Shift Up Now Athlete Sabré Cook earned sixth and seventh place finishes, respectively, in round four of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America presented by Solairus Aviation, supporting the IMSA “Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen,” at Watkins Glen International Raceway on June 25-27, 2026.
Driving the all-white privé products No. 37 911 Cup Car for JDX racing, Cook’s race weekend began with two practice sessions on Thursday. Early in the day, the track was dry for the first session. When race control enforced firm track-limit guidelines, nearly the entire field lost at least one lap due to violations. Cook would finish eighth in the session.
Later that day, a wet-then-drying track provided challenging conditions for the Porsche Carrera Cup field. However, rain threatened the forecast for the remainder of the weekend so the entire 20-car field elected to run. As the track began to dry near the end of the session, Cook’s team sent her out on slick tires. Despite the challenging conditions, she ran fourth-quickest in the session.
On Friday, qualifying took place at 8:30am EDT on the 2.45-mile, 11-turn road course. The forecasted rain stayed away to keep the session dry, and Cook qualified the No. 37 car in eighth place for both races.
Later that day, race one began at 3pm EDT under dry, sunny conditions. Cook was lined up on the outside of row four and the field ran one formation lap before the green flag flew. Although the inside row got a stronger run at the start, Cook saw an opportunity on the outside of turn one and emerged firmly with the lead pack as the field headed up the hill to the esses.
Behind her, several cars made contact and got stranded at the exit of turn one, causing a full-course caution. After a lengthy cleanup, 24 minutes remained in the competition.
The field ran single-file to the green, and Cook spent the following lap trying to make a move for the seventh-place spot. She looked outside as they headed towards the chute, then inside approaching the boot, but eventually had to settle back in line.
When the race leader had to pit due to a tire puncture, Cook and the lead pack advanced one position. She stayed focused on the pass ahead for sixth-place, with the gap of less than a half-second held firm for several laps.
With just a few minutes remaining on the race clock, Cook completed the pass. She then managed to pull a gap of more than two seconds before crossing the finish line in sixth.
Saturday morning dawned bright and sunny for race two, which began at 9am EDT. Once again, Cook started eighth, and the field completed one formation lap before the race went green.
This time, both rows accelerated nearly equally, and Cook held her position around the outside in turn one. She immediately got to work putting pressure on the seventh-place car, and the two went side-by-side into the esses on lap two. She got a run and made a move to the inside heading towards the bus stop, but the short braking zone forced her to slot back in line.
Just like in race one, an early incident—approximately 10 minutes in—further back in the field brought out a full-course caution.
When the green flag re-emerged, 20 minutes remained and the similarities to the previous day’s race continued. Cook had a solid restart, and resumed her efforts to take over the seventh-place spot. She filled the mirrors of the car ahead, staying within a half second at the stripe.
Then with just seven minutes left in the race, Cook completed the pass, where she pulled a gap of five seconds to secure her seventh-place finish, and complete her best weekend in the Porsche Carrera Cup series so far.
"I'm really pleased with my best Carrera Cup weekend yet and energized by our progress this season," said Cook. "The JDX crew and I have been hard at work to make incremental progress and it's been a pleasure working with them. I think our full potential hasn't quite shown yet as we've been impeded in the last two qualifying sessions - Miami and Watkins Glen - so I'm excited for what we can achieve with a clean run. Carrera Cup is so competitive and difficult to pass, especially at Watkins Glen, so I was really happy with the passes to move forward in both races. I can't thank my partners enough for their continued support and role in elevating my program's performance this season."
Next up, the Porche Carrera Cup North America presented by Solairus Aviation series heads to
Wisconsin for round five of the 2026 season at Road America on July 30-August 1, 2026.
