Peter Dempsey’s Turn 3 Motorsport Does the Treble at Road America

Lochie Hughes delivered a remarkable performance for the Irish owned Turn 3 Motorsport team at the Elite Engines Grand Prix of Road America this weekend, scoring a pole position and securing victories in all three races of the triple header round. The clean sweep not only marks an historic first for Turn 3 Motorsport but also propels Hughes to a commanding 50-point lead in the USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Continental Tire.

Starting from the pole position for Race 1, Hughes momentarily lost the lead to the #18 car of Simon Sikes but swiftly reclaimed it on Lap 2 and began to pull away from the rest of the field. On Lap 11, the #6 car of Frankie Mossman got a run on Hughes and briefly took over the lead, but the Australian rookie regained control just a couple of turns later to secure his first win of the weekend in the #44 car.

Hughes started third for Race 2, and after a clean start for everyone, found himself settled into fourth at the end of Lap 1. Following a safety car that came out on the opening lap, the Lap 5 restart opened the door for Hughes to take over the third place spot, then the second place spot on the next lap. By Lap 10, Hughes was ready to challenge Sikes once again for the lead and pulled off the move on Lap 11 with a solid pass for first. Out front once again, Hughes formed a comfortable lead of over one second to take his second win of the weekend at the end of 15 laps.

Starting second for the third and final race, Hughes strategically waited for his moment to ascend to the front once again. On the Lap 6 restart he did just that, seizing the lead in a daring move around the outside of the #19 car of Christian Brooks in Turn 1. From there, Hughes maintained his position to complete his hat-trick of victories, also marking his seventh consecutive podium finish after a dominating weekend on the 4.014-mile, 14-turn road course of Road America.

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“What a great weekend we had here at Road America,” said Hughes. “I knew going into the weekend we were going to be fast, but I didn’t expect to be that fast. A pole position and three wins in three races was almost the perfect weekend! It was also a great weekend for our championship as we are now leading the points. The Turn 3 Motorsport crew gave me an amazing car, so I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do the rest of the season.”

Team Owner, Peter Dempsey
“I’m super proud of everyone on the team for all the effort they put into the weekend,” said Team Owner Peter Dempsey. “Lochie (Hughes) drove phenomenally all weekend and controlled the races from start to finish. He did very well to not get caught up in any mess and capitalize on the pace we had as a team. I’m so proud of him and how he has bounced back this season. He fully deserved the success he had this weekend.”

About Turn 3 Motorsport: Turn 3 Motorsport is a full-service operation specializing in racecar preparation, engineering, and driver development. Founded and managed by racecar driver and coach Peter Dempsey, T3M is focused on professional service, team member growth, and high-level performance across multiple racing series.

In 2019, the team secured the Blue Marble Cocktails Radical Cup North America championship titles in the 1340cc, 1500cc, and overall classes. Later that year, Peter and Turn 3 Motorsport achieved a record-breaking win at the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race, piloting the #10 Eastern Racing / Turn 3 Motorsport Radical SR3 RSX 1340 to a dominating win, leading 638 out of 672 laps, and becoming the first car under two liters to achieve the overall win.

In the team’s rookie season, Turn 3 Motorsport attracted attention out of the gate by winning the season opener of the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires in a sweeping performance with Singaporean driver Danial Frost. Frost and the team went on to achieve a pole position, six podium finishes, and third overall in the championship in 2020.

In 2021, T3M expanded its presence in the Road to Indy by introducing a two-car program into the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship alongside its Indy Pro 2000 Championship campaign. In its debut USF2000 season, the team found victory at the season finale with American driver Josh Green as well as earning an additional podium and fifth overall in the championship. The team earned further accolades in the Indy Pro 2000 series with a race win at the season finale by Irish driver James Roe as well as a pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway and seventh overall in the championship.

In 2022, T3M showed its strength and teamwork by achieving a podium, win, and/or pole at 7 of the 9 events on the Road to Indy calendar with rookie drivers Josh Green, Jonathan Browne, and Christian Weir each earning the aforementioned results across two different series (USF2000 and Indy Pro 2000).

In 2023, T3M tied for the most amount of wins in the USF Pro 2000 season with drivers Michael d’Orlando and Christian Brooks earning a total of five wins for the team. The team also earned seven pole positions, the most of any other team, and finished second overall in the Team Championship.