TRG-Aston Martin Racing and Christina Nielsen Take The GTD Series Lead In The Tudor United Sportscar Championship at Road America

Elkhart Lake, WI (August 10, 2015) For the first time in North American history, an Aston Martin race car sits on top of a major Sportscar racing series in both the Team and Drivers Championships. A strong qualifying effort and flawless driving performance saw Danish sportscar standout Christina Nielsen and her teammate, reigning GTLM champion Kuno Wittmer finish 2nd in GTD class at the Tudor Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America. The duo have clicked since driving together at Watkins Glen in June and are coming off a podium finish at Lime Rock Park just two weeks ago. Today’s 2nd place result catapults Nielsen and the TRG-AMR team into first place in the IMSA TUDOR GTD Championship.

The two-hour, forty minute race saw Nielsen and Wittmer lead the GTD class at multiple points throughout the race and finishing ahead of the pole sitting Porsche 911. A key objective for this weekend was to finish ahead of the number 48 Audi R8 to take over the points lead and that is precisely what the team did with a stellar performance by the entire TRG-Aston Martin Racing squad.

The race at Road America is also a home race for sponsors Orion Energy Systems and LaSalle Solutions that were on hand to witness the fantastic finish by the 007 Aston Martin V12 Vantage and Christina Nielsen and the Team’s jump into the overall points lead in the GTD class. The strong performance couldn’t have been better timed as Orion Energy Systems hosted over 200 guests trackside with TRG-Aston Martin Racing.

With limited support, the team has done something truly remarkable in placing itself, its driver and the beautiful and potent Aston Martin race car on top of the other teams and much larger manufacturers, a feat that seems to be a recurring theme with TRG over the last 20+ years.