The fight for the championship comes down to this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway! Justin Rothberg will look to leap frog into first from third in the SRO3 championship in GTA America. Rothberg and Robby Foley chase the championship leader from second with double points on the line in Saturday’s Indianapolis 8 Hour endurance race for the Pro-Am championship in GT World Challenge America.
| GT World Challenge America – Indianapolis 8 Hour |
| 🟢 Green Flag: Sat., Oct. 5 @ 12:15 PM ET 🚙 Car: No. 29 BMW M4 GT3 – Pro-Am 👤 Drivers: Robby Foley, Justin Rothberg & Patrick Gallagher 💻Stream: YouTube and Twitch ⏱️Live Timing: USAC Nation Live Qualifying: Fri., Oct. 4 @ 3:05 PM ET on YouTube ✍️ Driver Autograph Session: Sat., Oct 5 @ 10:00am at Pagoda Plaza |
| GT America |
| 🟢Race 1: Fri., Oct. 4 @ 1:00 PM ET 🟢 Race 2: Sun., Oct. 6 @ 8:35 AM ET 🚙 Car: No. 29 BMW M4 GT3 – SRO3 👤 Driver: Justin Rothberg 💻Stream: YouTube and Twitch ⏱️Live Timing: USAC Nation |
“The Indy 8 Hour is a unique challenge for our SRO group because it’s a one off race in all aspects. Beyond the race length, the rules and regulations are a bit different, which keep everyone on their toes. The car count is also higher, and there’s the element of night racing. In terms of our approach, I think we treat it like any other race. In the championship scenario, we’re doing the chasing, which means we can attack and drive freely to try to catch our championship rivals. This will also be Justin’s first endurance race, so I’m excited to show him the ropes and I’m sure he’ll enjoy getting his first laps in at night.
“We had a great car a few weeks ago for the IMSA race where we got P2, so that will certainly translate to this weekend. The setup will have to evolve to suit the different tire, but we know the general trend to make our M4 GT3 quick around the speedway.”
-Robby Foley, driver of the No. 29 BMW M4 GT3 in GTWC
“I’m excited to come back to Indy after a double podium weekend in IMSA. Robby and Patrick’s success should give us a great jump on the competition for the championship.”
-Will Turner, Team Owner
Nuggets
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course is 2.493 miles long with 14 turns.
- The Indianapolis 8 Hour is part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. Entries from IGTC will join the GT World Challenge America field for a total of 25 cars on the grid.
- Turner Motorsport’s Patrick Gallagher will join Robby Foley and Justin Rothberg for the Indianapolis 8 Hour.
- The Indy 8 Hour will be Rothberg’s first-ever endurance race.
- Rothberg and Foley sit second in points in the Pro-Am championship in GT World Challenge America. Indy 8 Hour is also worth double points as they chase the championship-leader from 31 points back.
- Rothberg sits third in points in the SRO3 championship in GT America. Justing will have two 40-minute races to leap frog to the lead.
