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Random Vandals Tighten Title Grip at Barber as Chouest Wins Wet‑Dry Sprint

Strategic calls in changing conditions reshaped results, sharpening the title picture before Sunday.

Pro-Am class driver Ramu Farrell led Race 1 from start to finish for his third outright victory in Porache Sprint Challenge. Image: PCA
Connor de Phillippi during GT World Challenge America powered by AWS Race No. 1 at Barber Motorsports Park, 9/6/2025 (Photo: Fabian Lagunas/SRO Motorsports Group)
Ross Chouest during GT America practice at Barber Motorsports Park, 9/5/2025 (Photo: Brian Cleary/SRO Motorsports Group)
Kenton Koch during Pirelli GT4 America SprintX practice at Barber Motorsports Park, 9/4/2025 (Photo: Fred Hardy/SRO Motorsports Group)

Overview

  • Connor de Phillippi and Kenton Koch won GT World Challenge America Race 1 in the No. 99 Random Vandals BMW, passing Jeff Burton after Regulator double‑stinted tires and extending their Pro‑class lead.
  • Ross Chouest triumphed in GT America Race 1 after starting on slicks on a drying track, beating pole‑sitter Memo Gidley by 9.835 seconds as Kyle Washington spun late and still finished third despite a pit infraction penalty.
  • Kenton Koch made a late pass on Tyler Gonzalez to claim the GT4 America Road America makeup race at Barber with Kevin Boehm, marking their sixth Silver‑class win and strengthening their championship advantage.
  • Qualifying set the weekend’s grids with Gidley on GT America pole, Philip Ellis and Mikael Grenier taking GT World Challenge poles for Races 1 and 2, and Loek Hartog and Michael Cooper topping GT4 sessions.
  • Steward rulings influenced outcomes as contact between James Clay and Judson Holt triggered a full‑course caution that shuffled GT4 strategies, and GT4 Am saw multiple drive‑through penalties including two for Allen Patten.