Wright Motorsports News
Wright Motorsports Double Podium at St. Pete
March 12, 2017 True to form, Patrick Long and Michael Schein score double
podium finishes for Wright Motorsports in the season opener race at St. Petersburg.
Race #1 results:
Long (GT class) 3rd
Schein (GTA class) 2nd
Race #2 results:
Long (GT class) 1st
Schein (GTA class) 2nd
Wright Motorsports takes 2nd in 2016 Pirelli World Challenge Championship
Wright Motorsports Achieves Three More Podiums,
Including Third Straight PWC GTA Victory for Schein
LAKEVILLE, Conn., May 30 — Wright Motorsports' Patrick Long finished second in the top class last Saturday while his teammate, Michael Schein, recorded his third GTA victory in a row on Friday and finished second in that class on Saturday in Pirelli World Challenge action at Lime Rock Park under hot and humid conditions.
Wright Motorsports' Long and Schein Sweep PWC Doubleheader
At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada, May 23 — Less than 10 days after Wright Motorsports announced it would field a Porsche 911 GT3 R for Patrick Long to drive in the GT class of the Pirelli World Challenge series, he led every lap of both doubleheaders from the pole and set the fastest lap of each race last weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
His Wright Motorsports teammate, rookie Michael Schein, did exactly the same thing in the GTA class with his Porsche 911 GT3 R for his first two series victories ever.
2nd Place
Schein Is on the Podium Twice In Pirelli World Challenge Doubleheader At Barber Motorsports Park
LEEDS, Ala., April 26 — Wright Motorsports' Michael Schein had two very different experiences but similar stellar results during the Pirelli World Challenge GT/GTA/GT Cup doubleheader Saturday and Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park. Once again the series rookie impressed the onlookers, as he recorded two podium finishes in the GTA class with his Porsche 911 GT3 R. It was only the second event ever in this very competitive series for the driver from Glen Cove, N.Y., who now has three podium finishes in four starts. In the first 50-minute race on Saturday Schein was never out of a podium position and he was hounding the winner at the checkered, finishing just 0.133 of a second behind.
3rd Place
Schein, Imperato Have Solid Runs In Pirelli World Challenge Debuts;Schein Posts Podium Finish on Saturday
AUSTIN, Texas, March 7 — Although he's a rookie in the Pirelli World Challenge series and its GTA class, Wright Motorsports' Michael Schein made the railbirds sit up and take notice last weekend at the season opener at Circuit of the Americas. Driving the #16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, he was second or third in all the practice sessions, qualified second, and finished on the podium by placing third in his first race ever in the series on Saturday.
MIchael Schein in PWC for 2016
Wright Motorsports' Schein Slated for Full Season Of Pirelli World Challenge Competition
BATAVIA, Ohio, Jan. 22 — Wright Motorsports is pleased to announce that it will field a brand-new Porsche 911 GT3R for Michael Schein to drive in the GTA class this year in Pirelli World Challenge. Schein (pronounced Shine), of New York City, recorded three podium finishes in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama series in 2015 for Wright Motorsports. The Batavia, Ohio-based team has won the team championship in that series' top class in three of the last four seasons, including last year. The 2016 season marks Schein's third year with Wright Motorsports and his rookie season in Pirelli World Challenge.
Platinum Champion
ELLIOTT SKEER
Platinum Masters Champion
KASEY KUHLMAN
Team Champion
2015 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge
CHAMPIONS
Wright Motorsports' Skeer Earns Championship And Wright Motorsports Takes Team Title In Porsche GT3 Cup USA for 2015
SALINAS, Calif., Sept. 28 — Wright Motorsports has produced yet another champion and won yet another team title.
On Saturday afternoon, six months after the Batavia, Ohio-based team announced that it would field a Porsche for 21-year-old rookie Elliott Skeer of Carlsbad, Calif. in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama, Skeer earned the series' top driver championship with a flag-to-flag victory at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during Porsche Rennsport Reunion V. That clinched the drivers' championship in the top class, Platinum Cup, for Skeer, who was a wildcard entry in the Porsche Young Driver Academy last October.
With Kasey Kuhlman's fifth-place finish in the second half of the doubleheader on Sunday, Wright Motorsports earned yet another series team championship. It also won the team title in 2012 and 2013. A total of 16 teams participated in 2015.
Skeer, who was born in Huntington, N.Y., recorded 13 podium finishes during the season, including five victories in the 16 races. A total of 30 drivers earned points.
Kuhlman, who earlier this month clinched his second consecutive Masters class championship for drivers 45 and older, also duplicated his fifth-place finish in 2014 in the overall Platinum point standings in 2015. Kuhlman, of Cincinnati, ended the season with 300 points in the Masters' competition with his Kuhlsport #15, which was much more than the runner-up's 238.
1st Place
Wright Motorsports' Skeer Pads Points Lead; Schein Is Also on the Podium
And Kuhlman Clinches Another Masters Title In Porsche GT3 Cup USA Action at COTA
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 21 — Wright Motorsports' Elliott Skeer celebrated his 21st birthday and moved ever closer to his goal of earning the Platinum drivers' championship in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama series with a second-place finish on Thursday and a third-place finish on Friday at Circuit of the Americas.
Meanwhile, one of his teammates, Kasey Kuhlman of Cincinnati, clinched another Masters' championship in the Platinum class with two Masters class victories and two fifth-place finishes overall with his Kuhlsport #15. His Masters class triumphs were his ninth and tenth of the season so far. He earned the same title at this event last year.
Another Wright Motorsports driver, Michael Schein of New York City, was on the podium on Thursday when he finished third. He followed that up with a strong fourth-place finish on Friday on a very hot weekend that produced a greasy track. Thursday's third-place finish was Schein's third podium of the season.
Summary of WM driver finshes for 3 races:
Skeer: Race 1: 2nd, Race 2: 3rd
Kuhlman: 1st in Masters , and 1st in Masters
Creel: 18th, 8th
Schein: 2nd, 4th
Goetz: not present
1st Place
Wright Motorsports' Skeer Leaves VIR as the Point Leader
In Porsche GT3 Cup USA
ALTON, Va., Aug. 24 — Wright Motorsports' Elliott Skeer entered last weekend's tripleheader in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama series at VIRginia International Raceway just three points out of the lead in the overall point standings. After a victory on Saturday and two second-place finishes on Sunday, he left the 3.27-mile road course not only back in the point lead, but now he has a 19-point advantage.
Wright Motorsports leads the team standings by eight points, 214 to 206.
Skeer, of Carlsbad, Calif., also set a new track record in qualifying with his #14 Porsche 991 that is sponsored in part by an IMSA scholarship supported by Porsche and Yokohama. Pelican Replacement Windows and Town Porsche of Englewood, N.J. also provide support for his effort. The new mark is 1:51.044 for an average speed of 106.012 miles per hour.
Two other Wright Motorsports drivers posted great results. Michael Schein of New York City placed second to Skeer in Saturday's 45-minute race. Santiago Creel of Mexico City, Mexico achieved a podium finish with a third in the third race of the weekend Sunday afternoon with his UNIFIN EXCORP-sponsored Porsche
Summary of WM driver finshes for 3 races:
Skeer: Qualified 1st overall. Race 1: 1st, Race 2 and Race 3 finsihed 2nd in each
Kuhlman: 11th in Masters, 1st in Masters , and 1st in Masters
Creel: 5th, 8th and 3rd
Schein: 2nd, 6th and 11th
Goetz: 4th Masters, 10th Masters and 8th Masters
3rd Place
Wright Motorsports' Skeer Charges from Rear to the Podium
In Porsche GT3 Cup at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Wis., Aug. 10 —Wright Motorsports' Elliott Skeer marched from last place to a podium finish last Saturday to highlight the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama weekend at Road America.
Another Wright Motorsports driver, Kasey Kuhlman, continued to dominate the Masters class, scoring double victories on both Saturday and Sunday with his Kuhlsport Porsche. Kuhlman, of Cincinnati, finished fifth overall on Saturday and sixth overall on Sunday. He is the defending Platinum Masters champion, and he now has a 50-point lead over the driver who is second in those point standings.
Summary of WM driver finshes:
Skeer: Qualified 2nd overall. Finished 3rd and Race 2: 4th.
Kuhlman: Qualified 1st Masters Class. Finished 1st in Masters, 5th overall. Race 2 1st Masters 6th overall
Creel: 6th and 9th
Schein: 5th and 7th
Goetz: 11th Masters and 3rd Masters
1st Place
Wright Motorsports' Skeer Dominates Both Porsche GT3 Cup Races at CTMP
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, July 13 — Wright Motorsports' Elliott Skeer was the fastest qualifier and led every lap of twin 45-minute, non-stop races in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama series last weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Summary of WM driver finshes:
Skeer: Qualified on pole. Finished 1st in race 1st and 1st in race 2
Kuhlman: 2nd in both races masters class
Creel: 8th and 9th
Schein: 8th and 12th
Goetz:
3rd Place
Wright Motorsports' Skeer and Kuhlman post podium finishes at Watkins Glen.
Summary of WM driver finshes:
Skeer: Qualified on pole. Finished 3rd in 1st race
Kuhlman: 3rd overall and 1st in Masters in 2nd race
Creel: 4th
Schein: 7th
Goetz: 10th in Masters
Top 10
Dempsey/Wright Motorsports Brumos Racing #58 Finishes
eighth in Class at Watkins Glen NY, 2015
Watkins Glen NY, 2015
Dempsey/Wright Motorsports Brumos Racing #58 Finishes
eighth in Class at Detroit MI, 2015
Detroit MI, 2015
#58 ran a strong and competitve race with a real chance for a podium finish. Unfortunalty a crash late in the race on the wet track ended what as looking like a great effort.
1st Place
Wright Motorsports fields 4 of 5 top finishing drivers at NOLA.
Summary of WM driver finshes:
Skeer: 1st place and a new track record!
Kuhlman: 3rd overall and 1st in Masters
Creel: 4th
Schein: 5th
Goetz: 4th in Masters
2nd Place
Wright Motorsports Drivers Show Their Mettle at Sebring;
Trio Enjoys Overall Podium Finishes
SEBRING, Fla., March 23 — Wright Motorsports' 2015 campaign in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama got off to an extremely successful start at Sebring International Raceway during twin 45-minute races last Thursday and Friday, with three of its five drivers getting overall podium finishes, a rookie posting a new track record when he topped the charts in qualifications, and another driver earning the Yokohama Hard-Charger Award.
Elliott Skeer of Carlsbad, Calif., had a truly impressive series debut, as he recorded two second-place finishes in his first appearance ever with the Batavia, Ohio-based team. He also stunned the series regulars by winning the pole during qualifications on Thursday with a new track qualifying record of 2:05.849 (106.985 miles per hour) for the 3.74-mile, 17-turn road course in Central Florida.
Summary of WM driver finshes:
Skeer: Two 2nd place finishes and a new track record!
Kuhlman: 1st and 2nd in Masters class
Schein: 3rd and 4th
Goetz: 6th in Masters
6th Place
Dempsey/Wright Motorsports Brumos Racing #58 Finishes
Sixth in Class at Sebring 2015
SEBRING, Fla., March 24 — All three drivers of the Dempsey/Wright Motorsports #58 Porsche 911 GT America were scored as high as second in class at some point during Saturday's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida at Sebring International Raceway. After 12 hours of competition under brutally hot conditions the team finished sixth in class with its Porsche, which carried the livery of Brumos Racing.
3rd Place
Dempsey/Wright Motorsports Battles Back After Early Transponder Problems
To Finish Third in the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 27 — If a team has to have problems in the Rolex 24, it's best to have them early.
But Dempsey/Wright Motorsports took that old saying to new levels when it dropped from fourth in class on the grid to last place at the beginning of the Rolex 24 Saturday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway due to problems with its transponder, the electronic unit the series supplies to each car to record its laps completed.
The team made four pit stops to solve the problem, losing seven laps and dropping to 50th place overall and 17th in the GTD class after the first hour of competition.
It spent the next 23 hours battling back to record an amazing podium finish of third in class and 15th overall Sunday afternoon in the premier event of IMSA's TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, the first of four races in the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup.
PATRICK DEMPSEY PARTNERS WITH WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS
BATAVIA, Ohio, Dec 3. 2014 — Patrick Dempsey of Dempsey Racing announced today that he will partner with Wright Motorsports for the 2015 Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup, the four premier endurance races in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.
The team name for the effort, which will see Wright Motorsports provide a full in-house program, will be Dempsey-Wright Motorsports.
Co-driving the team's Porsche 911 GT America in 2015 along with Dempsey, of Malibu, Calif., will be rising star Madison Snow of Lehi, Utah; veteran Jan Heylen, a native of Belgium who now resides in Tampa, Fla., and a fourth driver yet to be announced.
Marketing partners for the #58 Porsche in these endurance races, in alphabetical order, will be Beautyrest mattresses, Bilstein shocks, Spyder active sportswear and Universal Industrial Sales.
2014 PRI Show
Wright Motorsports / K-M-P Motorsports Products
Wright Motorsports / KMP Motorsports Products discussing the latest Paddleshift and Porsche PDK products at the 2014 PRI Show.
Wright Motorsports also was on hand to show support for Bilstein Shocks.
2014 SEMA Show Las Vegas
Wright Motorsports / Snow Racing with Bilstein Shock Absorbers
Wright Motorsports supporting and representing with Bilstein Shock Absorbers at this years SEMA Show.
2014 Porsche 991 running Bilstein MDS Race Dampers
2nd Place
2014 Petit LeMans
Wright Motorsports 2 car entry in GT-D class:
Snow Racing #58 Porsche 991 - 2nd place
Dempsey Racing #27 Porsche 991 -
4th Place
2014 Lone Star LeMans
Wright Motorsports 2 car entry in GT-D class:
Snow Racing - 4th place
Dempsey Racing - 14th
3rd Place
2014 Oak Tree at VIR
Wright Motorsports 2 car entry in GT-D class:
Dempsy Racing - 3rd place Podium Finish!
Snow Racing - 9th place
3rd Place
2014 Road America
Wright Motorsports 2 car entry in GT-D class:
Snow Racing - 3rd place - Podium Finish!
Dempsey Racing - 13th
Top 10
2014 Brickyard Grand Prix
Wright Motorsports 2 car entry in GT-D class:
Snow Racing - 11th
Dempsey Racing - 9th
2014 Road America
Wright Motorsports top finishing drivers.
Kasey Kuhlman- 3rd in Platinum class and 2 Masters class wins
Michael Schein- 7th in Platinum class race 1
Santiago Creel- 7th in Platinum class race 2
Kristin Treager- 6th in Gold class
1st Place
TOP 10
2014 CMTP
Wright Motorsports 2 car entry in GT-D class:
Snow Racing - 7th
Dempsey Racing - 11th
1st PLACE
2014 CMTP
Wright Motorsports top finishing drivers.
Kasey Kuhlman- 8th STRAIGHT Masters Win!
Set new track record.
Michael Schein- 4th in Platinum class
Kristin Treager- 3rd in Gold class
All 5 Wright Motorsports drivers had top 10 finishes.
1st PLACE
2014 Watkins Glen
Wright Motorsports top finishing drivers.
Kasey Kuhlman won both Masters Class races
(3rd & 4th overall)
Kristin Treager placed 3rd in Gold Calss
Top 10
2014 Belle Isle
Wright Motorsports 2 car entry in GT-D class:
Snow Racing - 8th
Dempsey Racing - 17th
1st PLACE
2014 Lime Rock
Wright Motorsports top finishing drivers.
Kasey Kuhlman won Platinum masters
Michael Schein sets track record
1st PLACE
2014 Mazda Laguna Seca
Wright Motorsports top finishing drivers.
Kasey Kuhlman won Platium masters race 1
and won race 2 (3rd overall in both races)
Michael Schein Platinum 5th place race 1
Kristin Treager 4th in Gold race 1 and 4th race 2
Santiago Creel 8th in Platinum race 2
2014 Mazda Laguna Seca
Wright Motorsports/Snow Racing finished 11th in GTD calss.
1st PLACE
2014 Sebring
Wright Motorsports top finishing drivers.
Kristin Treager takes home a 3rd place podium finish in race 1
Kasey Kuhlman wins masters Platinum race 2 (fourth overall)
John Baker won Gold class Masters and (second overall in Gold)
Top 10
2014 Sebring 12hr
Wright Motorsports/Snow Racing/Rum Bum finished 9th in GTD class.
3rd PLACE
Podium Finish
2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Wright Motorsports/Snow Racing finished 3rd in GTD class.