The PCA Club Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Trophy East series will crown three season champions and wrap up a second successful year at the season-ending event Oct. 27-29 at the iconic Daytona International Speedway.
Known for the prestigious Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance race, the 3.56-mile sports car course includes portions of the famous Daytona oval, including high-speed turns with 31 degrees of banking.
Curt Swearingin, representing the Tennessee PCA Region in his No. 18 ACI Motorsports entry, has already clinched the Championship class standings entering the final event of the season.
“I feel great going into Daytona knowing the Championship is secured and that we broke all of Keith Jensen’s records from last year,” Swearingin said. “We know he had a special year in 2016 and I’m glad to have an incredible run in 2017. The things we accomplished and the record we had will be hard to beat for anyone.”
Since Swearingin has already clinched the Championship class, he’s is switching it up and racing his 2016 GT3 Cup car in Porsche Club of America (PCA) Club Racing’s GTC6 class at Daytona.
“It will be bittersweet to show up to Daytona without the No. 18 ACI Motorsports Clubsport entry, but we have met and exceeded all of our goals in the series this year. I am super excited about racing my Cup car for the first time ever in PCA’s GTC6 class at Daytona.”
The battle for second place in the Championship class is sure to be exciting this weekend. Autometrics Motorsports’ David Baum is leading by just 11 points over NOLAsport’s Alejandro Galindo after he won the 80-minute endurance race overall at NOLA Motorsports Park in September.
Other class leaders include BGB Motorsports’ Jim Cox in his No. 38 MR entry in the Pro class and Connecticut Valley PCA Region member Charlie Craig in the Masters class.
Craig is leading the Masters class, 187-148, over Kathy Mead, representing the Hill Country PCA Region. Craig continued his quest for more points by getting second place in both Sprints 1 and 2 and third place in the endurance race in the Masters class at NOLA Motorsports Park recently.
There will be three practice sessions Friday, Oct. 27. The first sprint race starts at 2 p.m. (ET) Saturday, Oct. 28, with the second sprint race at 4:45 p.m. The endurance race will start at 2:10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29.
The championship celebration banquet will wrap up the 2017 season Sunday evening at the Goodyear 500 Club at Daytona International Speedway. The event will include awards, prizes and two special sports car racing legends.
Porsche Design will also present the Championship and Masters class champions with an exclusive titanium timepiece as a finale prize.
“Porsche Design of America is thrilled to celebrate our Championship and Masters winners at the 2017 Championship Banquet,” said Greg Kelley, corporate sales manager at Porsche Design. “We have two customized Porsche Design Timepieces engraved with the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Trophy East logo forever marking this year’s accomplishments. We look forward to celebrating and wish everyone the best of luck at Daytona!”
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY RACE WEEKEND SCHEDULE
(All times local)
Friday, Oct. 27
9:20 a.m. Practice 1
2 p.m. Practice 2
4:20 p.m. Practice 3
Saturday, Oct. 28
9:10 a.m. Warmup
10:40 a.m. Qualifying
2 p.m. Sprint Race 1 (30 minutes)
4:45 p.m. Sprint Race 2 (30 minutes)
Sunday, Oct. 29
9:10 a.m. Enduro Warmup
2:10 p.m. Enduro Race (80 minutes)
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About Me: Adam has been a race fan since the first time he went through the tunnel under the Daytona International Speedway almost 30 years ago. He has had the privilege of travelling to races all across the state of Florida (as well as one race in Ohio), watching nearly everything with a motor compete for fame and glory, as well as participating in various racing schools to get the feel of what racecar drivers go through every week. Adam has spent the last three years covering motorsports for Examiner.com., where he had the opportunity to see the racing world from behind the scenes as well as the grandstands. He invites everyone to follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus, and looks forward to sharing his enthusiasm for all things racing with the readers of SpeedwayDigest.com.Be sure to tune in for his weekly sports talk program, Thursday Night Thunder, where he discusses the latest in motorsports news with drivers, crew members, and fans. The show takes place every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST on the Speedway Digest Radio Network.
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