Laurin Heinrich keeps IMSA GTP title hopes alive with late surge to Indianapolis podium

Laurin Heinrich secured a dramatic third-place finish for Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) at the Battle on the Bricks in Indianapolis, keeping his own and the team's slim IMSA GTP driver and manufacturer championship hopes alive heading into the season finale. Heinrich, who was drafted into the #6 Porsche 963 as part of the factory squad's championship strategy, capitalized on a late-race restart and carved his way from fifth to third on the final restart to capture the team's first podium result since April.

Despite trailing championship leader Earl Bamber by 147 points, Heinrich's late pass for third restricted what could have been a decisive points gap.

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