Braselton, GA (Sunday, October 13, 2024) — The Paul Miller Racing team clinched the Michelin Endurance Cup this weekend at the season finale of the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, the 10-hour Motul Petit Le Mans.
The Endurance Cup win is the team’s second time taking that particular title—and their first in the GTD Pro category PMR debuted in for 2024—and adds to a string of highly successful years for Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow and the whole team.
2018 – IMSA GTD Champions with Sellers and Snow
2020 – IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (GTD) with Sellers, Snow and Corey Lewis
2021 – 2nd in IMSA GTD Championship with Sellers and Snow
2022 – IMSA Sprint Cup Champions with Sellers and Snow
2023 – IMSA GTD Champions and IMSA Sprint Cup Champions with Sellers and Snow
2024 – IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (GTD Pro) with Sellers, Snow and Neil Verhagen
Sellers and Snow combined with Neil Verhagen for this year’s Endurance Cup charge. The trio combined to win the title by just two points over the No. 62. The No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 trio’s efforts were highlighted by a third place finish at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and a fourth at the 12 Hours of Sebring.
Paul Miller Racing also finished fourth in the season-long GTD Pro standings, an impressive showing in the team’s first season in the all-pro class. Sellers and Snow partnered to earn, in addition to the podium at Daytona, a second place finish at Road America and an incredible win-from-pole at VIRginia International Raceway.
While the team was hoping for a better result at Petit Le Mans to close out the year than the seventh place they achieved, the objective of earning the Michelin Endurance Cup was fulfilled with two hours still to go in the 10-hour race.
“ I’d like to genuinely say how excited I am for the crew to yet again have another championship,” Paul Miller Racing team manager, Mitchell Simmons, said.
“But, this one in particular proves that we can move up to the GTD Pro category and still win a championship, we can compete at that level that–up until this point, we hadn’t attempted. And for us to do that in our first year, words can’t express how proud I am of the crew and the effort that they put in. That result shows what we’re really capable of and I’m really excited to build on this in GTD Pro in the future.”
The future of the Paul Miller Racing team will be different to what fans have seen over the last nine seasons. The effort at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta marked the final race for Bryan Sellers with the Paul Miller Racing team. He departs the team after nine years partnering Madison Snow to take a management role with DXDT Racing for the 2025 season onward.
The team will also expand from one car to two for the very first time—both competing in the GTD Pro class.
“I’m glad we got to close out this chapter of Paul Miller Racing with another championship to add to the list,” Paul Miller Racing team owner, Paul Miller, said.
“It’s been an incredible run since 2018 when Bryan and Madison won their first title together. We really have achieved so much as a team and I’m proud of everyone’s efforts to make those dreams a reality.
“Moving up to GTD Pro was a massive undertaking and we knew it wouldn’t be easy, but I think we proved this year that we deserve to be here and to fight against these other teams and I look forward to doing that with a two-car effort next year.”
The 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship kicks off with the Rolex 24 in January. Announcements as to the Paul Miller Racing drivers and partners for the 2025 season will be made at a later date.
Bryan Sellers
“It’s a bittersweet goodbye for me. I wish we ended on a better note results-wise, but I’m thrilled for everyone on the crew for the Endurance Cup title. These guys put in long hours working on the car to make it the best it can be for us drivers, and then not to mention how grueling endurance races themselves are for the mechanics. As much as drivers get the credit, those guys are the backbone that make endurance races possible, so I’m really happy that the three of us could deliver that trophy for them. That being said, I’m really looking forward to the new role at DXDT. It’s a big challenge and I’m hoping to take some of what I learned here over that team and replicate some of the success Madison and I have seen.”
Madison Snow
“You really need to take a step back to realize what a big accomplishment our results this year have been. The jump up to pro was massive, so to achieve a win, a pole, and three podiums—and to win Endurance [Cup Championship] on top of that—is a really good result at the end of the day. This race was tough, we didn’t really have a shot with the lack of speed in the car but, I’m glad we survived another Petit Le Mans. This race is something special and it was really nice to still be fighting at the end of 10 hours.”
Neil Verhagen
“First season in IMSA, first season with Paul Miller Racing, to end it as Michelin Endurance Cup champions is something very special. I have to give everyone here in the team a huge thanks, Mitchell, Lars, Paul, Bryan, Madison, everybody involved in the program. It’s been an amazing journey. Definitely some good highs and some low lows, but at the end of the year we’re bringing home a title. Hopefully it’s not my last!”
