MINI JCW Team Begins The 2022 SRO TC Season With a Strong Showing at Sonoma

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MINI USA and the MINI John Cooper Works Team came out of the gates at full speed for the 2022 SRO TC America series kick off weekend at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., with Clay Williams piloting the #60 MINI JCW to two podium finishes on the weekend. Williams showed his endurance and patience after falling to the back of the pack in Lap 1 of Race 1 to work his way back through the competition to take third place. Race 2 found Williams continuing to hold his own in a competitive field that included teams represented by Honda, Hyundai, Subaru and BMW. Williams put pressure on the race leader for almost the entire race holding on to the second-place finish.

“We could not have asked for a better start to the season,” said Luis Perocarpi, team owner, LAP Motorsports. “This team has a long season ahead, but they showed this weekend they have that MINI underdog spirit and are ready to fight for the championship.”

The Brownsburg, Ind. -based LAP Motorsports team, which operates the MINI JCW Team, fielded two other cars in the Touring Car (TC) class this weekend, with Cristian Perocarpi in #61 MINI JCW and newcomer PJ Groenke in #62 MINI JCW. Both drivers performed well and demonstrated the burgeoning young talent this team has in the paddock.

This weekend MINI USA brought forward seven qualified MINI Dealer technicians to work alongside the LAP Motorsports team during practice, qualifying and race days as part of the MINI Technician Race Crew Program. The seven dealer technicians were from the Western Region (Seattle MINI, MINI of Portland, Crevier MINI and South Bay MINI) and supported the team for the entire weekend at Sonoma. The race team relies on the skill and knowledge of the technicians that work, day to day on MINI, to bring that expertise to the track.

2022 SRO TC America