Priaulx has not given up on title hopes
ANDY PRIAULX is not ruling out a fairy-tale ending to his first season in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship at this weekend's Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta.
The Guernsey driver, will be driving the BMW Z4 GTLM with his regular team-mate Bill Auberlen as well as Joey Hand, knows the 10-hour race can throw up all sorts of challenges and opportunities, so is very positive about what is possible and has not written off the chance of a title.
Going into this weekend Priaulx and Auberlen are fourth in the GTLM driver standings with 276 points – the leaders have 300 – and there are 36 points on offer with 35 for a win and one for starting the event.
Meanwhile, BMW is fourth in the manufacturer points, with eight points separating the top-four in those standings.
'As we still have a very narrow chance to win the championship, I am going to go there feeling positive and will simply just concentrate on finishing the season on a high note,' Priaulx said.
'It's a long race and a lot can happen, so I am staying completely open minded.'
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