Race Recap GT3-Coffee Cup
Road America
Sun, Jun 30, 2024Round 4
Merriam Dominates Road America: Leads from Pole to Victory
Race at a Glance
Field Size
17
Laps
24
Avg Lap Time
2:18.551
Clean Runners
1
Lead Lap Finishers
8
Margin
+19.891s
Winner Spotlight
Ryan Merriam
P1 Finish
Race Story
Ryan Merriam captured the victory at Road America in ///OGRL Old Guy Racing League GT3-Coffee Cup action, besting a competitive field of 17 cars to take the checkered flag from P1.
Starting from the pole, Ryan Merriam led a dominant race, controlling the field throughout the event. The win saw Ryan Merriam leading the majority of the race laps.
Billy Baka finished in the runner-up spot, trailing Ryan Merriam by +19.891s. Joshua Herrin rounded out the podium in third.
The hard charger award goes to Bradley Lovings, who gained 9 positions from the starting grid to the checkered flag.
With the win, Ryan Merriam adds another trophy to the cabinet. Full results below.
Top Movers
Bradley Lovings29
▲ +9Heath Olinger137
▲ +5Nicholas Marshall2
▲ +4Finishing Order
| Finish | Start | +/- | Car # | Driver | Inc | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Ryan Merriam | 7x | 63 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | Billy Baka | 11x | 58 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 215 | Joshua Herrin | 5x | 56 |
| 4 | 5 | +1 | 06 | Damijan Horvatin | 18x | 54 |
| 5 | 14 | +9 | 29 | Bradley Lovings | 22x | 52 |
| 6 | 4 | -2 | 111 | Mitch Bowen | 16x | 50 |
| 7 | 10 | +3 | 83 | Barry Acker | 6x | 48 |
| 8 | 9 | +1 | 14 | Quinten Price | 15x | 46 |
| 9 | 11 | +2 | 11 | Pernell Hanelt | 32x | 44 |
| 10 | 15 | +5 | 137 | Heath Olinger | 10x | 42 |
| 11 | 12 | +1 | 98 | Kenny Bourgeois | 19x | 40 |
| 12 | 16 | +4 | 2 | Nicholas Marshall | 27x | 38 |
| 13 | 6 | -7 | 71 | Richard Modrich | 23x | 36 |
| 14 | 13 | -1 | 520 | Michael Champlin | 19x | 34 |
| 15 | 7 | -8 | 60 | Mark Bolton | 13x | 32 |
| 16 | 8 | -8 | 89 | Bradley Tidwell | 6x | 30 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 37 | Ben Groves | 0x | — |