AUSTIN, Texas (April 29, 2026) \u2013 The Racing to End Alzheimer’s with Stephen Cameron Racing team rode a roller coaster of emotion Saturday at Circuit of the Americas, after an inherent issue with the car put them at the back of the field early in the three-hour Pirelli GT4 America race \u2013 but the team refused to quit, battling back to bring home a very hard-fought fourth place finish.<\/p>\n
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Drivers Jonathan Perichon and Greg Liefooghe and the Cameron Racing crew kept their heads down and focused on the task at hand, as a technical issue with the No. 90 BMW M4 GT4 that put the car into limp mode meant an unscheduled trip to pit lane \u2013 then another, as the issue with the ECU rendered the pit speed limiter nonoperational, causing a pit speed violation that resulted in a drive through penalty. Through it all, the team persevered to bring home a solid result.<\/p>\n
Two practices afforded the team time to become acclimated to both the extreme Texas heat (with temperatures in the 90s all weekend), and the lengthy (20-turns, 3.426-miles) COTA layout. Liefooghe \u2013 who has a win and five podiums in 13 races at COTA \u2013 and Perichon proved to be quick studies, setting the third and ninth quickest times in two practice sessions.<\/p>\n
Series rookie Perichon headed out for qualifying on Saturday afternoon, but an early red flag meant that numerous cars did not record a timed lap. Race stewards then set the field based on practice times, placing the No. 90 Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s BMW fifth in the Pro-Am class and 14th overall.<\/p>\n
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Ambient temperatures remained in the 90s for the race start early Saturday evening, with track temps soaring over 115F. Perichon battled hard through the opening laps, holding his position and gaining significant experience in traffic. With just over two hours remaining \u2013 and with each driver limited to 50 minutes of run time \u2013 Perichon came into pit lane for four tires, fuel and a change to Liefooghe.<\/p>\n
Liefooghe had begun a charge up through the field, breaking into the top 10, when an issue with the ABS system sent him to pit lane for a reset. Once he returned to the fray, the team realized the pit speed limiter had experienced an issue as well, with Liefooghe assessed a drive through for pit speed violation. Perichon jumped back into the BMW with an hour and 20 minutes remaining and then handed back to Liefooghe 30 minutes later, but with the car near the rear of the 28-car field and a lap down.<\/p>\n
What then transpired was a master class in moving up through the field from the veteran Liefooghe. Carving his way forward, with 10 minutes left he was back into the top 10 overall, sixth in the Pro-Am class \u2013 and his fight continued to the end of the race, with Liefooghe taking a very hard fought fourth position in class, sixth overall.<\/p>\n
Team owner Stephen Cameron was quite happy with the end result, though disappointed knowing that the issue had kept the team from an even better finish.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis team really has a \u2018never give up\u2019 attitude,\u201d said Cameron. \u201cJonathan did a great job in his first professional endurance race \u2013 he really made up ground in that second stint, and he had good speed all weekend. And Greg’s stint at the end was pretty much an Ironman stint, it was just hot and humid and nasty out there. It was fun to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n
Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s founder Phil Frengs heartily agrees.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast weekend was a good example of knowing that you\u2019re never really out of it,\u201d said Frengs. \u201cJonathan and Greg both did an outstanding job, especially given the fact that they came into pit lane essentially twice as many times as the other teams. It was a hot day, but they persevered \u2013 and once again, got great TV time. Thanks to Ryan Myrehn and Calvin Fish on the broadcast for talking about the team \u2013 they were as impressed as we were to see them up near the front! If not for this issue, it could have been quite the day.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe spoke to a good number of people in the course of the weekend about Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s,\u201d continued Frengs. \u201cWe\u2019re here to raise awareness and money \u2013 to \u201cfund the care and find the cure\u201d for Alzheimer\u2019s. Every name we add to the car helps us do that. And of course, every one of those conversations means so much to me and to the people we meet. Just about everyone has a story about how Alzheimer’s has affected their family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s gives families the chance to honor loved ones who have suffered from Alzheimer\u2019s disease or other forms of dementia. For a $250 donation, the family member\u2019s name and hometown is placed on both the SRO GT4 America BMW M4 and the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Ford Mustang, and the loved one\u2019s photo can be posted on the Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s website\u2019s tribute page. All donations are matched by Frengs\u2019 company Legistics, with 100% going to the program\u2019s two beneficiaries:\u00a0 the Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist, and the UCLA Alzheimer\u2019s and Dementia Care Program.<\/p>\n
To date, Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s has donated over $1.2 million to those two programs.<\/p>\n
Donate now at this link.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Part of the CieloVision GT World Texas powered by Samsung weekend, the three-hour endurance race for the GT4 America series will take the green flag at 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday. The races will be streamed live on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>, with an interactive broadcast on\u00a0Twitch<\/a>.<\/p>\n About Racing to End Alzheimer’s<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2013, Phil Frengs\u2019 late wife Mimi was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer\u2019s Disease. Their experience led Frengs to a seminal moment: while his company, Legistics, had long sponsored a team in IMSA sports car racing, he realized there was an opportunity to raise money and awareness for the fight against the disease. In 2017, he formed Racing to End Alzheimer’s, giving fans the opportunity to honor loved ones by putting their names on the race car via a $250 donation \u2013 with Legistics matching each donation. 100% of those donations go to the two organizations the team supports:<\/p>\n