ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – George Kurtz started from the pole and dominated Saturday’s GT America powered by AWS event during the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Kurtz earned the pole thanks to his fast lap during Friday’s race one. He led the field to the green flag in the No. 04 Crowdstrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Mercedes and was never challenged as he raced to his third series victory.
“The race went really well, and it’s a testament to the CrowdStrike/Riley Team,” Kurtz said. “We really pushed in race one to get the pole, and it paid off for us. It’s so hard to pass on St. Pete or any street course, and once we secured the lead we were able to gap a lot of cars and get it done.”
Scott Smithson was second, with Justin Wetherill completing the podium in the headlining SRO3 class.
Jason Bell was also a winner, capturing the GT4 class victory after finishing fifth Friday. Chris Gumprecht and Moisey Uretsky completed the GT4 class podium.
Robb Holland was the lone entry in GT4 Invitational, finishing eighth overall.