Porsche #7 secures Michelin Cups at 8 Hour mark
Matt Campbell led Motul Petit Le Mans with #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche at the 8 hour mark, 9.792-second ahead the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 driven by Ricky Taylor.
#7 Porsche clinch IMSA Michelin Endurance Cups
Felipe Nasr and Dane Cameron as well as their #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Team add an additional 5 points in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cups standings which definitely puts them in a position to win the 3 GTP class cups:
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Road Atlanta. #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963.
Felipe Nasr and Dane Cameron win the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup for drivers
#7 Porsche Penske Motorsport wins the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup for teams
Porsche wins the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup for manufacturers
Estre-Jaminet-Tandy still in top 3
Nick Tandy ran third 3.012 seconds behind Taylor in #6 Porsche 963 he shares with Mathieux Jaminet and Kevin Estre and secure a second place in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Drivers with Jaminet.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Road Atlanta. #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963
Surviving BMW fourth
Surviving #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 is fourth in the hands of Jesse Krohn, Augusto Farfus and Philip Eng, 31,718 seconds behind #6 Porsche. Sister #25 car retired with a fuel system issue just after the halfway mark..
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Road Atlanta. #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 with Jesse Krohn, Augusto Farfus and Philip Eng.
Both Cadillacs fifth and sixth
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Road Atlanta. #31 Whelen Cadillac Racing fifth after 8 hours.
#31 Whelen Cadillac Racing is 32.502 seconds further in P5 and #01 Cadillac Racing one lap down in sixth.
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