{"id":2584,"date":"2020-10-12T16:16:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T20:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2024-06-15T12:44:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T16:44:29","slug":"jr-iii-racing-ready-for-imsa-prototype-challenge-season-finale-at-road-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/12\/jr-iii-racing-ready-for-imsa-prototype-challenge-season-finale-at-road-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Jr III Racing Ready for IMSA Prototype Challenge Season Finale at Road Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

Braselton, Georgia (12 October 2020) \u2013 Jr III (\u201cJunior Three\u201d) Racing will close out the 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge (IPC) season at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Friday, October 16th (9:10AM ET, TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold).\u00a0Greg and Eric Palmer will share the No. 3 Copps Industries Ligier JSP3 for the final round\u00a0of their first full season IPC effort.<\/p>\n

The 2020\u00a0IMSA\u00a0season in Prototype Challenge has been a year of growth for the Mooresville-based team. With a six-race calendar, the year kicked off with three back-to-back top ten finishes including a fifth place at Sebring International Raceway.<\/p>\n

\nReturning to Road Atlanta, where the team scored a Bronze win in 2019, Jr III Racing\u2019s inaugural\u00a0IMSA\u00a0season\u00a0concludes with a three-hour enduro \u2013 the second endurance event of the year. The Palmers began the 2020 IPC season at Daytona capturing a tenth-place finish\u00a0in the three-hour endurance race in their first outing in Prototype competition.<\/div>\n

Greg Palmer returns to\u00a0Michelin Raceway\u00a0Road Atlanta\u00a0after making two race starts in 2017 in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge. The elder Palmer will join his son Eric as the father-son pair will make their first IPC race start at\u00a0the 2.54-mile circuit. A productive test at the Braselton, Georgia track earlier this month prepared the team to close out the season on the high.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI am looking forward to our second endurance event at Road Atlanta,\u201d said Eric Palmer. \u201cThe longer race format pushes us mentally and physically, so focusing and finding a rhythm in the car is an important key to a successful race. The steep elevation changes are very technical parts of the course, but they are also fun and suit our No. 3 Copps Industries Ligier\u00a0well. Both my dad (Greg Palmer) and I want a good result not only for ourselves but\u00a0for\u00a0the team as well\u00a0so that we can end our first season in the IMSA Prototype Challenge\u00a0on a strong note.\u201d<\/div>\n

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The Road Atlanta event weekend\u00a0will mark the final\u00a0IPC\u00a0race for the current specification Ligier with 2021 welcoming an all new Ligier JS P320\u00a0that features an additional 30\u00a0horsepower, an adapted cooling system and improved aerodynamics. Jr III Racing will be the first team in North America to take delivery of the newest iteration of the Ligier LMP3, which is set to arrive at the team\u2019s headquarters later this month.<\/p>\n

Jr III Racing team\u00a0owner Billy Glavin\u00a0hopes\u00a0to finish the season strong as he looks to the future in IMSA for the growing team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is hard to believe that we are at the final race in our first season in IMSA already,\u201d said Glavin. \u201cThe team has overcome all the obstacles this year has thrown at us while continuing to make fantastic progress on and off track. We have established our routine that allows efficient turnaround of the car which\u00a0in turn lets us have\u00a0more on-track time for our drivers.\u00a0 Our biggest challenge this year was\u00a0going to new tracks that our crew and our drivers have never been to before.\u00a0Returning to the same tracks next year and knowing what to expect\u00a0will allow\u00a0the Palmers to solely focus on driving and utilizing the car to the fullest. Our goal each weekend was to make positive strides that help continue our growth as a team. We are on the right track to do that as we look forward to our future with IMSA.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

The Palmers will take the green flag in the No. 3 Copps Industries Ligier for the final\u00a0IPC\u00a0round of the season\u00a0on\u00a0Friday, October 16th\u00a0at 9:10AM ET. Live flag-to-flag coverage is available on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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