Podium Streak Ends but MC Racing Still Scores Solid Finish

June 22, 2025 (Sonoma, CA) – Michael McColligan, driving the #36 MC Racing Honda Civic SI, battled a

tough field to finish 4th in the Sportsman Class at Round 3 of the 2025 Hankook United States Touring

Car Championship at Sonoma Raceway.

MC Racing knew they would have to find a bit of lap time if they were to challenge for the front on the

first sprint weekend at Sonoma Raceway. The team made some setup changes that seemed to work as

team driver Michael McColligan picked up the pace in practice. With some further refining, McColligan

was able to put two clean laps together under pressure in the short 10 minute qualifying shootout,

laying down a time good enough for P4 for the standing race start. At the drop of the green flag,

McColligan got a reasonable start but one of the rear-wheel-drive BMW’s launched even better,

grabbing 4 th place by turn 2. McColligan was not deterred, applying the pressure for the next lap and a

half with 4 th place changing hands multiple times before he was able to make a decisive move in turn 2

and build a gap. McColligan then focused forward, running his fastest laps of the weekend as he chased

down the pack ahead. Even though he made some progress, he was not able to mount a serious

challenge, bringing the MC Racing Civic SI home in a strong 4 th place at the checkered flag. “We had

another strong weekend with a solid finish and good points for the championship. The first few laps

were tight but very fair and a lot of fun! We will keep working hard to find a bit more pace and stronger

standing starts to get closer to the front pack”, smiled McColligan in parc ferme. MC Racing will keep

the focus and work hard for a strong run at the round 4 enduro.

MC Racing competes in the Hankook Tires United States Touring Car Championship aboard a Mazda RX8

and Honda Civic SI with support from Idemitsu, Raybestos, Mazda USA, Mazdatrix, Racing Beat, Konig

Wheels, Orafol, Eibach Springs, and Napier Outdoors. For more information, visit

USTCC is a professional road racing series comprised of late model sport compact sedans such as BMW 3

series, Mazdaspeed 3, Hyundai Genesis Coupe, Chevrolet Corvette, Porsche 911, Audi R8, Ford Mustang,

Honda Civic and others. The cars use slightly modified engines and highly modified suspensions with

aerodynamic ground effects and sticky Hankook slick race tires. The races can be seen exclusively on

Final Drive TV available on NBC Sports on Xfinity cable, Dish Network, DirecTV and AT&T U-verse. For

more information on USTCC, visit www.ustcc.com.