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Garcia requires fifth in GTD Professional in advance of 10-hour Petit Le Mans finale

BRASELTON, Ga. (Sept. 30, 2022) – Antonio Garcia and Corvette Racing will start on the third row of the GT Daytona (GTD) class and fifth in GTD Pro on Saturday for the 10-hour Petit Le Mans – the final race of this year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Garcia set a very best lap of 1:19.444 (115.099 mph) around Michelin Raceway Highway Atlanta in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R. He will group with Jordan Taylor and Nicky Catsburg as the race goes inexperienced at 12:10 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock, XM 207).

Garcia was .609 seconds off Jack Hawksworth’s pole-successful time in GTD Professional. Even so, there is only a .165-next margin from 3rd to fifth. 

As has been the case at every IMSA spherical this season, it’s the to start with function for Corvette Racing at Road Atlanta in the GTD category after eight yrs in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class. In contrast to earlier years, the GTD-spec Corvette runs with a lot more excess weight, considerably less electricity, an anti-lock braking technique and a spec Michelin tire.

This year’s Petit Le Mans is the 25th operating of the stamina classic with Corvette Racing searching for its ninth class victory since its initially race there in 1999… but very first considering the fact that 2010. That extended-awaited victory would assist Garcia and Taylor secure next position in the GTD Pro Motorists Championship and also go a extensive way toward profitable the Michelin Stamina Cup – a assortment of the four premier extended-length races for the WeatherTech Championship. 

The year-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona and Petit Le Mans bookend the Endurance Cup, which sees Chevrolet second in the Brands standings moving into Road Atlanta. Garcia, Taylor and Catsburg won the Endurance Cup’s next spherical – the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring – in March to move into contention.

The 10-hour Petit Le Mans is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 1. The race will air live on NBC from noon-3 p.m. ET and from 7-10:30 p.m. ET on United states. Peacock will have dwell flag-to-flag streaming from midday-10:30 p.m. ET. IMSA Radio will give dwell audio coverage Saturday on IMSA.com, XM 207 and SiriusXM On line 992.

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – Capable FIFTH IN GTD Pro:
“I would not contemplate that first rate. My lap was almost certainly first rate but I feel like I experienced a very small bit far more. It was tough to put collectively with how the automobile behaved and how poor website traffic was. Website traffic conversation was not great, and that killed a tiny momentum. Which is the same for anyone.
“When you come to these sort of races wherever the car or truck rely is major and Street Atlanta is only an 80-second lap, your probabilities of getting in the way of anyone or another person obtaining in your way are bigger. It’s complicated to genuinely gauge when you have to thrust and when do you have your time to go and consider for a swift a single. When I determined to go, it was not a good moment. I experienced two cars and trucks coming out of the pits and due to the fact of that it snowballs into even larger problems. It’s under no circumstances uncomplicated and by no means straightforward in this article. We’re up there (in the GTD order). It is nonetheless a 10-hour race, which is a very long way so qualifying does not indicate a lot. For absolutely sure we have some added feedback on how the car behaves and I’m positive we’ll have a greater Corvette tomorrow.”
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