Racing Lines | U.S. Racers Once Again Capture Can-Am Challenge Trophy

The fifth edition of the Tire Rack series’ Can-Am Challenge once again went to American club racers. The 2025 results were announced by club racing chairman Mirril McMullen at the Road America O’Fast race.

Racers competing for the championship could score points during five 2025 race weekends, including Watkin Glen International in May, New Jersey’s Thunderbolt in June, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in June, New Jersey’s Lightning in August, and Watkins Glen again in September. Since no Canadian racers ran at either Thunderbolt or Lightning—both countries must be represented in order for the race venue to be included in the challenge—the championship was decided by results in the CTMP event and the two Watkins Glen events. Racers who register first from each country are paired by class, with the Canadians selected first and the Americans paired with them. The standard BMW Club Racing points system is used to calculate the points from each weekend.

This year the competitors ran in the B-Modified, PWR3, PWR4, and I-Sport classes. Twelve racers scored points in this year’s challenge: U.S. racers Warren Wulff (B-Modified E92 M3), Ryan White (PWR4 E46 M3), Charles Benoit (I-Sport E36 M3), Ron Hougham (PWR3 E46 M3), Mirril McMullen (PWR2 E36 323is, Brooks Friedeman (B-Modified F82 M4 GT4), and Keith Primozic (PWR3 E36 M3); and Canadian racers Sarah Lewis (PWR3 E92 3351), Alan Lewis (PWR4 E46 M3), Serguei Izvoztchikov (B-Modified E4 M3), Francois Metivier (I-Sport E36 M3), and Steve Barnett (B-Modified F82 M4).—Brian Morgan, Roundel motorsports editor.

Lead photo courtesy of BMW CCA Club Racing