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Parker Thompson wins 2019 GT Sport Class Canadian Touring Car Championship

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In an action packed race weekend at Circuit Trois-Rivières, Parker Thompson clinched the 2019 Canadian Touring Car Championship title for the GT Sport class. With two races remaining in the 10 race schedule, Thompson has mathematically secured his first sports car title, piloting the #1 New Road Automotive Group / Speedstar Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT4 to dominant victories in seven of eight championship races.

Participating in two CTCC races as part of the annual GP3R Nascar weekend, the twenty-one-year-old Alberta native saw his perfect season to this point, come to an end in Race 1 on Friday night. After leading the opening 10 laps of the race, Thompson was forced to retire after receiving contact from the #27 GT Cup while the pair navigated lapped traffic.

For Race 2 on Saturday, Thompson started from pole-position and held top spot among GT Sport competitors for the duration of the 40-minute race. The win gave Thompson 946 points in the 2019 CTCC series, nearly double the total of his nearest competitor. He is set to win the championship in only his first season driving sports cars, and helps New Roads Automotive Group and Speedstar Motorsport extend their list of achievements in racing.

Parker Thompson
“Trois-Rivières has become one of my favourite places to go racing. The venue has an incredible atmosphere that always leads to a great event. Between great race action, and fun laps in some great Audi sports cars for a few special members of the crowd, we put on a great show. Throughout the weekend, the New Roads Automotive Group and Speedstar Motorsport team really demonstrated to everyone what they are all about. I’m so fortunate to get my introduction to the CTCC with such a great team, and I’m proud to be able to reward all their hard work with a 2019 Championship.”

 

Results  CTCC Rounds 7 & 8 – GP3R

Qualifying – (PDF)
Race 1 – (PDF)
Race 2 – (PDF)
Overall Standings (HTML)

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About Parker Thompson

Red Deer, Alberta native Parker Thompson is regarded as one of Canada’s premiere racing drivers. He started racing karts at age 8 and his natural talent and competitive drive quickly elevated him to international level competitions. By age 13 he was ranked 3rd in the world in Rotax Max karts. Now 21 years old, Parker continues his successful career racing on the Road to Indy, and in multiple sports car series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After 15 years as a TV reporter with Global and CBC and as news director of RDTV in Red Deer, Duane set out on his own 2008 as a visual storyteller. During this period, he became fascinated with a burgeoning online world and how it could better serve local communities. This fascination led to Todayville, launched in 2016.

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