Penalties Recast COTA SRO Weekend as Gidley Sweeps and Wright Inherits GT World Win

Overview

• Wright Motorsports’ Ryan Yardley and Dave Musial Jr. took the overall GT World Challenge America win Sunday at COTA after JMF’s leading No. 34 Mercedes was hit with a drive-through and a 10-second time penalty linked to run-ins with Rebel Rock’s Aston Martin and Kellymoss driver Riley Dickinson.
• An early pit under the second safety car, paired with a new requirement for three full-fuel stops, vaulted Wright’s Pro-Am Porsches forward once the race stayed green, with JMF still securing the Pro class win on time over Turner BMW.
• Memo Gidley completed a GT America sweep with a flag-to-flag win Sunday, extending his season streak to four after a last-lap pass sealed Saturday’s race over pole-sitter Tony Davis.
• Kenton Koch and Sam Craven won the three-hour GT4 Lone Star Enduro after late contact and track-limits penalties reshuffled the order, including a sanction for Kevin Boehm following contact with Spencer Pumpelly’s RS1 Porsche.
• Jeremy Fletcher won Toyota GR Cup Race 1 under a late safety car as post-race track-limits penalties dropped Will Robusto from third to ninth, in a weekend also marked by a dog-on-track qualifying delay and strict officiating across series.