The GT America Powered by AWS field returned to the streets of Long Beach late Friday morning for Practice 2.
With rising temperatures and evolving track conditions, the circuit felt noticeably different from their earlier outing. Drivers took full advantage of the second 30-minute session to fine-tune their setups ahead of this afternoon’s Qualifying.

James Sofronas delivered another late-session flyer to claim the fastest overall time. Adrian Kunzle reaffirmed his dominance in GT2, while Judson Holt once again led the way in GT4.

SRO3 Class

It was another tightly contested session in SRO3, with several drivers trading places at the top of the leaderboard.
In the end, James Sofronas prevailed once more, setting the fastest time with a blistering 1:19.878 in the No. 14 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVOII, becoming the only driver to dip below the 1:20 mark.

Sofronas edged out Elias Sabo, who put in a strong showing behind the wheel of the No. 80 Flying Lizard Motorsports BMW M4 GT3, falling short by just 0.441 seconds. Mirco Schultis, who led during a portion of the session, finished third in the No. 70 MISHUMOTORS Callaway Corvette Z06R GT3.

Newcomer Blake McDonald continued to impress in the No. 11 DXDT Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. After briefly climbing to second on the timing sheets, he ultimately secured fourth place. Justin Rothberg, the 2024 series Vice-Champion, improved from his Practice 1 result and rounded out the Top 5 in the No. 29 Turner Motorsports BMW M4 GT3.

GT2 Class

Adrian Kunzle continued his strong pace by topping the GT2 class once again, posting a best lap of 1:21.651 in the No. 142 MLT Motorsports Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2.
CJ Moses, who was hampered by transponder issues in Practice 1, was on track and in great shape. Piloting the No. 58 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT2, Moses was able to put down solid laps and left the session confident in the car’s pace heading into qualifying.

GT4 Class

Judson Holt once again led the way in GT4, laying down a best lap of 1:26.722 in the No. 188 Fast Track Racing BMW M4 GT4. The Laguna native continued to impress on home soil with another dominant session.

“It’s great to come back to my birthplace and get the opportunity to drive one of the best urban tracks in the United States,” said Holt. “It’s my first time on a street course, so we’re having a great time. It’s going well so far, and the BMW is amazing.”

Paul Sparta secured second place in the No. 98 Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT4, adding to BMW’s strong showing in the class. Newcomer Ricco Shlaimoun rounded off the Top 3 in his No. 7 ACI Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.

The GT America Powered by AWS field will return to the track for Qualifying later on Friday afternoon at 4:35 PM PDT.

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