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Rookie “Awesome” Lawson Aschenbach, of Gaithersburg, Md., captured his first-career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship win today at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. His run was anything but easy, though, as he fell to as low as fourth before making a run to the front in his Porsche. Johnny O’Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., and Ricardo Imery, of Caracas, Venezuela, completed the top three.
Aschenbach averaged a record 79.479 mph in the 33-lap, 59.4-mile race with a margin of victory of 7.973 seconds.
“It was a great weekend, my hat’s off to the team,” said the 22-year old first-time winner. “Team AXA Financial gave me a great car. Jon Groom has put together a first-class team, and they just gave me the best car. It was perfect all race, and I just almost blew it twice. But, I was able to come back and there was some good luck and we were able to get the win out there. We’ll take it.
Race will be broadcast Sunday, April 2 at 3 p.m. Eastern.
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