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BHA Celebrates Win #30 at Road America

Posted on by Katie Brannan
04
Aug

BHA Celebrates Win #30 at Road America

  • The #33 Elantra N TCR of Mark Wilkins and Bryson Morris wins the 2025 Road America 120
  • BHA reaches 30 IMSA wins
  • First win of the season for Wilkins and Morris
  • The #98 team has taken the championship lead
  • #18 team of Jon Miller and Lance Bergstein makes strong debut with BHA

Mark Wilkins and Bryson Morris brought home their first win of the season in the #33 car at Road America. Wilkins is the winningest IMSA TCR driver, and this victory extended his record to 14 wins. This win was a major milestone for BHA and Hyundai, it was their 30th TCR victory since joining forces.

At just 20-years-old, Morris has consistently shown pace since joining BHA in 2024. He has already had five pole positions, and his well-deserved victory at Road America is his first official win in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.

The #98 car of Mason Filippi and Harry Gottsacker and #76 car of Denis Dupont and Preston Brown headed into Road America tied for the championship lead. After Road America, Filippi and Gottsacker gained a slight advantage and now lead the standings by 20 points. The #98 finished the race in fourth, and the #76 rounded out the top five.

Suellio Almeida and Maddie Aust in the #9 car crossed the checkered flag in eighth, and the #18 car of Lance Bergstein and Jon Miller placed eleventh.

For every lap led by a Hyundai, Hyundai Hope on Wheels (HHOW) donates $100 to a local children’s hospital. The #33 Hyundai Elantra N TCR led 18 laps during the Road America 120, resulting in $1,800 to The Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. In total, $36,700 has been donated to a variety of children’s hospitals.

Photos and Quotes Below

Wilkins and Morris achieve their first victory of the season.

Bergstein and Miller get acquainted with veteran Team Manager Phil Howard in their first race weekend with BHA.

The #98 team takes the championship lead after Road America.

#9 Elantra N TCR

Started: 11th Finished: 8th

2025 Rank: 7th (1680 pts)

Maddie Aust (R) and Suellio Almeida (R)
Maddie Aust: “Road America proved to be an interesting race with a lot of cautions. We were able to do quite well on the restarts while staying clean, which allowed us to improve through the race. I definitely leaned a lot and am looking forward to applying it at the next round.”
Suellio Almeida: “This was a very fun and intense fight. I had good pace at the beginning of my stint and brought the car from p11 to p5, but then struggled with grip and management towards the end of the race, bringing the car home in p8!”

#33 Elantra N TCR

Started: 3rd Finished: 1st

Laps Led: 18

2025 Rank: 4th (1800 pts)

Bryson Morris and Mark Wilkins
Bryson Morris: “Really great weekend at Road America getting our first win of the season! Car was fantastic and the strategy calls were even better, can’t thank the Bryan Herta Autosport crew enough for the fantastic race.”
Mark Wilkins: “A much needed Win! Bryson drove a great stint to bring home the victory. Huge effort by the team leading up to and throughout the weekend. We’ve certainly had our fair share of challenges this season but this win goes a long way to build momentum. We’ll keep digging and working hard to chase more victories to close out the season.”

#76 Elantra N TCR

Started: 8th Finished: 5th

2025 Rank: 2nd (2040 pts)

Denis Dupont and Preston Brown
Denis Dupont: “We had a rollercoaster race. Great qualy from Preston followed by an eventful first stint for him. We had an electric issue on my first lap of my stint, making us believe the race was over. However, the mechanics managed to solve it quickly and I managed to come back 5th.”
Preston Brown: “What a wild race…and unfortunately not always in a good way. While we were fortunate to escape some of the bigger incidents of the race, unfortunately an electrical issue shuffled is to the back of the pack. Quick work by the team was able to fix the problem and get us back in the hunt, and I was super impressed with Denis climbing back to 5th.

While it wasn’t the finish we were hoping for, we will focus on the positives and improve our processes to avoid minor issues. Next race is VIR, my home track, and we are looking to once again climb onto the podium.”

#98 Elantra N TCR

Started: 4th Finished: 4th

2025 Rank: 1st (2060 pts)

Harry Gottsacker IV and Mason Filippi
Harry Gottsacker IV: “We did the best we could on a difficult day at Road America for the #98. Thanks to Megan and the crew for helping us dig ourselves out of a few situations during the race. We have a very small points lead and are looking forward to VIR, which is typically very good track for us.”
Mason Filippi: “Good result with a crazy race at Road America. Megan was phenomenal on the box and got us back in the hunt. We came out with more points. Harry and I are full push in the final 3 rounds.”

#18 Elantra N TCR

Started: 9th Finished: 11th

2025 Rank: 12th (1260 pts)

Jon Miller and Lance Bergstein
Jon Miller: “While we were disappointed to DNF the race with a mechanical issue, our first event with BHA was fantastic in all of the other ways that really matter. We integrated quickly among the other drivers and mechanics – the depth of knowledge and experience here is really exciting to be a part of. Looking forward to continued progress and better results at VIR.”
Lance Bergstein: “Road America was our first race with BHA. We made a lot of progress and learned how the team operates. Looking forward to some great results in the final 3 rounds.”
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian:

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 the late 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 consecutive team and driver championships, and five consecutive (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024) manufacturer’s titles in IMSA’s Michelin Pilot Challenge. In 2024, BHA and Hyundai took on a new challenge, the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the IONIQ 5 N. Setting a time of 9 minutes and 30.852 seconds in the IONIQ 5 N TA Spec, Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Dani Sordo finished first in the modified production electric SUV category and third overall. 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 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. in 2024, there are five BHA Customer Support Teams racing Elantra N TCR cars in Canada, The USA and in Mexico.

Hyundai Motor America

Hyundai Motor America offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs, and electrified vehicles, while supporting Hyundai Motor Company’s Progress for Humanity vision. Hyundai has significant operations in the U.S., including its North American headquarters in California, the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama assembly plant, the all-new Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, and several cutting-edge R&D facilities. These operations, combined with those of Hyundai’s 835 independent dealers, contribute $20.1 billion annually and 190,000 jobs to the U.S. economy, according to a recent economic impact report. For more information, visit www.hyundainews.com.

 

Hyundai Motor America on Twitter | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTok

Images: www.BHAMedia.com – Image copyright @LATUSA

Video: Subscribe to the BHA YouTube channel for video updates, Interviews and features from each race weekend: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdpjGo7dEuzYazs2ioBMVPQ/videos
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian:

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 the late 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 consecutive team and driver championships, and five consecutive (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024) manufacturer’s titles in IMSA’s Michelin Pilot Challenge. In 2024, BHA and Hyundai took on a new challenge, the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the IONIQ 5 N. Setting a time of 9 minutes and 30.852 seconds in the IONIQ 5 N TA Spec, Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Dani Sordo finished first in the modified production electric SUV category and third overall. 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 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. in 2024, there are five BHA Customer Support Teams racing Elantra N TCR cars in Canada, The USA and in Mexico.

Hyundai Motor America

Hyundai Motor America offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs, and electrified vehicles, while supporting Hyundai Motor Company’s Progress for Humanity vision. Hyundai has significant operations in the U.S., including its North American headquarters in California, the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama assembly plant, the all-new Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, and several cutting-edge R&D facilities. These operations, combined with those of Hyundai’s 835 independent dealers, contribute $20.1 billion annually and 190,000 jobs to the U.S. economy, according to a recent economic impact report. For more information, visit www.hyundainews.com.

 

Hyundai Motor America on Twitter | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTok

Images: www.BHAMedia.com – Image copyright @LATUSA

Video: Subscribe to the BHA YouTube channel for video updates, Interviews and features from each race weekend: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdpjGo7dEuzYazs2ioBMVPQ/videos
Katie Brannan

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