After scoring two front row starts and a second-place finish in 2023, Sedgwick looks for his second Porsche Carrera Cup North America victory this weekend
MILLVILLE, NJ (July 29, 2024) – PT Autosport with JDX Racing’s Alex Sedgwick earned his first Porsche Carrera Cup North America series victory last month at Watkins Glen. Now he heads back to Road America, where he had his most successful race weekend of the season last year in the No. 98 PT Autosport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car.
For the 25-year-old Warwickshire, UK native, currently second in the series point standings, this weekend has been circled on his calendar since the schedule was announced. Last year’s Road America weekend saw PT Autosport score one of its best results to date, with Sedgwick earning two front row starts and a second-place finish in race one – with the weekend marred only by a hip check from the pole sitter coming to the race two green flag that put Sedgwick into the Turn 14 grass and out of contention. Sedgwick would very much like to erase that memory and add to his victory tally – and secure more valuable championship points.
“The Road America weekend was the moment everything started to click last year, when we started consistently running up front,” said Sedgwick. “It really was the turning point of our season. I’m hoping that this time round will be similar, where we can continue to make inroads in the championship points battle.”
Sedgwick considers himself race ready as he heads to Road America, having finished fifth and 14th in two GR Cup races at VIRginia International Raceway last weekend. He and his JDX Racing team also tested at Road America two weeks ago, where they encountered an interesting new development, likely related to last year’s track repaving and the series switch to Yokohama tires this season.
“It was the opposite of what we would have expected – turns out everything we’ve learned this year so far was thrown out the window,” said Sedgwick. “We had to revert back to what we had last year. We think it has to do with the track surface. It has to be driven in a much more specific way, which is the opposite way that we’d found speed at the other races. I’ve spoken to other drivers who have tested there, and they say the same thing, so it’s down to how the surface has worn in. It took us a bit longer to get up to speed as we focused on how to drive the track as much as we worked on setup. We got there in the end, so I’m intrigued to go back and see how much more pace we can unlock. We’re not ready to show our hand quite yet!”
Like most racers, PT Autosport team principal Jason Myers especially looks forward to the Road America weekend.
“I am so energized to be here again,” said Myers. “I love this track, but also, it’s where Alex had his most dominant showing last season. It will be interesting to see how the cars do around here on the new tires, as this track is especially demanding on the rubber. Alex loves these old school, high-speed, high-risk tracks. In fact he thrives at them – evidenced by his amazing performance and win last weekend at Watkins Glen. We’re laser focused on finishing this championship at the top, but the notes and offers for next year in GT3 machinery have already started to roll in. I feel as though we’ve helped Alex really secure a foothold here in North America and I couldn’t be prouder of him.”
PT Autosport would like to thank partners STEAM Sports Foundation, Classic Car Club Manhattan and New Jersey Motorsports Park, as well as JDX Racing partners Byers/Porsche Columbus, and Renier Construction.
The Porsche Carrera Cup North America series will contest two races at Road America as part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race weekend. Race one takes the green flag Saturday at 12:45 p.m. ET, with race two Sunday at 12:35 p.m. ET. The races will be broadcast live in the U.S., on IMSA.tv, the NBC Peacock streaming app and PorscheCarreraCup.us.
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