IMPC: Christine Sloss secures pole, podium in Bronze class at Road America

Christine Sloss, sharing the Van Der Steur Aston Martin with her husband Ben, continued her streak of podium finishes in the GS Bronze class in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, where after securing pole position among bronzes at Road America, she added important points toward the Bronze Cup classification.

Photo credits: Lumen Digital Agency / Jake Galstad

Christine Sloss, sharing the Van Der Steur Aston Martin with her husband Ben, continued her streak of podium finishes in the Bronze class of the GS category in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. The duo finished P13 overall at Road America, adding important points toward the Bronze Cup classification, where Sloss now sits second in the standings.

Christine Sloss is contesting her rookie season in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, driving the #15 Van Der Steur Aston Martin full-time in the GS Bronze Cup category. She began the year racing alongside her husband Ben Sloss and has consistently delivered strong performances throughout the season as she adapts to the GT4 platform. Sloss quickly established herself as a competitive force in the Bronze field, securing podium finishes in nearly every round and showing steady improvement in both pace and racecraft.

Her breakthrough came at Watkins Glen, where she claimed her first Bronze class victory with a well-executed drive. Building on that momentum, Sloss partnered with Glenn McGee for the sixth round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, where she delivered a flawless opening stint and executed a strategic fuel-saving run. That effort allowed McGee to close the race and secure a second consecutive class win, elevating Sloss to the top of the Bronze Cup standings.

For the seventh round at Road America—one of the most iconic and challenging tracks in North America—Christine returned to sharing the car with Ben Sloss. With very close lap times among Bronze entries, the duo aimed to quickly bridge the experience gap to some of their rivals. They recorded a 2:18.776 in first practice and a 2:19.208 in the second.

Christine, fresh off a win at Mosport, then continued her momentum with a strong qualifying run, securing pole position in the GS Bronze class ahead of Ted Giovanis and Rafa Martinez in Friday's session, clocking a 2:20.265 lap.

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Saturday’s two-hour race saw all the drivers who qualified starting the first stint; Christine took the start and made a cautious getaway, falling behind Rafa Martinez before chaos erupted behind. A collision between the #57 Mercedes of Ward and the #71 Rebel Rock Racing Aston of Depew brought out the first caution. After a brief restart, another crash in TCR—this time involving Mason Filippi, Lance Bergstein, and Eric Powell—prompted another full-course yellow, during which Sloss slipped behind Giovanis to third in Bronze.

When the GS pit window opened, Sloss pitted to top off fuel, rejoining in P20 overall and third in class, right behind Martinez. A long caution followed, with the race going green again 30 minutes later. Christine gained one position on the restart and closed in on Martinez while navigating heavy TCR traffic. However, a collision between the #44 McLaren of Uretsky and the #30 Mustang of Thomson brought out another caution.

With 1 hour and 9 minutes remaining, the race resumed for the third time. Sloss stayed out while several GS cars, including Giovanis, pitted for an early driver change. This elevated her to P12 overall and second in class. At the one-hour mark, a heavy crash for the #67 Porsche of Scully at Turn 11 triggered another caution during the pit cycle. Sloss, running P5 overall and P2 in Bronze, handed over the car to Ben Sloss after a clean and consistent stint through a heavily disrupted opening half.

Ben rejoined in P16 overall and third in Bronze as the race resumed with 45 minutes to go. He navigated through TCR traffic and held position while staying within reach of Bronze Cup rivals Jonsin and Plumb. Another significant crash occurred soon after when Greg Liefhooge was sent into the wall following contact with Stevan McAleer’s BMW—who had been nudged by the #59 Kohr Mustang. Thankfully, Liefhooge was uninjured, and the ensuing caution helped many teams manage fuel to the finish.

The final restart came with 23 minutes to go. As battles intensified at the front of GS, Ben Sloss fought hard but ultimately couldn’t keep pace with Plumb and Jonsin in the closing laps. He brought the #15 car home third in Bronze and 13th overall in GS—a solid result that earned Christine more valuable championship points. She now holds second place in the Bronze Cup standings with 2,240 points, just 40 behind leaders Plumb and Giovanis after seven rounds.

The next race will take place at VIRginia International Raceway on August 21–23.