Cameron, Montoya Take Second Straight Win in Detroit
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| The winning #6 Penske Acura of Cameron and Montoya |
It was a Chevrolet sponsored race but Acura drivers Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya have claimed their second consecutive IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship victory for Acura Team Penske in Saturday’s Chevrolet Sports Car Classic in Detroit.
The pole-sitting No. 6 Acura ARX-05 led most of the 100-minute street race, slowed by five full-course cautions and multiple accidents on the washboard streets of Belle Isle.
Felipe Nasr closed the gap to Cameron in the final 20-minute shootout, under threatening skies, to finish 0.820-seconds behind in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R.
Acura became the first non-GM car to win overall in Detroit in WeatherTech Championship history, following a sweep by Corvette DP or Cadillac DPi machinery since 2012.
The No. 7 Acura DPi of Ricky Taylor and Helio Castroneves completed the podium in third, followed by Simpson’s No. 84 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi, which did not receive a penalty for the contact with Tincknell.
Hawksworth, Heistand Win in GT Daytona
AIM Vasser Sullivan picked up its second class win in as many races, with Jack Hawksworth and Richard Heistand taking top class honors in GT Daytona.
Hawksworth took the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 to a 0.828-second win over the No. 73 Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R of Patrick Long.
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