Aaron Jeansonne Eyeing Series Championship as Second Half of Season Gets Underway

By Kris Mills, Social Media Coordinator

Aaron Jeansonne does not have time to be content. There is a championship on the line.

Hungry and motivated are a few words to describe how the TeamWWF Driver Ambassador is feeling as he prepares for the second half of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America season.

Jeansonne, who is currently sitting in second in the Pro Class standings, will race at Road America in Wisconsin this weekend for Round 5 of the championship.

Each race down the stretch will be crucial, but the veteran driver is prepared and eager for the fight.

“I am happy with it, but I am not thrilled with it (second place in standings). I can’t be,” said Jeansonne, who will celebrate his birthday on Friday. “The expectation and the goal is for us to come away with this championship. I am more motivated than happy, I would say.”

Tyler Max (TOPP Racing) currently leads the Pro Class standings with 147 points. Jeansonne (Kellymoss) and Callum Hedge (JDX Racing) are tied for second with 110 points each. Maxson and Jeansonne are no strangers to one another as Jeansonne edged Maxson by 21 points for the Carrera Cup Rookie Championship in 2025. 

“Tyler Maxson and TOPP Racing have been really strong,” Jeansonne said. 

The TeamWWF Driver Ambassador was sharp to start the season as he had double podium finishes at Sebring International Raceway (P3, P2) and the Long Beach Street Circuit (P2, P2) before some unfortunate luck at the Miami International Autodrome.

“I was really happy with the car after Long Beach. I was feeling like we were going to take control of this championship,” Jeansonne said. “Miami, I think we had a strong car but were very unlucky with getting hit on the start. There is nothing you can do about that.”

He finished P18 in Race 1 in Miami before Race 2 was canceled due to inclement weather.

Note: Carrera Cup drivers will make up the second Miami race this weekend (Saturday).

After Miami, Jeansonne finished P3 and P4 at Watkins Glen International at the end of June.

“Watkins Glen was really a shocker for us to show up and struggle the way we did,” he said. “It was very good for a championship series start. Just the bad luck in Miami and the performance from Watkins Glen that we need to get back. I am super motivated right now.”

After winning the aforementioned rookie championship in 2025, Jeansonne felt a sense of confidence heading into a new season. His team showed the same confidence, putting him in a special livery that has done very well in the series the past several years.

“For a while now, they have been putting their star driver in that livery and car,” Jeansonne said. “It has won 7 of 9 championships. It has been informally recognized as the No. 1 car. Over the offseason, Kellymoss decided to put me in that car. So that was another reason to believe it is my time.”

The “Racing for Children’s” livery was established to distract kids in cancer treatment. It raises awareness and provides a funding platform to support Children’s of Alabama (hospital).

“I am fortunate to be the face of it for a year. It has always been a special thing,” Jeansonne said. “I have always admired it as I followed the series. It hits different when you meet the kids you represent and their families. It hits different when you get updates that the kids are back in the hospital. It is an honor to race for them and so many other children.”

The special livery has helped Jeansonne grow as a person. To grow as a racing driver, he has been coaching in his spare time. Jeansonne helps younger and older drivers, which has been the “perfect storm” to help him continue his own career.

“Any stage of your career, driving is really tough,” he said. “Once I joined Carrera Cup last year, I started coaching full time in the Porsche Sprint Challenge. This year I am doing it as well with a Masters Class driver and an aspiring Pro Class driver, who is really fast. So, it is rewarding in multiple ways. It makes you more self-aware. It has also made me so much more knowledgeable about the sport. When I am slow or off the pace, I tend to know why more now after doing a lot of coaching.”

Jeansonne is hoping his speed and pace will be on point this weekend at Road America — the home track for Kellymoss. Last year at the same track, he felt like he had a breakthrough moment in qualifying. He called it a “turning point” in his season. It led to his first series win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in September (2025).

“Last year on paper, we didn’t have the best weekend,” Jeansonne said. “But that was my first time kind of breaking through personally in qualifying with setting a lap that was good enough for pole. I broke track limits by a fraction of an inch. So this year, I look to replicate that but even cleaner and go stick it on pole and have a great weekend. We want to show up and be the strongest car and that is what I will be looking forward to. I think it will be the turning point for us again this year, and that is saying that after the first half of the year was pretty good.”