FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., /PRNewswire/ — In honor of Hyundai Hope On Wheels’ 25th anniversary, the No. 33 Hyundai Elantra N TCR driven by Wickens and Gottsacker will once again wear a special livery during the Fox Factory 120 race on Friday, Oct. 13.
Hyundai Motor America enters the weekend leading the TCR Drivers’ Championship with Bryan Herta Autosport’s (BHA) Robert Wickens and Harry Gottsacker, 20 points ahead of the rival No. 17 Audi. The No. 33 Hyundai Elantra N TCR is coming off an impressive race last month that ended in a podium finish and the pair are ready to fight for the TCR Drivers’ Championship title come this weekend at Road Atlanta. Mark Wilkins and Mason Filippi, drivers of the No. 98 Hyundai Elantra N TCR, are also in contention to win the Drivers’ Championship, sitting just 70 points behind the leaders.
In the Manufacturers’ Championship, Hyundai is positioned second, just 40 points outside of the lead heading into the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series’ season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
In honor of Hyundai Hope On Wheels’ 25th anniversary, the No. 33 Hyundai Elantra N TCR driven by Wickens and Gottsacker will be dressed in a special livery for the final event of the season. Hyundai Hope On Wheels also will donate $100 to Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for every lap led by a Hyundai Elantra N TCR during Friday’s race. Hyundai race cars led 108 of the 141 laps in September’s Indianapolis Motor Speedway 240, raising $10,800 for the Indianapolis-based Riley Hospital For Children.
Children’s handprints will be displayed on the No. 33 car’s livery as a tribute to Hyundai Hope On Wheel’s colorful awareness campaign. The handprints are an iconic symbol for Hyundai Hope On Wheels, representing the collective fight against pediatric cancer and hope for a cure.
SOURCE Hyundai Motor America
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