Progress Made at Sebring International Raceway

The second round of the IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup at Sebring International Raceway saw Gradient Racing make more progress as the team from Austin, Texas continues it’s inaugural season at the highest level of sportscar racing in North America.

A seventh place finish in the GTD category was an improvement on the team’s debut two weeks earlier at Daytona International Speedway. Saturday morning’s only dry practice session saw the #22 Unit Nutrition HPD Acura NSX GT3 Evo sit third on the time sheets for most of the hour-long session before being bumped to P5 at the Checkered Flag. For driver, Marc Miller, this was the first indication that progress was being made. “ I was really pleased with our practice pace and to be .5 seconds off the absolute pace in GTD was really encouraging. That time was absolutely legitimate too and it’s a sure sign of progress.”

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Seventh place was Gradient's reward for a lot of hard work last weekend at @sebringraceway. The team learned more about the car and more about how competitive the @imsa_racing GTD field is. The car is back at the shop and the crew is hard at work getting it turned around for @roadamerica. We will be on track for the first time at America's National Park of Speed on Friday, July 31st.

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The temperature at the Central Florida track was significantly cooler when  The #22 Unit Nutrition HPD Acura NSX GT3 Evo  took the Green Flag on Saturday evening and both drivers had to battle significant understeer during the two hour, forty minute race.

The final position represented the team’s best result to date but nobody left Sebring International Raceway under any illusions about the work needed to get the car consistently to the front of the GTD Grid.   

The job in front of us is not the work of a moment. But @marcmillershow is aware of that and feels like the #22 @unitnutritionco @HondaRacing_HPD @Acura crew made progress last weekend at @sebringraceway. Next week it's time to make more at @roadamerica! pic.twitter.com/TvX5ly9JYE

— GradientRacing (@GradientRacing) July 22, 2020

Round 3 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup takes place at Road America on Sunday, August 2nd with the Green Flag at 12:05pm ET. Coverage of the event is available via NBC TV, IMSA.TV for International viewers without a TV broadcaster, IMSA Radio and via Satellite Radio on Sirius 216 and XM 210 in the USA. For full event coverage please follow Gradient Racing on Twitter at @GradientRacing, on Instagram at @gradientracing and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GradientRacing/.