28th Petit Le Mans: #6 Penske Porsche Leads
At the halfway point of the 28th annual Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 leads the race with five hours remaining.
Matt Campbell, starting the race in the GTP Championship-leading #6 Porsche, brought the car in for a pit stop at the two-hour, 50-minute mark, coinciding with a full-course caution for an incident at turn five.
Co-driver Mathieu Jaminet took over the car, gaining the lead and maintaining it. Behind him, Earl Bamber in the #31 Cadillac Whelen V-Series.R moved up to second, passing the #24 Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 of Philipp Eng, now third, and the #60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06 of Colin Braun, now fourth.
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Author's summary: Porsche leads at halfway point.