GRISHAM, ABBATE, CARTER Lead AE Victory 1-2 Sweep at Watkins Glen WRL

September 2, 2026

• HANNAH GRISHAM, MICHELE ABBATE, and ALANA CARTER delivered Saturday’s eight-hour victory in the #120 Supra, with ABBATE earning Driver of the Day honors while executing crucial late-race fuel strategy that secured the 1-2 sweep.
• SARAH MONTGOMERY, CHARLOTTE TRAYNOR, and US debut driver FLAME AIRIKKALA recovered from early contact to finish second Saturday and fifth Sunday, with TRAYNOR’s strong middle stint proving critical to the runner-up result.
• AIRIKKALA made her American racing debut after progressing through AE Victory’s development pathway, adapting to GT4 machinery and Watkins Glen simultaneously while contributing to both podium finishes in her first stateside weekend.
• The dominant weekend strengthened AE Victory’s stranglehold on the GTO National Championship with both entries occupying the top two positions, combining four top-five finishes across 15 hours of competition.
• CARTER showed marked improvement from previous Watkins Glen outings with mentorship from GRISHAM, while MONTGOMERY’s circuit familiarity established early consistency that proved foundational to the #119’s Saturday runner-up finish.

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