Kia Racing Scores Thrilling Pirelli World Challenge Victory At Miller ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Mark Wilkins Starts the No. 38 B. R. A. K. E. S. Optima Turbo From Pole Position and Leads Flag-to-Flag in Round 13 on Saturday. - With dramatic drag race to the checkered flag, Kia Racing teammate Ben Clucas scores podium finish behind the wheel of the No. 36 DonorsChoose. - Jason Wolfe, pilot of the No. 36 Richard Wolfe Trucking Kia Forte Koup, sweeps the Touring Car A (TCA) weekend with three wins for the Kinetic Motorsports privateer program No. 73 Porsche Cayman for most of the thrilling 50-minute contest. Through careful management of tire wear, Wilkins was able to hold off Baldwin to take the checkered flag – the first win of the 2015 season for defending PWC Grand Touring Sport (GTS) class Manufacturer Champion Kia. The Optima has always been fast, but we've been working hard this year with different car setups and race strategy, all in an effort to manage our front tire wear so we have enough traction left at the end of the race to battle with the Porsches,... org Optima turbo, started Saturday's round 13 alongside Wilkins, making it an all-Kia front row as the GTS field took the green flag. Based on fastest laps during round 13, Wilkins and Clucas started Sunday's round 14 from third and fourth, respectively. org Optima turbo got off to a tremendous start and moved up from fourth to second as the 19-car GTS field barreled into turn one. Source: www.prnewswire.com