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Four races, four podiums for Thompson

May 21, 2019 | 10:26 AM

Four Races and Four Podiums for Thompson in Busy Victoria Day Speedfest Weekend

Red Deer’s Parker Thompson kicked off the new race season in Canada in a big way at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Toronto over the long weekend.

The 21-year-old competed in four races as part of two different series that joined the annual Victoria Day Speedfest weekend, earning four podium finishes.

In the Canadian Touring Car Championship (CTCC), he dominated the weekend, taking the Audi R8 LMS GT4 of Speedstar Motorsport to two overall victories. In the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada, Thompson earned a 2nd and 3rd place finish in two tightly contested races.

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The performance puts an exclamation mark on what has been a commanding start to Thompson’s 2019 season. He has been racing south of the border since March when the Indy Pro 2000 season commenced in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA shortly after. Thompson is in contention for championship titles in those two series. After this weekend, Thompson is set up to challenge for the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada and CTCC championship titles as well.

In this calendar year, Thompson has already raced 12 times within the four series. In those races, he has 10 podiums and 5 wins. Racing two series in one weekend presented a unique opportunity for Thompson.

“I’m so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with two great teams in SCB Racing and Speedstar Motorsport,” Thompson said. “Sports GT racing is still very new to me. With some great people behind me though, we’ve managed some great results. We have a great chance to contend for two championships here in Canada. Speedstar Motorsport has proven great results in international series as well. I’m excited about future possibilities that exist with that team and their partners.”

(Submitted, Quentin Osborne)