The final weekend of the GT America powered by AWS season is officially underway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as competitors took to the track for the opening Practice 1 session under clear skies and cool fall conditions. With the season finale sharing the stage with the prestigious Indianapolis 8 Hour, drivers are looking to close out their 2025 campaigns on a strong note.
The SRO3 field wasted no time finding speed, with the top three swapping positions throughout the 40-minute session. It was Blake McDonald who ultimately set the pace, leading a strong showing for Chevrolet with his No. 11 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R. McDonald put together a near-flawless lap, lighting up two purple sectors en route to a session-best 1:24.259, narrowly edging out George Kurtz by just 0.066 seconds.
Kurtz, driving the No. 04 CrowdStrike by Riley Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO, was followed closely by fellow Mercedes-AMG driver Kenny Habul in the No. 75 75 Express entry, with all three front-runners doubling up their weekend duties as participants in Saturday’s Indianapolis 8 Hour endurance classic.
Behind the top trio, Joel Cortes impressed in fourth position aboard the No. 19 RS1 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), while series veteran Ross Chouest rounded out the top five in his No. 50 Chouest Povoledo Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R, giving the bowtie brand two entries in the top five.
In the GT2 class, Evan King showed strong pace in the No. 62 Flying Lizard Motorsports Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo, while CJ Moses made his return to GT America competition with the No. 58 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT2.
The GT4 field was led by Mike Johnson in the No. 007 Archangel Motorsports with Pro-Sport Competition Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4, with Jozsef Petkes following in second in the No. 83 RCX Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, and Craig Lumsden completing the top three aboard the No. 610 Flying Lizard Motorsports BMW M4 GT4 (G82) EVO.
Let’s Get Racing
The GT America powered by AWS series will return to the track for Practice 2 on Thursday afternoon, October 16th at 3:55 PM ET.
If you can’t make it to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, be sure to tune-in to SRO’s free live streams all weekend long on YouTube (GTWorld) and Twitch (SROMotorsports) and follow all the action through our social media channels and the event hashtag #Indy8H.