MC Racing Launches from Pole to Take First Win

June 08, 2024 (Buttonwillow, CA) – Michael McColligan rocketed from pole position to take his first win

in round 3 of the Hankook United States Touring Car Championship at Buttonwillow Raceway Park.

After suspension damage towards the end of round 2, MC Racing faced a challenge to get the car

repaired in two weeks to be ready for round 3. Fortunately, with some help from KTuned and some

extraordinary efforts from GOGOGEAR Racing, the car was ready to go at opening practice at

Buttonwillow Raceway. MC Racing team driver Michael McColligan jumped in and immediately felt

comfortable, setting impressive practice times. “The car setup was spot-on and I had confidence and

was able to push from the opening laps”, stated McColligan. He absolutely nailed his qualifying lap,

when the tires and brakes were at their best to claim pole position. At the drop of the green flag,

McColligan got a great launch and was able to get on the racing line heading into turn 1 in the lead. Just

before turning-in, he spotted the second place BMW making a late move down the inside. Sensing a

potential squeeze, he backed off and gave a bit of space. The BMW missed their braking point and shot

across the track and into the dirt, allowing McColligan to slot in behind and emerge in the lead. The

chaos provided a bit of a gap to the rest of the Sportsman field. Once in the lead, McColligan drove solid

and consistent laps while managing his temperatures and brakes to bring home the first win for MC

Racing in the USTCC. “We have been working at this for a while and it feels so special to stand on the

top step of the podium. The switch to the Honda Civic platform has given us spark and we know there is

so much more to come from this platform. I can’t thank GOGOGEAR Racing and all our partners

enough!”, smiled a champagne-soaked McColligan. MC Racing knows that there is never time to rest in

racing and has development plans to stay ahead of the field and keep the points lead into round 4.

MC Racing competes in the Hankook Tires United States Touring Car Championship aboard a Mazda RX8

and Honda Civic with support from Idemitsu, Raybestos, Mazda USA, Mazdatrix, Racing Beat, Konig

Wheels, Orafol, Eibach Springs, and Napier Outdoors. For more information, visit

www.mcspeedracer.com.

USTCC is a professional road racing series comprised of late model sport compact sedans such as BMW 3

series, Mazdaspeed 3, Hyundai Genesis Coupe, Chevrolet Corvette, Porsche 911, Audi R8, Ford Mustang,

Honda Civic and others. The cars use slightly modified engines and highly modified suspensions with

aerodynamic ground effects and sticky Hankook slick race tires. The races can be seen exclusively on

Final Drive TV available on NBC Sports on Xfinity cable, Dish Network, DirecTV and AT&T U-verse. For

more information on USTCC, visit www.ustcc.com.