{"id":2179,"date":"2020-06-18T13:35:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T17:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2024-06-15T12:44:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T16:44:54","slug":"jr-iii-racing-returns-to-competition-with-double-father-son-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/18\/jr-iii-racing-returns-to-competition-with-double-father-son-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Jr III Racing Returns to Competition with Double Father-Son Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Dueling Dad and Lad\u00a0SVRA\u00a0Prototype Efforts at Road America on Father\u2019s Day weekend<\/em><\/p>\n

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Elkhart Lake, Wisc. (17 June 2020) \u2013 What better way to celebrate Father\u2019s Day than to go racing at Road America\u2026with your dad?<\/p>\n

This weekend, Jr III\u00a0(\u201cJunior-Three\u201d)\u00a0Racing will return to\u00a0competition with an outing at Road America as SVRA\u00a0stages the 2020 Vintage Festival.\u00a0The Mooresville-based team will feature a unique lineup as it campaigns two father-son duos\u00a0racing\u00a0a pair of LMP3 Prototypes\u00a0for the Father\u2019s Day weekend event. In addition to the two father-son LMP3 entries, Jr III will also be preparing and entering the No. 21 Weaver Concepts Dodge Challenger Trans Am driven by Marc Sharinn.<\/p>\n

Jr III Racing IMSA Prototype Challenge regulars Greg\u00a0(father)\u00a0and Eric\u00a0(son)\u00a0Palmer will team up at their home track in preparation for a return to IMSA action in July.<\/p>\n

But the Palmers will not be the only dad and lad effort under the Jr III tent. Jr III Racing, named in celebration of\u00a0Team\u00a0Owners Bill (Junior) and Billy Glavin (the Third)\u00a0will also support Glavin and\u00a0his father Bill Glavin Jr.\u00a0The Glavins will\u00a0co-drive the\u00a0team\u2019s second LMP3 car – the\u00a0No. 99 Copps Industries Ligier LMP3 for the first time.<\/p>\n

The Palmers, who hail from Colgate, Wisconsin, will share the driving duties in the same No. 03 Copps Industries Ligier LMP3 that the\u00a0pair compete with in\u00a0the\u00a0IMSA Prototype Challenge. Road America is a special place for the Palmers \u2013 serving as the first track where Greg brought his son, Eric, to learn how to race in a Global Mazda MX-5 Cup car.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving not\u00a0been in the car for over\u00a0four\u00a0months, we are ecstatic to be back in the LMP3 come this weekend at Road America,\u201d said the younger Palmer, Eric. \u201cTo be able to compete at our home track is an additional advantage, especially one for me as I learned how to race at this very track\u00a0three\u00a0years ago. I am looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead this weekend,\u00a0but especially getting more seat time\u00a0and learning how to drive a\u00a0Prototype around this grueling track. We are preparing ourselves for an exhilarating weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glavin Jr. planted the racing bug in his son at a young age, acting as Billy\u2019s crew chief at BMW\u00a0CCA Club events. Trading in the BMW for an LMP3 will be a new challenge for both Glavins as it marks their first time competing in\u00a0a Prototype.<\/p>\n

Billy Glavin started racing himself at 18 years old in a 1989 BMW e30 M3\u00a0that\u00a0he had converted from his daily driver to a race car as a part of a college internship with Vintage Sports and Restoration in New Hampshire. From there, the passion grew as Glavin transitioned into the mechanical side,\u00a0working for Hendrick Motorsports preparing race cars for NASCAR legends including Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe beginning of our racing journey together started from a single club race car on an open trailer,\u201d said Billy Glavin. \u201cWe are now a full-fledged race team running in IMSA as well as taking care of some awesome vintage machines. Being able to become teammates with my father is a special moment and I am happy that we get to do this on Father\u2019s Day weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jr III Racing takes the vintage fleet to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 25-28 for Round 3 of SVRA competition.<\/p>\n

The Palmers and the No. 3 Copps Industries LMP3 return to IMSA Prototype Challenge when the season continues at Sebring International Raceway July 16-18.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dueling Dad and Lad\u00a0SVRA\u00a0Prototype Efforts at Road America on Father\u2019s Day weekend   Elkhart Lake, Wisc. (17 June 2020) \u2013 What better way to celebrate Father\u2019s [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,9,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-feature","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2181,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179\/revisions\/2181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}