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Entry Lists: Rolex 24 at Daytona/BMW M Endurance Challenge

Tom Blomqvist leads the field to green at the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, 1/28/2023 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

A capacity grid of 60 teams have preliminary entries to January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Entry List: BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona

2018 Daytona Ctsc Al Carter Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Unlike IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams, attendance for Michelin Pilot Challenge teams was not mandatory at the Roar Before the 24.  As a result, the entry list has increased from 40 teams to 49 for the race. The Grand Sport class has 35 entries, one of the largest for the class in recent memory.  A …

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Tyler Cooke, James Clay Win FOX Factory 120

2018 Road Atlanta Ctsc Tyler Cooke Victory Lane Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

BimmerWorld Racing’s Tyler Cooke and James Clay took advantage of pit strategy and good pace to take their first overall victory in Friday’s FOX Factory 120 at Road Atlanta.  The win comes in the final race in which the series will be known as the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.  For 2019, the series will become …

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Paul Holton Claims Road Atlanta CTSC Track Record, FOX Factory 120 Pole

2018 Road Atlanta Ctsc Paul Holton Pole Award Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Compass Racing’s Paul Holton was able to more than back up his pace from earlier in the day on Thursday (Oct. 11).  Holton set a new IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge track record with a lap at 103.526 mph to win the pole for Friday’s FOX Factory 120. “It’s been really good today,” Holton told …

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Fuel Mileage Gives TeamTGM Laguna Seca Victory at Last Second

2018 Lime Rock Ctsc Owen Trinkler Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Most of the leaders in Saturday’s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 were on a fuel-saving pit strategy that forced to them to run the second half of the race without a stop.  Until the final lap, all was good.  With just two corners to go, Rennsport One’s Dillon Machavern ran out of fuel.  That allowed …

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Paul Holton Claims Road America 120 Pole for McLaren

2017 Road Atlanta Ctsc Matt Plumb Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Compass Racing’s Paul Holton won the overall pole for the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge’s Road America 120 on Saturday morning (Aug. 4).  Holton turned a lap at 105.153 mph in his McLaren 570S GT4, a track record for the CTSC. Holton’s lap was a full second faster than CarBahn Motorsports’ Tyler McQuarrie in the …

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Spencer Pumpelly Wins Lime Rock Park 120 Pole

2018 Lime Rock Ctsc Spencer Pumpelly Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Spencer Pumpelly went a long way towards pulling Rennsport One out of the funk they’ve been in recently by winning the overall pole for the Lime Rock Park 120 on Friday (July 20).  For Pumpelly, it is his third overall pole of 2018.  Given the tight confines of Lime Rock Park, getting a good starting …

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Kyle Marcelli, Nate Stacy Snag 3rd Win of 2018 in CTMP 120

2018 Watkins Glen Ctsc Kyle Marcelli Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

KohR Motorsports’ Kyle Marcelli and Nate Stacy gambled on fuel Saturday (July 7) in their Ford Mustang GT4.  The gamble paid off as the duo claimed their third IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge victory of the season in the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park 120.  The victory also gives Marcelli and Stacy the points lead. To …

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Chad McCumbee Wins Mid-Ohio 120 Pole

2018 Daytona Ctsc Chad Mccumbee Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Multimatic Motorsports’ Chad McCumbee claimed the overall pole for Saturday’s IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Mid-Ohio.  McCumbee’s lap of 87.908 seconds (92.469 mph) is the fastest lap of the whole weekend to this point. Ramsey Racing’s Alex Premat slowed down from his pace in Practice No. 3.  However, he turned in the second best time …

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Dillon Machavern, Spencer Pumpelly Win BMW Endurance Challenge

2018 Daytona Ctsc Dillon Machavern Spencer Pumpelly Victory Lane Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

In the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, Rennsport One’s No. 28 Porsche for defending Grand Sport champion Dillon Machavern and Spencer Pumpelly was the class of the field all week in Daytona.  The four-hour BMW Endurance Challenge was no different as Machavern took the lead for the final time when DXDT Racing’s Aaron Povoledo had to …

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Entry List: Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Roar Before the 24

2017 Daytona Ctsc Jade Buford Car Credit Ford Performance

(Photo: Ford Performance)

For the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, next week’s Roar Before the 24 is the beginning of a transition season for the series.  So far, it looks like it may result in a more top-heavy series. There are 40 teams entered in the season opening Roar Before the 24.  However, 28 of those teams are …

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