{"id":3329,"date":"2022-04-12T17:17:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/?p=3329"},"modified":"2024-01-23T17:37:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T17:37:03","slug":"joe-nonnamaker-celebrates-50th-year-of-racing-by-winning-8-hour-enduro-overall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/12\/joe-nonnamaker-celebrates-50th-year-of-racing-by-winning-8-hour-enduro-overall\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Nonnamaker celebrates 50th year of racing by winning 8 hour Enduro OVERALL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Team Sahlen&#039;s 2022 AER Pitt Race recap\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v2r2yBm_0aI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">At the 1<sup>st<\/sup> event of the season, Team Sahlen raced with the Summit Racing \u2013 American Endurance Racing series at Pittsburgh International Raceway.&nbsp; At this event, Team Sahlen debuted our brand new race car &#8211; #41 \u201cChili\u201d Porsche Boxster. &nbsp;\u201cChili\u201d will be utilized by the team in 2022 as practice car as well as a back up car in both the Summit Racing \u2013 American Endurance Racing Series and the Tire Rack \u2013 ChampCar Endurance Series.&nbsp; During Friday\u2019s mornings very chilly and snowy practice, \u201cChili\u201d ran great and provided all of the drivers able to get that extra little bit of track time.&nbsp; This event was the 1<sup>st<\/sup> event that Team Sahlen would be racing in the newly formed Class A in the series with #42 \u201cPepper\u201d.&nbsp; There were many things for the team to work through on the day, with the new configuration of the class having the team work through several set up alterations.&nbsp; The afternoon dawned clearer skies just in time for the qualifying session at Pitt Race.&nbsp; Both #42 \u201cPepper\u201d and #43 \u201cSalt\u201d ran great, with both Caymans securing 2<sup>nd<\/sup> on the grid in their respective classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5540-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5540-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5540-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5540-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5540-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5540.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Saturday dawned with beautiful sunny blue skies, if albeit cold temperatures.&nbsp; Both Team Sahlen racers took their time tip toeing around the circuit to build heat up into the tires.&nbsp; As the race emerged into the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> hour, Team Sahlen found themselves in a battle for the OVERALL Victory.&nbsp; Both \u201cSalt\u201d and \u201cPepper\u201d took turns leading the race.&nbsp; As the race entered the last 1\/3<sup>rd<\/sup> of the 8 hour event, both Caymans suffered from flat tires.&nbsp; Both cars were undamaged and made it back safely to the pits for retreading.&nbsp; But the unscheduled stops in the pits were enough to take both Caymans out of reach of the Random Vandals BMW M4 GT4 at the checkered flag, falling just 50 seconds short of victory.&nbsp; In the end, the day was successful outing, with #42 \u201cPepper\u201d with Joe &amp; Wayne Nonnamaker driving securing 2<sup>nd<\/sup> in Class A and 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Overall.&nbsp; As well, the #43 \u201cSalt\u201d with Joe Sahlen &amp; Will Nonnamaker placed 1<sup>st<\/sup> in Class 4 and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8227-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8227-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8227-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8227-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8227-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8227-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Will Nonnamaker shared his thoughts on the day \u2013 \u201cWhat a crazy day. &nbsp;There were all types of temperature conditions.&nbsp; Joe Sahlen did a fantastic job laying down some very excellent laps.&nbsp; The crew did a great job on the Pit Stops.&nbsp; And these 2 factors allowed us to pull away from the competition in Class 4 and secure a very impressive 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Overall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8003-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8003-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8003-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8003-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8003-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8003-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">For Sunday\u2019s 8 Hour enduro, the day started with a wet track from overnight showers.&nbsp; This led to the Team Sahlen racers being even more cautious, tip toeing around the circuit.&nbsp; An early incident on track put the \u201c#43 \u201cSalt\u201d behind the wall for the day.&nbsp; This left the #42 \u201cPepper\u201d to carry the mantle of honor for Team Sahlen during the event.&nbsp; Taking the lead in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> hour of the race, \u201cPepper\u201d did not look back all day, delivering a solid, consistent pace that was not able to be matched by the competition on this day.&nbsp; The final stint of the race was driven by Joe Nonnamaker.&nbsp; This victory was a special one, as Joe was celebrating his 50<sup>th<\/sup> year of racing.&nbsp; And he was able to drive across the checkered flag in 1<sup>st<\/sup> place, having driven with his 2 sons \u2013 Wayne &amp; Will Nonnamaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A0057-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A0057-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A0057-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A0057-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A0057-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A0057-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Joe Nonnamaker shared his thoughts after the race \u2013 \u201cI never imagined 50 years ago when I started racing my Ford Pinto, that I would still be out here racing.&nbsp; To secure the OVERALL victory with both Wayne &amp; Will as my co-drivers was especially memorable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8955-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8955-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8955-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8955-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8955-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/B2A8955-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Weekend summary of both 8 Hour Enduros, Team Sahlen was able to capture more hardware.  The #43 &#8220;Salt&#8221; secured 3rd for the weekend in Class 4.  And the #42 &#8220;Pepper&#8221; capitalized on Sunday&#8217;s victory to catapult to 1st in Class A for the weekend.  Additionally, for their strong and consistent drives during the weekend; Wayne &amp; Will secured 1st and 2nd respectively in the series points for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5553-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5553-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5553-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5553-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5553-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5553-2.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The next event for Team Sahlen will be the Sahlen\u2019s Sports Car Springfest at the Glen with the Summit Racing \u2013 American Endurance Racing series.&nbsp; The event will be May 6<sup>th<\/sup>-8<sup>th<\/sup>, with an 8 hour race on both Saturday and Sunday.&nbsp; Drivers will again be Joe &amp; Wayne Nonnamaker in the #42 \u201cPepper\u201d Porsche Cayman and Joe Sahlen and Will Nonnamaker in the #43 \u201cSalt\u201d Porsche Cayman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5547-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5547-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5547-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5547-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5547-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5547.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2022 Team Sahlen Campaign Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">honeybeeBase.com, Porsche Beachwood, Audi Mentor, ECS\nTuning, Tarett Engineering, Guard Transmission, , HubstandsPRO, Maxima Racing\nOil, Brothers Grimm Landscaping, NGK Spark Plugs, CM Racing Products, Mothers\nPolish, Grassroots Motorsports Magazine, Design Engineering Inc., Hard Brakes,\nForgeline Wheels, Optima Batteries, All-Fit Automotive, Mazdaspeed, Winding\nRoad Racing, Performance Friction Brakes, WIX Filters &amp; Capri Tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the 1st event of the season, Team Sahlen raced with the Summit Racing \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3329"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8481,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3329\/revisions\/8481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}