TURNER MOTORSPORT CLAIMS 30TH GS CLASS AT MID-OHIO

Double race wins and five podiums across the Turner fleet of five BMWs 

LEXINGTON, OHIO (June 8, 2025) – Turner Motorsport chased down its 30th win in the grand sport class in the Four Hours of Mid-Ohio with the No. 95 BMW M4 GT4 EVO of Francis Selldorff and Dillon Machavern. The team didn’t miss a podium all weekend long in VP Sports Car Challenge with drivers Jake Walker, Vin Barletta, and Matt Dalton.

Dillon Machavern had an excellent qualifying session to start the No. 95 from third in the 23-car GS field but quickly slid into second when the green flag dropped. Machavern remained in the top three, avoided trouble as a succession of three cautions came within a 20-minute span, and passed the car off in the lead position leaving Selldorff to finish the job. After another flawless pit stop by the Turner crew, Selldorff protected the lead through traffic and another set of cautions that stacked the field and put the pressure in the rearview mirror until the checkered flag dropped on the four-hour endurance race.

“It’s always easier when you’re given the car in the lead and the team has awesome pit stops,” said Selldorff. “We had to do a little bit of fuel saving in the beginning, and it was looking good, then it was yellow after yellow. I just tried to nail the restarts, get a little bit of a gap, and get good exits everywhere I could. Our car was fast today, so it was about managing and holding on. Obviously, it was stressful, but I was so focused on staying calm and it all worked out, and I’m very grateful.

“Two years ago, I started in VP Sports Car Challenge, and I was scared of the banks of Daytona, so it’s been a long way. There have been a lot of awesome people that helped me, Robby in particular. Driving with Dillon is awesome, and I can’t be thankful enough that my family has given me the opportunity.”

The milestone win comes just over 20 years after the team’s first win in the class in Santo Domingo with Bill Auberlen and Justin Marks driving a BMW E46 M3. This is Selldorff’s first win in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge and Machavern’s seventh. The long-awaited comes after a near two-season drought off the top step of the podium (Watkins Glenn 2023).

Gallagher brought the No. 96 home in 16th. Dalton had one of his best qualifying efforts to start the Belle Haven-wrapped BMW M4 GT4 EVO from ninth. Barletta took over for the caution-filled second stint before passing it off to Gallagher on finishing duties. 

In VP Racing Sports Car Challenge, the trio of Walker, Barletta, and Dalton didn’t miss a podium. Walker earned the win from pole executing perfectly in race one to earn a third-straight win in GTDX. Barletta took home first in the GTDX Bronze Cup while Dalton took home a third place GSX Bronze Cup medal.

“It was good to get another win,” said Walker. “We needed some more pace after practice one, so we made some adjustments and were ripping from there. We finished the first race with a decent gap, but the second race didn’t go exactly to plan; we were right there but just didn’t quite have enough at the end. Thanks to BMW and Turner Motorsport for giving me a great car this weekend.”

 In race two, wet conditions challenged the entire field to find grip and pace. Walker settled for third while Barletta earned second in Bronze Cup. Dalton proved why he loves racing in the rain as he charged forward through the field to finish sixth in class, narrowly missing the second step of the Broze Cup podium by one thousandth of a second. Walker leaves Mid-Ohio fourth in championship points after six of 12 rounds.

The IMSA season returns with the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Michelin Pilot Challenge at Watkins Glen International June 19-22.

Turner Motorsport GS Wins

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