The 160-minute race got underway with Ross Gunn leading the GTD Pro field in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3. He got away cleanly from Jack Hawksworth in the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 and Antonio Garcia in the Corvette Racing C8.R.
Mike Skeen, driving the No. 32 Korthoff Motorsports Mercedes AMG GT3, led the non-Pro class to the green flag, but faced an immediate challenge from Frederik Schandorff in the No. 70 Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 EVO. The two drivers made contact at the chicane, but Skeen held onto the lead.
GTD points leader Madison Snow started deep in the field, but managed to make up three positions on the start in the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3.
Gunn remained firmly in control of the GTD Pro class as the first pit cycle began, but ended up behind both Hawksworth and Garcia.
The first full-course caution came after a major shunt in Turn 1, nearly 30 minutes into the race. Alan Metni, driving the No. 91 Porsche 911 GT3 R, made an overtake into the first corner but completely overshot the braking point. He ended up slamming into the back of Jarett Andretti’s No. 94 Aston Martin Vantage GT3, sending both drivers off the course.
Metni limped his wounded machine back to the pits while Andretti came to a halt against the tire barrier, forcing a FCY.
Many drivers took the opportunity to pit during the yellow-flag period, and Gunn regained control of the race. He then quickly pulled away, holding an advantage of over six seconds at one point.
But in GTD, the order had changed a bit with Snow now leading the way. Unfortunately, they would face a major setback as the team was hit with a drive-through penalty for contact in the pits, taking them out of contention.
The No. 27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 with Roman De Angelis moved into the lead. The organization was now in control of both classes with the No. 23 and No. 27 Astons.
The final set of green-flag pit stops got underway with just over an hour remaining, bringing with it driver changes throughout the field. And then, another full-course yellow when Brendan Iribe’s No. 70 McLaren found the tire barriers just shy of pit entry.
Green-flag running resumed with 48 minutes to go, with Alex Riberas now behind the wheel of the No. 27 GTD Pro Aston.
While Riberas led overall, the sister No. 23 Aston remained in command of the GTD class with Marco Sorensen at the helm.
The No. 32 Mercedes, which had started the race from pole in the GTD class, saw their day go sideways as Mikael Grenier went for an unplanned spin through the infield grass, losing a bit of time.
Back at the sharp end of the field, Riberas was being kept honest by Ben Barnicoat in the Vasser Sullivan Lexus, who remained within striking distance as the clock fell to under 30 minutes.
A similar situation was unfolding in the non-Pro class with less than a second between Sorensen and his pursuers.
The No. 92 Kellymoss with Riley Porsche 911 GT3 R was trying their best to run down Sorensen for the GTD class win, but the left-front fender appeared to be coming loose on the car, which likely hindered their efforts.
In the overall fight, a mistake from Barnicoat in Turn 1 finally gave Riberas some breathing room with five minutes to go.
No one was able to mount a serious challenge, allowing Heart of Racing to sweep both classes and take the overall victory in the Northeast Grand Prix.
"Such a hard season for the team," said an elated Riberas in Victory Lane. "We've been working so hard. The entire crew have been doing a phenomenal job all season long, but just couldn't really click. We couldn't execute the final result that we were aiming for. The guys did such hard work after Mosport getting the new car ready, and what a way to reward them with a victory."
Added GTD class winner De Angelis in the sister Heart of Racing Aston: "A lot of strategy. Good calls by the team. Good job by my teammate Marco (Sorensen). Happy to finally get the ball rolling again. Had some bad luck. Always been a really quick car the whole year since our win in Daytona, but could never really put it together with bad luck. So hopefully this is the start of something good and we can finish strong the last few rounds. Let's go for a championship now."
| Cla | Drivers | # | Class | Chassis | Laps | Time | Interval | Pits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ROSS GUNN ALEX RIBERASHeart Of Racing Team
|
23 | GTD PRO | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 168 | - | 4 | ||
| 2 |
JACK HAWKSWORTHBEN BARNICOATVasser Sullivan
|
14 | GTD PRO | Lexus RC F GT3 | 168 | +0.336 | 0.336 | 5 | |
| 3 |
 KLAUS BACHLER PATRICK PILETPfaff Motorsports
|
9 | GTD PRO | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 168 | +0.859 | 0.523 | 4 | |
| 4 |
ANTONIO GARCIA JORDAN TAYLORCorvette Racing
|
3 | GTD PRO | Corvette C8.R GTD | 168 | +1.138 | 0.279 | 5 | |
| 5 |
 ROMAN DE ANGELIS MARCO SORENSENHeart Of Racing Team
|
27 | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 168 | +14.443 | 13.305 | 4 | |
| 6 |
ALEC UDELLJULIEN ANDLAUERKellymoss with Riley
|
92 | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 168 | +14.998 | 0.555 | 5 | |
| 7 |
ALAN BRYNJOLFSSONTRENT HINDMANWright Motorsports
|
77 | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 168 | +15.451 | 0.453 | 5 | |
| 8 |
PATRICK GALLAGHERROBBY FOLEYTurner Motorsport
|
96 | GTD | BMW M4 GT3 | 168 | +17.228 | 1.777 | 5 | |
| 9 |
MIKHAIL GOIKHBERG LORIS SPINELLIForte Racing Powered by USRT
|
78 | GTD | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 168 | +19.880 | 2.652 | 6 | |
| 10 |
SHEENA MONK
KATHERINE LEGGEGradient Racing
|
66 | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 | 168 | +25.336 | 5.456 | 6 | |
| 11 |
PJ HYETT
SEB PRIAULXAO Racing
|
80 | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 168 | +25.893 | 0.557 | 5 | |
| 12 |
DANIEL JUNCADELLAJULES GOUNONWeatherTech Racing
|
79 | GTD PRO | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 168 | +26.841 | 0.948 | 6 | |
| 13 |
BRYAN SELLERSMADISON SNOWPaul Miller Racing
|
1 | GTD | BMW M4 GT3 | 168 | +30.943 | 4.102 | 7 | |
| 14 |
RUSSELL WARD PHILIP ELLISWinward Racing
|
57 | GTD | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 168 | +37.213 | 6.270 | 5 | |
| 15 |
MIKE SKEENMIKAEL GRENIERTeam Korthoff Motorsports
|
32 | GTD | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 168 | +38.011 | 0.798 | 5 | |
| 16 |
BILL AUBERLENCHANDLER HULLTurner Motorsport
|
97 | GTD | BMW M4 GT3 | 167 | 1 lap | 5 | ||
| 17 |
FRANKIE MONTECALVOAARON TELITZVasser Sullivan
|
12 | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | 166 | 2 laps | 6 | ||
| 18 |
BRENDAN IRIBEFREDERIK SCHANDORFFInception Racing
|
70 | GTD | McLaren 720S GT3 EVO | 102 | 66 laps | 3 | ||
| 19 |
ALAN METNI
 KAY VAN BERLOKellymoss with Riley
|
91 | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 46 | 122 laps | 3 | ||
| 20 |
JARETT ANDRETTI GABBY CHAVESAndretti Autosport
|
94 | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 41 | 127 laps | 2 |
