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Tooele • When Madison Snow retires from auto racing — sometime around 2060 — he might remember this weekend as the launching pad for an illustrious career.
Snow, a 15-year-old from Pleasant Grove, became the youngest class winner in the history of the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by sweeping two races at Miller Motorsports Park.
On Saturday, Snow went wire-to-wire and scored an eight-second Gold Class win over Eduardo Cisneros of Miami.
On Sunday, Snow tracked Cisneros in the early stages of the race, passed him near the halfway point and won by a final margin of 2.7 seconds.
"It was a great weekend," Snow said. " ... This is my home track. I know the corners. I know where it's fast and I can pass. That helped."
Snow comes from a well-known Utah racing family.
His mother, Melanie, finished fifth behind Tim McKenzie of Madison, Wis., in both GT3 Challenge Platinum Class races this weekend.
On the winner's podium after his second victory, Snow credited his parents for an emerging reputation as a driver.
"They're the ones that got me into this," he said, spraying but not drinking the traditional champagne that was provided.
Cisneros had qualified first in the Gold Class and opened a quick lead over Snow, who was the No. 2 qualifier.
"I had to chase him down," Snow said. " … My dad was on the radio [saying], 'Go, go. You're doing good.' He kept giving me the gap times, so I knew what was going on and what I had to do."
For the second straight day, Snow did it.
"I always used to see my parents on the podium," he said, "and I always wanted to be up there, too."
Meanwhile, in the afternoon's other races, Doug Baron and Tony Ave drove to victory.
Baron cruised to an easy 11-second win over Bill Earon in the Pirelli Drivers Cup.
As the 21-car field accelerated toward the starting line, drivers Steven Streimer and Jim Slavik bumped and crashed. Their cars sustained major damage, but neither was injured.
In the SCCA Trans-Am Pro Series, Ave led almost all the way and scored a 17-second victory over Doug Harrington.
Sunday results
Results from Sunday's racing at Miller Motorsports Park:
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge
Race Two
Platinum Class
1. Tim McKenzie (Madison, Wis.)
2. Brian Wong (Newport Beach, Calif.), +1.461; 3. Henrique Cisneros (Miami), +2.245; 4. David Hansson (Chicago), +12.945; 5. Melanie Snow (Pleasant Grove), +15.954.
Gold Class
1. Madison Snow (Pleasant Grove)
2. Eduardo Cisneros (Miami), +2.687; 3. Glen Gatlin (Fort Worth), +3.255; 4. Mitch Landry (Lake Charles, La.), +7.572; 5. Steve Goldman (Malibu, Calif.), +25.309.
SCAA Trans-Am Series
1. Tony Ave (Maiden, N.C.); 2. Doug Harrington (Kemah, Texas), +16.957; 3. Carlos de Quesada (Coral Gables, Fla.), +34.493.
Pirelli Drivers Cup
Race Two
1. Doug Baron (Group C); 2. Bill Earon (Group C), +11.12; 3. Madison Snow (Group B).