2021 NMCA Season Ends at Lucas Oil Raceway

Rounds 5 and 6 of the United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC) saw a return to Laguna Seca Raceway for the drivers after a seven-week break. The venue was the host for the NTT IndyCar Series, and the touring cars making it the largest race of the calendar year for the teams, drivers and fans. etitors, the competition was as tough as ever.

In the GT class, three-time USTCC Champion Edgar Lau faced Bob Accardo in the Accurate Arms Chevrolet Camaro, where Lau won by just over 5 seconds, gaining 13 positions in the process.

In the Super Touring class, Art Nersisyan in the TNI Racing BMW M3 held off the pair of rookies John Friesen and Brandon Elghanian to win by 1.7 seconds for the first time this season. Friesen came home in second and after Elghanian suffered suspension damage, championship leader Viktor Czapla’s Cool Boxx Audi R8 claimed the final step on the podium after holding off the ARG MBO Motorsports pair of Doug Makishima and Daniel Rose.

The Touring Car class, Gary Sheehan piloted his GoGoGear.com Konig Wheels Hyundai Genesis Coupe to victory from pole position. Sheehan was not without competition as his teammate, Ali Arsham, in the sister Hyundai Genesis Coupe was close behind and completed a 1-2 finish for the GoGoGear.com Team—their first of the year.

In the Sportsman class, Brad Austin in the TNI Racing Mazda MX5 took his fourth consecutive win. DNFs for championship contenders Daniel Milburn, Reza Arsham and Pete Bovenberg mean that Austin has one hand on the Driver’s Championship with three championship rounds to go.

In Round 6 of the USTCC, Lau went on to repeat victory with championship leader Rob Harper’s AP Racing/Essex Chevrolet Corvette coming home with a great haul of points in second place. Teammate Beau Border’s Hankook/MyRaceShop.com Factory Five Racing GTM claimed another third place.

Sheehan’s GoGoGear.com/Konig Wheels Hyundai Genesis Coupe was the most consistent car on the track, as he drove away for another victory in Round 6.

In the Sportsman class, Josh Lion prevailed and held off Sean Milburn and his Milburn Motorsports Acura RSX-S by half a second for the win. Milburn came home second after working through the night to repair the lap one damage from Round 5. For complete results, visit www.ustcc.com. The action continues October 16–17 for the penultimate round of the USTCC at Buttonwillow Raceway.

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