TURNER MOTORSPORT TAKES SECOND IN GTD CHAMPIONSHIP

BRASELTON, Ga. (October 13, 2024) – Turner Motorsport entered the final race of the 2024 IMSA season with tall orders to capture the GTD championship title – a win and some really bad luck for the championship leader would need to happen.

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Petit Le Mans

No. 96 BMW M4 GT3 GTD

Robby Foley, Patrick Gallagher & Jake Walker

Start: P2

Finish: P10

Robby Foley qualified the No. 96 in second to start the 10-hour race.  Jake Walker raced his fifth endurance race with the team doing an amazing job matching pace with pro drivers in the 19-car GTD field. With 53 cars on track, the drivers saw the most traffic per lap than they’d ever experienced. Rubber from tires and debris from the track were pulled from the famous BMW kidney grills each pit stop. The Turner BMW was running strong in the top five for the majority of the race including briefly leading the class. Some unlucky timing with cautions caught the Turner BMW during the final hours despite Foley’s masterful driving to keep the car on the lead lap until the final stop that forced the team to make a brake pad change. Foley took the checkered in tenth in a grueling Petit Le Mans.

“Congratulations to the 57 car. They had an amazing season, and we enjoyed competing with them for the championship,” said team owner Will Turner.

The No. 96 finishes the season second in the championship. The team had seven consecutive top five finishes including podiums at Long Beach (2nd), WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (2nd), Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2nd), and a win at Road America.

Michelin Pilot Challenge – Fox Factory 120

No. 95 BMW M4 GT4 GS

Robert Megennis & Dillon Machavern

Start: P13

Finish: P10

No. 96 BMW M4 GT4 GS

Robby Foley & Francis Selldorff

Start: P4

Finish: P13

Robby Foley qualified the No. 96 fourth and kept his BMW M4 GT4 in the top five. Francis Selldorff took over closing duties for the first time this season and adapted well to the change, finishing thirteenth in the highly competitive field.

Dillon Machavern had a great stint to pick up three spots before handing the car over to Robert Megennis. Unfortunate luck in pit lane caused the No. 95 to fall down a lap but gained it back in addition to charging forward five positions. 

The No. 95 finishes the season in fourth in the GS team championship while the No. 96 finished eighth. The pit crew of the No. 95 also took home the All Hands for the Win Award in GS for the fastest crew on pit lane. The Turner GS team earned podium finishes at Watkins Glen International (95, 2nd), and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (95, 3rd).