Tyler Maxson had been knocking on the door of a Porsche Carrera Cup North America victory in recent rounds, and the 20-year-old rookie finally accomplished the feat on Sunday at Road America.
Maxson is the sixth different winner in Carrera Cup through 10 rounds, and also the second consecutive first-time winner in the series following Jimmy Llibre’s success the day prior.
Driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car (992 generation) for Topp Racing, Maxson started from pole
in both rounds at the 4.048-mile circuit but finally converted the position into a victory in Race 2. The series rookie previously finished runner-up at Watkins Glen International during the most recent race, and inches himself higher in the ExxonMobil Pro class championship.
“Yesterday was big motivation,” said Maxson, also a member of the Porsche Motorsport North America EBOOST Junior Program. “I think we missed it a little bit yesterday, but the Topp Racing guys did what they do best, and they went to work on it overnight. We got a really, really fast package today, and we were just lucky I was able to execute on it and bring home the win for these guys.
“After we settled in a little bit, I just tried to look forward and stop looking in the mirrors. Just tried to drive away as much as we could. When you have a really good car like that and you’re able to, it makes it a little bit easier. Hats off to the guys for the work they did last night and get this car ready to go for today.”
Maxson led a one-two sweep for Topp Racing on Sunday, finishing ahead of teammate Ryan Yardley in second place. Road America was crucial for Yardley as he narrowed the championship gap to leader Riley Dickinson, who completed the day’s podium. Only two points separate the drivers with three events remaining in 2025.
JP Martinez with ACI Motorsports replicated his winning performance from Saturday to Sunday, with the only difference being that he started from the top spot in Race 2. Martinez led flag-to-flag on Sunday to further advance his Solairus Aviation Pro-Am class championship efforts.
“I couldn’t ask for a better weekend,” Martinez said from victory lane. “Two first-place finishes, I really needed those points for the rest of the championship, so I’m super happy. I want to give a big thank you to ACI – we won first place overall yesterday, first in Pro-Am yesterday, and today. That shows the incredible job that the team is doing. I’m really happy and we’re going to keep pushing the rest of the season.”
Alan Metni finished in second place for the second consecutive day, while Javier Ripoll finished third.
Scott Blind recaptured his place atop the Solairus Aviation Masters podium by winning on Sunday. With six victories entering Road America, Blind – the championship frontrunner – missed first place in the last two races until Sunday’s victory.
“We had a tough start to the week, qualifying was tough and the first race was really tough,” said the Ruckus Racing driver. “We just worked on the car; the guys just put a car together for me today that gave me the ability to fight the whole race. That was the difference.”
Richard Edge found himself involved in a lap one incident, but fought back to finish second, while polesitter and Race 1 winner Peter Atwater finished third.
The next round of Porsche Carrera Cup North America competition is scheduled next month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Brickyard hosts the single-make series from September 18 – 20 as part of the IMSA Battle on the Bricks weekend.
All Carrera Cup races, including replays from Road America, will be shown live on IMSA and Porsche Motorsport North America YouTube Channels, IMSA TV, Peacock, and the Porsche Motorsport North America social channels on Facebook, Linkedin, Threads and X.
