AURORA STRAUS Climbs to P10 Before Late Contact Ruins Promising IMSA Run

July 15, 2026

• AURORA STRAUS executed a brilliant opening lap, threading through multi-car chaos involving HANNAH GREENEMEIER’s pole-sitting Aston Martin to vault seven positions into tenth place at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
• Despite qualifying 17th in GS after a red-flag-shortened session, STRAUS maintained top-ten running throughout her opening stint, showcasing marked improvement in the #24 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4.
• Kenny Murillo charged from 16th to ninth during his stint, running as high as third overall during pit-cycle strategy, displaying consistent 1:24s pace in intense battles with multiple competitors.
• Bill Auberlen’s BMW contact at Turn 10 with ten minutes remaining sent Murillo into barriers, causing front-end damage that ended a promising run toward another top-ten finish after Mid-Ohio breakthrough.
• STRAUS and Murillo sit 18th in GS standings with 790 points heading to Road America on August 1-2, continuing their resilient full-season campaign despite multiple mechanical setbacks.

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