2023 Porsche Carrera Cup North America

The 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup North America, known as the 2023 Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. It began on March 15 at Sebring International Raceway and ended on October 22 at Circuit of the Americas.

Calendar

The calendar was released on February 8, 2023, featuring eight rounds.^[1]

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	March 15–16
2	Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California	April 14–16
3	Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida	May 5–7
4	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	June 22–25
5	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	July 27–29
6	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana	September 15–17
7	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California	September 28 – October 1
8	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	October 20–22

Entry list

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Pro Class
Kellymoss^[2]	2	Sean Varwig^[3]	All
	7	Michael McCarthy^[3]	All
	37	Sabré Cook^[2]	1–6
	53	Riley Dickinson^[3]	All
	99	Francis Selldorff	8
MDK Motorsports^[4]	3	Nick Boulle	7–8
	20	Jason Hart^[4]	All
	74	Jimmy Llibre^[4]	All
	93	Stefan Rzadzinski^[5]	All
JDX Racing^[6]	4	Elias De La Torre IV^[6]	All
JDX Racing^[6]	9	Will Martin^[7]	All
PT Autosport with JDX Racing^[8]	98	Alex Sedgwick^[8]	All
McCann Racing^[5]	8	Michael McCann^[5]	All
GMG Racing	11	Blake McDonald	8
Wright Motorsports^[9]	13	Varun Choksey^[9]	All
Wright Motorsports^[9]	15	Nicky Hays	7
McElrea Racing^[10]	17	Tom Sargent^[11]	All
	24	Thomas Nepveu^[11]	1–4
	24	Bayley Hall^[12]	7–8
Accelerating Performance^[13]	33	Kay van Berlo^[13]	3
Accelerating Performance^[13]	33	Michael Cooper^[14]	4–5, 7–8
Nolasport^[15]	47	Thomas Merrill^[15]	1–3, 5–8
Nolasport-Reis Nichols^[15]	64	Dan Clarke^[15]	All
762 Motorsports^[5]	58	T.J. Fischer^[5]	1
762 Motorsports^[5]	58	Nick Boulle^[14]	4
Topp Racing^[5]	77	Travis Wiley^[5]	All
Topp Racing^[5]	78	Ryan Yardley^[5]	All
ACI Motorsports^[5]	81	Grant Talkie^[5]	1–3
Rearden Racing^[5]	85	Jake Pedersen^[5]	1–2, 4–8
Irish Mike's Racing^[5]	95	Conor Flynn^[5]	1, 3
Pro-Am Class
GMG Racing^[16]	11	Blake McDonald	7
	14	James Sofronas	8
	32	Kyle Washington^[16]	2–3, 5–8
	89	Todd Parriott^[16]	2–3, 5, 8
Kellymoss^[3]	23	P. J. Hyett^[16]	2, 4–5, 7–8
	65	Efrin Castro^[3]	All
	89	Todd Parriott	7
	99	Alan Metni^[3]	1–2, 4, 6
McCann Racing^[5]	27	Christian Cole^[5]	1–4
MDK Motorsports^[4]	42	Don Yount^[17]	3
MDK Motorsports^[4]	68	Chris Bellomo^[5]	All
Accelerating Performance^[5]	44	Moisey Uretsky^[5]^{[N 1]}	1–5, 7–8
Nolasport	46	Kayden Kelly	8
Goldcrest Motorsports^[4]	55	Matt Halcome^[5]	1
Topp Racing^[5]	56	Jeff Mosing^[5]	1–5
BGB Motorsports^[17]	69	Thomas Collingwood^[17]	3, 7–8
ACI Motorsports^[5]	82	Marco Cirone^[5]	1–6
Am Class
MDK Motorsports^[4]	10	Scott Noble^[4]	All
MDK Motorsports^[4]	43	Mark Kvamme^[4]	All
Kellymoss^[3]	19	Tom Balames^[3]	1, 3, 5, 7
Goldcrest Motorsports^[4]	21	Grady Willingham^[5]	1, 3–8
	28	Bob Mueller^[5]	1, 3, 7
	29	Jeffrey Majkrzak^[5]	1
	72	Phillip Martien^[5]	1, 3–4, 8
	80	Joe Still^[5]	1
Wright Motorsports^[9]	57	John Goetz^[9]	All
McCann Racing^[5]	63	Michael Merritt^[5]	1–5, 7–8
McCann Racing^[5]	83	James McCann^[5]	All

Results

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Pro-Am	Winning Am
1	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	March 15–16	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Moisey Uretsky	Scott Noble
2	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	March 15–16	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Alan Metni	Mark Kvamme
3	Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California	April 14–16	Riley Dickinson	Tom Sargent	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Alan Metni	Mark Kvamme
4	Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California	April 14–16	Tom Sargent	Riley Dickinson	Will Martin	JDX Racing	Marco Cirone	Mark Kvamme
5	Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida	May 5–7	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Efrin Castro	Mark Kvamme
6	Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida	May 5–7	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Efrin Castro	Mark Kvamme
7	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	June 22–25	Will Martin	Will Martin	Jason Hart	MDK Motorsports	Jeff Mosing	John Goetz
8	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	June 22–25	Will Martin	Will Martin	Will Martin	JDX Racing	Jeff Mosing	Mark Kvamme
9	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	July 27–29	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Efrin Castro	Scott Noble
10	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	July 27–29	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Efrin Castro	Scott Noble
11	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana	September 15–17	Riley Dickinson	Tom Sargent	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Efrin Castro	Scott Noble
12	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana	September 15–17	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	Efrin Castro	Scott Noble
13	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California	September 28 – October 1	Will Martin	Alex Sedgwick	Tom Sargent	McElrea Racing	Efrin Castro	Scott Noble
14	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California	September 28 – October 1	Will Martin	Will Martin	Will Martin	JDX Racing	P. J. Hyett	Scott Noble
15	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	October 20–22	Tom Sargent	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	James Sofronas	Mark Kvamme
16	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	October 20–22	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Riley Dickinson	Kelly-Moss Road and Race	James Sofronas	Mark Kvamme

Championship standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below.^[18]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	Pole	FL
Points	25	20	17	14	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	2	1

For Pro-Am and Am championship, lowest two race results before the final round are dropped. All pole position and fastest lap points are retained.

Driver's Championship

Pos.	Driver	SEB		LBH		MIA		WGL		ELK		IMS		LGA		AUS		Points
Overall
1	Riley Dickinson	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	36	2	1	1	382
2	Tom Sargent	2	2	2	2	2	20	3	4	6	9	6	19	1	3	2	3	243
3	Will Martin	3	4	4	1	37	2	32	1	4	12	16	2	35	1	6	28	199
4	Alex Sedgwick	7	12	8	5	25	3	4	5	2	10	3	3	9	10	3	4	181
5	Jason Hart	4	3	30	DNS	18	7	1	3	9	5	9	24	4	15	10	5	141
6	Dan Clarke	5	5	9	29	38	DNS	5	6	3	25	2	5	3	4	12	31	137
7	Ryan Yardley	11	25	5	7	4	8	7	11	19	7	28	6	5	5	7	2	134
8	Jimmy Llibre	15	7	6	4	39	11	8	18	7	8	4	10	10	6	9	29	107
9	Sean Varwig	8	36	10	30	12	12	10	8	11	4	7	26	2	7	11	24	98
10	Thomas Merrill	10	9	7	10	28	15			10	2	5	7	8	18	8	27	92
11	Varun Choksey	6	6	31	8	35	6	22	9	12	11	10	8	30	13	35	6	81
12	Michael McCarthy	9	8	29	DNS	14	17	6	7	20	28	13	4	33	11	4	11	77
13	Travis Wiley	16	15	27	9	5	10	12	16	8	6	8	25	6	8	36	DNS	74
14	Michael McCann	26	14	3	31	3	4	34	19	WD	WD	11	23	11	16	18	23	60
15	Michael Cooper							33	10	5	3			31	9	5	30	54
16	Sabré Cook	14	16	12	26	6	9	13	15	13	29	12	27					34
17	Efrin Castro	23	26	16	15	8	14	15	14	14	14	15	11	13	25	19	12	31
18	Thomas Nepveu	13	11	11	28	32	5	11	33									30
19	Elias De La Torre	34	21	13	27	19	18	9	12	15	13	14	9	DNS	DNS	14	32	29
20	Stefan Rzadzinski	33	23	14	12	7	37	21	17	16	31	19	14	14	17	16	7	28
21	Grant Talkie	12	13	DNS	6	29	13											20
22	Bayley Hall													7	12	17	34	13
23	Marco Cirone	18	20	19	13	9	16	16	21	17	30	17	28					10
24	Chris Bellomo	24	38	24	18	13	21	23	32	24	19	25	21	16	22	20	10	9
25	Kyle Washington			32	21	10	24			31	27	20	15	17	29	26	14	9
26	Francis Selldorff															23	8	8
27	James Sofronas															15	9	8
28	Jake Pedersen	39	27	17	11			35†	20	23	17	18	13	19	28	34	33	8
29	Nick Boulle							20	22					15	20	13	13	7
30	Jeff Mosing	27	18	18	14	33	38	14	13	33	DNS							7
31	T.J. Fischer	38	10															6
32	Moisey Uretsky	17	19	20	19	11	19	18	23	18	15			32	26	24	16	6
33	Nicky Hays													12	14			6
34	Alan Metni	19	17	15	DNS			19	31			21	12					5
35	Mark Kvamme	21	24	21	16	15	22	26	24	22	18	23	17	22	23	21	17	1
36	Kayden Kelly															27	15	1
37	Scott Noble	30	39	22	22	34	25	25	25	21	16	22	16	20	21	22	35	0
38	P. J. Hyett			DNS	DNS			17	DNS	32	DNS			18	19	37	26	0
39	John Goetz	22	40	33	17	40	28	24	29	30	20	24	18	23	30	28	20	0
40	James McCann	36	35	26	23	22	34	29	26	27	24	26	20	27	33	33	25	0
41	Christian Cole	29	30	28	20	20	30	28	27									0
42	Michael Merritt	40	32	23	24	17	29	27	30	29	21			26	32	30	21	0
43	Blake McDonald													21	24	25	19	0
44	Grady Willingham	32	31			26	35	30	28	25	22	27	22	28	31	31	22	0
45	Conor Flynn	30	22			31	26											0
46	Tom Balames	35	34			24	32			26	23			29	34			0
47	Thomas Collingwood					16	23							24	27	32	DNS	0
48	Todd Parriott			25	25	23	31			28	26			34	DNS	29	18	0
49	Bob Mueller	25	37			30	DNS							25	35			0
50	Jeffrey Majkrzak	28	28															0
51	Matt Halcome	31	29															0
52	Phillip Martien	37	33			27	36	31	34							DNS	DNS	0
53	Joe Still	DNS	DNS															0
54	Don Yount					21	33											0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
	Kay van Berlo					36	27											0
Pro-Am
1	Efrin Castro	(23)	(26)	16	15	8	14	15	14	14	14	15	11	13	25	19	12	337
2	Marco Cirone	18	20	19	13	9	16	16	21	17	30	17	28					214
3	Moisey Uretsky	17	19	20	19	11	19	18	23	18	15			32	26	24	16	209
4	Chris Bellomo	24	(38)	24	18	13	21	(23)	32	24	19	25	21	16	22	20	10	208
5	Kyle Washington			32	21	10	24			31	27	20	15	17	29	26	14	152
6	Jeff Mosing	27	18	18	14	33	38	14	13	33	DNS							138
7	Alan Metni	19	17	15	DNS			19	31			21	12					124
8	Todd Parriott			25	25	23	31			28	26			34	DNS	29	18	85
9	P. J. Hyett			DNS	DNS			17	DNS	32	DNS			18	19	37	26	80
10	Christian Cole	29	30	28	20	20	30	28	27									74
11	Thomas Collingwood					16	23							24	27	32	DNS	54
12	James Sofronas															15	9	51
13	Kayden Kelly															27	15	22
14	Matt Halcome	31	29															18
15	Don Yount					21	33											15
Am
1	Mark Kvamme	21	24	21	16	15	22	(26)	24	(22)	18	23	17	22	23	21	17	334
2	Scott Noble	30	(39)	22	22	(34)	25	25	25	21	16	22	16	20	21	22	35	331
3	John Goetz	22	(40)	33	17	(40)	28	24	29	30	20	24	18	23	30	28	20	236
4	Michael Merritt	40	32	23	24	17	29	27	30	29	21			26	32	30	21	186
5	James McCann	(36)	(35)	26	23	22	34	29	26	27	24	26	20	27	33	33	25	177
6	Grady Willingham	32	31			26	35	30	28	25	22	27	22	28	31	31	22	174
7	Tom Balames	35	34			24	32			26	23			29	34			86
8	Phillip Martien	37	33			27	36	31	34							DNS	DNS	55
9	Bob Mueller	25	37			30	DNS							25	35			54
10	Jeffrey Majkrzak	28	28															32
11	Joe Still	DNS	DNS															0
Pos.	Driver	SEB		LBH		MIA		WGL		ELK		IMS		LGA		AUS		Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

Notes

^ Moisey Uretsky is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

^ Dagys, John (February 8, 2023). "2023 Schedule Confirmed; Deluxe New Title Sponsor". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Cook Wins Kelly Moss Female Driver Shootout, Full-Time Drive". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. November 7, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Dagys, John (March 3, 2023). "Kellymoss Confirms Seven-Car Carrera Cup Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dagys, John (October 20, 2022). "Kvamme, Llibre, Noble, Hart Confirmed in MDK Lineup for '23". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af Dagys, John (March 13, 2023). "41 Entries for Sebring Season Opener". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Dagys, John (February 28, 2023). "17-Year-Old De La Torre IV Joins JDX Racing". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ Dagys, John (March 8, 2023). "Carrera Cup GB Rising Star Martin Joins JDX's Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "PT Autosport Teams Up With JDX for Sedgwick Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dagys, John (March 8, 2023). "Choksey, Goetz Confirmed in Two-Car Wright Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ "McElrea Racing Expands to U.S. With Planned Multi-Car Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. October 13, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Dagys, John (February 17, 2023). "Nepveu Confirmed in McElrea Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
^ Dagys, John (September 15, 2023). "Australian Hall Confirmed for Laguna, COTA in McElrea Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Dagys, John (May 6, 2023). "Miami Weekend Notebook". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 6, 2023. Porsche Selected Driver Kay van Berlo... is driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car entered by Accelerated Performance this weekend in an expected one-off.
^ ^a ^b Dagys, John (June 19, 2023). "Cooper to Make Series Debut in 35-Car Entry for Watkins Glen". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dagys, John (March 6, 2023). "Clarke, Merrill Confirmed in Two-Car Nolasport Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dagys, John (April 10, 2023). "Capacity 35-Car Grid for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dagys, John (May 4, 2023). "Carrera Cup Set for First-Ever F1 Support Event at Miami". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^ 2023 IMSA SPORTING REGULATIONS and SSR PCCNA Blackline 100523 V1

External links

Official website

[Neutral_Competitors-18] Moisey Uretsky is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[1] Dagys, John (February 8, 2023). "2023 Schedule Confirmed; Deluxe New Title Sponsor". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[KellyMossCook-2] "Cook Wins Kelly Moss Female Driver Shootout, Full-Time Drive". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. November 7, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[KellyMossDrivers-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Dagys, John (March 3, 2023). "Kellymoss Confirms Seven-Car Carrera Cup Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[MDKPCCNA-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dagys, John (October 20, 2022). "Kvamme, Llibre, Noble, Hart Confirmed in MDK Lineup for '23". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[41entriesSEB-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af Dagys, John (March 13, 2023). "41 Entries for Sebring Season Opener". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[DeLaTorreJDX-6] Dagys, John (February 28, 2023). "17-Year-Old De La Torre IV Joins JDX Racing". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

[JDXMartin-7] Dagys, John (March 8, 2023). "Carrera Cup GB Rising Star Martin Joins JDX's Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[PTJDX-8] "PT Autosport Teams Up With JDX for Sedgwick Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[WrightPCCNA-9] Dagys, John (March 8, 2023). "Choksey, Goetz Confirmed in Two-Car Wright Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[McElreaPCCNA-10] "McElrea Racing Expands to U.S. With Planned Multi-Car Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. October 13, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[NepveuSargent-11] Dagys, John (February 17, 2023). "Nepveu Confirmed in McElrea Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

[HallMcElrea-12] Dagys, John (September 15, 2023). "Australian Hall Confirmed for Laguna, COTA in McElrea Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

[vanBerlo-13] Dagys, John (May 6, 2023). "Miami Weekend Notebook". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 6, 2023. Porsche Selected Driver Kay van Berlo... is driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car entered by Accelerated Performance this weekend in an expected one-off.

[35entriesWGI-14] Dagys, John (June 19, 2023). "Cooper to Make Series Debut in 35-Car Entry for Watkins Glen". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[NolasportPCCNA-15] Dagys, John (March 6, 2023). "Clarke, Merrill Confirmed in Two-Car Nolasport Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[35entriesLBH-16] Dagys, John (April 10, 2023). "Capacity 35-Car Grid for Long Beach". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[40entriesMIA-17] Dagys, John (May 4, 2023). "Carrera Cup Set for First-Ever F1 Support Event at Miami". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

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