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Chouest Wins GT America Finale at Indy After Slick-Tire Gamble

Slick-tire strategy proved decisive in the wet-dry finale.

Overview

  • Race 2 began under a safety car with split tire choices, and Ross Chouest and Mirco Schultis stayed on slicks as the track dried to take control.
  • Chouest edged Schultis by 2.179 seconds after a three-wide fight with Joel Cortes, with Tony Davis completing the podium in third.
  • Kyle Washington was disqualified for a formation-lap infraction and delaying a drive-through penalty after leading early.
  • Memo Gidley won Friday’s Race 1, then finished fifth in Race 2 after switching to wets and losing ground as conditions improved.
  • In GT4, Jozsef Petkes earned his first series victory over Craig Lumsden as Race 1 winner Mike Johnson did not start, and newly crowned SRO3 champion Justin Rothberg sat out.