Road America was a marquee stop for many on the 2025 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America calendar, but as the weekend unfolded, Mother Nature had other plans.
Inclement weather bombarded the fan favorite, 4.048-mile racetrack beginning on Saturday afternoon and it continued well into Sunday morning. However, Sprint Challenge managed one race apiece for both the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup classes and for the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport classes.
Plans to reschedule Race 2 for both categories will be announced at a later date.
Dyszelski steals win after Kleck’s early move to pit lane
After winning earlier this season in the Cayman GT4 Clubsport Pro-Am class, Danny Dyszelski stepped up to 992 GT3 Cup Pro-Am and led flag-to-flag for the overall win at Road America.
On a very wet racetrack, Dyszelski was slotted to start second behind polesitter and championship leader Cole Kleck. However, in a surprising move coming to the green flag of the race, Kleck darted to pit lane behind the Safety Car. Dyszelski assumed the lead in his VPX Motorsport Porsche and battled the elements en route to the win.
Kleck quickly returned to the racetrack, but with a field of more than 20 993 GT3 Cup cars ahead of him. As the track began to dry, Kleck climbed his way back up the charts – impressively finishing third in class and making the podium-winning pass with less than five minutes remaining.
Kleck’s gap to second-place Tony Malito was too large to overcome before the checkered flag, and Malito earned his best finish of the year. Malito is also second behind Kleck in the championship standings with two events left on the calendar.
Also with an impressive run was Kayden Kelly in the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup for Kellymoss. It was Kelly’s first trip to Road America, and not only did he start from pole position in the Masters class, but he also scored the class win and finished second overall.
It was Kelly’s third consecutive Masters class win after sweeping the weekend at VIRginia International Raceway last month, further closing the gap to himself and points leader Scott Blind. Blind finished second on Sunday, his third consecutive runner-up finish behind Kelly.
Finishing third was Mark Boden, who inherited the position after a competitor ahead received a drive-through penalty. The result tied Boden’s best finish of the season, after previously finishing third in Race 1 at VIR.
Hanston enjoys clear track for victory before weather descends
Jens Hanston continued his nearly flawless season in the Cayman GT4 Clubsport category, finishing first for the eighth time in nine races.
In the Speedsport Tuning Porsche, Hanston led the field through a dry race on Saturday, which took place just before heavy rainfall and storms moved over the Elkhart Lake region.
After a mid-race yellow flag, Loni Unser tried to keep Hanston in her sights, but her rival drove off to a win by nearly five seconds. Unser went on for her fifth second-place finish of the season, while Anna Cecchi followed in third.
It was a comeback performance by Cecchi, as she borrowed the Cayman GT4 Clubsport belonging to her father – Masters driver Greg Cecchi – to race following an incident earlier in the weekend.
In the Masters category, William Peluchiwski pulled off his second win of the season with Kellymoss. Peluchiwski was untouched throughout the race, with Tom Kopczynski finishing second by almost seven seconds.
Kopczynski hung onto his spot by less than two-tenths of a second over third-place Alain Scalzo at the checkered flag. Points leader Scalzo had initially battled with Dominique Leqeuex throughout the entire race, but made the third-place pass with seven minutes to go.
Before the weather disruptions set in, the Road America weekend kicked off with two memorable off-track gatherings. On Thursday, crew members swapped wrenches for steering wheels in the 2025 Road America Crew Karting Competition Presented by Yokohama Tire, battling through qualifying heats before each team’s fastest earned a spot in the main event. Friday brought a more relaxed but equally spirited affair, as Kellymoss co-owners Andy Kilcoyne and Victoria Thomas welcomed teams and guests into their “home” track condo to share stories, admire a selection of freshly completed custom-built air-cooled Porsches, and celebrate the passion that fuels the paddock.
Porsche Sprint Challenge North America won’t have long to wait to get back on track, with the next round at Watkins Glen International taking place on August 29 – 31. Meanwhile, race replays throughout the season are available on the Porsche Motorsport North America YouTube Channel.
992 GT3 Cup Race 1 Podium
Pro-Am
- #252 Danny Dyszelski
- #203 Tony Malito
- #211 Cole Kleck
Masters
- #208 Kayden Kelly
- #245 Scott Blind
- #246 Mark Boden
718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Race 1 Podium
Pro-Am
- #12 Jens Hantson
- #4 Loni Unser
- #27 Anna Cecchi
Masters
- #62 William Peluchiwski
- #52 Tom Kopczynski
- #26 Alain Scalzo
992 GT3 Cup Race 2 & 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Race 2 Postponed
Full results from all sessions can be found here.
All photos can be found here.
