Magnus Racing Heads to VIRginia International Raceway in Pursuit of Victory
Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 10:12AM 
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (August 20, 2015) – With the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship entering the final stages of the 2015 season, Magnus Racing is looking to close out the season with one goal in mind, winning. Headed to this weekend’s Oak Tree Grand Prix at the scenic VIRginia International Raceway (VIR), the team is in a “must win” position to have any shot at the tightly-contested GTD category championship.
“We’ve definitely found our pace over the last few races, it’s just a matter of having all of the pieces come together,” stated team owner and co-driver John Potter. “Headed to the end of the season, especially when we still have an outside chance at the championship, it would be great to deliver our best results. Everyone on the team has earned a top finish with the time they’ve been putting in for testing, etc., so we’re definitely hoping to deliver.”
As the season’s lone GT-only event, featuring the series’ GTLM and GTD categories in a stand-alone event, the 3.27-mile circuit will create a scenic backdrop for the ninth round of the championship. With only three races remaining, the No. 44 Flex-Box Porsche 911 GT America team still holds an outside chance at both team and driver’s championship, although at a 17-point difference, the chances are increasingly slim.
Having taken the fastest lap times throughout much of practice during the previous round at Road America, the long straights, hills, and fast corners of VIR promise to offer a similar set of opportunities for the team.
For Andy Lally, a previous winner at the circuit, the preparedness of the team is clearly there.
“The team is definitely ready and as cohesive as ever,” stated Lally. “VIR should be a good fit for us. We had an excellent setup at Road America and we proved it by repeatedly setting the fastest lap times in practice. Hopefully everything can come together for us in Virginia, we’d really like to deliver for our amazing crew.”
Practice for this weekend’s Oak Tree Grand Prix begins on Friday, October 21, with LIVE race coverage on Sunday, October 23, on FOX Sports 1 at 1PM ET.