Meyer Shank Racing made a late surge for its Acura to strike for victory with Tom Blomqvist, Helio Castroneves and Colin Braun in a drama-filled Petit Le Mans, while Action Express Racing Cadillac duo Alexander Sims and Pipo Derani captured the first title of the IMSA SportsCar Championship’s new GTP era.
The turning point of the 10-hour season finale at Road Atlanta came with an hour to go when Filipe Albuquerque, driving the Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Acura ARX-06, attacked Derani in the AXR Cadillac V-Series.R for second place in the pivotal championship-deciding battle. Albuquerque followed Derani through traffic as they exited Turn 12 and was able to get a run going down the front straight. As they approached Turn 1, Albuquerque attempted an outside pass and managed to get a bumper’s length ahead, but Derani maintained the
