KohR Motorsports celebrates their second consecutive Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Grand Sport race title at Sebring with Nate Stacy and Kyle Marcelli behind the wheel. Driving the KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4, they took the title Friday in the Alan Jay Automotive Network 120. Not only is this the second consecutive win for the team, but they also won this same race last year, making this Ford’s 45th win in the Grand Sport (GS) class.
The KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 builds and sells their specially-prepped S550s to race teams looking to compete in the series. They’re powered by specifically designed 5.2 Coyote engines built by Ford Performance in partnership with Roush Yates Engines. The Mustang is built and set up by KohR and the entire car is fully FIA compliant.
The Roush Yates name has been a part of racing for a long, long time. However, people tend to forget that there’s more to that company than NASCAR teams. Some would say that IMSA is the heart and roots of racing itself; where grassroots efforts have risen to international prominence, catapulting hometown heroes onto the world stage, where they further went on to excel in other forms of racing.
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FORD MUSTANG GT4 WINS CONSECUTIVE SEBRING RACES
SEBRING, FL, March 19, 2018 – The No. 60 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 won their second consecutive Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Grand Sport race title at Sebring International Raceway on Friday in the Alan Jay Automotive Network 120.
Drivers Nate Stacy and Kyle Marcelli picked up the teams fourth win and their first as co-drivers in the No. 60. Following in teammates, Scott Maxwell and Jade Buford’s footsteps who won the esteemed race in 2017. This marked Ford’s 45th victory in the Grand Sport (GS) class.
“Congratulations to KohR Motorsports,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “To win at Sebring is special and to win two years in a row is a tribute to the team’s hard work and dedication.”
The modified two-hour sprint race allowed for an aggressive strategy call from the pit box, going to a one stop race plan with the 5.2L Mustang V8 engine to complete the 175.78-mile race. As the race unfolded, it would be the one stop call that would allow the No. 60 to inherit the lead and then it came down to managing the Continental tires for the last 20 laps.
“It feels great,” Stacy said. “The team worked flawlessly. We had a really good strategy, I’m really glad it worked out. It was kind of a gutsy move, but it worked out in the end. With these Continental Tires, it was just crazy good at the beginning. I had a bit of a push toward the end there, but it got hot and sticky. It was great all around.”
Six Ford Mustang GT4s started in a field of 37 cars, including KohR Motorsports sister car No. 59 with drivers Jack Roush Jr. and Joey Atterbury. They finished the race P6 followed by AWA Ford Mustang No. 80 in P14.
This weekend’s results provides great momentum for the Ford Mustang program as they head to Mid-Ohio for the first time on May 5th. Reference www.roushyates.com for the full schedule.
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Living in Richmond, Tx, PJ Rentie has been in the automotive industry for more than 30 years. This former Assistant Editor at Vette Magazine also spent time with companies like NOS, Edelbrock, Hillbank Motorsports, Classic Industries, and was an automotive instructor for Cypress College for ten years. In his spare time, PJ hopes to one day bring his Fox Body Mustang out of the back yard and back onto the street!
