Michael Valiante and co-driver Richard Westbrook won their second Tudor United championship sportscar race, taking the checkered flag at the Six Hours at the Glen on Sunday.
The VisitFlorida.com Racing team powered its Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype to first place in the six-hour, 160-lap race on the 3.4-mile Watkins Glen International track, finishing more than 11 seconds ahead of runner-ups Joey Hand and Scott Pruett in their Ford EcoBoost Riley DP in a race where heavy rains the day before cancelled all qualifying.
The win was the second of the season for the Daytona, Florida-based team that came into the race as the overall championship points leader. It was also the second victory at Watkins Glen in as many seasons for the pair.
Earlier, Valiante and Westbrook won their first race this season at the Monterrey Grand Prix in Laguna Seca following back-to-back third-place finishes at Long Beach and 12 Hours of Sebring.
“When Michael pitted the last time, … I knew we’d be in good shape, … It was super fun,” said Westbrook in a press release.
