{"id":3940,"date":"2021-11-12T21:09:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T02:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:48:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:48:43","slug":"irish-mikes-racing-carries-momentum-into-porsche-cup-season-finale-at-road-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/12\/irish-mikes-racing-carries-momentum-into-porsche-cup-season-finale-at-road-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Mike\u2019s Racing carries momentum into Porsche Cup season finale at Road Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRASELTON, GA (10 Nov. 2021)<\/strong> \u2013 Irish Mike\u2019s Racing has\u00a0 both of its drivers in the top five in the championship as the IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America season comes to a close with a busy three-race weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Craig Conway ranks third in the standings, while rookie teammate Conor Flynn is fifth, scoring four second-place finishes in seven events after joining the series for its fourth of seven weekends.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re ready,\u201d said Conway, driver of the No. 97 Diamond Suzuki\/Sea Pro Porsche 991. \u201cWe\u2019ve been getting faster all year. We were on the podium at Indianapolis, and I think we\u2019re in contention to do that again at Road Atlanta. It would be great to finish up the year in the top three or four in the drivers\u2019 points. I\u2019ve been to Road Atlanta plenty of times. I\u2019ve done the SCCA Run-Offs there a few times, along with many other things\u201d<\/p>\n

After finishing third at Indianapolis, Conway placed fourth in both races at the most recent event at Virginia International Raceway.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been tweaking on these cars and learning them all year \u2013 the team and the drivers \u2013 so we\u2019re making them faster when it counts,\u201d Conway said. \u201cWe\u2019re pretty good in the points. There will be a lot of racing at Road Atlanta \u2013 three races \u2013 so we\u2019re going to be busy this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flynn finished second during his debut weekend at Road America. After placing second, third and fourth at Indy, he posted a pair of runner-up showings at VIR in the No. 95 Chillout System\/Irish Mike\u2019s Total Car Care Porsche 991.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a busy year, so I\u2019m glad to close it up with a triple-header,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cRoad Atlanta is my favorite track in North America. It\u2019s really something else driving it; it really tests driver\u2019s skills, with slow, technical turns along with high-speed all-out corners, where one mistake can write off the whole car. It\u2019s a dynamic track.\u201d<\/p>\n

Irish Mike\u2019s recently participated in a nine-hour endurance race at Michelin Raceway, winning the event overall with an Audi TCR.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ll do really good,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cWe most definitely know Road Atlanta. After Daytona and Sebring, it\u2019s like a home track for us. Craig loves Road Atlanta, he\u2019s been there a zillion times.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Flynn would love to end the season with three victories, he\u2019s also keeping an eye on the Porsche 992s that compete in the other classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re getting ready to head into the 992s for next year, so we\u2019ll be observing the other classes and see how they do in the 992. But three wins would be an ideal finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

The weekend opens with a pair of Porsche Cup practices on Wednesday, with qualifying Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. (all times ET). The opening 45-minute races will be Thursday at 12:10 p.m. and 4:45 p.m., with the season finale Friday at 11:15 a.m.<\/p>\n

Media Contact:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPaige N. Grimmer
\npg@sundaymanagement.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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