# 4 C8.R of Gavin & Milner finishes 2nd in Road Atlanta 6-hour race

The C8.R Corvette # 4 piloted by Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner finished just behind the BMW M8 # 25 of Connor De Phillippi and Bruno Spengler ending an intense 6-hour battle among all six (6) GTLM contenders qualifying within two-tenths (2/10) of a second.

Sights & sounds: # 4 in practice https://www.facebook.com/tony.mcdonald.77312477/videos/779758369512746

Milner, starting 2nd on the grid, stopped to replace a shredded a tire early in the race that dropped the car 2 miles behind the pack (by almost a lap). 

Gavin raced like crazy to catch up, thanks to timely caution flags, shorter pit stops, double driver stints and making a few more laps between fuel stops.

Halfway thru the season, the # 4 Corvette stands second behind the # 3 Corvette in the GTLM Drivers’ Championship; and Chevrolet tops the Manufacturers’ standings.

The C8.R Corvette # 3 piloted by Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor fared worse.  Finished 5th, facing track conditions, handling, chassis adjustments and late pit stop to replace a tire gone bad.

They rode a streak of 2 straight wins coming into the race and there’s more to come.

Late race video action # 3 Corvette vs # 25 BMW:

IMSA is back at Road Atlanta on Oct 16-17 for the Petite-Le Mans 10-hour race. https://twitter.com/i/status/1302338799893184513

Results compiled by Wayne Ellwood

Photos courtesy of Richard Prince and others.

The Tire-Rack 6-hour race at Road Atlanta replaced the Sahlens 6 hours of Watkins Glen that was scheduled for the end of June.