Neil Verhagen put the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO on pole for Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans with a 1:18.194, cutting the team’s GTD PRO championship deficit from 47 to 42 points before the final race of the season.

Paul Miller Racing opened the 2026 season with a win after 24 hours at Daytona. This week, the season ends with ten hours at home.

Paul Miller Racing’s afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway began from the front of the GTD PRO field and, for much of Sunday’s TireRack.com Battle On The Bricks, looked set to keep the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO firmly at the top of the championship.

Paul Miller Racing’s position at the top of the GTD PRO standings became especially valuable on Saturday at Indianapolis.

The challenge at Indianapolis looks very different for Paul Miller Racing this year. After a six-hour race in 2025, the TireRack.com Battle On The Bricks returns as a 2-hour, 40-minute sprint and the final short-format race before Petit Le Mans.

Paul Miller Racing’s Road America weekend ended far differently than the team had hoped after the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO finished 11th in Sunday’s six-hour Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix.

Qualifying at VIR came with an extra challenge for Neil Verhagen on Saturday. Following a red flag in Friday’s opening practice, IMSA regulations meant the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO would lose its fastest qualifying lap. One very good lap would therefore not be enough.

One race can change a championship quickly. Paul Miller Racing arrived at Road America with a 108-point lead in GTD PRO. Two weeks later, just 15 points separate Connor De Phillippi and Neil Verhagen from their closest rivals.

Paul Miller Racing’s Road America weekend ended far differently than the team had hoped after the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO finished 11th in Sunday’s six-hour Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix.

With a wet track for final practice and limited dry-weather preparation heading into qualifying, Paul Miller Racing adapted quickly at Road America, securing a front-row starting position for Sunday’s Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix.