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Chouest Converts Slick-Tire Gamble to Win Barber GT America Race 1

A bold dry-tyre start on a drying track delivered his second straight victory as the weekend points picture carries into Sunday’s Race 2.

Overview

  • Ross Chouest won by 9.835 seconds in a wet-to-dry sprint after starting on slick Pirellis while most rivals began on wets and later pitted.
  • Pole-sitter Memo Gidley finished second in the No. 56 SKI Autosports Audi after losing time during the midrace tyre changes.
  • Kyle Washington spun with two laps remaining and received a five-second post-race penalty for a pit stop infringement yet still placed third.
  • SRO3 points leader Justin Rothberg retained a front-row start after a rescinded grid drop and finished fourth, setting the fastest lap for Sunday’s grid.
  • Tony Davis took fifth on his and HP-TECH Motorsport’s series debut as the eight-car field also featured Farhan Siddiqi as the only other driver to start on slicks.