And it wasn’t derailed on the way to the GT Le Mans class victory in the TireRack.com Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. De Phillippi grabbed first place for good with decisive passes of the No. 4 Corvette after the final round of pit stops with 52 minutes left. It gave De Phillippi his fourth IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship win and the first for Spengler. “It really came down to perfect execution,” De Phillippi said. 25 over to De Phillippi on the final stop with 55 minutes to go. When the Porsche and Corvette completed their stops soon after, De Phillippi muscled his way into first place. De Phillippi stretched the lead to as much as four seconds over Tommy Milner in the No. 4 Corvette Racing C8.R before a collision involving the No. “All the other races were great results and we came in here leading the championship.

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