The Road America 120
July 31-August 2, 2020
Round: 3 of the 10 races in the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge
Racetrack: Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
4.0-mile road course, features 14 turns
Race: Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 4:45 pm ET (1:45 pm PST) (2 Hours)
TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass
Live timing and scoring from each session available at www.IMSA.com
Live radio commentary for every session at www.IMSA.com
BHA FAST FACTS:
Defending Race Winners Then and Now: 2019 teammates Harry Gottsacker and Mason Filippi drove the #21 Hyundai Veloster N TCR to victory after a wet and wild race last year at Road America. It was the rookie pairing's first victory in IMSA competition, and they went on to finish second in the championship. Gottsacker and his 2020 teammate, Mark Wilkins, won the last race just over a week ago at Sebring. Mason and his 2020 teammate, Michael Lewis finished second in the #98 Hyundai Veloster N TCR.
Leading the Way: It's an all BHA tie for the IMPC Championship lead. The #21 of Gottsacker and Wilkins launched from sixth to first with their victory at Sebring, and are currently tied at 60 points with Mason Filippi and Michael Lewis in the #98 Veloster N TCR. Hyundai is tied with Audi in the manufacturers championship.
Bryan's View: "Road America is one of America's very best natural terrain road courses, a real drivers track, and one that I am sure will highlight the handling and power of our Veloster N TCR cars. Coming off a first ever podium sweep at Sebring, we look forward to getting back on track and continuing to chase our goal of securing the manufacturer's championship for Hyundai." – Bryan Herta
#29 Vertical Bridge/Hyundai Veloster N TCR
Drivers: Parker Chase and Spencer Brockman
Best Start: 5th Best Finish: 11th Championship: 19th (20 pts)
The #29 car made its series debut at Sebring and ran inside the top 8 in every session, and as high as fourth in the race.
Parker Chase is a former race winner at Road America. He won in 2018 while driving the Audi R8 LMS GT3 in Pirelli World Challenge.
Parker Chase: "We had a fast car in the last race, and with our pace I was confident we could be on the podium. Unfortunately a different class car hit us and broke our wheel which forced an extra stop that we couldn’t recover from. We’ll show our potential at Road America."
Spencer Brockman: "The Hyundai Veloster N TCR showed great pace throughout the weekend at Sebring, and I can't wait to attack the phenomenal road course at Road America. I learned a lot in my first weekend driving the #29 Vertical Bridge Veloster N TCR with the BHA crew and I know the Veloster has what it takes to get us to the front."
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian:
Founded in 2009, Bryan Herta Autosport has grown from a single car Indy-Lights team into a championship winning auto racing franchise. Led by IndyCar and Sports Car star Bryan Herta, Bryan Herta Autosport has won races in every discipline they have entered, including Indy Lights, Indy Car, Global Rally Cross, and championship titles in Pirelli World Challenge and IMSA. BHA rose to prominence after winning the 2011 Indianapolis 500 in what was the final race of the Centennial Era, a celebration of 100 years of racing at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with driver Dan Wheldon. Five years later, BHA partnered with Andretti Autosport, and defied the odds again, winning their second Indianapolis 500 with rookie driver Alexander Rossi. In 2018, BHA entered the Pirelli World Challenge in partnership with Hyundai and dominated the TCR class, winning seven races with drivers #98 Michael Lewis and #99 Mark Wilkins in the Hyundai i30N TCR, securing the team and manufacturers championships in the process. In 2019, BHA and Hyundai moved to the IMSA Michelin Sports Car Challenge, and the transition was flawless. BHA swept the series driver and team championships with driver Mark Wilkins and Michael Lewis finishing first in the #98 Hyundai Veloster N TCR and young guns Harry Gottsacker and Mason Filippi finishing second in the #21 Hyundai Veloster N TCR. For 2020, BHA continues its successful partnership with Andretti Autosport fielding the #98 U.S. Concrete Honda w/ Curb Agajanian in the IndyCar series for driver Marco Andretti and a four-car Hyundai Veloster N TCR campaign in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge with Michael Lewis and Mason Fillipi (#98), Mark Wilkins and Harry Gottsacker (#21), Gabby Chaves and Ryan Norman (#33) and Parker Chase and Spencer Brockman (#29). Bryan Herta Autosport is the U.S. sales agent and parts support representative of Hyundai TCR race cars for customer teams. For more information, visit www.BryanHertaAutosport.com.
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