Mark Wilkins and Michael Lewis Win 2019 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Drivers’ Championship in Hyundai Veloster TCR Race Car

Mark Wilkins and Michael Lewis win their first IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Drivers’ Championship Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) with Curb Agajanian sweep Team and Driver’s Championships

finishing first and second Hyundai finished second in the Manufacturers’ Championship

Braselton, Ga. (Oct. 12, 2019) – Mark Wilkins and Michael Lewis, drivers of the #98 Hyundai Veloster N TCR

Race Car for Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) with Curb Agajanian, clinched the 2019 IMSA Michelin Pilot

Challenge Drivers’ Championship yesterday with a victory at the Fox Factory 120 at Michelin Raceway Road

Atlanta. Bryan Herta Autosport secured the Team Title and Hyundai finished a close second in the

Manufacturers’ Championship.

Mark Wilkins and Michael Lewis Win 2019 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Drivers’ Championship in Hyundai Veloster TCR Race Car(Left to Right, Dean Mayuga, Hyundai, Paul Imhoff, Michael Lewis, Driver, Mark Wilkins, Driver,

Ross Rosenburg, Hyundai, Bryan Herta, Team Owner)

It was a tight battle throughout yesterday’s two-hour finale. Both BHA Hyundai Velosters led the race, and

ultimately it was Lewis and Wilkins who scored their third victory of the season en-route to their first IMSA

Championship. Teammates Harry Gottsacker and Mason Filippi had a grand finale, finishing fourth in the race

and catapulting them from fifth to second in the series standings.

Bryan Herta, co-owner of Bryan Herta Autosport commented on his team’s success: “I am so proud of this

team and to represent a great manufacturer like Hyundai. The Veloster N TCR is a great race car, it's been a

very competitive and reliable package. Our drivers and this team have done a great job…very fast and very

consistent.”

Bryan Herta Autosport and Hyundai have enjoyed a lot of success in their short partnership, winning back-to-

back championships in their first two seasons of competition. BHA and Hyundai won the Team and

Manufacturer titles last year in Pirelli World Challenge before transitioning to the more challenging format of

endurance racing in IMSA this season.

“Winning these championships is a huge step for Hyundai Motorsports, our dealers, the N performance brand

and Veloster, said Michael O’Brien, vice president of Product, Corporate and Digital Planning, Hyundai Motor

America. “In the world of racing, we are certainly a challenger brand and to beat great competitors like Audi,

Honda and Alfa Romeo far exceeded our expectations in our first year in the series. We could not be prouder

of our dedicated drivers and the level of precision in preparation from Bryan Herta’s crew.”

The championship is now complete but the season is not over. Earlier this week, Bryan Herta announced his

two-car entry in the second annual Michelin IMSA SportsCar Encore at Sebring Raceway on November 9–10.

This was the same event he announced his entry into IMSA competition last year. The four-hour endurance

race is a non-points event, featuring LMP3, GT4 and TCR specification race cars.

Hyundai Veloster TCR Race Car

Hyundai Veloster TCR Race Car

Bryan Herta AutosportFounded in 2009, Bryan Herta Autosport has grown from a single car Indy-Lights team into a championship winning auto racing franchise. Led by IndyCar and Sports Car star Bryan Herta, Bryan Herta Autosport has won races in every discipline they’ve entered, including Indy Lights, Indy Car, Global Rally Cross, and Pirelli World Challenge. BHA rose to prominence after winning the 2011 Indianapolis 500 in what was the final race of the Centennial Era, a celebration of 100 years of racing at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with driver Dan Wheldon. Five years later, BHA partnered with Andretti Autosport, and defied the odds again, winning their second Indianapolis 500 with rookie driver Alexander Rossi. BHA entered the Global Rally Cross Championship in 2015 under the name Bryan Herta Rallysport, scoring multiple podiums and wins. In 2018, BHA entered the Pirelli World Challenge in partnership with Hyundai and dominated the TCR class, winning seven races with drivers #98 Michael Lewis and #99 Mark Wilkins in the Hyundai i30N TCR, securing the team and manufacturers championships in the process. For 2019, BHA continued its’ successful partnership with Andretti Autosport fielding the #98 U.S. Concrete Honda w/ Curb Agajanian in the IndyCar series for driver Marco Andretti. BHA also made their IMSA Michelin Sports Car Challenge debut, and swept the series driver and team championships with driver Mark Wilkins and Michael Lewis finishing first in the #98 Hyundai Veloster N TCR and young guns Harry Gottsacker and Mason Filippi finishing second in the #21 Hyundai Veloster N TCR. Bryan Herta Autosport is the U.S. sales agent and parts support representative of Hyundai TCR race cars for customer teams. For more information, visit www.BryanHertaAutosport.com.

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Media Contacts:Katie BrannanP.R. – Bryan Herta AutosportTel. 775.783.9033katiebrannan@earthlink.net

Miles JohnsonHyundai Motor AmericaTel. 714.366.1048milesjohnson@hmausa.com