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CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Maiden 2025 Win for DXDT Racing
Bell, McDonald victory in GTWC America the latest success for Corvette Z06 GT3.R
AUSTIN (April 27, 2025) – DXDT Racing became the latest team to score victory with the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R in 2025 with a victory in the first of two GT World Challenge America races at Circuit of The Americas.
Blake McDonald and Matt Bell took first in the Pro-Am class with DXDT’s No. 11 Corvette, which finished third overall in the 90-minute, two-driver race. The team debuted the Corvette GT3 a year ago and swept both rounds at COTA to start an eight-race win streak in the championship.
Bell set the fastest lap of Race One, and McDonald was the quickest Bronze-rated driver in the race. McDonald drove the opening 40 minutes from his third-place starting spot in class, and Bell overtook the class leader – running on a different strategy – with 25 minutes to go. The pair also finished third in Pro-Am on Sunday at the end of the weekend's second race.
In its second season, the Corvette Z06 GT3.R already has won races in four different championships. Bell was part of the GTD-winning lineup for AWA at the Rolex 24 At Daytona for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the team is preparing for its first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – also in a Corvette.
TF Sport won the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Qatar and leads the LM GT3 Drivers and Team championships after two rounds. Johor Motorsports Racing claimed a victory and third-place Pro-Am finish in the opening GT World Challenge Asia event – the team’s first race with the Corvette – at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.
The early-season strength of the Corvette Z06 GT3.R platform also is evident in other championships. Steller Motorsport recorded a runner-up, Silver-class finish with its No. 24 Corvette in the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurace Cup at Paul Ricard earlier in the month. The Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports squad also finished second in GTD PRO at the Rolex 24.
Chouest Povoledo Racing’s Ross Chouest claimed his first GT3 podium finish at COTA on Sunday with a third-place result in the second of two 40-minute GT America races.
MATT BELL, NO. 11 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We’ve just really clicked as a team and pairing. Blake did a great job from the start. He was the one who handed me effectively an 11-second lead and I just had to maintain it. It’s hard racing and I came under some pressure for the No. 29 guys. But thanks to everyone at DXDT Racing, Blake… it was an awesome team job and team win.”
BLAKE McDONALD, NO. 11 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “That had to be the longest 40 minutes our life! We were all biting our nails a little bit. But I couldn’t be happier. We were worked so hard from this. To bounce back from the Sonoma weekend, it’s the best.”
Ryan Smith
Judy Kouba Dominick
CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Maiden 2025 Win for DXDT Racing
Bell, McDonald victory in GTWC America the latest success for Corvette Z06 GT3.R
AUSTIN (April 27, 2025) – DXDT Racing became the latest team to score victory with the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R in 2025 with a victory in the first of two GT World Challenge America races at Circuit of The Americas.
Blake McDonald and Matt Bell took first in the Pro-Am class with DXDT’s No. 11 Corvette, which finished third overall in the 90-minute, two-driver race. The team debuted the Corvette GT3 a year ago and swept both rounds at COTA to start an eight-race win streak in the championship.
Bell set the fastest lap of Race One, and McDonald was the quickest Bronze-rated driver in the race. McDonald drove the opening 40 minutes from his third-place starting spot in class, and Bell overtook the class leader – running on a different strategy – with 25 minutes to go. The pair also finished third in Pro-Am on Sunday at the end of the weekend's second race.
In its second season, the Corvette Z06 GT3.R already has won races in four different championships. Bell was part of the GTD-winning lineup for AWA at the Rolex 24 At Daytona for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the team is preparing for its first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – also in a Corvette.
TF Sport won the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Qatar and leads the LM GT3 Drivers and Team championships after two rounds. Johor Motorsports Racing claimed a victory and third-place Pro-Am finish in the opening GT World Challenge Asia event – the team’s first race with the Corvette – at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.
The early-season strength of the Corvette Z06 GT3.R platform also is evident in other championships. Steller Motorsport recorded a runner-up, Silver-class finish with its No. 24 Corvette in the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurace Cup at Paul Ricard earlier in the month. The Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports squad also finished second in GTD PRO at the Rolex 24.
Chouest Povoledo Racing’s Ross Chouest claimed his first GT3 podium finish at COTA on Sunday with a third-place result in the second of two 40-minute GT America races.
MATT BELL, NO. 11 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We’ve just really clicked as a team and pairing. Blake did a great job from the start. He was the one who handed me effectively an 11-second lead and I just had to maintain it. It’s hard racing and I came under some pressure for the No. 29 guys. But thanks to everyone at DXDT Racing, Blake… it was an awesome team job and team win.”
BLAKE McDONALD, NO. 11 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “That had to be the longest 40 minutes our life! We were all biting our nails a little bit. But I couldn’t be happier. We were worked so hard from this. To bounce back from the Sonoma weekend, it’s the best.”
Ryan Smith
Judy Kouba Dominick
