{"id":1837,"date":"2020-10-05T21:56:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T21:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2020-10-05T21:56:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T21:56:23","slug":"overall-victory-thriller-at-pitt-race-for-team-sahlen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/05\/overall-victory-thriller-at-pitt-race-for-team-sahlen\/","title":{"rendered":"OVERALL Victory thriller at Pitt Race for Team Sahlen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fast Facts:
* 2020\u2019s Win brings Team Sahlen\u2019s tally to 3 Overall Victories at Pitt Race in the Tire Rack – ChampCar Series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Team Sahlen has now secured 16 Tire Rack – ChampCar Podiums at Pitt Race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Team Sahlen has won OVERALL in the Tire Rack – ChampCar Series for 5 consecutive seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pittsburgh International Race Complex marked the 1st<\/sup> Tire Rack \u2013 ChampCar Endurance Series event of the year for Team Sahlen.\u00a0 During the long break, the team had put significant effort into further developing the new for 2019 Porsche Boxsters.\u00a0 Additionally the team had put extra attention to the tried and true Mazda RX7 that 1st<\/sup> debuted in the series all the way back in 2011.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Sahlen utilized the Friday Test day to work through the numerous parts on the race cars.\u00a0 The tests went well, with the team learning what worked, and additionally what items would still need to be developed for future tests.\u00a0 As well, this event marked the 1st<\/sup> race for Team Sahlen drivers Joseph Sahlen and Jacob Grimm since the spring of 2019.\u00a0 The duo utilized the #945 \u201cDijon\u201d Mazda RX7 for their testing.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday dawned with beautiful blue skies, and anticipation for the \u00a0MoneyShiftRacing.com 8 hour Enduro ahead.\u00a0 Team Sahlen quickly rose through the pack, to see the team in 1st<\/sup> and 2nd<\/sup> place with the two Porsche Boxsters in the early hours of the event.\u00a0 Then a rare driveline issue side linded the #942 \u201cKetchup\u201d for the day.\u00a0 #943 \u201cMustard\u201d continued racing forward, leading the race, until an unusual tail light issue cropped up, forcing a lengthy delay in the pits.\u00a0 \u201cMustard\u201d got back into the race, and posted a solid 9th<\/sup> place overall for the day.\u00a0 The Team Sahlen race of the day for Saturday was the #941 \u201cCharcoal\u201d driven by Joseph Sahlen and Jacob Grimm.\u00a0 The duo was able to shake off their 16 month race layoff and secure a fantastic 14th<\/sup> place finish overall out of the 73 entrants.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Sahlen shared his excitement after the race \u2013 \u201cWhat an amazing fun time this was today.\u00a0 Our race was not without its incidents, but the crew did a good job persevering every time there was an issue, to keep us going.\u00a0 The improvements to \u201cCharcoal\u201d were amazing.\u00a0 It was just a joy to drive all day long.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, Team Sahlen was focused to redeem for Saturday\u2019s event.\u00a0 Just like Saturday, the skies were blue, and Team Sahlen rose to the front very quickly.\u00a0 This day was not to see a repeat of Saturday\u2019s misfortune, and hour after hour went by, and Team Sahlen continued to mix it up in the Top 3 Overall.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With 1 hour and 40 minutes to go in the race, a full course caution came out and the stage was set for a dual to the end.\u00a0 Wayne Nonnamaker had his sights set on the 1st<\/sup> place green Miata, and for the next 100 minutes, he laid down fast after fast lap to hunt down the leader.\u00a0 2 full course cautions in the last 30 minutes of the race packed up the race, and when the green flag flew for the last time, Wayne was on the bumper of the Mazda.\u00a0 In a dual that was back and forth for several laps, Wayne used all of his years of racing experience, and slipped into the lead, and pulled out a very slim 3 second margin of victory at the end of the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wayne shared his thoughts after amazing dual \u2013 \u201cWhat a race! The Mazda and I were pretty evenly matched, so it made for some great racing.\u00a0 The crew did a great job all race with excellent pit stops.\u00a0 But we would not have been in this position if it wasn\u2019t for Joe Sahlen\u2019s excellent dual stints during the race.\u00a0 He was able to get to the lead and hold the stop spot, allowing us to be in a position at the end of the race to run for the victory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And to put the icing on the cake for Team Sahlen, Will Nonnamaker brought the #942 “Ketchup” Porsche Boxster home in 3rd Place OVERALL. to round out the Podium for Team Sahlen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next race for Team Sahlen will be October 23-25 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the dual 8 hour enduros with the Summit Racing \u2013 American Endurance Racing series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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honeybeeBase.com, Porsche Beachwood, Audi Mentor, ECS\nTuning, Tarett Engineering, Guard Transmission, Pittsburgh International Race\nComplex, HubstandsPRO, Maxima Racing Oil, Brothers Grimm Landscaping, NGK Spark\nPlugs, CM Racing Products, Mothers Polish, Grassroots Motorsports Magazine,\nDesign Engineering Inc., Hard Brakes, Forgeline Wheels, Optima Batteries,\nAll-Fit Automotive, Mazdaspeed, MSI Racing Products, Winding Road Racing,\nPerformance Friction Brakes & WIX Filters.
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