IMSA Wire: Wayne Taylor Racing Tops the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Field at Road America

Team Claims Pro, ProAm Wins; PPM, ONE Teams Secure Am, LB Cup Triumphs
August 2, 2025By Tony DiZinnoIMSA Wire Service

Race Results ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – After a tough weekend at Watkins Glen International, Wayne Taylor Racing recaptured their form atop the charts in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America action in the first race of the weekend at Road America. From pole in Pro, Danny Formal and Hampus Ericsson led flag-to-flag to secure their third win of the season, and first since a weekend sweep of all possible points at the season-opening weekend at Sebring International Raceway in March. The joy for Wayne Taylor Racing carried through to ProAm as well, with past Super Trofeo champion Trent Hindman and rising star Jackson Lee scoring their first win together in their first start as a one-off entry. David Staab (Precision Performance Motorsports, Am) and Nick Groat (ONE Motorsports, LB Cup) also returned to the top of their classes for the first time since the first race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey back in May. All four class winners qualified on pole positions in their respective classes.
The 50-minute race ran caution-free around the picturesque and packed 4.048-mile Road America road course, with the Pro race seeing first Formal, then Ericsson control the pace out front. Driving the No. 1 Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Palm Beach, Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2, Formal gapped the field by more than seven seconds in his stint, pitted halfway through the pit window with 26 minutes complete, with Ericsson bringing the car home to the finish 8.153 seconds clear of second place. “It’s good to be back,” said Ericsson, the younger brother of 2022 Indianapolis 500 race winner Marcus Ericsson. “Now we’re really getting into the championship fight, so we’ll see about tomorrow starting from pole again. I’m taking the start, so fingers crossed, we’ll have a W as well after that race.” Pro championship leaders Will Bamber and Elias De La Torre were second in their No. 29 TR3 Racing Huracán and unofficially lead Ericsson and Formal by eight points leaving Race 1 of the weekend. World Speed Motorsports’ Scott Huffaker and Jaden Conwright were third in their No. 22 Huracán, so the podium today matched both Pro podiums in Sebring.
ProAm saw a nearly identical type of race play out with the No. 69 Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Palm Beach, Huracán win from pole position. The only time this car lost the lead was during the pit stop sequence. WTR drafted in Hindman, Formal’s full-time teammate in its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 variant, and Lee, who’d started races this year with Forty7 Motorsports. Hindman kept the car out front in his stint and Lee regained the lead after the pit stop cycle was complete, winning by 25.907 seconds. “I’ve had a couple of podiums this year, but to be able to stand on the top step is awesome and it means a lot,” said Lee, the son of veteran motorsports broadcaster Kevin Lee who is calling IMSA races at Road America this weekend. “To get one for the boys is great, but to team with Trent is amazing. I’ve learned so much for him and the team this week, so I’m just super thankful for this opportunity.” MLT Motorsports’ Darius Trinka and Tadas Karlinskas unofficially move into the points lead in ProAm in their No. 11 Huracán, breaking a tie with fourth-place finishing TR3 pair of Conrad Geis and Jason Hart. Another new ProAm pairing – Sebastian Vasan and Coby Shield, now aboard RAFA Racing’s No. 81 Huracán after racing two weekends with another team – completed the podium in third.

With WTR’s Am championship leading No. 10 entry posting a seventh-place finish, the door opened for the second-place rivals in the points to vie for the win. Staab in the No. 48 Precision Performance Motorsports, Lamborghini Palm Beach, Huracán made the winning pass on Lindsay Brewer’s No. 2 RAFA Racing Huracán for the lead on Lap 17 of 23. “It was just super slick on Turn 6 where the No. 2 car just went a little bit wide there,” Staab said. “I was able to capitalize on that and get in front. But she put pressure on me the whole rest of the race. It was a tough race and she drove well, but the PPM guys put together a great setup for me and the car was awesome out there.” Staab held off RAFA’s all-female lineup of Brewer and Jem Hepworth by 1.814 seconds to score his second win of the year and deny Brewer and Hepworth their first, although they scored their third straight runner-up result and fifth podium in the last six races. TR3’s Dean Neuls was third in his No. 70 Huracán.

Groat scored his fourth win of the year in LB Cup in his No. 57 ONE Motorsports, Lamborghini Newport Beach, Huracán after several lead changes over the course of the race and is unofficially back atop the class championship. He settled into a rhythm out front post the pit stop cycle and netted out a lap ahead of second-placed Jon Hirshberg, who posted a season-best second place result in his No. 86 Forte Racing Huracán. Stephen Sorbaro was third in his No. 94 ANSA Motorsports Huracán. “I think we went our longest run all year without having a podium, which was three races, so we really wanted to get that right today,” Groat said. The second Lamborghini Super Trofeo race of the weekend from Road America goes green on Sunday at 9:25 a.m. CT and local time, 10:25 a.m. ET, with coverage via Peacock, IMSA.TV and IMSA’s Official YouTube channel.