BRASELTON, Ga. — Parker Thompson drove a flawless race to earn his fifth win of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America Presented by the Cayman Islands season Thursday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
His victory at the track moved the No. 9 JDX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car to within five points of the Pro class championship leader Kay van Berlo with one race remaining to be run.
In the Pro-Am class, Efrin Castro won his eighth race of the season on the 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit. It moved his No. 65 Kelly Moss Porsche to within nine points of leader and teammate Alan Metni in the No. 99.
The Am class also saw the title contenders finish one-two with John Goetz piloting the No. 57 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car to a second victory of the year just ahead of championship leader Mark Kvamme. Goetz trails the No. 43 MDK Motorsports machine by 11 points.