Trouble Hits Pro, Pro-Am Leaders in Fourth Hour

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Trouble struck both an early Pro class contender as well as the Pro-Am category leader in the Indianapolis 8 Hour in the fourth hour.

The No. 51 Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO, which charged from tenth to the lead in the opening stint with Philipp Eng at the wheel, was sent to the garage with a reported throttle body issue.

Moments later, the Pro-Am class-leading No. 11 DXDT Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Alec Udell was unable to re-fire his car during a routine pit stop, sending that car also behind the wall with a suspected electrical issue.

The significant setbacks continued as the No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R of Adam Adelson made contact with the No. 04 CrowdStrike by Riley Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo of George Kurtz, resulting in left-front toe-link damage for Adelson’s Pro class entry.

The No. 120 Porsche also had to serve a drive-through penalty for avoidable contact after the car returned to the track, six laps behind.

Up front the No. 888 GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG of Luca Stolz was out front just prior to the third round of pit stops, in what so far has been a caution-free race.

The No. 21 Herberth Motorsport Porsche led Pro-Am in the hands of Dennis Marschall, ahead of the No. 10 Wright Porsche of Antares Au with as the race neared the halfway point.

Weather has begun to approach upon Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with severe thunderstorms forecast to hit within the next hour, which could result in a red flag stoppage.

John Dagys

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