Neil Verhagen and his team-mate Madison Snow took the GTD Pro class victory in the #1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 Evo at Road America.

The #1 BMW claimed the GTD Pro victory in the SportsCar Grand Prix, emerging ahead of a fight with the #64 Ford Multimatic Mustang GT3 of Seb Priaulx (and Mike Rockenfeller), who finished in second position on the 62nd lap.

Albert Costa claimed third place in the #81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3 after starting on pole, owing to his team-mate Giacomo Altoe’s efforts in qualifying.

Antonio Garcia and his #3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R of team-mate Alexander Sims finished in fourth despite being involved in an incident with #48 Paul Miller BMW driver Dan Harper in their fight for the lead, which resulted in the #3 Corvette being off course at Turn 1.

Frederic Vervisch and Christopher Mies, meanwhile, rounded out the top five in the GTD Pro category for the #65 Ford team.

Meanwhile, the #021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari won GTD from second on the grid with drivers Onofrio Triarsi and Kenton Koch tasting victory in a thrilling final chase to the end with the #36 DXDT Racing Corvette of Alex Udell (and Robert Wickens), who were not able to make it to the end without another pit stop.

Mario Farnbacher and his #78 Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 co-driver Misha Goikhberg claimed second place, whilst Daniel Serra (and Manny Franco) secured third in the #34 Conquest Racing Ferrari.

Turner Motorsport’s #96 BMW pairing of Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher came in fourth ahead of Trend Hindman’s (and Danny Formal’s) #45 Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini.

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IMSA season debutant Dan Harper felt glad to take his maiden GTD Pro class race victory in the Six Hours of the Glen for Paul Miller Racing.

The BMW works driver won in the GTD Pro category in the #48 Paul Miller Racing M4 GT3 Evo with his team-mate Max Hesse.

Harper kept within distance of the #9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 at the start, even though a sudden, heavy rain shower swept the Watkins Glen circuit.

In the second hour, Harper incurred a 60-second stop-and-go penalty for running the red light at the pit exit.

Nevertheless, the race’s seven caution periods meant the #48 BMW kept within regular sight of the GTD Pro leaders throughout.

“I was trying to keep cool in very hot conditions,” said Harper on the hectic six-hour enduro.

“Obviously, I admit the little error at the beginning of the race that cost us the penalty.

“I was just glad we were able to make up for it, to be honest.

“I said to the team I wanted to finish the race to try and make up for it.

“Max did the hard work in the middle of the race to get us back to the front.

“The team also did a great job […] The pit stops were bang on, good fuel strategy.

“Great to pull it off and get our first win. It’s just amazing.

“We’ve had pace through every race, maybe [in] Detroit we struggled a bit.

“We’ve just sort of been waiting for that moment to get a big win or a big result. We finally got it.

“So hopefully that can kick-start the second half of the year and we can climb our way back into the championship.”

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BMW will investigate the technical issues which plagued the #1 Paul Miller Racing GTD Pro entrant during the IMSA Detroit Sportscar Classic.

Paul Miller Racing endured a challenging weekend at the Detroit Street Course, host of the fifth IMSA SportsCar Championship round in the form of a 100-minute sprint race.

Their two GTD Pro-entered #1 and #48 BMW M4 GT3 EVOs finished in 11th (last position) and seventh, after starting from the second row.

The #1 BMW suffered braking issues, causing the car to be difficult to drive around the tight and bumpy track, also marked by numerous instances of running off at Turns 1, 3 – the heaviest braking zone – and 8.

Varying surface grip, road crown, and drain covers are other unique features of such street circuits.

“Unfortunately, the race in Detroit did not go as we had hoped,” said Andreas Roos, Head of BMW M Motorsport.

“After qualifying, things looked promising with third and fourth places in both classes, but unfortunately, we were unable to maintain those positions in a tough race with many contacts.

“In the GTP class, our streaks of four pole positions and two consecutive podiums have come to an end, but we are determined to start new streaks at the next race at Watkins Glen.

“Paul Miller Racing needs to quickly put this disappointing race behind them.

“We will carefully analyse what caused the issue with the #1 car.”

Neil Verhagen faced issues after running off at T8 from third place, prompting Paul Miller Racing to pit the #1 BMW for his teammate, Madison Snow, to take over.

Unfortunately, the #1 incurred a pit speed violation, which Snow served. Further issues included a heavy front-right lock-up at T8 in a difficult day.

READ MORE – Ford’s Mike Rockenfeller beats Corvette to IMSA Detroit sprint victory

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Madison Snow told the media how Paul Miller Racing has benefited from more information since stepping up to two cars in IMSA’s GTD Pro class.

The #1 BMW M4 GT3 Evo driver said: “It’s definitely a big change going from one car to two cars.

“I think coming from Daytona and Sebring, the biggest change is the fact that you can’t get everybody in the same lounge to do a debrief, and so your meetings have a lot more people in them.

“You need a bigger spot, or you’re splitting stuff up.

“But there’s information, there’s more information out there, so that’s why you want to do what you can to debrief together, to learn what the other car is doing, to go out there with two different setups and then see what one works the best.

“I have the same, some of the same questions because I think Daytona and Sebring are so far different, with being a new team or adding a new car to a team, and then having so many people.

“I think those two races are completely different from, or going to be quite a bit different than, how the rest of the year can play out when there’s only four drivers [at Daytona].

“And I think it’s been beneficial so far, but I think we can definitely get in a rhythm going on with these sprint races.”

The GTD Pro category has yet to run its first sprint race of the year, as only GTP and GTD entries competed at the Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Snow and his full-season team-mate Neil Verhagen are third in the standings, hoping to seek victory at the upcoming Course de Monterey at Laguna Seca.

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BMW M works driver Dan Harper is set for his IMSA SportsCar Championship debut as Paul Miller Racing (PMR) step up their GTD Pro line-up for 2025.

The reigning GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Bronze champion and 2023 British GT champion accomplished both feats in BMW machinery.

BMW juniors Harper and Max Hesse and PMR long-timer Neil Verhagen are now official BMW M works drivers, having previously shared a class victory together at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring in 2020.

PMR are two-time IMSA GTD champions and have increased their presence for 2025 with two BMW M4 GT3 EVOs.

Bryan Sellers departed PMR at the end of the 2024 season so Verhagen has stepped up from his Endurance Cup role into a full-time duty with Madison Snow in the #1 BMW. Connor De Phillippi and new arrival Kelvin van der Linde will assist as Endurance Cup drivers.

Full-season drivers Hesse and Harper will co-drive the #48 BMW with the help of Jesse Krohn and Augusto Farfus for the Endurance Cup campaign.

“We’re really excited to have such a successful lineup of BMW factory guys in our cars this year,” said Paul Miller, team owner.

“Of course, working with Madison since 2016 and adding Neil to the team last year is a known quantity that we know can succeed.

“And adding Dan and Max to the team is a really exciting prospect to have for our program.

“It’s really incredible to see what these young guys have accomplished with BMW over the last few years and we’re hoping to add to that list of success in the GTD Pro class.

“The competition is always tough in IMSA, but I know with these drivers we have a great chance of fighting at the front.”

PMR as outgoing GTD Pro Endurance Cup champions

Whilst PMR were not able to follow-up their dominant 2023 campaign with the 2024 GTD Pro title, they achieved Endurance Cup glory during their maiden season in the category.

The 2025 IMSA season is soon approaching its kick-off at the 24 Hours of Daytona on 25-26 January, followed by the second round – also on the Endurance Cup calendar – the 12 Hours of Sebring on 15 March.

“It really is an incredible stable of drivers we have the opportunity to work with with BMW,” added PMR team manager, Mitchell Simmons.

“We’re the reigning Michelin Endurance Cup champions and I know everyone is looking to defend that title in 2025.

“Stepping up to the GTD Pro class has not been easy, and we know that moving to two cars will be an added challenge, but this team has proven time and time again that they can rise to the occasion and I’m really excited to see what we can do in 2025.”

BMW of North America Motorsport and Customer Racing Manager, Adam McGregor, concluded: “Last year the Team took on the challenge of stepping up to GTD Pro and in their first year of GTD Pro competition they took home the Michelin Endurance Cup.

“This was a mega achievement and for this year PMR is again pushing this program to the next level with the two-car effort.

“With a full-factory driver line-up and two new M4 GT3 EVOs my confidence is high for 2025.”

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Paul Miller Racing has confirmed they will step up to two BMW M4 GT3 EVOs as part of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship’s GTD Pro category.

The two-time GTD champions will increase their entry count as BMW introduces the updated version of the M4 GT3.

Paul Miller Racing are currently approaching the end of their first season in the GTD Pro class, and will add the #48 car next year.

The #1 BMW won at the VIRginia International Raceway in the hands of full-season drivers Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers.

“This is a pretty momentous day for all of us at the team,” said team owner Paul Miller.

“We’ve been a one-car operation since the team’s formation, but it’s very exciting for everyone to be in a position where we can run two cars – and in the top GT class, no less.

“The relationship with BMW has been a really excellent one and we’re excited to represent the brand with not one, but two incredible new M4 GT3 EVO machines in 2025.”

Team manager Mitchell Simmons added: “Twenty-twenty-five will mark a rebirth of Paul Miller Racing.

“With the addition of another GTD PRO car, we will enter the 2025 season as a two-car Pro effort for the first time in history.

“We would like to thank Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport) and his amazing crew on both sides of the pond that helped make this happen.

“And I know this entire team will work hard to bring BMW its first GTD PRO championship.”

Paul Miller Racing as GTD record-holders

Snow and Sellers claimed five race victories last year which earned their championship honours prior to Petit Le Mans.

No other GTD competitor could match their record-breaking season during only their second year with the BMW M4 package.

Beforehand, Paul Miller Racing utilised the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 – and EVO – across five seasons since 2016.

Snow and Sellers have driven as a duo for nine consecutive IMSA SportsCar seasons and will conclude their streak by the end of this year.

This comes after news of Seller’s new endeavour as programme manager for DXDT Racing, who run two Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs in the GT World Challenge America series and will enter a GTD Corvette in IMSA next year.

Their final race as a pairing will take place later this month at Road Atlanta.

Neil Verhagen, as the team’s Endurance Cup driver, will complete the trio’s efforts for the 27th running of Petit Le Mans.

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Madison Snow of the #1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 charged to victory in the IMSA SportsCar Championship sprint round at the Virginia International Raceway.

The ninth race of the year set aside solely the GTD and GTD Pro categories for a thrilling sprint around the 3.27-mile, 17-turn VIR course.

For the final sprint of the year at 2-hours and 40-minutes, a grid of 23 cars fought around the demanding twists and curves with factors such as tyre degradation playing a part to put the ‘challenge’ in GT Challenge.

Paul Miller Racing’s Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers turned victorious overall as their rivals encountered a mixture of heartbreak and triumph, concluded by an intense sprint at the end.

The race start was clean and tidy in GTD Pro, especially for Snow and his #1 BMW M4 GT3 after he retained his 13th IMSA career pole position.

Meanwhile closely behind him, the #64 Ford Multimatic Mustang GT3 of Harry Tincknell took advantage of a gap on Antonio Garcia’s #3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R into Turn 1.

Tincknell showcased strong pace from his Mustang as he attempted to stay within proximity to Snow’s #1 BMW at within 0.800 seconds, both running near-identical lap times.

Further down in seventh position, eighth overall, Jack Hawksworth in the #14 Lexus RC F GT3 made his way passed the two GTD front-runners as he looked to close the gap to the BMW, Corvettes and Mustangs at the sharp end of the order.

Joey Hand in the #65 Ford Multimatic Mustang eventually made his way into fourth position after passing Tommy Milner’s #4 Corvette on the back-straight.

The #77 AO Racing ‘Roxy’ Porsche 911 GT3.R dealt with an uphill climb with firstly a black flag for incorrect tyre pressures which prompted them to change all four tyres and allow Laurin Heinrich to get behind the wheel from Klaus Bachler.

Secondly, as the #14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus of Hawksworth emerged ahead of Heinrich’s pink Porsche, the #14 was soon tapped into a spin by Heinrich after attempting a move on the inside.

With too small of a gap to justify the manoeuvre, Heinrich was quickly awarded a drive-through penalty for incident responsibility.

There was misfortune for both Corvette and Ford which compromised a strong performance across all four GTD Pro cars, with the #65 Ford of Dirk Mueller forced to serve a drive-through soon from the pit stop in which he got into the car, after the Multimatic team did not adhere to the minimum refuelling time.

Despite putting the #65 down to eighth in-class behind the #77 of Heinrich, it was the #3 Corvette which suffered a greater loss of their momentum after Alexander Sims – having recently got into the car – slowed down on the back-straight.

The British driver stopped to perform a power reset, however, this did not bring the power steering back into play. Before Sims dived behind the wall and into the garage to replace the power steering pump, he fell from an encouraging second place and down towards the back.

After the #3 won in dominant fashion last year, this misfortune brought a contrasting tone for Corvette at VIR this year.

As the race entered its second hour, Ross Gunn in the #23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR Evo took the lead after pitting early in comparison to their GTD Pro competitors.

Unfortunately for them, the #23 later lost the lead after a failure to adhere to the minimum refuelling time which incurred a drive-through penalty, halting their progress after emerging closely behind the #1 Paul Miller Racing BMW of Madison Snow which had lesser fuel inserted which earned their re-entry to P1.

The #23 dropped to third, so this instance proved vital but not critical for the championship standings as they stayed ahead of their (championship) rivals.

Heartbreak continued at the final round of pit stops with the #4 Corvette of Tommy Milner, as he encountered a starter problem. He eventually got away from his pit box after being briefly pushed by his mechanics, but the time was costly as they emerged towards the back of the GTD Pro order.

In dramatic fashion, the only caution period was declared after the #70 GTD McLaren 720S GT3 EVO2 poured a great deal of smoke and oil out of the back with Frederik Schandorff driving.

This was a major moment which brought down some key gaps like Snow’s 14-second lead on (#64 Ford) Mike Rockenfeller behind, followed by Gunn’s #23 back into contention.

With no class-split, the race resumed with 22 minutes remaining as Snow continued his form with a stunning restart ahead of Rockenfeller, whilst Mueller (#65 Ford) and Gunn (#23 AMR) were side-by-side on the start-finish straight as the Mustang came out the better of the pair.

Madison Snow, with the help of his co-driver Bryan Sellers and his stint midway through, charged en route to Paul Miller Racing’s first victory since they moved from GTD to GTD Pro.

Mike Rockenfeller brought the #64 Ford Multimatic Mustang in second position with co-driver Harry Tincknell, earning the first podium for the new Mustang.

Third place was claimed by Ross Gunn and Alex Riberas of the #23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin AMR Vantage Evo, followed by the #65 Ford Multimatic Mustang GT3 of Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller.

Fifth place in GTD Pro was taken by Pfaff Motorsports’ #9 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO2 of Oliver Jarvis and Marvin Kirchhofer.

In GTD, their race was filled with excitement with an encouraging top level performance by their class winner.

Whilst their start was also clean, pole-sitter Giammarco Levorato (#55 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3) could not retain his lead after Kenton Koch (#32 Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3) and Mike Skeer (#120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3.R) overtook the 21-year-old.

Kyle Marcelli suffered a loss of his rear-bumper bodywork although the pace of his #45 WTRAndretti Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 did not suffer noticeably, even possibly granting better straight-line speed on VIR’s long straight.

The fight at the sharp end of GTD continued with Skeer making a mistake after going wide and outbraking himself into Turn 11, thus giving Levorato P2.

Championship-leader Winward Racing were in no vital pressure to produce risky driving moves with their dominant points situation, although Russell Ward enjoyed a fight with Sheena Monk’s #66 Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 EVO in P10 and P11.

Meanwhile Levorato went wide at T11 which not only cost his P2 running, but also causing him to fall to P5.

From thereon in, the midfield of GTD brought on brief yet gripping scraps for position as VIR provides difficulty for drivers to pull off overtaking moves.

Teams were penalised for respective infringements, such as incorrect tyre pressures which implied that teams anticipated hotter weather during the early stages of the race – before temperatures heated up towards the latter half, therefore adding importance on tyre management.

Gradient Racing unfortunately went behind the wall with a toe-link issue with Stevan McAleer at the wheel.

Schandorff put up a duel against Loris Spinelli’s #78 Forte Racing Lamborghini, which continued to assert marvelous pace in comparison to the overall field.

This was until his engine failure, which began after he exited T11 slowly as he changed gears early, backing off his pace considerably before the moment itself.

A caution period brought back a fight for the GTD lead, although Corey Lewis (#55 Proton Ford) was unable to earn back the top spot after going wide at T11-12 with the car slippery due to the dirty tyres.

Mikael Grenier took the win in the #32 Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG along with his co-driver Kenton Koch.

Second place was secured by co-drivers Romain De Angelis and Zach Robichon in the #27 Aston Martin Vantage AMR Evo, as Heart of Racing took two podium finishes.

Third was finalised by Loris Spinelli and his co-driver Misha Goikhberg in the #78 Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2.

Philip Ellis brought the #57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 in fourth along with his co-driver Russell Ward, as the #96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 of Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher finalised the top-five.

See here for the unofficial results of the 2024 IMSA GT Challenge at the VIRginia International Raceway..

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Madison Snow took pole at VIRginia International Raceway for the IMSA Sportscar Championship’s GT-only race, with the Paul Miller BMW driver setting a 1:43.206 to go quickest.

Snow set his time midway through the session as the hot track meant drivers could only realistically set a few laps in the 15 minute session, before their tyres overheated.

When he set his lap, he was well over half a second quicker than his rivals, but Corvette’s Antonio Garcia later set a lap to put him second, 0.140 off Snow, putting the Spaniard second in the #3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R.

Third was Harry Tincknell, almost three tenths off Garcia, in the #64 Ford Mustang GT3. The Briton was there or thereabouts throughout the session, but couldn’t find the final four and a bit tenths he needed to take pole or start on the front row.

Fourth was Tincknell’s Ford teammate, Joey Hand, in the sister #65 Ford, while fifth went to Tommy Milner in the sister #4 Corvette.

In the GTD class, Gianmarco Levorato took pole, sixth overall, in the #55 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3, the first pole for the new Mustang in IMSA competition. The Italian set a 1:43.900 to take pole, with his lap coming fairly late on in the session.

Kenton Koch was next up in the #32 Korthoff/Preston Mercedes AMG GT3, just over two tenths off Levorato. Practice 3’s fastest overall driver, Elliott Skeer, was third fastest in the #120 Wright Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3R, just 0.012 off Koch.

Fourth and fifth in GTD went to Zacharie Robichon in the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo, and Patrick Gallagher in the #96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3.

See here for the full provisional qualifying results for the 2024 IMSA GT Challenge at VIR.

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Team owner Paul Miller – of Paul Miller Racing – anticipates their upcoming GTD Pro debut for the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the team will compete against factory-level competition.

After a dominant, record-breaking GTD campaign in 2023, Paul Miller Racing will step up from the GTD category to GTD Pro for the first time in their history.

After five class wins, a Sprint Cup title, and the IMSA GTD title from their 2023 campaign, Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow will continue into their eighth season together into the respective professional class for IMSA GT racing.

Whilst two BMW drivers will join the pair for the 24 Hours of Daytona season-opener on 27-28 January, it will be the main responsibility of the duo who dominated in GTD to pilot their talents against accomplished, factory-level GT drivers.

“We are looking forward to stepping up to GTD Pro in 2024 and competing against truly some of the best of the best in sportscars,” said Miller.

“It will certainly be a challenge, with the teams in GTD Pro having access to full factory driver lineups and factory support beyond what you see in GTD, but I know we’re up for it.

“I have full faith in our program and I believe the consistency of our organisation, with Bryan and Madison having raced together since 2016 and entering our third year with the BMW (M4 GT3) will be a huge benefit as we take on this new test.”

Snow was recently uprated from a Silver to a Gold FIA licence, therefore making the move from an ‘amateur’ to a ‘professional’ in which Gold and Platinum-rated drivers are regarded as.

At the Endurance Cup rounds, the duo will be joined by 22-year-old Neil Verhagen who closed on the Pro-Am title for BMW in the GT World Challenge America, and will make his IMSA debut next year.

Sheldon van der Linde will be the fourth ‘Daytona’ driver, another capable BMW driver who is has one GTD Pro start at the 2022 Daytona 24 for BMW Team RLL, before embarking on Daytona, Sebring, and Petit Le Mans appearances in the Bavarian make’s debut GTP season with the M Hybrid V8 LMDh.

Paul Miller Racing’s Team Manager, Mitchell Simmons, added: “We’re thrilled to have two such accomplished drivers for BMW join our driver lineup in 2024.

“Both Neil and Sheldon are incredible talents and I think you would be hard-pressed to come up with a better driver lineup for this BMW M4 GT3 than the four guys we have now.

“The step up to GTD Pro isn’t going to be easy by any means, but having a group of four really incredibly fast drivers will certainly make it a little bit easier.

“I look forward to welcoming them to the team and hopefully getting good results with them.”

GTD Pro will host 13 full-season entries, three for the Endurance Cup only, boasting double the number which competed at every round in 2023, with a maximum of 11 during the course of the season.

The premier GTD class showcases a number of talented drivers already announced, including the likes of Lamborghini works drivers, Ford’s Mustang GT3 debutants, the talented lineups of Corvette drivers and Pfaff Motorsports, and so forth.

Paul Miller Racing has taken only one Daytona 24 victory in 2020 with the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO, and is looking to better their eighth place result from the 2023 race in their #1 BMW M4 GT3.

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Madison Snow of the #1 Paul Miller Racing team says winning the GTD championship title early at the Battle of the Bricks will help them “enjoy racing” at the Petit Le Mans season finale.

The team successfully defended their IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup title from last year, and have claimed the GTD title with one race remaining, following a record-breaking 2023 campaign.

Madison Snow and his teammate Bryan Sellers have claimed five GTD wins this year, most recently finishing third at Indianapolis after Snow put the #1 BMW M4 GT3 on pole ahead of both GTD classes.

Snow shared his thoughts on winning the title early with dominant form, in that will help them savour the racing at the grueling 10-hour season conclusion at Road Atlanta.

“It’s nice to wrap up the championship here at Indy,” he said.

“Petit Le Mans is a very, very long race, and it’s a lot of stress off our shoulders, knowing that at Petit, we can just enjoy racing.

“That’s due to all the hard work Paul Miller Racing put in going into this weekend knowing that if we perform the absolute best we did this weekend, we will be able to relax the next weekend. Indy has been awesome.”

Snow has been with Paul Miller Racing since the 2016 IMSA season in the GTD category, like his teammate Bryan Sellers. Together, they won their first 2018 GTD title in the Lamborghini Huracan GT3.

With Sellers, he won last year’s GTD Sprint Cup title and defended that crown last Sunday in the BMW M4 GT3, having also gained a second GTD championship title to the Paul Miller Racing name.

Last year, it was the #66 Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 EVO22 who found victory at Road Atlanta, with the highest finishing BMW as the #96 Turner Motorsport claiming third.

Paul Miller Racing finished fifth in class by comparison, and they will compete in the race on 14 October, with the #1’s endurance driver Corey Lewis assisting the two regulars.

Snow’s highest Petit Le Mans finish was in 2015 for Park Place Motorsports, claiming a GTD win in their Porsche 911 GT America with Patrick Lindsey and Spencer Pumpelly.

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