A return to Sonoma Raceway brought familiar results for Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West by Yokohama, as Brannan Hankins remained undefeated, Anna Cecchi completed a Cayman Pro-Am sweep, and Matt Dusek scored his first victories of the season during Velocity Invitational.
Perfect streak continues for Hankins.
In the GT3 Cup Pro-Am category, Brannan Hankins and the Loftus Motorsports crew remain unbeatable this season with seven wins in seven races.
Hankins won both rounds at Sonoma this past weekend as the headliner event during the sunny Velocity Invitational, just one month after capturing both victories at the same track during rainy Round 2.
In his first Sprint Challenge USA West appearance this year, Josh Conley (Black Sheep Racing) finished second in both races at Sonoma.
In third was Mark Crigler (Crigler Sport LLC), who sits just 22 points shy of Hankins in the class championship with four races remaining.
Winning both rounds in the GT3 Cup Masters class was Matt Dusek, who hopped over to USA West from Porsche Endurance Challenge North America by Yokohama.
It was the CHR driver’s first wins across both series this year, and the success came ahead of Laura Ely (Black Sheep Racing) and fellow CHR teammate Dan Drohan, who made the switch to the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992.1) from the Cayman class.
Ely and Drohan completed the class podiums in both races at Sonoma, and the former extends her championship lead by 31 points over Manuel Gil Del Real who finished fourth on Saturday and Sunday.
Anna Checchi continues California success.
Returning to the site of her first Porsche Sprint Challenge race track, Anna Cecchi enjoyed a double victory ahead of her father, Greg, in the Cayman Pro-Am class.
Running with Sonoma-based Charlie Hayes Racing, the Cecchi duo finished 1-2 in both contests at the legendary circuit, where Anna made her series debut in 2024.
In addition to her one-off appearances in USA West, the Porsche Mobil 1 Female Driver & Junior Program member is second place in the same Sprint Challenge North America championship category by just four points.
In the USA West standings, Zach Bradford (ZRB Motorsports) remains on top after two, third-place finishes at Sonoma and spirited battles with the Cecchis.
Of the Cayman Masters drivers, Greg Herback (Tatum Racing) and Justin Lewis (Lewis Racing) split the victories – just as they did at Sonoma in April – to keep their season-long championship battle ongoing.
The pair are separated by 32 points with four rounds remaining.
Summer break before Road America.
Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West by Yokohama has a weeks-long hiatus before returning to the race track. The series’ penultimate round of the year takes place at Road America on August 14 – 16 as part of a joint event with both Porsche Sprint & Endurance Challenge North America.
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Results.
Race 1
GT3 Cup Pro-Am
- Brannan Hankins, #295
- Josh Conley, #299
- Mark Crigler, #204
GT3 Cup Masters
- Matt Dusek, #251
- Dan Drohan, #298
- Laura Ely, #209
Cayman Pro-Am
- Anna Cecchi, #27
- Greg Cecchi, #72
- Zach Bradford, #14
Cayman Masters
- Justin Lewis, #75
- Greg Herback, #49
Race 2
GT3 Cup Pro-Am
- Brannan Hankins, #295
- Josh Conley, #299
- Mark Crigler, #204
GT3 Cup Masters
- Matt Dusek, #251
- Dan Drohan, #298
- Laura Ely, #209
Cayman Pro-Am
- Anna Cecchi, #27
- Greg Cecchi, #72
- Zach Bradford, #14
Cayman Masters
- Greg Herback, #49
- Justin Lewis, #75
