GR Cup Reaches Season Midpoint at VIR

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Toyota GR Cup North America will reach its season midpoint this weekend at Virginia International Raceway, with a total of 26 cars set to do battle for Rounds 7 and 8 in the single-make series.

The early summer break since May’s rounds at Sebring International Raceway have seen several lineup changes, most notably with Toyota development driver and full-time ARCA Menards Series driver Isabella Robusto making her series return in the No. 111 RVA Graphics Motorsports by Speed Syndicate Toyota GR86 Cup.

Robusto is the twin sister of Will, who claimed his first series victory at Sonoma Raceway earlier this year, and also drives for Speed Syndicate.

John Lennon, who started his campaign with Copeland Motorsports at Sonoma, will also be back on the grid this weekend but with BSI Racing.

Eagles Canyon Racing Powered by Fast Track will also be back with drivers Livio Galanti and Patrick Brunson, which both missed the last rounds at Sebring.

While James Kilmas also makes his series return in a Skip Barber Racing entry, 19-year-old Max Stallone has replaced Zach Hollingshead in the No. 88 PT Autosport-backed Copeland entry for the remainder of the season.

With a sweep of the weekend at Sebring, BSI’s Westin Workman has taken over the championship lead, with an 18-point margin over Copeland’s Jaxon Bell. Lucas Weisenberg sits third in the points standings.

Track action gets underway on Thursday with a pair of test sessions, with practice on tap for Friday, followed by qualifying and race action on Saturday and Sunday.

Both races (Sat., 2:05 p.m. EST, Sun. 12:45 p.m) will be streamed live on GRCup.com as well as SRO’s YouTube and Twitch channels.

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