{"id":11184,"date":"2025-05-28T20:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/?p=11184"},"modified":"2025-05-29T21:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T21:54:31","slug":"team-sahlen-secured-double-victory-at-watkins-glen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/team-sahlen-secured-double-victory-at-watkins-glen\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Sahlen secured double victory at Watkins Glen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Team Sahlen, presented by\nhoneybeeBase.com, entered the Tire Rack \u2013 ChampCar Endurance Series  Memorial Day Weekend at Watkins Glen International\nfor the 10th<\/sup> straight year. In that 1st<\/sup> event back in\n2015, Team Sahlen had entered their #941 \u201cCharcoal\u201d Mazda RX7.  In that event the team\u2019s drivers included Joe\nSahlen, Joseph Sahlen and Joe Nonnamaker. \nInterestingly. at this year\u2019s event, all three drivers would be behind\nthe wheel again contesting the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday saw the skies stop raining just enough in the afternoon that Team Sahlen could get some dry practice laps on track.  This slight reprise from constant showers allowed the team to fine tune their set up for the race.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With cool but dry skies, Team Sahlen was able to take advantage of the lack of rain and hold their 2nd Annual Glow Stick party. Limbo Music, Cornhole, and Glow Stick Golf Cart rides around the track were the fun for the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday dawned with more\novercast skies \u2013 spitting rain down.  Additionally,\nthe temperature started at about 45 degrees and only rose up to about 55 for\nthe whole day.  This meant that Team\nSahlen\u2019s drivers would have their work cut out for them to run competitive\ntimes while staying clear of danger.  Starting\nthe Porsche Boxsters would be Joe Sahlen and Joe Nonnamaker. Both did an\nexcellent job staying out of harms way, rising up into the top 15 from the 80+\ncars entered.  The team was very\nfortunate on the 1st<\/sup> two rounds of pit stops to be under Yellow Flag\n\/ Code 35 conditions.  This kept both #942\n\u201cKetchup\u201d and #943 \u201cMustard\u201d near the leaders. \nThis allowed both cars to stay in the Top 10 pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the race wound down, the team was able to stretch out their run to get a full course caution when many missed the chance for the favorable stop.  And amazingly, as the race went back to green, Team Sahlen found themselves in the lead of the race with 90 minutes to go.  And this was a position that the team would not relinquish, securing the OVERALL Victory.  Additionally, the #943 “Mustard” was able to secure 5th Place OVERALL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joe Sahlen shared his thoughts after the victory \u2013 \u201cWow, we just sitting in 7th<\/sup> to 10th<\/sup> place all day long.  Then at the very end to just magically slot into the lead was fantastic.  Watkins Glen is Sahlen\u2019s home track, and it just means so much to be able to win here.  My son Joseph is driving here this weekend and I have my grandchildren here as well.  This just makes it so perfect to get the OVERALL victory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday dawned with\npromising blue skies.  The drying track\nsaw a very fast pace that Team Sahlen did their best to match.  For the #942 \u201cKetchup\u201d Entry, the Saturday\nvictory meant the Boxster would start a lap down.  This left the honor of Team Sahlen to the #943\n\u201cMustard\u201d entry.  Joe and Wayne\nNonnamaker took turns behind the wheel to push to the front.  Then in the penultimate stint, the rains came\ndown, and came down hard.  Joe Nonnamaker\nused all of his years of racing experience to muster up a fantastic pace lap\nafter lap.  He turned some of the fastest\nlaps under the torrential downpour.  Then\na well timed Full Course Yellow \/ Code 35 saw Team Sahlen be able to sneak into\nthe pits.  And as the track went back\ngreen after the stop, \u201cMustard\u201d was in the Top 3.  This opportunity was all Wayne Nonnamaker\nneeded to grab the chance to seize the lead, that he never relinquished all the\nway to the checkered flag.  The #942 \u201cKetchup\u201d\nmade great strides all day to overcome the 1 lap deficit to secure a 6th<\/sup>\nplace Overall finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wayne Nonnamaker shared his thoughts after the race \u2013 \u201cJoe\u2019s stint in the rain is what really brought us home the victory.  Not only did he keep the Boxster going straight for the full 2 hours, but his lap times brought us right up into the thick of the lead pack. I can\u2019t believe that we essentially had the same race two days in a row.  In both events, we came out of nowhere to jump into the lead with 90 minutes to go.  You might have 1 of these races a year.  Even perhaps 2 in a year. But to have this occur in both Saturday and Sunday\u2019s 7 Hour Enduros is just unheard of.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Team Sahlen\u2019s next event will be the \u201cVirginia is for Lucky Dog Lovers\u201d Lucky Dog Racing League event at Virginia International Raceway. The Friday, June 27th<\/sup> event will be 7 hours and then followed up on Saturday, June 28th<\/sup> with an 8 hour. The team will be entering the #942 \u201cKetchup\u201d and #943 \u201cMustard\u201d Porsche Boxsters in the event.  At last year\u2019s Lucky Dog Racing League event at Pittsburgh, Team Sahlen secured the Overall Victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Team Sahlen Campaign Partners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

honeybeeBase.com, Malco Products, Porsche Beachwood, Discovery Parts, ECS Tuning, Tarett Engineering, Guard Transmission, HubstandsPRO, Maxima Racing Oil, Pagid Brakes, NGK Spark Plugs, CM Racing Products, Grassroots Motorsports Magazine, Design Engineering Inc., OMP Racing, Bell Racing, Forgeline Wheels, Optima Batteries, All-Fit Automotive, Capri Tools, Fabspeed Motorsport, Eibach & Valco Cincinnati with Big Wrench Racing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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