebring International Raceway, which returns to its traditional format of two 60-minute races.

The 30-car entry list for Rounds 4 and 5 of the season sees several returning teams and changes since the three-hour race at Circuit of The Americas last month.

Three teams that skipped COTA are back in action, with Advance Motorsports entering its Silver class McLaren Artura GT4 for Austin Jurs and Toyota GR Cup North America driver Joseph Maley, while Off Leash Motorsports (Mercedes-AMG GT4) and Rigid Speed Company (BMW M4 GT4 EVO) have unchanged lineups from the season opener at Sonoma Raceway.

Laura Hayes will be back in the No. 37 Dome Motorsport Mercedes-AMG, alongside team owner/driver Ed Kileen, while Paul Bocuse has replaced Jack Parriott in the No. 73 Kellymoss Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.

Parriott, who crashed in qualifying at COTA and was replaced at the last minute by Riley Dickinson, is missing this weekend due to work commitments per a team statement.

Of note, the No. 90 Stephen Cameron Racing BMW will not be present this weekend after initially only committing to a partial season schedule.

After winning the Lone Star Enduro outright and scoring double points in the process, Random Vandals Racing’s Kenton Koch and Sam Craven have taken over the lead in the Pro-Am standings, two points ahead of Nolasport’s Matheus Leist and Matt Travis.

Pro class victory for the RS1 duo of Luca Mars and Spencer Pumpelly has seen them close the gap to leaders Tyler Gonzalez and Westin Workman, of RAFA Racing Team, to just three points in the Silver class.

Denny Stripling and Judson Holt, meanwhile, continue to hold the lead of the Am class, despite a disappointing result in COTA.

GT4 America track action kicks off on Thursday with two test sessions and opening practice, with an additional practice and qualifying set for Friday before Race 1 starting at 5:40 p.m. EST.

Race 2 takes the green flag on Saturday at 12:45 p.m. EST. Both 60-minute races will be streamed live on SRO’s GT World YouTube channel and will part of FS1’s highlights package that will be aired Sun. May 17 at 6:30 a.m. EST.

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