Deja Wu Imsa Race in the form of Porsche Penscay claims the third total of 2025 wins

Despite BMW landing another pole to take the IMSA sector in green, this is #7 Porsche Penscay Motorsport with Felip Nasar And “Sri 24” Nick tandi It is again receiving a winning awards – for the third straight race in a line.

The Long Beach Acura Grand Prix IMSA Weathertech SportScar is the first weekend on the championship schedule, which has been presented a 100 -minute “sprint” race format to change the things slightly, the season opener and from 12 hours have been divided between 12 hours after a 36 -hour racing in Florida. With a small allocation of tires – four sets to use through practice, qualifying and weekends – tires and fuel strategies were important, while it was also important to manage the minimum drive time for two drivers running for each car.

It may be that it is not surprising that Porsche Porske Motorsport has now gone for three for three in win this season, a “right” formula for any on-track position has been found, a formula that will now put the winning #7 and #6 cars. (It can also be important for Roger Penscay that they have been winning the desired men for a long time in two months.)

According to Nasar, who brought #7 across the line under the checker flag, their approach to win the race came down to find speed with the car and keep it. “I had a moment that I think was in Turn 8, where I just lost the rear and saved it.” “It was stretched out of there (and it) makes it difficult to place the car in a row – and once I got my speed, I just stayed there.”

#7 and #6 Porsche GTP cars started the run of pole-utting #24 BMW M team RLL And its sister #25 car. #6 faced a brief incident with #93 Acura Mayor cone W/Ankush Agjanian which was brief and did not require any action from the race control. But #13 Awa racing Carvet managed to kill the Turn 8 wall after a strange dance between it and #78 Thief racing Lamborghini, due to which the first full course turned yellow.

It is here that strategy is well played for #7 and #6, as most areas outside the #25 BMW and #60 Acura are pitted. This brought the Porsche Penscay cars into a healthy leadership in the area, which they placed to sneeze for the remaining part of the race.

Most of the rest of the GTP region remained calm, although #93 Acura was sent to the pit lane for repair from the incident #6 Porsche involved in the incident reported earlier. The decision to not make those repairs during the full course a precaution pit sequence forced the car to the back of the area, where it was finishing a lap. And at lap 40, #85 JDC Miller Motorsports Porsche car had a misunderstanding with #27 Heart of heart As Aston Martin, it tried to move the same racing line to 6. Aston Martin hit #85 on the side, allowing it to spin out of the bend, lose its wing enorming. The incident somewhat launched the game-changing second (and final) Full Course Yellow.

In GTD, #177 AO racing Porsche 911 Rawr Wins Class with “Rexy” Joni Edgar And Laurence venathurThe GTD field also took advantage of the first full course caution released, which led to a change in the driver and topped the fuel to make it until the end of an additional stop.

This first pit sets podium for the end of the race. 177, with both Waser Sullivan Racing Lexus cars ( #12 and #89) will maintain an edge for the race period and complete the race in that order.

AWA Carvet passed through repair during the same cautious, which would put a lap down when he eventually joined the field again, which he was able to get back with the other full-coordination. But it was not quiet enough, ranked 13th in the GTD category.

But after this weekend, a race-defined moment to talk after this weekend seems like a deja Wu event between a BMW … this time is characterized by #36 Dxdt racing Carvet with Tommy Milner Behind the wheel, and #96 Turner motor) BMW with driver Patrick GalagherThe brief contact going to the hairpin in the last part of the race hung Milner from the DXDT carvet with the left rear panel. However, according to Milner, it was just racing.

Milner said, “I think he blocked the big time in the turn in eight and I was going to nine. I stayed close to him and then just peeping around in bus 10. We were strong there, I could tell you before and in a very good position to make a difficult pass, there was no question. He was not doing it twice.

Race Control released #36 “Mechanical Black Flag”, which forced the car to immediately pit for repair. Milner and team partner Robert began as a promising race for Vikens, after a series of practice and qualifying at the end of this week, ended with the 15th -ranked pair in the orbit.

IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship returns to a small race-2 hours and 40 minutes time-in 9-11 May.