WATKINS GLEN, New York (July 2, 2019) – Returning to competition for the first time since February, Black Swan Racing and drivers Marc Miller, Marco Seefried, and Dirk Werner would enjoy a strong drive despite minor mechanical issues to finish 10th during Sunday’s Six Hours of the Glen.

“Overall I think we can be happy with our first race back,” stated Black Swan Racing team owner Tim Pappas. “Having not been in IMSA competition since Daytona, you always have the potential to struggle but our guys did a great job all weekend. In many ways it felt like we didn’t miss a beat, and for that I give credit to everyone on the team who’ve continued with us despite a challenging year. Marc, Marco and Dirk all did a great job, and of course we’re extremely appreciative to Porsche Motorsport North America for their continued support.”

With an accident in practice for the Bathurst 12 Hour sidelining Tim Pappas’s own driving efforts, the team’s plan to regroup finally came together for this weekend’s six hour classic. With Pappas out of the car, the addition of Marc Miller created a great opportunity for the No. 540 Porsche 911 GT3 R to run strong, which was demonstrated throughout practice and qualifying as the team consistently remained within the top-10.

As the race began, Marco Seefried would take starting duties, driving an impressive opening stint to stay within sight of the lead pack, putting the team in a prime position to podium.

Following a fairly quiet opening couple of hours, Seefried would hand the reigns to Marc Miller, whom had driven with the team during multiple international races in 2018. Also doing his best to keep pace, Miller simply managed the car and avoided incident throughout his double-stint, knowing that handing a clean car to teammate Dirk Werner would poise the team well for a podium.

Unfortunately, late in Miller’s stint a surprise mechanical gremlin would send him to the pits, with challenges to the car’s front bodywork presenting a race-maligning problem.

With Porsche factory driver Dirk Werner now in the car, the veteran’s expertise on Porsche machinery would show through, with Werner quickly identifying the specific issue with the car and forcing an unscheduled pit stop to fix the issue.

The car would return to the track at full pace, but a lap down and with little opportunity to recover. From that point on, Werner simply managed his machine until the end, taking 10th.

With the team back to form, all focus now turns to their next round of competition, to be announced at a later date.