GMG Racing has a new home track after moving into its state-of-the-art headquarters last year at The Thermal Club, but Long Beach will always be the championship winning team's "Home Surf." Multiple GT racing champions and Long Beach race winners, GMG Racing was founded in nearby Orange County and returns for the 50th running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach this weekend with another formidable four-car effort.

All four GMG Racing entries compete in the Long Beach weekend's twin SRO GT America powered by AWS 40-minute sprint races on Saturday and Sunday. Three entries run in the top-tier GT3 division while another is set for a battle of only mid-engine cars in the GT2 class.

Veteran GMG Racing driver Kyle Washington returns to Long Beach as one of the hottest Porsche sprint-race drivers in North America. He broke through for his first GT America victory one race ago at Sonoma Raceway less than two weeks ago in his No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R. Washington followed it up just yesterday with a Masters Class victory and impressive second-place overall finish in the No. 232 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 cup Sunday at Sonoma in USAC Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West competition.

Washington also started the year with a Bronze Cup race win in an IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge race in the No. 32 GT3 R 911 at Daytona International Speedway in January. The trio of early-season race wins came in series run by three different racing organizations: SRO, USAC and IMSA.

"I love Long Beach," said Washington, who makes his fifth-straight appearance with GMG Racing on the 1.968-mile street circuit. "Absolutely! That city course is so amazing. I was lucky enough to get the fast lap last year and I did lead the race for a moment. I definitely have pipe dreams of winning that thing, and we’ll take a little luck and try and make it happen this weekend."

Washington competes in the GT3 class alongside debuting Long Beach teammate and emerging driver Patrick Mulcahy and GMG Racing Founder, Principal and Team Driver James Sofronas. Mulcahy, in just his second season of full-time and top-tier competition, makes his Long Beach debut in the No. 54 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R. Sofronas wheels his No. 14 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO2.

“This will be my 20th anniversary at Long Beach," Sofronas said. "For me personally, 2005 is when we first went there, and I know it’s a favorite race for Kyle. He brings in a bunch of friends and family. And then our new up-and-coming driver Patrick Mulcahy will be joining us in another Porsche. In fact, he will be in a type 991.2 Porsche, one of Kyle’s old and favorite cars. We have kept in tip-top shape. We expect that car to be competitive as Patrick has shown he has the talent and skill set to run up front. It will be his first time in GT America competition so we’re super excited."

Mulcahy debuted in Porsche Sprint Challenge last year and this season runs the full IMSA Carrera Cup series. His first foray into SRO GT America this weekend is also his first street race.

"Long Beach was the first ever GT race I saw when I moved out here back in 2010," Mulcahy said. "So, it is a bit of surreal moment for me to race at the 50th anniversary of Long Beach in a GT3 car. GMG Racing has been a staple of Long Beach for many years, and I am super excited to be a part of it. I have tested the Porsche GT3 car, and it is definitely a lot more planted than the other types of 911 Porsches I have raced. The aero does take some getting used to but by the third session or so we were rocking and rolling."

In the GT2 class, longtime GMG Racing contender CJ Moses makes his 2025 season debut at Long Beach in the No. 58 GMG Racing/CrowdStrike/AWS Audi R8 LMS GT2.

“I will do a one-off start for Long Beach in the Audi," Sofronas said "It’s such as special race for me that really gave our business a boost many, many years ago when we won in 2009. I will have my Audi, and CJ returns to the mix in his GT2 Audi and it so great to have him and that car back on track."

Sofronas, a four-time SRO America champion, has three career race wins in GT competition at Long Beach with overall victories in 2009 and 2013 and a class win in 2017 while recording a top-10 overall finish.

Last year at Long Beach in the Audi, Sofronas finished third in the Saturday GT America race and improved to second in Sunday's finale.

Washington set the fastest race lap last year on Sunday while Moses also earned a trip to the Long Beach winners circle for earning the EBOOST Hard Charger Award for improving the most positions in the same race.

After practice and qualifying on Friday, the Long Beach weekend's twin 40-minute races are scheduled to start at 5:20 p.m. PDT on Saturday and 11:20 a.m. PDT on Sunday. Both races and Friday's qualifying session can be viewed live on SRO's official YouTube channel GT World at https://www.youtube.com/@GTWorld.

About GMG Racing: Founded in 2001, GMG Racing quickly established itself as North America’s premier performance tuning facility. What began as a small 1,200 sq. ft. shop, maintaining two race cars, has grown into a state-of-the-art performance tuning, racing and service facility relocated last year to The Thermal Club and a 28,000 sq. ft. trackside motorsports facility. The staff, attention to detail and passion are what make GMG the choice of professionals and enthusiasts worldwide. GMG, in its early years, was located directly across the street from Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA). This close proximity allowed GMG to build a strong relationship with the legendary racing brand which has helped the company support its customers to the highest level possible. From club racing to Sebring, Daytona, Montreal, COTA and The Thermal Club, GMG can take you as far as you want to go. More information can be found at www.gmgracing.com.