What: SRO Pirelli GT4 America Races at the IMS Indy 8 Hour weekend Where: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
When: Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 8:35 A.M. and Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 10:35 A.M.
Details: Myles Rowe, formula car standout, will be representing NXG Youth Motorsports in his SRO Pirelli GT4 America Powered by AWS debut with ROTEK Racing. Rowe joins Isaac Sherman, the 2024 GT4 Class Champion, driving the No. 098 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport race car. The two will share duties competing in the events on the IMS road course with qualifying starting on Friday, October 4th and races on Saturday and Sunday, October 5th & 6th.
“I’m looking forward to getting some experience and working with a talent like Isaac” exclaimed Rowe. “I’m so appreciative to Robb Holland for giving me this opportunity drive his Porsche. And I can’t wait to for my NXG family to see the car!”
This will be Rowe’s first time racing a sports car, but not his first time at IMS. He competed on the road course in Indy NXT this year driving the Force Indy No. 99, and also in 2023 on his way to winning the USF Pro 2000 Championship. Rowe made history as the first African-American to win a U.S. open-wheel championship.
NXG Youth Motorsports, Inc. (NXG) is a 501c3 non-profit entity headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. NXG exists as a driving force to motivate and prepare youth, particularly African Americans and minorities from underrepresented communities, to be conscientious drivers on the road.
Rotek Racing was founded in 2012 by Robb Holland and Roland Pritzker. These two had a plan to bring American drivers over to the Nurburgring to compete in the prestigious 24 Hours of Nurburgring. In 2021 team principal Robb Holland was recruited by the SRO America to come back and compete in the series. In 2022 the team switched to the new Porsche GT4RS platform and recorded four wins and three poles over the course of the season. Rotek recorded 8 wins 4 poles, 4 fastest race laps and 4 additional podiums in 2023, becoming the winningest team in GT America history.