IMSA Continental Challenge @ Lime Rock – Simpson beats Koch on the line

The sixth round of the IMSA Continental Tire Challenge at Lime Rock Park delivered a thrilling race in the TCR class, with South Africa’s Stephen Simpson beating Kenton Koch on the line by 0.066 second after two hours of close competition.

Stephen Simpson and Michael Johnson Image LAT Photography
This was the first victory for the #54 JDC-Miller Motorsports Audi RS3 LMS that Simpson shares with paraplegic driver Michael Johnson and was the peak of a consistent progression that saw them finishing fourth, third and second in the three previous events.

Their victory and the second position claimed by Koch and Tom O’Gorman, who started from pole position in the #12 eEuroparts.com Racing Audi, marked the first defeat for Compass Racing who had won all the five previous races.

Kuno Wittmer and Rodrigo Sales finished third in the #74 Compass Racing Audi, 8.6 seconds behind the winner and ahead of the sister #77 car of Tom Long and Britt Casey Jr.

Long and Casey are still leading the standings, but their advantage over Wittmer and Sales is down to one point only; the #10 eEuroparts.com Racing Audi of Lee Carpentier and Kieron O’Rourke moved up to third with a gap of 28 points

The next round of the series will be the 2 Hours of Road America on 4th August.