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Joey Barnes

Whelen Cadillac gets the “win that we’ve been searching for a while” in Detroit

After several heartbreaking defeats to begin the 2026 campaign in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the Briton, along with co-driver Earl Bamber, were finally able to deliver a breakthrough victory for the Whelen Cadillac on the streets of Detroit last Saturday.

Each of the opening four rounds saw the #31 Cadillac V-Series.R on the podium, including three runner-up results headlined by Aitken’s hard-fought battle with eventual winner Felipe Nasr (Porsche Penske Motorsport) in the Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona.

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