While GT World Challenge America powered by AWS is the main attraction on Sunday, they were not the only series on track as the GT World Texas weekend wrapped up. Here is a recap of the other Sunday action.

GT America

Race 2 of GT America kicked off the race schedule under overcast and foggy conditions. Unlike Saturday, Memo Gidley did not need any of the last lap theatrics. Gidley started on pole, lead the field in Turn 1 and just pulled away. The SKI Motorsports Audi was in complete control, managing the gap to the field as high as six seconds. Gidley goes flag-to-flag to remain undefeated in the GT America season so far. Kyle Washington in his GMG Porsche managed to get the gap down to 1.4 seconds at the flag with his runner-up finish. Jason McCarthy in his One11 Competition Ferrari rounds out the podium. David Lecko (Cup) and Jozsef Petkes (GT4) also swept the weekend in their classes.

Toyota GR Cup North America

The last piece of the support programme for the weekend was Race 2 for Toyota GR Cup North America. Jeremy Fletcher picked up right where he left off Saturday picking up the pole for Race 2. At the start, Fletcher cleared the field to lead out of Turn 1. However, not fully clean as Max Schweid made some contact with the Copeland Motorsports driver. Fletcher was the class of the field, but he was pushing way too hard. Fletcher abused track limits and was concurrently handed a thirteen second post-race time penalty.

With the penalty in hand, the race came down to Spike Kohlbecker and Max Schweid. With a race win on the cards, the two put on a spirited battle. As Fletcher crossed the line first on the road, all eyes turned to Kohlbecker and Schweid. Schweid rubbing on Kohlbecker’s rear bumper out of Turn 20 got a run and pulled alongside. Unfortunately, there was not enough space to complete the move. Spike Kohlbecker inherits his fourth win of the season by a mere two tenths of a second. Fletcher had enough of a gap to the rest of the field to maintain third after his time penalty, gaining valuable points in the process.

Brace for the Bumps

With the Austin weekend in the rearview mirror, the SRO America programme heads to Florida. Sebring International Raceway hosts SRO America May 8-10. No big changes as TC America, GT America and GR Cup NA will all be on site. Pirelli GT4 America will also be there returning to their two 60-minute races for the balance of the schedule.

Headline Photo: GT America field racing down the backstretch Photo Courtesy: Andrew Miterko Photography/SRO Motorsports Group