2019 6 Hours of The Glen

The 2019 Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen was an endurance race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).

[1] It was the sixth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

The 2019 6 Hours of The Glen was the sixth of twelve sports car races of 2019 by IMSA, and it was the third of four rounds held as part of the Michelin Endurance Cup.

[3] IMSA released two separate technical bulletins regarding the Balance of Performance for the six-hour race.

In GT Daytona, despite no McLarens participating in the 6 Hour event, the McLaren 720S was given a power increase of 15 horsepower and made 25 kilograms lighter, in addition to a 12-liter fuel capacity increase.

These adjustments made the McLaren 720S the lightest car in the class, as well as having the largest fuel capacity.

[6][7] Before the race, Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr led the DPi Drivers' Championship with 152 points, ahead of Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya in second with 147 points.

[8] In LMP2, Cameron Cassels and Kyle Masson led the Drivers' Championship with 99 points; the duo held a four-point advantage over Matt McMurry.

[8] Cadillac, Porsche, and Lamborghini were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Whelen Engineering Racing, Performance Tech Motorsports, Porsche GT Team, and Meyer Shank Racing each led their own Teams' Championships.

Black Swan Racing also returned to the grid after missing the 12 Hours of Sebring due to their team owner Tim Pappas sustaining an injury.

Joey Hand made a full recovery from suffering symptoms of the flu, and returned to the Chip Ganassi Racing team after being replaced by Sebastien Bourdais for the previous two rounds.

[10] The first practice session took place at 10:25 am ET on Friday and ended with Harry Tincknell topping the charts for Mazda Team Joest, with a lap time of 1:30.690.

44 Magnus Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo of Andy Lally with a time of 1:45.406.

[16] The second practice session took place at 3:05 PM ET on Friday and ended with Dane Cameron topping the charts for Acura Team Penske, with a lap time of 1:30.014.

44 Magnus Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo of Spencer Pumpelly with a time of 1:45.835.

84 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac suffered a loss of power and stopped at turn ten.

[20][15] The third and final practice session took place at 8:00 am ET and ended with Oliver Jarvis topping the charts for Mazda Team Joest, with a lap time of 1:43.279.

50 Juncos Racing Cadillac followed by Renger van der Zande in the No.

14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 of Jack Hawksworth with a time of 1:57.445.

[10] Cars in GTD were sent out first before those grouped in GTLM and DPi/LMP2 had two separate identically timed sessions.

All cars were required to be driven by one participant and the starting order was determined by the competitor's fastest lap.

[29] IMSA then arranged the grid so that the DPi, LMP2, and GTLM cars started in front of the GTD field.

12 AIM Vasser Sullivan entry did not participate in the session due to the team changing the engine.

With a total of 177 points, Cameron and Montoya's third place finish allowed them to take the lead of the DPi Drivers' Championship while Derani and Nasr dropped to second.

Jordan Taylor and Renger van der Zande advanced from fourth to third.

[37] The final results of LMP2 kept Cassels and Masson atop the Drivers' Championship, but their advantage was reduced to one point by race winner McMurry.

[37] Pilet and Tandy took the lead of the GTLM Drivers' Championship while Bamber and Vanthoor dropped to second.