BMW M3 Sweeps Grand Sport Championships with 2nd Place Finish at Road Atlanta

2014 Titles to BMW, Hindman, and Fall-Line Motorsports.

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – Oct. 4, 2014 . . .  A second-place finish by Fall-Line Motorsports BMW M3 drivers John Edwards and Trent Hindman in Friday’s 2.5-hour Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race secured the first professional driver’s title for 19-year old Hindman, the team championship for Fall-Line, and the third GS manufacturer’s championship for BMW in the last four years (2010, 2011, 2014).

Entering the season finale at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA, Hindman held a five-point lead in the driver’s standings. The 19-year old started the No. 46 Fall-Line Motorsports BMW M3 from the rear of the GS field after not posting a time in the red-flagged qualifying session on Friday. He moved strongly through the field before handing off to Edwards. Edwards held the fourth position until the third- and second-place competitors made contact with two laps remaining, and Edwards maneuvered past both. He finished 2.186 seconds behind the winning Mustang of Ian James and Billy Johnson to secure the title for Hindman and put himself into the runner-up spot.

GS Driver Points –

1. Hindman                               328
2. Edwards                                315
3. Andrew Davis/ Robin Liddell  312

GS Team Points –

1. No. 47 Fall-Line Motorsports      328
2. No. 6 Stevenson Motorsports                        312
3. No. 15 Multimatic Motorsports          273

GS Manufacturer Points –

1. BMW              375
2. Chevrolet        362
3. Ford                360

In the Street Tuner class, the best result for BMW drivers in Friday’s race was a fourth-place finish by the No. 23 Burton Racing BMW 128i of Terry Borcheller and Mike LaMarra. The 2013 ST co-champions were also the highest-placing BMW drivers in class, finishing fourth in driver points.

ST Driver Points –

1. Foss                                        316
2. Nonnamaker                           308
3. Mosing                                                305
4. Borcheller/LaMarra                        285

ST Team Points –

1. No. 56 Murillo Racing             316
2. No. 42 Team Sahlen              308
3. No. 23 Burton Racing        285

ST Manufacturer Points –

1. Porsche                                   381
2. BMW                                      374
3. Mazda                                     373

“Overall, BMW is quite satisfied with this year’s CTSSC season,” said Gordon McDonnell, BMW NA Motorsport Manager. “Of course Trent (Hindman) will have the headlines, but every BMW driver deserves our thanks for their efforts. Now it is time to celebrate, but very shortly we will begin work for the 2015 CTSCC campaign and we expect nothing less than to continue our winning ways.”

The race will be broadcast on FOX Sports 1 at 12:00 p.m. ET Sunday, October 12th.

BMW Group In America

BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975.  Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003.  The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, a strategic design consultancy in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country.  BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group’s global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all X5 and X3 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 Sports Activity Coupes.  The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 339 BMW passenger car and BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 140 BMW motorcycle retailers, 121 MINI passenger car dealers, and 34 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers.  BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at:  www.bmwgroupna.com

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