Chandler Hull to Record 100th BMW Race Start during SRO Sebring Weekend.

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – Sept. 19, 2022 . . . Chandler Hull will make his 100^th start in a BMW racing car during the Sept. 24-25 SRO GT World Challenge America weekend at Sebring International Raceway. Turning 28 years old on Sept. 26^th, the young Texan will reach the milestone driving the No. 94 BimmerWorld Racing BMW M4 GT3 in the Pro/Am class with Bill Auberlen. The duo currently stands fourth in the Pro/Am class driver point standings, having scored seven podium finishes in the first 10 rounds of the 2022 championship.

Hull began racing only four years ago and has raced BMWs on three continents in the past seasons, participating in various series including SRO, IMSA, Asian Le Mans Series, 24H Series, NLS (Nürburgring Endurance Series) and DTM Trophy. 

Hull stated, “It will be extremely satisfying to reach my 100^th BMW start with my teammate Bill Auberlen - and achieving this milestone at Sebring, where I won my first championship last year. I am honored to play a small part in BMW M Motorsport’s 50^th anniversary year.”

Chandler’s co-driver also knows something about racing BMWs. Bill Auberlen has more race starts in a BMW than anyone in the world. In fact, earlier this season he recorded his 500th professional race with BMW at the Twelve Hours of Sebring. Auberlen leads all drivers in IMSA history with 65 victories and 45 pole positions in his storied career.

Auberlen added, “Chandler and I have had an outstanding year so far and are hopeful that Sebring will see our first victory – perhaps in his 100^th BMW start. I have won here, and I would love to see Chandler reach that achievement at this famed track as well. We are excited to get out there for this end of season push.”

Test sessions for Rounds 11 and 12 begin on Thursday, Sept. 22 with official practice held on Friday. Saturday will see Round 11 races. Round 12 races will be held on Sunday. More information can be found at, www.gt-world-challenge-america.com.

Chandler Hull, Quick Facts

Hull began his professional racing career at the age of 23, driving to third overall in the 2019 SRO TC America championship and securing Rookie of the Year honors. He immediately stepped up to GT4 in 2020 and co-drove to the GT class championship in the 24h Series. In 2022, he was one of the first to drive the new BMW M4 GT3 in January at this year’s Dubai 24H, after its final test run at Sebring last November. To date, Hull has seven professional wins, 30 podiums and 11 pole positions. 

BMW M Sports Trophy

As a private driver and team, Chandler and BimmerWorld are eligible for the annual BMW M Sports Trophy. BMW M Sports Trophy awards points to points for representing the BMW brand in various series and at renowned racing events around the world. Every top-ten result with a BMW racing car at selected events scores points towards the overall standings. The top 25 drivers and the 10 best-placed teams receive attractive prize money. 

 In 2020/21, Sean Quinlan won the Drivers Competition with the BMW M4 GT4. He enjoyed many successes in GT4 America, GT America, the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge and the Intercontinental GT Challenge. FK Performance won the Team Competition with the BMW M2 CS Racing and the BMW 330i in successful races in the DTM Trophy, the NLS, the BMW M2 CS Racing Cup NLS and the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.

BMW Group in America

BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars; Designworks, a strategic design consultancy based in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is the BMW Group global center of competence for BMW X models and manufactures the X3, X4, X5, X6 and X7 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 350 BMW passenger car and BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 146 BMW motorcycle retailers, 105 MINI passenger car dealers, and 38 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Journalist note: Information about BMW Group and its products in the USA is available to journalists on-line at www.bmwusanews.com and www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa. 

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