Magnus Racing Finishes Season Continuing Top-10 Streak
Monday, October 14, 2019 at 08:13PM 
BRASELTON, Georgia (October 14, 2019)- Closing a season that has been highlighted by consistency, Magnus Racing would endure a number of in-race challenges throughout Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans to take eighth in the GT Daytona (GTD) class. Finishing within the top-10 at every race in 2019, the consistency of drivers John Potter, Andy Lally, and Spencer Pumpelly would net a fourth place in the season-long driver and team standings.
“We would have liked to finish out a little stronger,” stated Magnus Racing driver and team owner John Potter. “Unfortunately our race was sidelined after the first two hours when Parker Chase turned in on me as I was passing, and we simply couldn’t recover. We deserved a better finish as we showed we had the speed all weekend and in testing, but unfortunately circumstances beyond our control let us settling for another top-10.”
John Potter would open the race with a remarkable series of stints. Understanding the importance of keeping a clean car, the Salt Lake City resident held his own during the opening hours, maintaining the car on the lead lap and finishing the race’s opening two stints well in touch with the lead pack. Unfortunately, opening his third stint John found himself locked behind the No. 14 Lexus of driver Parker Chase. Taking advantage of faster traffic, Potter made a move headed in to Turn One, nosing in front of his competitor when contact to Potter’s left rear would send him in to a spin and eventually the gravel outside of Turn One. John would then find himself backward and waiting for the oncoming field to pass by, rejoining the track and with visible damage to the left side of the car. This would include damage to the left-rear, with the car limping back to the pits sustaining visible suspension damage.
The team would pit for quick repairs and rejoin five laps down, now out of contention for a win but still looking to collect solid points with eight hours remaining.
Avoiding incident for the remainder of his stint, Potter would eventually hand off to Spencer Pumpelly, who would discover more challenges with the car as a result of the previous contact. Eventually the team would pull the car in to the paddock to do a thorough look at the left-rear suspension, making further repairs and re-joining 16 laps down.
From that point on, the race simply became an exercise in avoiding further calamity and seeing where attrition would take them. The strategy would work, and as more and more cars dropped down, the Magnus Lamborghini continued to climb the field, ultimately breaking the top-10 and eventually moving up to eighth.
Beyond taking fourth in the season-long standings, Magnus would also play a role in Lamborghini’s quest for the Manufacturer’s Title, which they would take by a narrow two points.
With the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Champiobnship now at a close, further updates will be announced at the appropriate time.
