Porsche Carrera Cup North America

Long Beach, California

After launching our new Porsche Carrera Cup team with such a rewarding result at Sebring, Florida last month, we were keen to get to Long Beach to see if we could back up our initial form. Turns out it wasn't a fluke!

McElrea Racing crew at Long Beach, California 2023
McElrea Racing crew at Long Beach, California 2023
Tom Sargent

Tom Sargent #17

Pro
Race Engineer
Andy McElrea
#1 Mechanic
David Gahagan
QUAL
P3
R1
2
R2
2
Rnd
2nd
Tom Sargent #17 racing at Long Beach, California 2023
Tom Sargent #17 racing at Long Beach, California 2023
Tom Sargent #17
Porsche Carrera Cup North America Round 2 @Long Beach, California 2023
Thomas Nepveu

Thomas Nepveu #24

Pro
Race Engineer
Andy McElrea
#1 Mechanic
Doug Peterson
QUAL
P12
R1
11
R2
DNF
Rnd
15th
Thomas Nepveu #24 racing at Long Beach, California 2023
Thomas Nepveu #24 racing at Long Beach, California 2023

Summary

Long Beach threw the lot at us!

In addition to two more second place podium finishes ‘Wombat’ Sargent took his first pole and lead the early stages of race 2.

‘Beaver’ Nepveu took a terrific 11th in race 1 but glanced the wall at the apex of turn 8 in race 2 which sent him into outside wall knocking him out of the race.

McElrea Racing is still sitting 2nd in the North American Teams Championship, Wombat is sitting 2nd in the championship and GT rookie Beaver is 15th.

The awesome MR US crew has plenty of work to do in a short turnaround before we race with F1 in Miami 6-7 May, but we are doing our homework and will be ready to come out swinging as usual!

McElrea Racing crew and drivers at Long Beach, California 2023