Krohn/TRG - Homestead podium

 

Pontiac podium

 

Krohn Racing/TRG earned a Rolex Sports Car Series podium finish in only the
second race for the new team. Jörg Bergmeister and Max Papis drove a strong
race at Homestead-Miami Speedway from 11th to third in the No. 66
Pontiac-powered Riley Mk XI. Their teammates Nic Jönsson and Tracy Krohn
charged from 21st to fourth in the No. 67 Pontiac-Riley.

 

time           car            position             driver
action

 

start            66             11                      Bergmeister

start            67             21                      Krohn

38m            66               6                      Bergmeister
pit – tires, fuel

                  67             11                      change
pit – Jönsson in, tires, fuel

1h41           66               3                      change
pit – Papis in, tires, fuel

1h42           67               4                      Jönsson
pit- tires, fuel

 

Jörg Bergmeister, No. 66:

 

"The whole team did an awesome job. We didn't have the fastest car, but a
very consistent car and that was really good for the race. I didn't expect
to end up on the podium, but Max said before the race we would be in the top
five or on the podium. I thought he was pretty optimistic, but it worked
out."

 

Max Papis, No. 66: 

 

"It was a great effort, our first podium. We did a great job in the pits and
out there in the car. We have work to do, but it's a good way to start the
season with a podium. It's my first podium as well for Pontiac and General
Motors, and that means a lot to everyone on the team. I hope it will be a
good motivation for us in the future."


Nic Jönsson, No. 67: 

 

"All the crew guys have done an awesome job ever since we got the cars. It
was such a struggle to get the cars ready for the [Rolex 24 At Daytona] test
and the race – then we burned the car down to the ground at the Rolex. We
went to test earlier this week and burned it down to the ground again, so
the guys have been really thrashing on the car. It's unbelievable for the
team to finish three-four in our second race together."

 

Tracy Krohn, No. 67:

 

"If you told me at the beginning of the week that we were going to have a
top-five finish, I'd have told you that you were crazy. The week's been
pretty rough – the car caught on fire in testing last week, and we had to
change some things, but the crew just did a super job.  Today was a patience
sort of day for us – going through the first part of the race we stayed in
it, and then when I turned the car over to Nic, he just drove the wheels off
it."