{"id":4908,"date":"2022-06-27T18:08:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T22:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=4908"},"modified":"2024-06-15T12:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T16:37:06","slug":"strong-run-ends-early-for-jr-iii-racing-at-watkins-glen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/strong-run-ends-early-for-jr-iii-racing-at-watkins-glen\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Run Ends Early For Jr III Racing at Watkins Glen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watkins Glen, NY (27\u00a0June 2022)<\/strong> – Jr III Racing\u00a0was in podium contention throughout the first half of the Sahlen\u2019s Six Hours of Watkins Glen until a fuel seal issue forced the team to retire the No. 30 Airbnb Ligier JS P320 on lap 126 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0premature\u00a0end followed a\u00a0strong\u00a0day from Ari Balogh, Nolan Siegel and Garett Grist as they all took to the No. 30 Airbnb Ligier JS P320 with the goal of extending the Jr III Racing\u00a0championship\u00a0points lead. The Jr III drivers competed with intensity as\u00a0they ran a combined 69 laps\u00a0in podium contention.<\/p>\n

Making his Watkins Glen LMP3 debut,\u00a0Siegel moved from\u00a0seventh to second within the first\u00a012 laps\u00a0of his stint, which was highlighted by a strong\u00a0restart\u00a0following\u00a0the third yellow flag. The 17-year old driver led the LMP3 class\u00a0for nine laps\u00a0at the halfway point of the race.<\/p>\n

Siegel\u00a0pitted and\u00a0handed the wheel to Grist on lap 97,\u00a0but the team faced adversity when the car\u2019s rear pneumatic\u00a0jacks stopped working.\u00a0The team sprung into action, raising the front of the car with the cars jacks during the refueling, and then manually raising the rear to effect the tire change.\u00a0 Once back on track, Grist maintained his position in second for the majority of his 61-minute stint. Grist matched lap times of the class leader as he maneuvered through traffic.<\/p>\n

Grist came to the pit box on lap 135 for\u00a0a routine pit stop that ended in flames when the fuel probe emitted fuel at the wrong time. Quick responses from the crew extinguished the fire, but unfortunately the race was over for the No. 30 Airbnb machine.<\/p>\n

Although he didn\u2019t get the finish that he had hoped for, Siegel was pleased with the weekend he had for his debut with Jr III Racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy stint was really good, and I led a lot of it then\u00a0hung\u00a0on to a solid second,\u201d said Siegel. \u201cUnfortunately, an issue in the pit stop took us out of the race, so\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not the way we wanted\u00a0it\u00a0to end, but it was a strong weekend overall. It was great running with Jr III this weekend. I am really grateful for Billy (Glavin Jr.) and Ari for giving me the opportunity to run with them. I really enjoyed working with the team as everyone did a great job, so they really deserved a podium today.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the disappointing points payout on the day, Grist\u2019s focus is on making up championship ground in the next round of IMSA competition next weekend as the series visits his home country with a visit to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is too bad,\u201d said Grist. \u201cWe came in leading points, and I am not sure what happened there. We did have a couple issues all race long that we were fighting through, but still we held our own. I definitely think we would have been good for a podium\u00a0had we made it to the end.\u00a0It\u2019s not a good points day, but it happens. We also had broken jacks so that made every pit stop long, but we\u2019ll be back next weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Charlotte-based racing team stands third in the LMP3 championship with 951 points heading into the second half of its debut IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.<\/p>\n

Jr III Racing heads north for the Chevrolet Grand Prix at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on July 3 at 3:05pm ET with coverage on NBC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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