Racing to End Alzheimer’s closes Pilot Challenge season at Road Atlanta

BRASELTON, Ga. (October 14, 2025) – After a difficult three-race stretch that saw the team endure damage in two of the previous three races, the Racing to End Alzheimer’s with Stephen Cameron Racing team brought home a 13th place finish in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge’s season-ending FOX Factory 120 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta this weekend.

Drivers Sean Quinlan and Greg Liefooghe combined to bring the No. 19 Ford Mustang GT4 – carrying the names of 175 loved ones who have suffered from dementia and Alzheimer’s – home in the final event of the season, a typical IMSA rough-and-tumble two-hour race.

The team returned to the chassis they’d run at VIRginia International Raceway, as the car raced in the most recent event at Indianapolis had been damaged in a racing incident (on the heels of damage incurred when the No. 19 Racing to End Alzheimer’s Ford Mustang was taken out of the Road America race).

Through two practice sessions at Road Atlanta, the team focused on both dialing in the car’s setup while also conserving tires for the race. The team employed a new set of tires for qualifying, leaving them with a full set to start the race, plus two right side tires. Given Road Atlanta’s elevation changes over its challenging 12-turn, 2.54-mile layout, and rapidly changing track conditions, the additional power under braking that new tires provide made the decision to save the tires for qualifying and the race an easy one.

At the drop of the green midday Friday, Quinlan was determined to hold his 17th place position, maneuvering through the typically intense opening laps’ jostling for position. After 45 minutes of nonstop action, he headed to pit lane for four Michelin tires, fuel, and a change to Liefooghe, who came out near the back of the field.

Liefooghe had battled his way back to 15th before a caution flag came out with an hour remaining, He returned to pit lane for fuel and left side tires only and returned to the fray. Determined to battle his way forward, Liefooghe posted lap times among the leaders, but with most of the top 15 cars posting similar times, he was able to make it no further forward than P13 at the checkered flag.

The Racing to End Alzheimer’s TCR program, the No. 31 RVA Graphics with Speed Syndicate Audi RS3 LMS TCR car driven by young guns Luke Rumberg and Jaden Conwright, had a difficult day, enduring a drive-through penalty for a pit stop violation that put them back in eighth position.

But as always, the race action tells only part of the story. Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder Phil Frengs was on hand to chat with fans and Pilot Challenge team members, so many of whom have been affected by dementia or Alzheimer’s. Frengs, who lost his wife Mimi to the disease earlier this year, was emotional talking about the end of the season sentiments.

“The final race of the year at Michelin Raceway Atlanta always gives us the chance to look back and say how did we do?” said Frengs. “I’d say we did pretty well this year. We got a late start, beginning the season without a team, then having Steve Cameron, Sean and Greg invite us to join them in May. Since then, it’s been a remarkable season. Every race weekend means we meet more and more people that are affected by Alzheimer’s and all the other forms of dementia, helping them to remember and show some love to somebody who makes a huge difference in their lives. This is our purpose, and it makes me feel like I’m doing some good.

“It’s been a hard year because I lost Mimi, and she was our inspiration to start with. But we continued on and we will continue on. I’m grateful and I’m emotional right now, but I’m here. And we’re already looking forward to next year.”

The No. 19 Racing to End Alzheimer’s Mustang gives families the chance to honor loved ones who have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. For a $250 donation, the family member’s name and hometown is placed on the car, and their photo can be posted on the Racing to End Alzheimer’s website’s tribute page. All donations are matched by Frengs’ company Legistics, with 100% going to the program’s two beneficiaries – the Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist, and the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program.

All names added at the Road Atlanta event will carry forward to the 2026 race car.

To date, Racing to End Alzheimer’s has donated over $1 million to those two programs.

Donate now at this link.