FOLEY, GALLAGHER EARN TOP-FIVE FINISH IN WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP
LONG BEACH, CALIF. (April 13, 2025) – Turner Motorsport’s Justin Rothberg completed a dominant weekend on the streets of Long beach with back-to-back wins in GT America, while teammates Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher secured a top five finish in IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Rothberg’s weekend began with a thrilling comeback in Saturday’s GT America race one. After starting the No. 29 BMW M4 GT3 EVO from fourth, he slipped back to fifth in the opening laps but fought his way back up to second by the halfway point of the 40-minute sprint. On the final lap, the race leader suffered a mechanical issue allowing the Rothberg to inherit the lead and take the win.
On Sunday, Rothberg charged to the lead in turn one after starting from second and never looked back. The Turner BMW led every lap in the caution-free race to cross the finish line 2.482 seconds ahead of second place. The win marked the first repeat winner of the GT America season and new championship points leader.
“A weekend sweep at Long Beach was unexpected, but feels amazing,” said Rothberg. “The first race was a real fight, and the second was more just trying to hit my marks and bring the car clean while maintaining the gap. I couldn’t be happier. This is one of the coolest tracks to win at – not only once but twice. The Turner team gave me an incredible car both days, and I’m looking forward to COTA in two weeks with some good momentum behind us.”
In the IMSA competition, Foley and Gallagher earned a top five finish and valuable championship points with a fifth-place finish in the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Gallagher started the race after a strong qualifying run, and had one of his best drives to date. Foley took over midway through the race, surviving two separate contacts and navigating prototype traffic to maintain position in the top five.
“Finishing P5 for another top five finish is great for the championship, but it wasn’t what we were aiming for after finishing on podium here last year,” said Foley. “Given how wild the race was with some contact, and just not quite having the pace to fight with the leaders, we’ll take it and move on to Laguna.”
The GT America season continues in Austin, Texas at Circuit of the Americas April 25-27. The IMSA the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to action May 9-11 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California.
