COURTNEY CRONE Fights Back After Late Spin for P7 GSX Finish at Daytona

January 18, 2026

• COURTNEY CRONE bounced back from adversity to claim seventh place in GSX at the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge opener. The 2023/24 IMSA D3 Scholarship winner got spun around late in the race but showed the resilience that’s become her trademark, fighting back to secure a solid points finish in her #35 CarBahn Motorsports BMW M4 GT4 EVO.
• Fresh off her F1 Academy campaign with Haas F1 Team sponsorship where she scored a best finish of seventh at Las Vegas, CRONE continues building momentum in her American racing journey. Her late addition to the VP Challenge grid proves the value of the D3 program – giving talented drivers like her the platform to showcase their skills against established competition.
• The GSX field got stronger with CRONE’s addition, boosting the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge to 22 total entries across LMP3 and GSX classes. While others might see a late-race spin as race-ending, CRONE treated it as just another obstacle to overcome – exactly the kind of fighting spirit that earned her the scholarship recognition in the first place.

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