Rebel Rock Racing drivers Frank DePew and Robin Liddell took a hard-fought 10th place finish in Saturday’s Laguna Seca 120 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the penultimate round of the 2019 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season.
The result marks the fifth top-ten finish of the season for DePew and Liddell in the No. 71 Urban Grid Solar/MVPCapital Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R.
DePew started from 19th on the two-class grid, moving up to 18th in the early laps of the two-hour race on the storied circuit. He ran a clean opening stint, setting a consistent pace despite the challenge of rapid tire degradation on the California circuit. Feeling relaxed behind the wheel and ready for an extended stint, DePew was called in to pit lane to take advantage of the race’s first caution period.
“We made a good restart, and we decided to pit and do the service to get us to the end,” continued Liddell. “But I’m not sure that really played out in our favor and I just didn’t have enough grip for the last ten laps. Lessons learned from that. The car’s in one piece and the guys did a good job though so I’m happy enough.”
The 2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge will come to a close with the Fox Factory 120 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in a two-hour race on Friday, Oct. 11.
