LAURA HAYES Finally Gets the Results Her Speed Deserved With Sebring Double Podium

May 21, 2025

by RACERS // from www.racers-behindthehelmet.com

• LAURA HAYES finally converted her impressive rookie season pace into results at Sebring, securing pole position in qualifying and leading Race 1 throughout her stint before handing off to teammate Allen Patten for a second-place finish—Thunder Bunny Racing’s first GT4 America podium after early-season misfortune including contact at Sonoma and a suspension failure while leading at COTA.
• The breakthrough weekend continued in Race 2 when HAYES mounted a late charge from third place, executing clean passes to take the AM class lead on the penultimate lap and pulling away before getting caught in traffic on the final corner—losing the win by less than a tenth of a second in a dramatic three-car drag race to the checkered flag.
• HAYES proved she belongs among the GT4 America elite by consistently posting purple sectors and running in the 2:14s at Sebring, a track that doesn’t favor their Toyota Supra GT4, while demonstrating racecraft that allowed her to fight through midfield battles and capitalize on strategy to put herself in position for that elusive first win that’s clearly coming soon.

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