Brothers Matt and Hugh Plumb co-drove the Rum Bum Racing Porsche 911 to victory in Friday’s BMW Performance 200 at Daytona International Speedway, the season-opening race for the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.
The Plumbs started second in the field of 56 production-based sports cars. They claimed the Grand Sports class and overall title, beating the second-place Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R of Robin Liddell and Andrew Davis by 6.972 seconds. The duo of Lawson Aschenbach and Matt Bell, also in a Camaro, rounded out the podium.
For Matt Plumb, it was a third Daytona victory. For his brother, it was a Daytona breakthrough.
“And it was business as usual for our guys,” Matt said. “The pit work, the strategy, the preparation – all of that was at the top of the charts. Hugh and I had to just do our job and not let them down.”
The Street Tuner class was won by Luis Rodriguez Jr. and Spencer Pumpelly in a Porsche Cayman. Finishing second were Jeff Mosing, Eric Foss and Justin Piscitell, also in a Cayman; the ST podium was completed by Ted Giovanis and David Murry who co-drove a BMW 328i.
About Me: Adam has been a race fan since the first time he went through the tunnel under the Daytona International Speedway almost 30 years ago. He has had the privilege of travelling to races all across the state of Florida (as well as one race in Ohio), watching nearly everything with a motor compete for fame and glory, as well as participating in various racing schools to get the feel of what racecar drivers go through every week. Adam has spent the last three years covering motorsports for Examiner.com., where he had the opportunity to see the racing world from behind the scenes as well as the grandstands. He invites everyone to follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus, and looks forward to sharing his enthusiasm for all things racing with the readers of SpeedwayDigest.com.Be sure to tune in for his weekly sports talk program, Thursday Night Thunder, where he discusses the latest in motorsports news with drivers, crew members, and fans. The show takes place every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST on the Speedway Digest Radio Network.
- NHRA announces eight-race schedule for 2024 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series - January 17, 2024
- Forgeline and Pratt Miller Motorsports Announce New Multi-Year Partnership - January 17, 2024
- TAG Heuer Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein converts narrow pole to commanding win in the Season 10 opener of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at the 2024 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix - January 16, 2024