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PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE GRAND PRIX of LONG BEACHGT / GTA Rd. 3 + GT4 InvitationalLong Beach, CA. APR. 13-15, 2018

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Media Overview 3

GP of Long Beach Event Overview 4

2018 PWC Championship Schedule 5

Weekend Event Schedule 6

Entry List 7

Media Advance Overview 8

Driver Features 11

GT and GTS Class Overviews 12

2018 Current Points Standings GT / GTS Overall 15

2018 St. Petersburg Race Results RECAP - GT 17

2017 Grand Prix of Long Beach RECAP - GT 19

2017 Grand Prix of Long Beach Results - Race, Qualifying, Practice 1/2 31

Live Stream and CBS Sports Network Schedules 25

Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Long Beach | April 13-15Event hashtag: #PWCLONGBEACHEvent schedule (subject to change): http://files.world-challenge.com/events/2018-04-lbgp/2018-PWC-LBGP-Schedule.pdf PWC PR & Social Overview:Carlin Sanderson (Social Media) - 678.634.8532– [email protected] Blattler (Media Coordinator) – 317.525.5692 - [email protected] Eugenio (Media/Communications) – 858.848.0025 - [email protected] Lepper (Television) – 916.749.5404 – [email protected] Social Channels: Twitter @WCRacing Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pirelliworldchallenge Instagram @PirelliWC-Series hashtag: #PirelliWC-Event hashtag: #PWCLONGBEACHPirelli Social Overview:Pirelli contacts: Brooklyn Trammel ([email protected]) Cecilia Fassina ([email protected]) -Social channels: Twitter @PirelliUSA Facebook: www.facebook.com/PirelliUSAInstagram @PirelliTireNorthAmerica-Hashtag: #FindPirelli GP of Long Beach Social Media Overview:Website: gplb.com-Social channels: Twitter: @TOYOTAGPLBFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrandPrixLBInstagram: @TOYOTAGPLBCircuit Map: https://gplb.com/circuit-map/ Event Notes:Timing and Scoring Link: www.tsl-timing.com/Event/181506• Suggested that public is sent to http://world-challenge.com/race/2018-04-lbgp/ for T&S linksLive Stream Link: www.world-challenge.com/streamvideo/ Special Happenings:Thunder Thursday, Pine St. in Long Beach, April 12 at 6:30pm

LONGBEACHMEDIAOVERVIEW

WHAT: The 2018 Pirelli World Challenge Championships is competing in its 29th consecutive season with the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Long Beach. The weekend will feature practice and qualifying on Friday and Saturday (April 13 and 14) and a single GT/GTA/GT4 race on Sunday (April 15).All races on a streaming basis on www.world-challenge.com

RACE LENGTHS: PirelliWorldChallengeracesareaspecifiedlengthortimelimit,whichevercomesfirst.Thisweekend’slength for the GT/GTA/GT4 classes will be 50 minutes.

TRACK RECORDS:GT:Qualifying: 1:18.883 / 89.84 m.p.h., Alvaro Parente, McLaren 650S, 2017Race Lap: 1:19.070 / 89.62 m.p.h., Alvaro Parente, McLaren 650S, 2017GTA:Qualifying: 1:19.842 / 88.74 m.p.h., Martin Fuentes, Ferrari 458 GT3 Italia, 2016Race Lap: 1:20.145 / 88.42 m.p.h., James Sofronas, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 2017

Recent Race Winners in the Streets of Long Beach (2006 - 2017)

GT:2006 – Ron Fellows; 2007 – Eric Curran; 2008 – Brandon Davis; 2009 – James Sofronas; 2010 – Kuno Wittmer; 2011 – Brandon Davis; 2012 – Andy Pilgrim; 2013 – James Sofronas; 2014–JohnnyO’Connell;2015–OlivierBeretta;2016–AlvaroParente;2017–AlvaroParenteGTA:2014 – Michael Mills, Porsche 911 GT3 R; 2015 – Michael Lewis, Porsche 911 GT3 R; 2016 – Martin Fuentes, Ferrari 458 GT3 Italia; 2017 – James Sofronas, Porsche 911 GT3 R

Other Class Winners at Long Beach:2010 -- Tyler McQuarrie (GTS) Robert Stout (TC); 2011 -- Paul Brown (GTS), Shea Holbrook (TC); 2012 -- Jack Baldwin (GTS); 2013 -- Lawson Aschenbach (GTS); 2014 -- Nic Jonsson (GTS); 2015 -- Colin Thompson (GT Cup)

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2018SEASONSCHEDULE

Wednesday April 11, 2018 Friday April 13, 2018

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM PWC Paddock Open 6:00 AM PWC Paddock Open12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Transporter Opening / Unloading 7:40 AM - 9:40 AM IMSA Practice

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM IndyCar Practice10:55 AM - 11:30 AM VIP On-Track Activities

Thursday April 12, 2018 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM TransAm Practice12:20 PM - 12:40 PM SST Practice

6:00 AM PWC Paddock Open 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM VIP On-Track Activities2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PWC Track Walk 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM IndyCar Practice6:30 PM - 10:00 PM Thunder Thursday - Pine St 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM TransAm Qualify

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PWC GT Practice4:45 PM - 6:15 PM IMSA Qualifying6:45 PM - 8:45 PM Super Drift Practice / Competition

Saturday April 14, 2018 Sunday April 15, 2018

6:00 AM PWC Paddock Open 6:00 AM PWC Paddock Open8:00 AM - 8:40 AM VIP On-Track Activities 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM VIP On-Track Activities8:45 AM - 9:05 AM PWC GT Practice 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM IndyCar Warm-up9:20 AM - 9:45 AM PWC GT Qualify 9:35 AM - 10:00 AM PWC GT Pre-Race9:50 AM - 10:30 AM VIP On-Track Activities 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM PWC GT Race

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM IndyCar Practice 11:10 AM - 11:45 AM VIP On-Track Activities11:35 AM - 11:50 AM IMSA Pit Set-Up 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Exotic Car Parade12:00 PM - 12:20 PM TransAm Race 12:15 PM - 3:30 PM IndyCar Race12:30 PM - 1:00 PM IMSA Pre-Race 4:05 PM - 4:25 PM SST Race1:05 PM - 2:45 PM IMSA Race3:30 PM - 4:45 PM IndyCar Qualify5:05 PM - 5:25 PM SST Race6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Super Drift Competition

Registration Tech/Scales Driver Clothing Meetings/Other Data & Video Tire Service Fuel SalesHours Inspections Inspections Required Submissions Hours Hours

Wed

Thu10:00AM - 5:00PM 1:00PM - 5:00PM 1:00PM - 5:00PM 1:00PM - 5:00PM 1:00PM - 5:00PM

Paddock Tech Trailer Tech Trailer Pirelli Tire Center VP Truck

Fri7:00AM - 3:00PM 9:00AM - 6:00PM 9:00AM - 6:00PM 12:30 GT Driver Meeting 30 mins Post Session 9:00AM - 6:00PM 9:00AM - 6:00PM

Hilton Long Beach Hotel Tech Trailer Tech Trailer 1:00PM Crew Chief Meeting Unless downloaded by PWC Pirelli Tire Center VP Truck701 W Ocean Ave PWC Paddock Impound

Sat7:00AM - 3:00PM 6:30AM - 3:00PM 6:30AM - 3:00PM 11:00 - 11:45 30 mins Post Session 6:30AM - 3:00PM 6:30AM - 3:00PM

Hilton Long Beach Hotel Tech Trailer Tech Trailer Driver Autograph Session Unless downloaded by PWC Pirelli Tire Center VP Truck701 W Ocean Ave PWC Paddock Impound

Sun7:00AM - 10:00AM 7:00AM - Noon 7:00AM - Noon 30 mins Post Session 7:00AM - Noon 7:00AM - Noon

Hilton Long Beach Hotel Tech Trailer Tech Trailer Unless downloaded by PWC Pirelli Tire Center VP Truck701 W Ocean Ave Impound

2018 Pirelli World Challenge Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Revision Date: 3/28/18

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21 Entries: GT: 8; GTA: 6; GT4 Invitational: 7

Class Car # Team Car Make/Model Sponsors Driver Driver

Categorization (CAT)

Driver Hometown NAT

GT 2 CRP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 DeVilbiss Daniel Morad Silver Toronto, ON CAN

GT 9 K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Opti-Coat Alvaro Parente Platinum Porto PRT

GT 24 Alegra Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Insync Healthcare Solutions Michael Christensen Platinum Karlslunde DNK

GT 31 TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Italian Shoemakers Daniel Mancinelli Silver Fabriano ITA

GT 41 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Loci, HKG Racing, GMG Racing Alec Udell Silver Woodlands, TX USA

GT 61 R. Ferri Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari of Ontario, Toronto, Alberta, Zekelman Industries

Toni Vilander Platinum Kankaanpää FIN

GT 71 TruSpeed AutoSport Audi R8 LMS Trench Shoring, K1 Speed Rocky Moran Silver Ladera Ranch, CA USA

GT 96 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (991)Pfaff Porsche, Castrol, Carbon Marine, Glasurit, KPMG, Wurth, C17 Media, Orlando Corporation

Scott Hargrove Gold Tsawwassen, BC CAN

GTA 3 K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Opti-Coat Rodrigo Baptista Bronze* São Paulo BRA

GTA 12 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Virgin Australia, Parmalat David Calvert-Jones Bronze Melbourne AUS

GTA 19 TruSpeed AutoSport Audi R8 LMS Vertical Bridge, Probalance Protein Water Parker Chase Bronze* New Braunfels, TX USA

GTA 54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Boston Athletic Club Tim Pappas Bronze Boston, MA USA

GTA 55 Dream Racing Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Ace 1 Yuki Harata Bronze* Narita JPN

GTA 07 Squadra Corse Garage Italia Ferrari 488 GT3 Martin Fuentes Bronze Mexico City MEX

GTS 66 TRG Porsche Cayman GT4 CS-MR LaSalle Solutions, Adobe Road Winery Spencer Pumpelly Silver Atlanta, GA USA

GTS 69 Racers Edge Motorsports SIN R1 Probalance Protein Water, FRAM, Autolite

Harry Gottsacker Silver New Braunfels, TX USA

GTS 78 Compass Racing McLaren 570S GT4 Rubrik, Cloudian, Fusionstorm, Race Day Foundation

Paul Holton Silver Tallahasse, FL USA

GTSA 7 Black Swan Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 CS-MR Jeff Ward Bronze San Juan Capistrano, CA USA

GTSA 45 Racers Edge Motorsports SIN R1 FRAM, Autolite Bob Michaelian Bronze Seal Beach, CA USA

GTSA 83 Competition Motorsports Porsche Cayman GT4 CS-MR LA Car Guy Mike Sullivan Bronze* Manhattan Beach, CA USA

GTSA 04 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Crowdstrike, Amazon Web Services, LaSalle Solutions

George Kurtz Bronze Paradise Valley, CA USA

Grand Prix of Long Beach

April 13-15, 2018

ENTRYLIST

Annual “Roar by the Shore” Pirelli World Challenge Sports Car Street Fight Set for GT3/GT4 Machines

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Top sports car drivers ready to battle in North America’s Premier Street Race

LONG BEACH, Calif. –Two-timeLongBeachGTSprintracewinnerAlvaroParenteseekshisthirdconsecutive“RoarbytheShore” victory this weekend (April 13-15) when the Pirelli World Challenge GT drivers and sports cars do battle in the annual 50-minuteGTSprintfeatureatthe44thannualspectacularevent,ToyotaGrandPrixofLongBeach,knownasNorthAmerica’spremier street race.

Parente, the 2016 GT champion from Porto, Portugal, has captured ten GT sprint races (including the two Long Beach main events) in the past two PWC campaigns for the stellar K-PAX Racing team from North California. After driving McLaren cars the last two years, the personable 33-year-old veteran comes to the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit with the popular No. 9 K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3.

ButParenteknowshisquestforathirdstraightLongBeachwinwillnotbeaneasyonewithasolidGT/GTA/GT4Invitationalfieldset for the 10 a.m. PDT Sunday feature around the Long Beach Arena and Convention Center complex with a list of top drivers and exotic machines such as Audi, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes and Porsche.

GT/GTA PreviewGT3 sports cars return to Long Beach with an international driver field

Challenging track recordholderParente forSunday’sGT50-minute sprint racewillbea strong listof contenders includinginternational stars like Toni Vilander, Michael Christensen, Scott Hargrove, Daniel Morad, Daniel Mancinelli and young American Alec Udell.

Inlastyear’s50-minuteevent,Parenteledwire-to-wireoverPatrickLongwhentheracewasred-flaggedduetoabizarreeventoccurringwithabrokenfirehydrantonOceanBlvd.Acascadeofwaterfloweddownontothebackstraightawaypavementcausing a stoppage of the GT action. At the restart, Parente set a race lap record in holding off Long and K-PAX teammate Bryan Sellers.

This weekend, Vilander, the two-time 24 Hours of LeMans champion from Finland, brings the potent No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsports Ferrari 488 GT3 to Long Beach after a double race win weekend two weeks ago at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in the 60-minute GT SprintX main events with co-driver Miguel Molina.

Another 2018 double GT race winner is Hargrove, the young former open-wheel star from Canada, who scored two GT Sprint street wins at St. Petersburg last month in the No. 96 Pfaff Motorsports/Castrol Porsche 911 GT3 R. Hargrove, the current GT overallpointleader,makeshisfirstLongBeachstartonSundayinthe50-minutecontest.

Mancinelli of Italy, a three-time 2017 GT SprintX race winner, comes to Long Beach in the No. 31 TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 in searchofhisfirstGTSprintvictory,whileMorad,atwo-timeGTSprintXwinnerlastyear,bringsthepopularNo.2CRPRacing/DeVilbissMercedes-AMGGT3afterscoringtwopodiumfinishesinthestreetsofSt.Petersburglastmonth.

TwotopPorscheteamsatLongBeachwillbeledbyDenmark’sMichaelChristensenintheNo.24AlegraMotorsportsPorsche911 GT3 R and college student Alec Udell of The Woodlands, Tex., driving the No. 41 LOCI/HKG Racing/GMG Racing Porsche

911GT3R.Udell, the formerGTCupserieschampion, isamechanicalengineersenioratClemsonUniversitywhenhe isn’twheelinghisGTsportscarinPirelliWorldChallenge.Lastyear,AlecmadehisGTdebutatLongBeachandfinishedseventh.

In the GTA division, a group of veterans and youngsters will make up the class this weekend at Long Beach including former 2016 GTA series champion Martin Fuentes of Mexico City, Mex., in the popular No. 7 Hublot/Squadra Corse Garage Italia Ferrari 488 GT3. Fuentes captured ten sprint wins in GTA in 2016 and captured the two GTA sprint races last month at St. Petersburg.

Other veterans in GTA category at Long Beach include the two-car Black Swan Racing effort of Tim Pappas of Boston, Mass., in the No. 54 Black Swan Porsche 911 GT3 R and David Calvert-Jones of Australia in the No. 12 Black Swan Porsche 911 GT3 R. Pappas recently captured his class and third overall in the famed 12 Hours of Bathurst in Australia earlier this year.

LeadingtheyouthmovementintheGTAclassatLongBeachisBrazil’sRodrigoBaptista,who’lldrivetheK-PAXRacingteamcar to Parente in the No. 3 K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 which won the GT SprintX Pro-Am division two weeks ago at COTA.BaptistascoredfourwinslastyearforFlyingLizardMotorsportsintheGTSclass.

Seventeen-year-old Parker Chase of New Braunfels, Tex., was impressive in the GTS category the past two seasons and moved into the GTA class this year in the No. 19 TruSpeed Motorsports Audi R8 LMS sports car. Chase competed in the British GT series in2017aswellasscoringrunner-upfinishesinGTS.

Lastyear’sGTCupserieschampion,YukiHarataofJapan,alsomovesintotheGTAclassin2018atLongBeach,astheyoungracer drives the No. 55 Dream Racing Motorsports Lamborghini Huracan GT3 this weekend.

GT4 InvitationalPopular GT4 sports cars come to Long Beach with new machinery

WiththeinfluxofnewGT4sportscarsthisyearinthePirelliWorldChallenge,ToyotaGrandPrixofLongBeachofficialsrequestedtheinclusionofthenewmachineryinthisyear’s50-minutesprintraceonSunday(April15).

Veteran Spencer Pumpelly of Atlanta, a 2017 GT SprintX race winner, leads the GT4 division this weekend with the No. 66 TRG Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR sports car. The two-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner will have a strong contingent of contenders this weekend in the GTS Invitational.

ReigningGTSAserieschampionGeorgeKurtzofArizona,anine-timeracewinnerin2017,willdrivetheNo.04CrowdStrike/GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 at Long Beach, while local driver Bob Michaelian of Seal Beach, Calif., makes the start in the unique No. 45 Racers Edge Motorsports SIN CAR 1 GT4 this weekend.

COTA pole winner Harry Gottsacker of New Braunsfels, Tex., a former world karting champion, comes to Long Beach with the No. 69 Racers Edge Motorsports SIN Car 1 GT4 after taking second and fourth at COTA. The 18-year-old driving star has experience in the Red Bull Global Rallycross and British GT series.

Lastyear’sTouringCarchampionPaulHoltonofOrlando,Fla.,willcompeteatLongBeachintheGT4InvitationalwiththeNo.78 Compass360 McLaren 570S sports car, one of the most popular cars in the PWC paddock.


RoundingouttheGT4InvitationalfieldwillbethemostversatileracerinthePirelliWorldChallengefieldinNewportBeach’sJeff Ward, the seven-time AMA motocross champion and former IndyCar race winner at Texas Motor Speedway. Ward, most recentlycompetinginGlobalRallycrossandStadiumTrucks,hasfinishedsecond,thirdandfourthattheIndy500.WardwillpilottheNo.7BlackSwanRacingPorscheCaymanGT4ClubsportMRatthe“RoarbytheShore.”

Practice for the Pirelli World Challenge at Long Beach is scheduled for Friday at 3:30 p.m. PDT with qualifying set for Sunday at 9:20 a.m. PDT. The GT/GTA/GT4 50-minute race will begin Sundat at 10 a.m. PDT. Both Qualifying and the Race sessions will be live-streamed at World-Challenge.com/streamvideo.

Event/Circuit:

Streets of Long Beach, Calif: 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary street course

Practice:

Friday, April 13

3:30 -- 4:30 p.m., GT-GTA-GT4 Practice

Practice:

Saturday, April 14

8:45 – 9:05 a.m., GT-GTA-GT4 Practice

Qualifying:

Saturday, April 14

9:20 – 9:45 a.m., GT-GTA-GT4 Qualifying

Race Length:

50 minutes (GT/GTA)

Sunday, April 15

10:00 – 10:50 a.m. GT-GTA Race

AlltimeslistedarePacificDaylightTime

Television (on CBS Sports Network, Tape-delayed):

GT/GTA: April 22, 3:00 p.m. (EDT)

GT/GTA: April 22, 9:00 p.m. (EDT)

Both Qualifying and the Race sessions will be

live-streamed at World-Challenge.com/streamvideo.


Newcomer Scott Hargrove Leads PWC GT Points as the Canadian Driver Comes to Always Exciting Long Beach Round

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Double St. Pete GT winner makes Long Beach debut in Pfaff/Castrol Porsche

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Young Scott Hargrove has always set his sights on competing at the famed Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach which stages its 44th edition next weekend (April 13-15) in the streets of the Southern California harbor city.

But the 23-year-old racer from Tsawwassen, B.C., Canada, believed he would be drivinganIndyCarwhenhemadehisLongBeachdebutafterasuccessfulMazda“RoadtoIndy”careerinUSF2000,ProMazdaandIndyLights.

The direction of Hargrove’s racing career changed four years ago when he alsodrove a Porsche GT3 Cup sports car in the Canadian Porsche Cup Series to two series championships. And this year, Scott jumped to the highly-competitive Pirelli World Challenge GT sports car class in the potent No. 96 Pfaff Motorsports/Castrol Porsche 911 GT3 R.

“It’sinterestingthatIwillmakemydebutatLongBeachnextweekinaPorsche,”saidHargrove, the impressive double sprint race winner last month in the streets of St. Petersburg.“IalwaysthoughtIwouldtakemyfirstLongBeachlapsinanIndyCar.Butitdidn’tworkoutthatway,andIamveryexcitedtobecomingtothatfamousrace in the Pirelli World Challenge.”

HargrovelookedtobeonthefasttracktotheVerizonIndyCarseriesasateenagerwith strong performances in the single-seat open-wheel cars, but, as happens to manyyoungdrivers,fundingforthenextlevelwascrucialandScottjustdidn’thaveenough to move up.

So,Scottfollowedinhisfather,Jim’s,footstepsinthesportscarcompetition,asJimcompeted in a variety of sports car series in North America.

“I know how the game works in motorsports and Canadians have always hadassistancetogettotheIndyCarlevel,”hesaid.“Ijustcouldn’tfindenoughandthePfaff Motorsports/Castrol Porsche 911 GT3 R team has given me the opportunity tocompeteagainstmanyoftheworld’sbestsportscardrivers.It’sveryexciting.”

AswasHargrove’s showing inhisPWCdebutatSt.Petersburg,ashecame fromtherearofthefieldinRound1(duetoaqualifyingmishap)andcapturedhisinitial50-minute GT Sprint race. In that event, Scott set the fastest race lap and started on the pole in Round 2. He jumped to the lead and never looked back, scoring 51 of 52 possible points in his PWC debut.

“Itwasagreatweekend, a littleunexpectedafterSaturday’squalifying (incident)

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butitwasagreatcomebackfortheteam,PfaffMotorsports,”Hargrovesaid.“Inthesecond race, there was a much better view into turn one at the start. I had to be a littlebitsmarteratthestart.Ididn’tovershootthecornertoomuch.Thenourinitialpacewasamazing.Itwasreallynicetohaveanairpocket(gap)andtakethesecondwin of the weekend.”

Hargrove made another career first when he drove with Porsche veteranWolfHenzlerinRounds1and2oftheGTSprintXseries(60-minute,two-driverrace)atthe Circuit of the Americas (COTA) two weeks ago. Always a lone driver in his racing events,Scotthadtolearnhowtoperformthequick“driverchange”withHenzlerintheheatofthecompetition.Plus,itwashisfirstraceeveratthestate-of-the-artF1racing circuit in Austin, Tex.

“Thewholedriverchangewascompletelynewtome,”headmitted.“Iwasalwaysinanopen-wheelcaroraPorscheGT3Cupcarforsprintracing.I’mverygladthataveteran like Wolf was able to guide me through that new situation. And I was trying tolearntheCOTAtrackatthesametime.Butweranagood,smartraceandnowI’mleading the overall GT points entering Long Beach.”

HargroveandHenzlerplacedfourthandthird intheCOTArounds(1and2)withScottnowholdingaseven-pointmarginoverFerrari’sToniVilander.FellowCanadianDaniel Morad ranks third in points just nine back of Hargrove.

WhileHargrovemakes his LongBeach debut, the personable racer isn’twithoutLong Beach background and history.

“IhavedrivenaroundLongBeachatonoftimesonIRacingandthesimulator,”Scottsaid.“It’stheonlystreetraceinIRacingandIlovedrivingthetrack.Obviously,itwillbemuchdifferentfromIRacingtotheactualtrack,butI’manxioustogetthetrack,dothetrackwalkandthendrivethecircuitforthefirsttime.Iseemtohavestrongruns on the street circuits.”

AndHargrovewillfinallyreachhisgoalofracingatthehistoric“RoarbytheShore”event,and,hopefullyfindingvictorylaneonSunday(April15) inthePirelliWorldChallenge Round 3 50-minute GT Sprint race.

“ImaybenewtothePWCseriesandtotheLongBeachtrack,buttowintherewouldbetheultimatethrillofaracingdriver,”hesaid.“Plus,Iwantthosevaluablepointsaswe are racing for the GT overall series title this year.”

Action for the Pirelli World Challenge GT/GT4 cars begins at 3:30 p.m. PDT Friday (April 13) with qualifying set for 9:30 a.m. PDT Saturday (April 14). Round 3 of the GT Sprint campaign is scheduled for 10 a.m. PDT Sunday (April 15) at the legendary 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit.

Motorcycle Racing Legend, IndyCar Winner Jeff Ward Returns to LBGP in PWC GT3/GT4 Event with Black Swan Racing Porsche

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Versatile Racer back after 22-year absence at Long Beach in GT4 car

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Legendary motocross champion Jeff Ward, one of the most versatile racers of his time, is anxious to return to the streets of Long Beach after a 22-year absence when he will drive the No. 7 Black Swan Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR sports car in the April 15 Pirelli World Challenge 50-minute sprint race during the 44th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach event.

Ward, 56, has one of the most impressive racing resumes ever seen in North American motorsports history with; seven AMA motocross titles; 56 AMA victories; two X Games Super Moto gold medals; one IndyCar race win (Texas Motor Speedway, 2002);second,thirdandfourthplacefinishesintheIndianapolis500;andseatsinthree LBGP Indy Lights events (1993, 1995, 1996). Jeff went back to motorcycle racing in 2004 and won the AMA Supermoto (dirt and pavement racing) in 2004 and 2006 in his 40s.

Most recently, Ward has competed in off-road trucks and Red Bull GRC Rallycross competition.

Few racers have as diverse a racing career and now the Newport Beach, Calif., competitor will make his GT sports car debut just a few miles from his home when practice opens next week at the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit near the Long Beach harbor.

“I’mveryexcitedtotaketothestreetsofLongBeach.Streetracingisunlikeanythingelseinmotorsports,”saidWard.“AndthenatureofthePirelliWorldChallengeandtheir sprint racing format means you have to be instantly on the pace and willing to racehard.It’sanopportunityI’vereallybeenlookingforwardto,andIcouldn’tbemore appreciative of everyone at Black Swan Racing and Porsche Motorsport North America for making the opportunity possible.”

Ward still has great memories of his Indy Lights races at Long Beach including battling the late, great Greg Moore in the 1995 event.

“I didn’t racemany times at Long Beach but that 1995 racewithGregwas veryspecial,”saidJeff.“IwasracingGregfortheleadandIwentinverydeepintoturnoneandcouldn’tmakethemove.Islidwayintotherunoffareaandmissedachanceat winning there. But Greg was a super driver and I am so glad to have raced against himinmycareer.Thatturnoneissuchaniconicpartofmotorsports.I’manxioustoget back to run the track again.”

Black Swan Racing team principal Tim Pappas, a Pirelli World Challenge regular, was a dirt bike racer in his younger days and Ward was a hero to him. Tim is very excited tohaveJeffjoinhisracingteaminthisyear’sPWCeventatLongBeach.

“It’s great to return to action at LongBeach, especially being joined by a legendlike Jeff Ward,” said Pappas, the Boston, Mass., driver who recently won his class at the12HoursofBathurst inAustralia. “Igrewupasanaviddirtbiker,andJeffwasalways‘theguy’foranykidwholookeduptomotocrossracing,sotohavehimjoinourgroupissomethingwe’realllookingforwardto.TheeventatLongBeachisunlikeanyotherwegoto,andwe’rethrilledtoaddittoourglobalrosterofeventsthisyear.Whileour911GT3Rprogramisaprovenone,it’sgreattofinallyputourCayman GT4 Clubsport MR to work, and with a guy like Jeff behind the wheel we knowit’singoodhands.”

Ward, now serving as an instructor/consultant for selected AMA Supercross riders, established himself as a legend in motorcycle racing before making the jump to Indy Lights in 1992. He then became a quick contender in that series as well as the IndyCar Series in the late 1990s.

“It’sfunnythatI jumpedtotheIndyLightswithnofour-wheelracingexperience,”saidWard. “But Iwasable toadaptprettyquickly. Ihope I cando thesamewiththe Porsche in Pirelli World Challenge. I was able to test a day at Willow Springs (Raceway) lastweek and learned about the car. I’mexcited to get to LongBeachagain.”

Ward will compete in the GT4 Invitational class at Long Beach which will be headlined by the fast GT3 sports cars in the GT division set for practice at 3:30 p.m. PDT on Friday (April 13). Qualifying is Saturday at 9:20 a.m. PDT with the 50-minute GT/GT4 Sprint event scheduled for Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Both Qualifying and the Race sessions will be live-streamed at World-Challenge.com/streamvideo.

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Drivers' Championship

Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round

Driver Total 1S 2S 1X 2X 3S 3X 4X 4S 5S 5X 6X 6S 7S 7X 8X 9X 10X 8S 9SLB

1 58 Scott Hargrove (Pro) 91 25 26 19 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 2 Toni Vilander (Pro) 84 24 10 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 58 Daniel Morad (Pro) 82 21 21 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 61 Michael Christensen (Pro) 63 17 19 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 8 Rodrigo Baptista (Am) 61 14 15 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 58 Martin Fuentes (Am) 51 15 17 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 10 Miguel Molina (Pro) 50 0 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 9 Daniel Keilwitz (Pro) 48 19 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 16 Yuki Harata (Am) 48 13 12 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 12 Scott Heckert (Pro) 45 0 0 22 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= 11 Mike Skeen (Pro) 45 0 0 22 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 31 Alvaro Parente (Pro) 42 0 13 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 31 Fabien Schiller (Pro) 40 0 0 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 13 Wolf Henzler (Pro) 40 0 0 19 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 82 Spencer Pumpelly (Pro) 38 0 11 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 5 Parker Chase (Am) 34 0 14 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 Maxime Soulet (Pro) 32 0 0 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 018 Wei Lu (Am) 30 0 0 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Jeff Segal (Pro) 30 0 0 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 007 Andy Soucek (Pro) 29 0 0 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 Alessandro Bressan (Pro) 23 0 0 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 Jeroen Bleekemolen (Pro) 21 0 0 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Tim Pappas (Am) 21 0 0 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

24 Ryan Dalziel (Pro) 20 0 0 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 025 Caesar Bacarella (Am) 19 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 David Askew (Am) 16 0 0 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 17 Mathieu Jaminet (Pro) 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= 6 Alec Udell (Pro) 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

29 14 Eric Curran (Pro) 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 7 Daniel Mancinelli (Pro) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Lawrence De George (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Marko Radisic (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= David Roberts (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Ryan Hardwick (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Davide Amaduzzi (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= David Baker (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= JC Perez (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Alan Metni (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

# Denotes Point for Pole Position1 denotes points scored in Pro/Pro pairing, 2 denotes points scored in Pro/Am pairing, 3 denotes points scored in Am/Am pairing

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1 2 Ferrari 35 9 5 10 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 1 Porsche 34 10 11 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 5 Mercedes AMG 31 7 7 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 6 Bentley 16 3 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 3 Chevrolet 14 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 9 Lamborghini 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 4 Audi 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 Pirtek Racing 0 0# Denotes Point for Pole Position

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Driver Total 1S 2S 1X 2X 3X 4X 3S 4S 5X 6X 5S 6S 7X 8X 9X 10X 7S 8S

1 58 James Sofronas (Pro) 82 17 21 19 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 9 Lawson Aschenbach (Pro) 65 25 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 58 Drew Staveley (Am) 65 21 13 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 61 Harry Gottsacker (Pro) 62 4 15 24 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 2 Jade Buford (Pro) 55 0 17 25 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 58 Gabriele Piana (Pro) 47 24 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 8 Alex Welch (Am) 44 0 0 19 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 16 Tony Gaples (Am) 44 10 10 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 5 Shane Lewis (Pro) 40 15 11 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 31 Nate Stacey (Pro) 40 12 14 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011 82 Scott Maxwell (Am) 38 0 0 25 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 7 Samantha Tan (Am) 37 0 0 15 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= 31 Nick Wittmer (Pro) 37 0 0 15 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

14 007 Mike Hedlund (Am) 33 13 9 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 14 Justin Raphael (Am) 32 7 2 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 6 Toby Grahovec (Am) 27 9 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 17 Jason Bell (Pro) 26 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 018 10 Ray Mason (Am) 25 0 0 8 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= 11 Paul Holton (Pro) 25 0 0 8 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 12 Aurora Strauss (Am) 25 0 0 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= 13 Al Carter (Am) 25 0 0 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

22 Gar Robinson (Pro) 25 3 8 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 Michael Cooper (Pro) 24 0 0 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 Stevan McAleer (Pro) 23 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 025 Ian James (Pro) 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 Jeff Courtney (Am) 16 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 Adam Merzon (Am) 16 2 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 Daren Jorgensen (Am) 16 0 0 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Cameron Lawrence (Pro) 16 0 0 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

30 Orey Fidani (Am) 15 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Vinnie Allegretta (Pro) 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Andy Pilgrim (Am) 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

33 Dean Martin (Am) 14 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 034 Ryan Eversley (Pro) 14 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 035 Mike Vess (Am) 13 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Jason Hart (Pro) 13 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

37 James Pesek (Am) 13 0 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 038 George Kurtz (Am) 12 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Colin Braun (Pro) 12 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

40 Preston Calvert (Am) 12 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 041 Marko Radisic (Am) 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 042 Henry Schmitt (Am) 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Greg Liefooghe (Am) 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

44 Shelby Blackstock (Pro) 9 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 045 Elias Sabo (Am) 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Andy Lee (Am) 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

47 Matt Fassnacht (Am) 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Christian Szymczak (Pro) 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

49 Chris Ohmacht (Am) 7 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 050 Derek DeBoer (Am) 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Sean Gibbons (Am) 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

52 David Roberts (Am) 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 053 Kyle Marcelli (Pro) 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 054 Mark Klenin (Am) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 055 Frank Gannett (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Steve Burns (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Fred Roberts (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Randy Mueller (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Michael Camus (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Ace Robey (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Vesko Kosarov (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Jr Pesek (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Jeff Burton (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= Matt Keegan (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= 45 Mark Pavan (Am) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= 46 Max Riddle (Pro) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0= 47 Nicolai Elghanayan (Pro) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Denotes Point for Pole Position#

Manufacturers' ChampionshipNote - * denotes engine change penalties

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Manufacturer Total 1S 2S 1X 2X 3X 4X 3S 4S 5X 6X 5S 6S 7X 8X 9X 10X 7S 8S

1 2 Audi 29 6 7 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 1 Chevrolet 28 10 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 5 Ford 20 3 5 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 6 Porsche 17 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 3 Ginetta 17 7 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 9 BMW 14 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 4 Panoz 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 Mercedes AMG 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 Pirtek Racing 0 0# Denotes Point for Pole Position

12 TH Motorsport

RDAM PORT UTAH WGLN

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STPT COTA VIR CTMP LIME

PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE 2018 GTS Sprint & SprintX Combined

POINTS FOLLOWING ROUND 2X

VIR CTMP LIME RDAM PORT UTAH WGLN

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GT/GTA

Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

ROUND 1 - Saturday, March 10th 2018 - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL

POS NO CL NAME ENTRY BEST ONLAPS GAP DIFFTIME MPHPIC

1 96 Pro Scott HARGROVE Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) - Pfaff Motorsports 2334 50:43.485 1:12.05972.391

2 61 Pro Toni VILANDER Ferrari 488 GT3 - R. Ferri Motorsport 2934 3.91850:47.403 1:12.34172.292 3.918

3 2 Pro Daniel MORAD Mercedes-AMG GT3 - CRP Racing 2634 7.07250:50.557 1:12.29472.223 3.154

4 26 Pro Daniel KEILWITZ Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R - Callaway Competitio 1434 8.50050:51.985 1:12.18972.184 1.428

5 24 Pro Michael CHRISTENSEN Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) - Alegra Motorsports 2234 13.73850:57.223 1:12.61072.065 5.238

6 07 Am Martin FUENTES Ferrari 488 GT3 - Squadra Corse Garage Italia 2334 35.39551:18.880 1:12.83271.551 21.657

7 3 Am Rodrigo BAPTISTA Bentley Continental GT3 - K-PAX Racing 2134 43.62651:27.111 1:12.84071.362 8.231

8 55 Am Yuki HARATA Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Dream Racing Motorsp 2234 1:05.49351:48.978 1:14.19370.863 21.867

NOT CLASSIFIED

NC 00 Pro Spencer PUMPELLY Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 - TRG 0NC 9 Pro Alvaro PARENTE Bentley Continental GT3 - K-PAX Racing 0NC 19 Am Parker CHASE Audi R8 LMS - TruSpeed AutoSport 0

FASTEST LAP

96 Pro Scott HARGROVE Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) - Pfaff Motorsports 23 1:12.059 89.92 mph 144.72 kph

07 Am Martin FUENTES Ferrari 488 GT3 - Squadra Corse Garage Italia 23 1:12.832 88.97 mph 143.18 kph

Results can be found at www.tsl-timing.com Printed - 19:56 Saturday, March 10, 2018

Weather / Track : Cloudy / DryThese results are provisional until the conclusion of any judicial and technical matters. Start: 15:50 Flag 16:41 End: 16:42

Circuit Length = 1.8000 milesSt. Petersburg

Chief Steward : Chief of Timing

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GT/GTA

Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

ROUND 2 - Sunday, March 11th 2018 - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL


1 96 Pro Scott HARGROVE Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) - Pfaff Motorsports 1226 37:58.857 1:13.36573.931

2 26 Pro Daniel KEILWITZ Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R - Callaway Competitio 926 0.41437:59.271 1:13.02973.912 0.414

3 2 Pro Daniel MORAD Mercedes-AMG GT3 - CRP Racing 1226 1.86738:00.724 1:13.53173.873 1.453

4 24 Pro Michael CHRISTENSEN Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) - Alegra Motorsports 1026 3.76938:02.626 1:13.55673.804 1.902

5 07 Am Martin FUENTES Ferrari 488 GT3 - Squadra Corse Garage Italia 1226 5.10738:03.964 1:13.43073.761 1.338

6 3 Am Rodrigo BAPTISTA Bentley Continental GT3 - K-PAX Racing 1026 10.34038:09.197 1:13.84973.592 5.233

7 19 Am Parker CHASE Audi R8 LMS - TruSpeed AutoSport 926 10.89638:09.753 1:14.75473.573 0.556

8 9 Pro Alvaro PARENTE Bentley Continental GT3 - K-PAX Racing 1025 1 Lap36:50.044 1:14.37473.305 1 Lap

9 55 Am Yuki HARATA Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Dream Racing Motorsp 825 1 Lap38:11.733 1:15.48070.684 1:21.689

10 00 Pro Spencer PUMPELLY Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 - TRG 1020 6 Laps29:20.039 1:13.90673.636 5 Laps

11 61 Pro Toni VILANDER Ferrari 488 GT3 - R. Ferri Motorsport 1013 13 Laps16:09.906 1:13.41386.857 7 Laps

FASTEST LAP

26 Pro Daniel KEILWITZ Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R - Callaway Competitio 9 1:13.029 88.73 mph 142.80 kph

07 Am Martin FUENTES Ferrari 488 GT3 - Squadra Corse Garage Italia 12 1:13.430 88.24 mph 142.02 kph

Race Red Flagged after 26 laps

Results can be found at www.tsl-timing.com Printed - 18:07 Sunday, Sunday, March 11, 2018

Weather / Track : Bright / DryThese results are provisional until the conclusion of any judicial and technical matters. Start: 15:22 Flag 16:05 End: 16:05

Circuit Length = 1.8000 milesSt. Petersburg

Chief Steward : Chief of Timing

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LASTTIMEATLBGP2017 - GTRD3

CrazyFireHydrantFloodingHaltsthe50-minute-inLongBeachStreets

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Defending Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach winner Alvaro Parente continued his impressive street racing performance Sunday in Round 3 of the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix presented by Optima Batteries with another Long Beach GT victory despite a race stoppage on lap ten of the 31-lap contest.

Parente, a six-time winner in 2016 and GT series drivers champion, started on the pole Sunday at the 1.968-mile, 11-turn street circuit near the Long Beach harbor and never looked back to secure his second 2017 PWC GT win in the No. 9 K-RAX Racing McLaren 650S sports car. Alvaro captured Round 1 last month at St. Petersburg, Fla.

Parente, a 32-year-old driver from Porto, Portugal, held off the turn one challenge of local star Patrick Long of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and extended his winning margin at thecheckeredflagto2.86secondsinawildeventthatsawfloodingbetweenturnseightandnineduetoafirehydrantincidentonaLongBeachsidestreet.

The 50-minute sprint event was halted for 15 minutes on lap ten as the PWC Safety Crew cleanedupthefloodedtracksurfaceduetorunningwaterfromthesidestreetmishap.

Parente, who set a track record in qualifying Saturday, also clocked a race lap record with a time of one minute, 19.070 seconds (89.62 miles per hour) easily besting the mark set last year by Michael Cooper at 1:19.638 (88.99 m.p.h.). Parente now leads Long by one point,70toLong’s69,inthe2017PWCGTpointstandings.

“I’mdefinitelyveryhappytocrossthefinishlinefirstthistime,”saidParente,whowonlastyear’sLongBeachcontestafterpost-racetechnicalinspection.“Wereallywantedtogetthiswin.TheclosestmomentwithPatrick(Long)wasatthestart,inthefirstbrakingarea. There was respect with everyone, Bryan (Sellers) was there also in the back and tried to go inside but I was able to keep my position, even though that was all very close. Ihadagreatcarinmyhands,myteamandMcLarenGTdidagreatjob,andI’mhappytobebackonthetopsteptoday.That(incident)wasalittlecrazywiththewateronthe

Parente Captures 2nd Long Beach PWC GT Event in Battle of McLaren vs. Porsche vs. Water

track. I went into that turn and all of a sudden there was a river in front of me so I just wentfootoffthrottleandprayedthatIwouldn’tcrashoranythingandjustskiddedthroughthepuddle. Itwas lastminuteforme;you’reflatoutonthatstraightandsuddenlyyouseeablackshadowthere,thewaterfromthefirehydrant.”

Long, winner of Round 2 at St. Petersburg, drove his No. 58 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R to within three-tenths of a second at the mid-point of the race and made a couple of inside maneuvers to take the lead but had to settle for second Sunday.

“Itwasprobablytwentyfeetofrunningwaterandwithslicktiresat140m.p.h.that’snotwhatyouwanttosee,”saidLong.“It’soneofthosesituationswhereyousortofjuststaycalm,sortofrelax,andletitend.I’mhappywedidn’thaveanincidentandeveryone responded really well, so hats off to the track and World Challenge series fortheirhandlingofanunnaturaldisaster.But,that’sLongBeachandthat’sstreetracing.Thisseriesisaboutsprintracingandeverybody’sracinghard.Atthefront,there’salotofrespect;it’shardracingbutwecanallgrowtogetherandkeepagoodshowforthefanssoI’mexcitedtorepresentPorscheinPWCintheGT3R.”

Parente’s teammate, Bryan Sellers of Braselton, Ga., finished third in the No. 6K-RAXRacingMcLaren650SinhisfirstPirelliWorldChallengeeventafterdrivingin two events at Long Beach weekend.

“Itwasagoodandfunweekend,”saidSellers.“Normallytracktimeis limitedonastreetcoursebutthatcertainlywasn’tanissueformethisweekend.Ifeltlikethat’sallIwasdoingwason-trackanddidn’thavealotoftimeforanythingelse.Ithinkthateverybody at K-Pax Racing is happy to have two drivers on the podium. The level of competitiononthissidedoesn’tceasetoamazemeandit’sprettyimpressive.Youcan never let down for one lap. They say that endurance racing is qualifying laps every single race, and then you come over here and it truly is qualifying laps in every single race.”

RoundingoutthetopfivetheGTdivisionwereDanielMancinelliofItalyintheNo.31 The Collection/TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 and Alex Riberas of Spain in the No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3.

TheremainderoftheGTtoptenincludedRyanDalzielofScotlandintheNo.2CRPRacing/DeVibliss Mercedes AMG GT3, young Alec Udell of The Woodlands, Tex., in the No. 17 GMG/Euroworld Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, Pierre Kaffer of Germany in the No. 4 Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS, Jon Fogarty of Bend, Ore., in the No. 99 GAINSCO/Stallings Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R and local driver James Sofronas of Villa Park, Calif., in the No. 14 GMG Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R.

Sofronas, a Long Beach winner in PWC in 2009 and 2013, also captured the GTA (non-professional) class Sunday with a solid drive in his GMG-supported Porsche over six-time 2016 race winner Michael Schein of Glen Cove, N.Y., in the No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R and PWC newcomer John Potter of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the No. 44 Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS. Sofronas also recorded the quickest race lap in the GTA category Sunday at 1:20.145 (88.42 m.p.h.), re-setting the race lap record for the class.

“Weknewwehadagoodcarbutitdidn’tshowinqualifying,”saidSofronas.“LongBeachholdsaspecialplacetomenowthatI’minGTAmorebecauseIdon’thavetimeto race because GMG is growing. I basically do it because I love it so they put the old guyinGTAandthat’sfinewithme.IjustwanttofinishasstrongasIcanandatopten is pretty good, especially when you consider the grid here and the guys that won. They’rethetopofthegame.WejustwantedtokeepitcleanandtheGMGguysdidagreatjobbecausetheypreparedaflawlesscar.”


GT / GTAROUND 3 - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL


1 9 GT Alvaro PARENTE McLaren 650S - K-PAX 2831 1:06:53.147 1:19.07054.741

2 58 GT Patrick LONG Porsche GT3R - Wright Motorsports 2631 2.8601:06:56.007 1:19.23254.702 2.860

3 6 GT Bryan SELLERS McLaren 650S - K-PAX 2731 4.5901:06:57.737 1:19.33854.683 1.730

4 31 GT Daniel MANCINELLI Ferrari 488 GT3 - TR3 Racing 3031 5.5141:06:58.661 1:19.49654.664 0.924

5 61 GT Alex RIBERAS Ferrari 488 GT3 - R. Ferri Motorsport 2831 6.2691:06:59.416 1:19.28154.655 0.755

6 2 GT Ryan DALZIEL Mercedes AMG - CRP Racing 2731 9.5451:07:02.692 1:19.70054.616 3.276

7 17 GT Alec UDELL Porsche GT3R - GMG Racing 2731 15.5661:07:08.713 1:19.93354.537 6.021

8 4 GT Pierre KAFFER Audi R8 LMS - Magnus Racing 3131 17.0901:07:10.237 1:19.92954.518 1.524

9 99 GT Jon FOGARTY Porsche GT3R - Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing 3131 17.2961:07:10.443 1:19.52054.509 0.206

10 14 GTA James SOFRONAS Porsche GT3R - GMG Racing 2531 19.0191:07:12.166 1:20.14554.481 1.723

11 43 GT Ryan EVERSLEY Acura NSX GT3 - RealTime Racing 2831 19.8421:07:12.989 1:20.08954.4710 0.823

12 111 GT Jonathan SUMMERTON Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Dime Racing 2631 20.2941:07:13.441 1:20.04754.4611 0.452

13 93 GT Peter KOX Acura NSX GT3 - RealTime Racing 2731 21.0591:07:14.206 1:19.74954.4512 0.765

14 8 GT Michael COOPER Cadillac ATS-V.R - Cadillac Racing 2931 21.7971:07:14.944 1:20.05354.4413 0.738

15 16 GTA Michael SCHEIN Porsche GT3R - Wright Motorsports 1731 26.2331:07:19.380 1:20.28754.382 4.436

16 44 GTA John POTTER Audi R8 LMS - Magnus Racing 1731 30.7311:07:23.878 1:20.80354.323 4.498

17 78 GTA Yufeng LUO Bentley Continental GT3 - Absolute Racing 2931 32.3381:07:25.485 1:20.65654.304 1.607

18 69 GTA Pablo Perez COMPANC Mercedes AMG GT3 - Champ 1 2731 32.5351:07:25.682 1:20.60454.305 0.197

19 04 GTA Jorge DE LA TORRE Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - De La Torre Racing 2331 42.8511:07:35.998 1:21.44354.166 10.316

20 3 GT Johnny O'CONNELL Cadillac ATS-V.R - Cadillac Racing 731 1:44.2811:08:37.428 1:20.16553.3514 1:01.430

21 54 GTA Tim PAPPAS Mercedes Benz AMG GT3 - Black Swan Racing 2728 3 Laps1:04:14.221 1:21.22351.487 3 Laps

22 98 GTA Mike HEDLUND McLaren 650S - K-PAX 716 15 Laps44:24.865 1:20.88842.558 12 Laps

FASTEST LAP

9 GT Alvaro PARENTE McLaren 650S - K-PAX 28 1:19.070 89.62 mph 144.24 kph

14 GTA James SOFRONAS Porsche GT3R - GMG Racing 25 1:20.145 88.42 mph 142.30 kph

Results can be found at www.tsl-timing.com Printed - 13:42 Sunday, April 9, 2017

Weather / Track : Sunny / DryThese results are provisional until the conclusion of any judicial and technical matters. Start: 09:59 Flag 11:05 End: 11:08

Circuit Length = 1.9686 milesLong Beach

Chief Steward : Chief of Timing :


GT / GTAQUALIFYING - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL

POS NO CL NAME ENTRY TIME ON LAPS GAP DIFF MPHPIC

1 9 GT Alvaro PARENTE McLaren 650S - K-PAX 1:18.883 11 13 89.841

2 58 GT Patrick LONG Porsche GT3R - Wright Motorsports 1:18.983 7 13 0.100 0.100 89.722

3 6 GT Bryan SELLERS McLaren 650S - K-PAX 1:19.088 8 13 0.205 0.105 89.603

4 31 GT Daniel MANCINELLI Ferrari 488 GT3 - TR3 Racing 1:19.143 12 13 0.260 0.055 89.544

5 61 GT Alex RIBERAS Ferrari 488 GT3 - R. Ferri Motorsport 1:19.169 8 11 0.286 0.026 89.515

6 2 GT Ryan DALZIEL Mercedes AMG - CRP Racing 1:19.247 14 14 0.364 0.078 89.426

7 4 GT Pierre KAFFER Audi R8 LMS - Magnus Racing 1:19.323 9 13 0.440 0.076 89.347

8 17 GT Alec UDELL Porsche GT3R - GMG Racing 1:19.343 9 12 0.460 0.020 89.328

9 8 GT Michael COOPER Cadillac ATS-V.R - Cadillac Racing 1:19.494 8 13 0.611 0.151 89.159

10 93 GT Peter KOX Acura NSX GT3 - RealTime Racing 1:19.536 8 13 0.653 0.042 89.1010

11 99 GT Jon FOGARTY Porsche GT3R - Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing 1:19.587 9 12 0.704 0.051 89.0411

12 3 GT Johnny O'CONNELL Cadillac ATS-V.R - Cadillac Racing 1:19.779 12 13 0.896 0.192 88.8312

13 43 GT Ryan EVERSLEY Acura NSX GT3 - RealTime Racing 1:20.059 11 12 1.176 0.280 88.5213

14 14 GTA James SOFRONAS Porsche GT3R - GMG Racing 1:20.147 12 12 1.264 0.088 88.421

15 111 GT Jonathan SUMMERTON Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Dime Racing 1:20.213 6 9 1.330 0.066 88.3514

16 16 GTA Michael SCHEIN Porsche GT3R - Wright Motorsports 1:20.250 7 9 1.367 0.037 88.312

17 44 GTA John POTTER Audi R8 LMS - Magnus Racing 1:20.604 12 13 1.721 0.354 87.923

18 98 GTA Mike HEDLUND McLaren 650S - K-PAX 1:20.678 8 12 1.795 0.074 87.844

19 78 GTA Yufeng LUO Bentley Continental GT3 - Absolute Racing 1:21.080 7 10 2.197 0.402 87.405

20 69 GTA Pablo Perez COMPANC Mercedes AMG GT3 - Champ 1 1:21.330 5 12 2.447 0.250 87.136

21 54 GTA Tim PAPPAS Mercedes Benz AMG GT3 - Black Swan Racing 1:21.374 11 12 2.491 0.044 87.097

22 04 GTA Jorge DE LA TORRE Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - De La Torre Racing 1:23.738 7 9 4.855 2.364 84.638

QUALIFYING LAPTIME (107.0% of 1:18.984) = 1:24.513

Results can be found at www.tsl-timing.com Printed - 10:24 Saturday, April 8, 2017

Weather / Track : Overcast / DryingThese results are provisional until the conclusion of any judicial and technical matters. Start: 09:30 Flag 09:50 End: 09:51




GT / GTAOFFICIAL PRACTICE SESSION 2 - CLASSIFICATION


1 6 GT Bryan SELLERS McLaren 650S - K-PAX 1:20.630 17 17 87.891




5 9 GT Alvaro PARENTE McLaren 650S - K-PAX 1:20.967 13 15 0.337 0.031 87.525

6 2 GT Ryan DALZIEL Mercedes AMG - CRP Racing 1:21.017 11 12 0.387 0.050 87.476





11 88 GT Adderly FONG Bentley Continental GT3 - Absolute Racing 1:21.509 16 16 0.879 0.066 86.9411












Results can be found at www.tsl-timing.com Printed - 10:10 Saturday, April 8, 2017

Weather / Track : Overcast / DampThese results are provisional until the conclusion of any judicial and technical matters. Start: 08:45 Flag 09:15 End: 09:16




GT / GTAOFFICIAL PRACTICE SESSION 1 - CLASSIFICATION


1 2 GT Ryan DALZIEL Mercedes AMG - CRP Racing 1:18.994 31 32 89.711


3 9 GT Alvaro PARENTE McLaren 650S - K-PAX 1:19.144 33 35 0.150 0.002 89.543

4 6 GT Bryan SELLERS McLaren 650S - K-PAX 1:19.161 28 29 0.167 0.017 89.524












16 111 GT Jonathan SUMMERTON Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Dime Racing 1:20.252 32 33 1.258 0.065 88.3014

17 88 GT Adderly FONG Bentley Continental GT3 - Absolute Racing 1:20.385 19 26 1.391 0.133 88.1615







Results can be found at www.tsl-timing.com Printed - 16:41 Friday, April 7, 2017

Weather / Track : Sunny / DryThese results are provisional until the conclusion of any judicial and technical matters. Start: 15:30 Flag 16:30 End: 16:36




CLASS DAY TIME

GT/GTA QUALIFYING SAT 14 APRIL 2018 12:10pm - 12:45pm EDT

GT/GTA RD.3 SUN 15 APRIL 2018 12:50pm - 01:50pm EDT

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EPISODE PREMIERE TIME

GP of Long Beach GT/GTA SUN 22 APRIL 2018 03:00pm EDT

EPISODE ENCORE TIME

GP of Long Beach GT/GTA SUN 22 APRIL 2018 09:00pm EDT

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