LE MANS, France - Cameron McLeod wins Race 1 of the Mustang Challenge Le Mans Invitational at Circuit de la Sarthe in the Dark Horse Class. Chelsea DeNofa tops the leaderboard in the Dark Horse Stars Class. Alex Bachoura takes victory in the Dark Horse Legends Class.

UNOFFICIAL DH CLASS TOP-FIVE FINISHERS:

1. Cameron McLeod– No. 92 Ryan McLeod Racing Cars
2. Sam Paley – No. 26 Paley Motorsport
3. Marco Signoretti – No. 97 Academy Motorsport
4. Matt Nicoll-Jones - No. 62 Academy Motorsport
5. Jenson Altzman - No. 23 Team Floral

UNOFFICIAL DHL CLASS TOP-FIVE FINISHERS:

1. Alex Bachoura – No. 33 Spark Performance
2. Dan McKeever - No. 91 Robert Noaker Racing
3. Alfonso Diaz - No. 15 TechSport
4. Tom Tait – No. 8 Competition Motorsports
5. Drew Neubauer - No. 79 NV AutoSport

UNOFFICIAL DHS CLASS TOP-FIVE FINISHERS:

1. Chelsea DeNofa - No. 88 Creative AutoSport
2. Frankie Muniz - No. 133 TechSport Racing
3. Jim Farley– No. 17 Competition Motorsports
4. Chris Hoy - No. 77 Academy Motorsport
5. Tanner Foust – No. 1 Spark Performance

DARK HORSE CLASS DRIVER QUOTES

CAMERON MCLEOD, No. 92 Cameron McLeod Racing Cars Ford Mustang Dark Horse R – "The experience is amazing, not only because of Mustang Challenge, but it's also at a one-of-a-kind track... especially to stand up on the podium. The Ford Mustang Dark Horse R is a great car. Ford Performance has done well developing it so far, and it's going to keep getting better and faster."

SAM PALEY, No. 26 Paley Motorsport Ford Mustang Dark Horse R – “It was good to race the Mustang Dark Horse R again for the first time in nine months. The pace was good, but we were just a couple of tenths [of a second] shy of Cameron [McLeod]. I'm happy with second place, and it's really cool to get a podium here at Le Mans. Especially, when it's on my birthday as well."

MARCO SIGNORETTI, No. 97 Academy Motorsport Ford Mustang Dark Horse R – “I had a good start which had me side-by-side with second place. I settled for third, and then had another run onto the back straight. It was crazy... three wide. We were very competitive, but just made too many costly mistakes to get up to second. We had some great battles, learned a lot during the race and will make less mistakes tomorrow."

DARK HORSE STARS CLASS DRIVER QUOTES

CHELSEA DENOFA, No. 88 Creative Autosport Ford Mustang Dark Horse R – "The race was amazing, because we turned some really quick laps in our Dark Horse R. We knocked three seconds off our personal best already. We made a lot of corrections to make more speed, and it worked. It was the most fun in a car I've had in a long time."

FRANKIE MUNIZ, No. 133 TechSport Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse R – "The Dark Horse R is so fun to drive. It's a proper race car. The braking is unlike anything I've experienced. The ABS works very well because you can brake so deep, so late. This is a challenging series and track, but it's amazing to be here at Le Mans. It was a bucket list race for me, so thank you to Ford for giving me the opportunity. I have yet to really process it, because you're so focused on going as fast as you can. But, it's very cool to say that I've raced here because of Ford. I'm now going to try to get that trophy tomorrow."

DARK HORSE LEGENDS CLASS DRIVER QUOTES

ALEX BACHOURA, No. 33 Spark Performance Ford Mustang Dark Horse R – “I had to make up some spots from the start, but the Dark Horse R came in at the end. Spark Performance did a great job prepping the car. We had a lot of power throughout the race and kept consistent despite a few mistakes. But, that's what it's all about: making the least bit of mistakes to win. I'm very honored to be here and extremely grateful to Ford Performance for putting this event together. What an amazing car and an epic experience."

DAN MCKEEVER, No. 91 Robert Noaker Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse R – “The main goal was to get through the start without any kind of incident. We did just that, and then settled in. I had a few mistakes, but we look forward to cleaning it up tomorrow to take it back to the Mustang Challenge field. Driving the Mustang Dark Horse R at the Le Mans Invitational is amazing. This car is a different deal, considering the amount of engineering by Ford Performance and that Michelin tire."

ALFONSO DIAZ, No. 15 TechSport Ford Mustang Dark Horse R (DHL) – “We were able to pass a few cars trying to catch my other competitors, like Alex [Bachoura] and [Dan] McKeever. But we just settled into a third-place place. We still have another race tomorrow to improve. Driving the Mustang Dark Horse R on Circuit de la Sarthe is magical. Competing on such a legendary track is special, especially the sound of the Mustang Dark Horse R throttling out of the corners. It growls like a coyote."