Bowmanville, Ontario - Kelly Moss Motorsports added to their Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama season total podium count by earning three more podium finishes last weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

The total podium count increases to 20 with the addition of a third-place overall finish by Jesse Lazare in Round 7 and two, third-place finishes by Bill Peluchiwski in the Platinum Masters cup in both Rounds 7 and 8.

Peluchiwski and teammate Jay Patel had arguably some of the best racing of the weekend in Saturday's Round 7 race. The two were involved in an exciting duel for the final Platinum Masters podium position in the first race.

They swapped third place a few times during the race. Peluchiwski passed Patel for good in the challenging, double-apex Turn 5, with two minutes remaining. Peluchiwski took third-place and Patel took fourth-place.

"Obviously, as teammates and friends, you want to make sure you're extra careful," Peluchiwski said. "But we've raced close together, and it's been great. He's been a great teammate and partner. He's won a few, and I've won a few. So it's a good battle. Kelly Moss put a good car for both of us, and we had a great time."

In Round 8 the two teammates had more traffic between them and Patel wasn't able to catch Peluchiwski for another battle. Peluchiwski took third in Platinum Masters for his third podium of the year. Patel earned his second-straight top five finish and fourth of the year, with a fifth-place Round 8 finish.

"All in all it was a good weekend," Patel said. "Bill and I had a great battle in the first race. I was hoping it would be a repeat today but traffic got in the way. I'm not all about the podiums, its fun when they happen, but it's so fun to be able to race hard like that. It's fun to race with your teammate. You know what to expect and know you can race hard but there is that element of mutual respect."

Lazare, from Montreal, came into the weekend with high hopes at his home track and the circuit where he won his first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama race. He ended the weekend with a third and fourth-place finish in both rounds, respectively.

He trails Elliott Skeer 121-114 in points, but has the home track of Kelly Moss to look forward to next.

"Unfortunately, the first two (drivers) were really quick," Lazare said. They really took off, so I was really racing for third. It wasn't exactly the weekend we were hoping for, but everyone has that at some point. We still got quality points and we're ready for Road America. I know Kelly Moss is always really good there, with it being their home track, so we'll have high expectations going in."

The next two rounds at Road America are scheduled for Aug. 7-9, with the Kelly Moss team back to full strength with a high-count driver lineup, including new Kelly Moss driver Kurt Fazekas.

The team will run in the GT3 Cup Trophy USA event at Road America the first weekend of August, while Colin Thompson will also be back in action in the Pirelli World Challenge Championship GT3 Cup presented by MOMO July 31-Aug. 2 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

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About Kelly Moss:

An industry powerhouse, Kelly Moss Motorsports boasts more than 25 years of racing expertise, integrity and results, which keep competitors coming back year-after-year to the storied team. Racing is the centerpiece of a diverse array of successful automotive-related businesses for Kelly Moss Motorsports, based in Madison, Wisconsin.

"Racing is really the core of our company," Stone said. "It's what we started doing 26 years ago, and it's what we still do today and every day. Everything else we do is a spin-off of racing. Racing comes first, and the racing is what leads to development of world-class road cars, club-level programs and all of the other things that we do. It all comes as a derivative from what we've learned from road racing."

Other Kelly Moss enterprises include:

Kelly Moss Body Shop: A state-of-the-art paint, body and collision repair facility for all German, Asian and American manufacturers. Equipment includes a Blowtherm draft paint booth with attached paint mixing center, Sikkins water-based paint systems mixed by computer with the latest German technology, factory Cellette frame-repair machine, Shark Sonar Coordinate Measuring System for frame alignment.

Kelly Moss Restoration: Restorations, restyling, body kits, interiors, detailing, updates and more on all makes, models and years of vehicles. Kelly Moss restorations have won awards of excellence around the world.

Kelly Moss Dream Car Dept. / Stone Brothers Garage: This program makes mechanical dreams come true, building the most exotic, extreme, difficult or subtle world-class custom street vehicles, hot rods and motorcycles from marques including Porsche, Ferrari, Aston Martin, BMW, Harley-Davidson and more for more than 25 years.

Kelly Moss Street / Tuner Shop: Dedicated technicians service all makes and models of vehicles, and a complete line of tires, wheels and performance parts are available. Collector-car maintenance, storage and upgrades also are provided by this shop, which includes state of the art equipment such as a Mustang all wheel drive chassis dyno that can test up to 1,600 Horsepower at the wheels and 200 mile per hour wheel speed!

Kelly Moss GT Race Shop: The original Kelly-Moss business that remains the backbone of the company, this is the premier GT race shop in the country, specializing in Porsche race cars. Master craftsman technicians can build, service and maintain any make and model of race car from any era. Brands regularly serviced by this shop include Porsche, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mazda and prototype race cars.

Kelly Moss Arrive and Drive Racing Programs: Customers can bring their race car or rent a car from KMM for all levels of racing ranging from SCCA, Porsche Club of America and HSR to professional series such as IMSA, Pirelli Drivers Cup, HSR and more through this program, which started in 1995. Professional race technicians and coaches also are available, with the coaching lineup including global sports car racing superstars Patrick Long, Andrew Davis, Darren Law, Sascha Maassen, David Murry and many more.

Kelly Moss Engine & Machine: Kelly Moss offers comprehensive engine design and build programs with a team of master engine builders with championships in Road Racing, Pro Stock Drag Racing, Motorcycle Road and Drag Racing. Kelly-Moss offers custom tailored engine design and build programs for all types of racing and high-performance street use.

The Mirage Group: The Mirage Group has a proven track record of winning races and championships around the world for its clients. The Mirage Group is a motorsports management company designed to give both individuals and companies alike who are seeking to create a winning race team and brand image the fast track method to that end goal. The Mirage Group will create from the ground up a complete strategy to form a new race team, create the image and style the client is looking for and then manage the day to day operations of that effort. With the many years of championship winning racing experience the Mirage Group allows the client to start achieving race wins and championships in the most cost effective and expeditious manner possible. The Mirage Group will also develop the new team to a point where the formula and day-to-day operation can be turned over to the client.

To contact Kelly Moss for more information or to make an appointment contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., call (608) 274-5054 or visit www.kellymoss.com.

About Brey-Krause:

A proud sponsor of Kelly Moss, Brey-Krause manufactures high quality, performance driving accessories for a variety of automobiles. Innovative engineering and superior workmanship are hallmarks of Brey-Krause products and are strongly endorsed by Jeff Stone and Kelly Moss.  

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