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Storms and Stewarding Decisions Alter SRO’s Road America GT Outcomes

Following heavy thunderstorms that truncated Saturday sessions with half points, SRO America amended Race 1 results by adding a five-second time penalty to the No. 29 Turner BMW.

Michai Stephens during GT World Challenge America powered by AWS practice at Road America, 8/15/2025 (Photo: Fabian Lagunas/SRO Motorsports Group)
Memo Gidley during GT America powered by AWS Race No. 1 at Road America, 8/16/2025 (Photo: Brian Cleary/SRO Motorsports Group)
Mike David Ortmann during Pirelli GT4 America SprintX practice at Road America, 8/15/2025 (Photo: Fred Hardy/SRO Motorsports Group)

Overview

  • SRO America converted an unserved five-second sporting penalty into a time addition for the No. 29 Turner Motorsport BMW, dropping it to seventh in Pro-Am Race 1 and altering championship points.
  • Severe thunderstorms on Saturday led to abandoned and shortened first races across SRO’s GT series, with half points awarded in McLaren Trophy America, GT America, and GT World Challenge America.
  • Ross Chouest scored his first overall GT3 victory in the full-distance GT America Race 2, holding off on-track incidents to win by over 16 seconds.
  • Mikael Grenier and Michai Stephens delivered a one-lap shootout triumph for JMF Motorsports in GT World Challenge America Race 2, securing their team’s second Road America win of the weekend.
  • Accidents in Race 1 sidelined cars such as Jason Bell’s Aston Martin and badly damaged Scott Dollahite’s Mustang, shaping Sunday’s entries and points, while TKO Motorsports announced its acquisition of a Ford Mustang GT3 for future seasons.