{
  "id": 11987494,
  "title": "Slick-tire gamble helps CrowdStrike seal Petit Le Mans win and IMSA championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/slick-tire-gamble-helps-crowdstrike-seal-petit-le-mans-win-and-imsa",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T19:04:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/slick-tire-gamble-helps-crowdstrike-seal-petit-le-mans-win-and-imsa-championship/10862042/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "George Kurtz, Alex Quinn, and Toby Sowery from CrowdStrike Racing by APR drove the #04 ORECA LMP2 07 to victory in the Motul Petit Le Mans and secured the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP2 title. The race saw early penalties, contact, and rain, but the team managed to overcome the challenges. Sowery's performance on slick tires during the rain was crucial, helping to erase their early deficit. Quinn drove to the lead, holding off a hard-charging Tom Dillmann by just 0.666 seconds to secure the win. This victory marked the first IMSA championship title for Kurtz, Quinn, and Sowery, and the first repeat win for Kurtz in the IMSA Jim Trueman Award.",
  "summary": "The path to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) title was anything but straightforward for George Kurtz, Alex Quinn, Toby Sowery, and the #04 ORECA LMP2 07 for CrowdStrike Racing by APR team. In a grueling 10-hour trial in Saturday night’s wild Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the trio weathered penalties, contact, and sudden downpours ...…",
  "key_points": [
    "CrowdStrike Racing team wins Petit Le Mans and IMSA championship",
    "Toby Sowery's performance on slick tires crucial in rain",
    "George Kurtz, Alex Quinn secure first repeat IMSA title"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}