The Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti entered the finale for the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS season with the PRO Class Championship in sight ahead of the Indianapolis 8-Hour race. Ashton Harrison and Mario Farnbacher were joined for the eight-hour endurance race by Kyle Marcelli to co-drive the No. 93 Harrison Contracting Company Acura NSX GT3 Evo22. 

In a competitive field, Kyle Marcelli and the Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti qualified fifth in the PRO class – 15th overall on the grid for the Indianapolis 8-Hour. As the green flag waved for Saturday’s race, Marcelli was on the move forward until contact with another competitor on course resulted in a spin early in the stint for the Marcelli. Despite the early contact, Marcelli had worked his way into 10th place within the first hour of the event before handing the controls over to Ashton Harrison. Continuing to try and work their way up to the front of the field, Harrison soon encountered contact with the same competitor from earlier in the race which led to damage sustained to the red Acura and from there it became survival to the end of the eight hours. When the checkered flag flew on Saturday, the No. 93 team finished fourth in the PRO class, securing their second-place finish in the PRO Championship.

Throughout the 2023 season and in route to their Vice Champion title, Harrison and Farnbacher experienced many highs in their second year as a co-driver pairing earning two victories – including an overall victory at Circuit of the Americas – and five podium finishes on the year with the Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti team.

Ashton Harrison:

“Well, that concludes the 2023 SRO Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS season. It was a pleasure to share the Harrison Contracting Acura NSX with Mario again all year and to have Kyle Marcelli as our third driver for the Indy 8-Hour. That was an exhausting race; just a lot of unlucky issues for us, but as always, the Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti crew pushed through, and we kept our heads down and came out second in the Pro Championship and fourth in the race itself. We’ll continue to celebrate the high moments of the season and the hard work of the crew. The Acura NSX has been a great platform and I really appreciate all of the support from Honda/HPD Racing and Harrison Contracting.

Mario Farnbacher:

“Obviously, tough race; we all expected a different outcome, and we just couldn’t get there. I’m a little bummed, but that’s racing, and we tried our best and things just happen which don’t go our way. But that’s just how it is. We finished second in the championship and had some great moments to the season. But just a tough race today, with some damage from contact, and trying to drive a damaged car for most of the race was difficult. I enjoyed driving with Ashton again this season and thank you to the Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti crew for all of their hard work this year.”

Kyle Marcelli:

“We finished the 8-Hour P14, advancing one spot from where we started. It was a tough, tough race; I felt like were on the bad foot from the beginning, getting turned around in the first stint of the race. Going to the back and then racing our way forward. At that point, I thought we had good pace; I think we got up to 10th before the first pit stop. Then we had more contact with the same car later in the race which caused some damage and left us wounded for a good four or five hours. We just made the most of it; everyone pushed the best they could, and just never stopped working hard. We made a huge swing on the car set up from qualifying to race day, for the better, for sure. It was a great call, so kudos to Jim (our engineer) for working his magic overnight and giving us the best car we could have for today’s race. The crew executed flawless pit stops and everybody put their heart into it, as always, but it was just a rough race. Congratulations to Ashton, Mario and Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti for their second-place finish in the championship and thank you to the whole group for having me a part of it.”