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Grassroots Motorsports 161 Another Season in the Pirelli World Challenge Record Books IMSA and WEC Team Up For Lone Star Le Mans story by david s. wallens • photo by jay bonvouloir story by david s. wallens • photosbyjuha.com Pirelli World Challenge Championship Finale presented by Nissan WHERE: Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah WHEN: September 12-13 Lone Star Le Mans WHERE: Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas WHEN: September 18-20 EVENTS: PRO RACING The 2014 Pirelli World Challenge series ran from one side of this country to the other, visiting 12 world-class facilities along the way. At Miller, the season champions were crowned. It was a trying, stressful accomplishment for most. For this year's GTS champion, Lawson Aschenbach, it was either feast or famine–podium fnishes or races he'd rather forget. For a while there, a repeat GTS title seemed unlikely for the drivers of the Blackdog Speed Shop Chevrolet Camaro. GT Driver: Johnny O'Connell Manufacturer: Cadillac GT-A Driver: Michael Mills GTS Driver: Lawson Aschenbach Manufacturer: Kia TC Driver: Michael DiMeo Manufacturer: Honda Per- formance Development TCA Driver: Jason Wolfe Manufacturer: Kia TCB Driver: Brian Price Manufacturer: Honda Per- formance Development class champions The Pirelli World Challenge series opened its doors to FIA- , leading to large, varied GT- class felds. Despite the infux of new machines, however, -end titles. - ers recorded GTS , making it the most popular class on the tour. Despite some stumbles, Lawson Aschenbach claimed his second-consecu- tive class title. IMSA's second-to-last weekend on the 2014 schedule visited Circuit of The Americas, the new Formula 1 track in Austin, Texas. The big story: This would be the only American appearance for the Le Mans WEC endurance cars. The other big story: A monster deluge soon after the WEC headliner sent many contenders skidding into the gravel and caused offcials to red-fag the race for an extended period. The WEC cars might have gotten the best spots in the paddock, but as usual the IMSA Continental Tire Challenge cars put on a great show. Trent Hindman and John Edwards scored the GS-class win, keeping Hindman at the top of the points race.