Dominique LeQueux Shares Podium with First-Time Series Winners Vern Chevalier and Jeffrey Freeman
SEBRING, Florida (March 19, 2015) – Three different winners emerged Thursday in the debut of The Stuttgart Cup™ and Mission Foods GT3 Cup Trophy USA by Car Amigo in the 12 Hours of Sebring Support Races at Sebring International Raceway.
Dominique LeQueux, who scored his first Stuttgart Cup victory one race ago in The Palm Beach Grand Prix, earned another Florida victory Thursday in his MOMO-themed No. 30 Cayman S prepared by Goldcrest Motorsports.
“I loved everything about the race,” LeQueux said. “The weather is good, so many cars and people, so fun. Also, I have the best team in the world at Goldcrest. They make my car the main thing and that makes me just second. They do a great job.”
LeQueux battled with the No. 22 Bodymotion Cayman S of Rick Stavola for the entirety of the twilight sprint, and he joined LeQueux in leading the race. The duo was never more than a car length apart with Stavola taking second alongside but just a half car length behind LeQueux.
“The race was great, my only challenge was Dominique,” Stavola said. “I would have liked first place of course, but I am having a great time, maybe having too much fun!”
Two-time and reigning Stuttgart Cup Champion, Bill Riddell, finished third to complete The Stuttgart Cup™ podium.
“My favorite part of the race was the beginning, the middle and the end,” Riddell said. “A lot of fun in the beginning, I was chasing my buddy Rick and just couldn’t catch him, and Dominique took off like a lighting flash. It was just fun, and it’s always great to see other guys having a great time and get out there with a smile on their face, because that is really what it is all about.”
Thursday’s other winners included debuting driver Vern Chevalier who took Stuttgart Cup honors in the larger displacement 3.8-liter class in his No. 24 Bodymotion Cayman S.
Longtime Porsche competitor, Jeffrey Freeman, also scored his first victory in his No. 19 Porsche GT3 in the Mission Foods GT3 class.
“This is our first event with HSR and the Stuttgart Cup and Mission GT3 guys here at Sebring, and the only reason we did it is that they are all great people,” Freeman said. “Here at Sebring, they are all great people and they put on a great race. I have been to Sebring with different racing organizations. A month ago I was here with PCA, but to be here for the 12 hour is just awesome. There is a sea of motorhomes and spectators.”
Thursday’s post-race awards ceremony included the first presentation of the new Palm Beach Driving Club (PBDC) Award, which was presented to Stavola for his runner-up placing. The PBDC Award provides a free on-track session during a scheduled track day at Palm Beach International Raceway. The award will be presented to one recipient at every Stuttgart Cup/Mission Foods GT3 Cup race weekend this season.
Open to all Porsche Caymans, Boxsters and 996, 997 and GT3 Cup cars, 2015 is the second full season that The Stuttgart Cup™ and Mission Foods GT3 Cup series will race together.
Showcasing Porsche Caymans and Boxsters, The Stuttgart Cup™ is beginning its fourth year of racing and third full-season of competition this year. Partnering with Mission Foods GT3, which has been a fixture on classic and historic race weekends for the last several seasons, was an ideal collaboration that attracted strong competitor interest and the support of Pirelli Tire in 2014.
About The Stuttgart Cup™ and the Mission Foods GT3 Cup Trophy USA by Car Amigo: The Stuttgart Cup™ and the Mission Foods GT3 Cup Trophy USA by Car Amigo are managed by Americas Cup GT L.L.C. Both series are sprint and endurance race based with The Stuttgart Cup™ open to all Porsche Caymans and Boxsters and Mission Foods GT3 open to all 2000 and later Porsche 911 GT3s and related models. Rules for both series are centered on power to weight ratio. All competing Stuttgart Cup cars must compete with stock make and model engine and transmissions with approved allowances for exhaust and intake modifications. Stuttgart Cup organizers also welcome all competitors with existing race-prepared Caymans or Boxsters to compete with body and engine modifications balanced within series power to weight ratio parameters. All such competitors will not be eligible for championship points or class-designated race wins, but the door is always open to all Cayman and Boxster competitors to get in on the action.
The Stuttgart Cup™ and Mission Foods GT3 Cup Trophy USA by Car Amigo race with the support of series partners Mission Foods, Pirelli Tire North America, BRM Chronographes, VP Racing Fuels, Pacifico Costa Rica, Palm Beach Driving Club, Car Amigo and Bob Woodman Tires.
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