- Three manufacturers, three teams win Race One
- Rooster Hall Racing/ Colin Garrett win TCX
- Genracer/ Ricca Autosport/ Jeff Ricca win TC
- Devin Anderson/ TechSport win TCA
- Results
The three TC America powered by Skip Barber Racing School classes, TCX, TC and TCA, crowned Race One winner, the first of 2023. A 40-minute Race One was relatively drama-free and featured close racing from class to class. Clouds moved into the Sonoma valley lowering temperatures and giving drivers and teams perfect conditions to push on their Pirelli Tires.
TCX Class
Pole sitter and drift champion Dai Yoshihara of Japan was the only victim in Race One. An unknown issue ended Yoshihara’s race early and took him out of the lead. Colin Garrett of Rooster Hall Racing in the No. 44 BMW M2 CS took over the lead and never let go. He didn’t run away with the race as the No. 26 Rigid Speed Company of Lucas Catania BMW M2 CS was in Garrett’s rearview mirror the entirety of the race. Kyle Loh in his No. 73 LA Honda World Racing Honda Civic Type-R TCX, dropped a position to finish third in the season's first race.
TC Class
Jeff Ricca had full control of the day, no joke. He began Race One on the pole and ran away with the race taking home the win in his No. 78 Genracer/ Ricca Autosport Hyundai Elantra N TC. Clayton Williams battled forward for position as he maneuvered through traffic in the No. 60 MINI JCW Team Mini JCW Pro TC. Williams had to look both ahead and behind as he fought off Cristian Perocarpi in the No. 37 MINI JCW Team Mini JCW Pro TC. Perocarpi began the race sixth, advancing the three positions to find a podium finish.
TCA Class
The TCA Class finish mimicked that of the qualifying field. Devin Anderson No. 22 TechSport Racing Subaru BRZ had complete control of the race going green to checkered out front. Following Anderson across the finish line was Spencer Bucknum in the No. 5 LA Honda World Racing Honda Civic Si FE1, who split the two TechSport entries. Shaoyi Che in the No. 23 TechSport Racing Subaru BRZ started and finished third. The TechSport team will take a solid points lead in the team points championship.
Up Next
TC America completes its Saturday, April 1 venture. Race Two at 9:55 a.m. Sunday, April 2, closes out the GT Sonoma protected by Crowdstrike weekend.
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