{"id":6279,"date":"2023-07-31T14:56:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=6279"},"modified":"2023-08-01T09:57:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T13:57:44","slug":"kvamme-finishes-second-in-both-porsche-cup-races-at-road-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/31\/kvamme-finishes-second-in-both-porsche-cup-races-at-road-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Kvamme finishes second in both Porsche Cup races at Road America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s driver maintains podium streak in front of NASCAR crowd<\/em><\/p>\n

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (31 July 2023) \u2013 Mark Kvamme continued his drive towards a potential second-consecutive championship in the Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America, scoring a pair of second place finishes to extend his streak to 10 podiums in 10 races.<\/p>\n

Kvamme\u2019s bid for a seventh victory in the No. 43 MDK Motorsports Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s \/ Drive Capital \/ Avery\u2019s Trail Porsche 992 ended when teammate Scott Noble made a successful dive to the inside to take the lead with 6:30 remaining in Sunday\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

Unofficially, Kvamme maintained the lead in the championship by 34 points (237-203) over Noble with three two-race weekends remaining.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would prefer to be in first, but Scott was able to jump on it and he drove a great race. It\u2019s fun to show the NASCAR guys what the sports cars can do,\u201d Kvamme said, with the Porsches paired with the NASCAR Xfinity Series. \u201cWe\u2019re about the same pace \u2013 or maybe a little bit faster. The fans have been great, looking at the cars, and the Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s guys have lots of people going by their booth, which is fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s Porsche driver took the Am class lead on a restart with 27 minutes remaining in Sunday\u2019s 40-minute contest. He managed to preserve his advantage on a restart following the second full-course caution, before Noble made his winning move.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got hit several times, but we managed to keep it on the track,\u201d Kvamme said following Sunday\u2019s race. \u201cUnfortunately, a hit going into Canada Corner screwed up my rear end and slowed me down by a second. Luckily, it wasn\u2019t terminal, and we were able to get it around to finish second.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kvamme finished second in Saturday\u2019s opening race behind Noble in a race that saw a lengthy red flag delay that led to a three-lap shootout at the finish. Starting second in class and 24th in the 33-car field, Kvamme gained three overall positions on the opening lap before an incident sent the field back to the pits for the delay. Competition resumed with five minutes remaining, with Kvamme chasing his teammate while holding off another competitor in the fight to the checkered flag in an event that covered seven laps.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe three of us battled hard,\u201d Kvamme said of Saturday\u2019s contest. \u201cScott and I were really going at it for the first three quarters [of the opening lap], then I got stuck out on the Carrousel, it was really slippery out there, and Scott went by me. Then there was a massive crash, and we had three laps at the end. Not a bunch of racing, but it was a lot of fun. He and I were right next to each other the whole time. It was a good race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder Phil Frengs appreciated the chance to return to one of the team’s favorite tracks – albeit in front of a new audience.<\/p>\n

“Road America is one of our favorite places,” said Frengs. “The fans here are always supportive and always want to talk, interested in what we’re doing. So it’s great to be here. With the NASCAR fans, we have even more people to meet, and that’s our mission: to get the word out about Racing to End Alzheimer’s. It really was a great weekend, especially with Mark getting two podium finishes. As a team, it’s wonderful to see that!”<\/p>\n

The Deluxe Carrera Cup North America has three weekends remaining, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Sept. 15-17), WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (Sept. 28-Oct. 1) and Circuit of The Americas (Oct. 20-22).<\/p>\n

Next up for the Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s team will be the Sports Car Challenge Canada tripleheader at Trois-Rivi\u00e8res will be contested August 4 and 5, with the three race times TBD. The races will be live streamed on the FEL Motorsports YouTube channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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