Period Motorsport is increasing its North American racing actions past LMP2 within the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and making its debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America at this week’s IMSA Sports activitiesCar Weekend at Street America with Kenton King, Sabré Cook dinner, and Dan Clarke.
Period Motorsport’s partnership with the trio comes after their earlier crew withdrew from the Carrera Cup following the fourth spherical of the sequence at Watkins Glen. In want of a brand new crew, Period Motorsport stepped in to make sure every driver would have the ability to full the 2024 season robust.
Cook dinner and Clarke each entered the Carrera Cup Professional Class for the primary time in 2023 after racing careers closely rooted in open-wheel racing. Cook dinner has expertise in System 4, System Regionals, W Collection, USF2000, and US Professional 2000, whereas Clarke carries a historical past of IndyCar, A1GP, and Indy Lights automobiles.
Up to now this season, Clarke has three top-five finishes within the No. 64 Reis-Nichols Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and at present sits seventh within the Professional factors championship. Cook dinner sits thirteenth and leads the Feminine factors standings within the No. 37 PenFed Credit score Union/privé merchandise entry.
King additionally began within the Porsche Carrera Cup within the 2023 season, however within the Professional-Am class, the place this yr he at present sits sixth in factors after three podium finishes within the No. 74 Mint Group automobile.
The Carrera Cup entries are a welcomed enlargement for Period Motorsport, because the crew is continually on the lookout for new methods to widen its attain into the worlds {of professional} and historic racing.
“Period Motorsport as a crew are all very excited this was capable of work out!” stated crew proprietor Kyle Tilley. “Whereas I do know it’s been a headache for all concerned, I’m glad we’ve been capable of step in and ensure the three drivers are capable of proceed of their season as easily as potential.
“As an enormous Porsche fan and collector, I’ve all the time stored a watch on the varied types of Porsche Motorsport, with the Carrera Cup being probably the most thrilling in my eyes. I stay up for bringing our ClimateTech Championship expertise to the Porsche paddock and we’re already how we will attempt to broaden our presence within the sequence subsequent yr!”
Regardless of the challenges of switching groups mid-season, the drivers are excited and able to proceed as they push of their respective factors championships for the second half of the season.
“I’ve identified Kyle [Tilley] for some time right here in Indianapolis and I’ve seen his success and profile as a top-level motorsport crew develop and develop,” Clarke stated. “It’s a thrill that Period needed to choose up our Carrera Cup program. I can’t thank Kyle and Sarah Tilley sufficient for his or her efforts and persistence this month.”
The Carrera Cup entry comes at a good time for Period Motorsport as the crew plans to broaden its attain not solely within the sequence however within the sportscar racing world as an entire.
Porsche Carrera Cup North America has three weekends of competitors after Street America, with IMSA at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in September and Michelin Raceway Street Atlanta in October, plus its season ultimate with System 1 at Circuit of the Americas later in October.
