19 year old Andrew Palmer scooped his maiden win during the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo at the Virginia International Raceway last week. The win came in Race Two, after finishing fourth in Race 1. Palmer qualified first for Race one but was squeezed away from the lead before the race was over, this was his first race after a successful karting career as he races for GMG Racing and Lamborghini out of Beverly Hills.
Al Carter racing for Lamborghini Palm Beach and Mitchum Motorsports was lucky to overtake Race one winner Justin Bell when the green flag was shown. On lap 6 newcomer Peter Strasser for Lamborghini Washington and Wisko Race Engineering hit the tire wall at the S section through turns 8 and 9. This prompted the Aventador safety car to emerge and at the same time, the mandatory pit window opened.

This was definitely a game changer for all, as the pit window closed it was Montour and Palmer who emerged first. Both of these young drivers were now leading the pack with Palmer pressuring Montour from behind. Palmer’s window opened when Montour ran wide in turn three, he drove past him and maintained the lead until the chequered flag. Montour finished second with Al Carter finishing third.

Andrew Palmer said,

“I got some great advice from Justin Bell and a few of the more experienced guys after yesterday’s race. They told me I need to conserve the tires and really push in the last 15 minutes. The safety car really helped me do that and I was able to apply lots of pressure to Louis, and managed to take my chance as he ran wide 2 laps out. It’s been such a great weekend. The cars, the drivers, the teams, it’s been an incredible experience.”

J3 Competition Race Department congratulates Andrew on his accomplishment

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