Sonoma Raceway (NASCAR Long)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2025 Season 1 - W12
- Date: March 08, 2025
- Total Drivers: 38 (16 Audi 90 GTO, 22 Nissan GTP)
- Strength of Field: 3315
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class, Audrius Valantiejus won from P2, finishing 11.596 seconds ahead of Cal Young, with Nicholas Mukanos in third. Valantiejus led the race for 27 of the 32 laps despite encountering 8 incidents. The Audi 90 GTO class saw Noel Luneburg take victory from P2, just 0.388 seconds ahead of Mickey Friesen, with Doug Cloud finishing third. Notably, several drivers struggled with incidents, including Arto Ihamäki and Junya Honma, who had 14 and 16 incidents respectively, highlighting the challenging nature of the Sonoma Raceway.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Grid | Laps | Interval | Best Lap | iR Δ | Incs | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audrius Valantiejus | Nissan GTP | 2 | 32 | - | 1:15.28 | 9.0k +17 | 8 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Cal Young | Nissan GTP | 3 | 32 | +11.60 | 1:15.37 | 5.9k +46 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Nicholas Mukanos | Nissan GTP | 6 | 32 | +21.75 | 1:15.59 | 4.4k +67 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Jacob Reid4 | Nissan GTP | 8 | 32 | +22.44 | 1:15.63 | 7.7k +3 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Jack Wells2 | Nissan GTP | 4 | 32 | +25.64 | 1:15.93 | 5.4k +27 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Timothy Reed4 | Nissan GTP | 5 | 32 | +25.99 | 1:15.87 | 3.7k +56 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Sheamus Power | Nissan GTP | 13 | 32 | +44.67 | 1:16.04 | 4.5k +28 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Maximilian Bailey | Nissan GTP | 15 | 32 | +46.37 | 1:16.28 | 3.9k +31 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Xabier Sanchez | Nissan GTP | 12 | 32 | +48.00 | 1:16.66 | 4.0k +19 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Brendan Lim | Nissan GTP | 7 | 32 | +48.40 | 1:16.39 | 4.7k -4 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Ilkka Kotisalo | Nissan GTP | 14 | 32 | +54.36 | 1:16.30 | 4.5k -8 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Aitor Sintes-Galindo | Nissan GTP | 17 | 32 | +1:14.07 | 1:16.44 | 3.9k -4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | Arto Ihamäki | Nissan GTP | 1 | 32 | +1:28.05 | 1:15.78 | 3.9k -14 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | Junya Honma | Nissan GTP | 10 | 32 | +1:43.27 | 1:16.63 | 3.0k -1 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | Pol Ferrer | Nissan GTP | 20 | 31 | - | 1:17.11 | 1.6k +25 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | Matthew Cockerham | Nissan GTP | 18 | 31 | - | 1:17.88 | 2.5k -7 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 17 | 17 | Carl Kube | Nissan GTP | 21 | 31 | - | 1:18.14 | 2.9k -27 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Noel Luneburg | Audi 90 GTO | 2 | 28 | - | 1:29.45 | 6.1k +43 | 2 | 25 | 0 | |
| 19 | Mickey Friesen | Audi 90 GTO | 1 | 28 | +0.39 | 1:29.58 | 4.1k +68 | 6 | 22 | 0 | |
| 20 | Doug Cloud | Audi 90 GTO | 5 | 28 | +7.10 | 1:29.62 | 4.0k +56 | 2 | 20 | 0 | |
| 21 | 4 | Andreas Schuster | Audi 90 GTO | 4 | 28 | +9.70 | 1:29.86 | 5.5k +15 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | Josh Brain | Audi 90 GTO | 7 | 27 | - | 1:30.03 | 3.7k +38 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | Joram Vanhixe | Audi 90 GTO | 3 | 27 | - | 1:29.57 | 6.2k -21 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | Fabian Jungbluth | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 27 | - | 1:30.20 | 4.6k -5 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | Emilio Dicharri | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 27 | - | 1:30.69 | 2.3k +34 | 7 | 13 | 15 |
| 26 | 9 | Thorben Paulik | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 27 | - | 1:30.89 | 2.4k +19 | 3 | 12 | 12 |
| 27 | 10 | Brandon White24 | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 27 | - | 1:30.78 | 1.7k +25 | 3 | 11 | 10 |
| 28 | 11 | Martin Krejcirik | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 27 | - | 1:30.62 | 3.2k -26 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | Laust Olsen | Nissan GTP | 11 | 26 | - | 1:16.48 | 3.5k -51 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | Martin Enrique Revert | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 25 | - | 1:32.56 | 1.3k +12 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
| 31 | 19 | Mateo Johnson | Nissan GTP | 19 | 24 | - | 1:17.71 | 2.0k -21 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
| 32 | 20 | Togo Hisada | Nissan GTP | 9 | 19 | - | 1:16.36 | 4.8k -99 | 5 | NC | NC |
| 33 | 21 | Julia Wurz | Nissan GTP | 22 | 18 | - | 1:19.34 | 1.7k -32 | 14 | NC | NC |
| 34 | 13 | Mathias Havdal | Audi 90 GTO | 6 | 18 | - | 1:29.91 | 5.4k -97 | 11 | NC | NC |
| 35 | 14 | Javier del Olmo | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 18 | - | 1:30.42 | 3.8k -78 | 14 | NC | NC |
| 36 | 15 | Cam Porter | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 15 | - | 1:30.85 | 2.5k -61 | 7 | NC | NC |
| 37 | 22 | Davide Ricciardi | Nissan GTP | 16 | 2 | - | - | 2.0k -51 | 2 | NC | NC |
| 38 | 16 | Tyler J Farrar | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 0 | - | - | 799 -22 | 0 | NC | NC |