Preston Brown and Denis Dupont Join BHA

“We are pleased to welcome Preston and Denis to the team, I am confident they will give us another strong combination on race day and look forward to seeing them integrate within our group,” said BHA Team Owner, Bryan Herta.

Preston Brown became acquainted with the Hyundai Elantra N TCR racecar in late November while participating in a test with BHA at Road Atlanta.

“After two years in IMSA Pilot Challenge, I am thrilled for the opportunity to race with the competitive package BHA offers with the Elantra N TCR. Our recent two-day test at Road Atlanta proved that the car and team have what it takes to propel me forward on the next step in my racing journey,” said Brown.

Belgium’s Denis Dupont is new to BHA but experienced with the Hyundai brand. He raced the Hyundai Veloster N TCR with van der Steur Racing in 2021 and earned several top-five finishes in his rookie season in IMSA.

“Upon arriving in the U.S., it became apparent that BHA and Hyundai set the benchmark in TCR. I am thrilled to be a part of their team,” said Dupont. “This new chapter will feel familiar as I’ll be sharing the car with Preston, with whom I’ve been working for a little while now.”

Coming off their fifth consecutive IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge title in 2023, BHA returns to IMSA competition in January at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. BHA will announce their full driver line-up in early January.

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Founded in 2009, Bryan Herta Autosport has grown from a single car Indy-Lights team into a multi-championship winning auto racing franchise. Led by IndyCar and Sports Car star Bryan Herta, Bryan Herta Autosport has won races in every discipline they have entered, including Indy Lights, Indy Car, Global Rallycross, and championship titles in Pirelli World Challenge and IMSA. BHA rose to prominence after winning the 2011 Indianapolis 500 in what was the final race of the Centennial Era, a celebration of 100 years of racing at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with driver Dan Wheldon. Five years later, BHA partnered with Andretti Autosport, and defied the odds again, winning their second Indianapolis 500 with rookie driver Alexander Rossi. In 2018, BHA entered the American Sports Car scene beginning its immensely successful partnership with Hyundai. Together, BHA and Hyundai have won five championships in as many seasons, including five consecutive team and driver championships, and four consecutive (2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023) manufacturer’s titles in IMSA’s Michelin Pilot Challenge. For more information, visit: www.BryanHertaAutosport.com.

BHA/Hyundai Customer Support: Bryan Herta Autosport is the U.S. sales agent and part support representative of Hyundai TCR and TCA race cars for customer teams. The BHA/Hyundai Customer Support Team offers trackside engineering support, setup and tuning advice, and part and order fulfillments for the Hyundai Veloster N TCR and TCA teams and drivers from the BHA’s headquarters in Speedway, IN. Since its North American debut in 2019, the Hyundai Veloster N TCR has scored 27 race wins, and three TCR championship titles.

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