Tyler Maxson Leads From Start to Finish

Tyler Maxson won Thursday’s Porsche Carrera Cup North America race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, boosting his Pro championship lead to 19 points. At his home circuit the No. 77 TOPP Racing driver finished 8.166 seconds ahead of Aaron Jeansonne, with Callum Hedge completing the overall and Pro podium. Maxson made an incredibly strong getaway from pole and led all 29 laps.

No FCY was deployed during the entire race. This allowed Maxson to maintain his advantage while the drivers behind fought over P2. His fastest lap, which was a 1:22.096 on lap four, helped complete a maximum-scoring day. The victory earned him 25 points, with another two for pole and one for fastest lap. Jeansonne collected 20 for second. That eight-point difference puts Maxson on 251 points to Jeansonne’s 232 in the provisional standings.

Aaron Jeansonne Recovers Second in Closing Minutes

Aaron Jeansonne spent much of the race in P4 after Janne Stiak swept around the outside at T1, moving from fourth on the grid to second. Callum Hedge followed in third, but Stiak began losing pace toward the end of the uninterrupted 40-minute race. In the last five minutes of the session, Jeansonne passed Hedge and Stiak on the same lap, securing him a second place result.

Marco Cirone Holds On in Masters

Marco Cirone held a 52-point Masters lead after recovering from fourth on Saturday at Indianapolis to win Sunday’s race.

Porsche Cup NA Class of 2026. Photo via Porsche Carerra Cup North America.
Porsche Cup NA Class of 2026. Photo via Porsche Carerra Cup North America.

At Road Atlanta, Cirone commandeered the No. 88 ACI Motorsports Porsche, but Edge closed on Cirone in the later half of the race. The pair crossed the checkered flag just a mere 0.464 seconds apart before Edge received a ten-second penalty for blocking from officials. The revised classification placed Blind second, Walker third and Edge fourth. Blind’s result followed a recovery from the rear of the field after a qualifying technical infraction. He also set the fastest Masters lap.

IMSA’s later provisional points table lists Cirone on 290 and Blind on 232, extending Cirone’s championship gap to 58 points.

Patrick Mulcahy Continues With the Title Secured

Patrick Mulcahy for the No. 54 ACI Motorsports car already secured the Pro-Am championship by winning both Indianapolis races before Atlanta. He is the only Pro-Am entree this weekend.

What is the overall championship outlook?

Friday’s second race at Road Atlanta and the final two rounds at Circuit of the Americas on October 23–25. Friday’s 40-minute race begins at 3:55 p.m. ET. Although Tyler Maxson increased his lead, Indianapolis has shown how quickly that can change. Aaron Jeansonne has an opportunity at Road Atlanta to reduce the gap before the championship reaches Austin at COTA for F1 weekend.