BRASELTON, Ga. – There were nail-biting anxious moments late, but Naveen Rao and Matthew Bell persevered through to win the final race of the IMSA Prototype Challenge season and wrap up the championship in the process. “We weren’t expecting to change tires for that last stint (but) I was really, really struggling in the middle of the race,” he said. Bell notched the second win in the last three races for the No. “There were a few cars between us and P2 and P3 after that last caution. Thomas and Merrill were just as elated with their first overall Prototype Challenge podium and first Bronze class win. “We were able to qualify P2 and got a really good start and turned it over to Thomas (Merrill),” said Steven Thomas, who first stepped into a race car only 18 months ago. “Our first stint was great, the tires came in beautifully and the car was really, really fast,” Merrill said.

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