VeloRUSH VeloPOINT Motorsports Magazine Fall 2013 | Page 27

Defending Brickyard Grand Prix GT race winners, Magnus Racing

MAGNUS RACING EARNS BRICKYARD GRAND PRIX PODIUM, HOLDS GT POINTS LEAD Indianapolis. Porsche customer teams captured three of the top 10 positions in today’s Brickyard Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). The three-hour GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series’ endurance race held on the road course of the world famous racing facility provided a showcase for multiple teams campaigning the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. In the race’s second running, it was GT points-leading Magnus Racing who took the greatest advantage of the track which combines both parts of The Brickyard’s famous oval and infield road course to finish third. Two other Porsche customer teams, Snow Racing with Wright Motorsports and Park Place Motorsports, also took top 10 finishes. Although Magnus Racing’s No. 44 Porsche was not able to repeat its race-winning performance of 2012, the team of Andy Lally (Atlanta) and John Potter (Salt Lake City, Utah) did earn another podium performance in the 16-car GT class field. In the process, Lally led 24 of the 103 laps covered in three hours of racing on the 2.534-mile, 13turn circuit. By virtue of the run, the team increased the Rolex GT class championship lead that they have held for much of the season. Magnus has a four point lead over the No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, 229 points to 225. “As always, if we can’t win the race we can at least be satisfied with top Porsche,” said Potter from his second-consecutive Indianapolis podium. “The team did an excellent job, and Andy fought all day. We had a ton of guests with us through FlexBox and The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank, so I’m glad we were able to deliver a podium.” Teammate Lally said: “Third is about the best we could hope for today, so it was a good
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