The three drivers who stood atop the Porsche Carrera Cup North America podium at Sebring International Raceway on Thursday returned to their same places on Friday during the series’ opening weekend.

he three drivers who stood atop the Porsche Carrera Cup North America podium at Sebring International Raceway on Thursday returned to their same places on Friday during the series’ opening weekend.

In the Mobil Pro class, Tyler Maxson was uncontested for his first win on Thursday, but had to fight harder for his success in Race 2 with TOPP Racing. He narrowly beat a hard-charging Aaron Jeansonne on Friday by .674 seconds to the checkered flag.

“These guys did so much work over the offseason, so I’m happy to show off what this car can do,” said Maxson, a Porsche Junior Program North America driver. “Hopefully, we can carry this momentum into the rest of the year with these guys who have built such a strong package. We have such a strong team, just really happy to carry the momentum we ended off last year with.

“Anytime you walk out with a double win and maximum points, it helps build confidence. But we’re not naïve to how difficult this championship is and how difficult this road is going to be. So we just have to keep working and trudging away, and try to get as good of a package for the next race.”

While Maxson fended off his sophomore rival Jeansonne, rookie Callum Hedge slid into third place for his best finish of the weekend.

In the Solairus Aviation Pro-Am class, Patrick Mulcahy remained the undisputed driver to beat by winning both races at Sebring. Particularly on Friday, the ACI Motorsports driver finished more than 17 seconds ahead of his next closest competitor.

“It always feels good to win a race handedly,” said Mulcahy. “It felt great, but it was hot out today.

“But I can’t complain, it’s a good way to start the year – pole, double win. Let’s take it to Long Beach and do it again.”

Mulcahy finished ahead of James Sofronas in second place and Josh Conley in third.

Adding to the successful Sebring weekend was Mulcahy’s teammate, Marco Cirone, in the Solairus Aviation Masters class. After winning Race 1, Cirone started amongst the Pro competitors and ran a clean, 40-minute contest to sweep the weekend.

“The team gave me a great car,” said Cirone. “My coach, Dan (Clarke), is telling me what to do and evidently, it’s working.

“Usually I do things on my own, I’m very stubborn but in this particular case, they’re telling me what to do and I’m doing it. And everything has worked out great, it’s been a wonderful weekend.”

Rob Walker climbed to within two seconds of Cirone’s gap for second place, followed by Kayden Kelly in third.

The next round for Porsche Carrera Cup North America takes place at the Long Beach Street Circuit in southern California from April 17 – 19.

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