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Ricky Taylor Wins Overall Pole for America’s Tire 250

2017 Daytona Iwsc Ricky Taylor Car Credit Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

On Saturday afternoon, Wayne Taylor Racing’s Ricky Taylor won the pole for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s America’s Tire 250 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  Taylor’s lap of 76.853 seconds (104.834 mph) is a track record at the undulating 2.238-mile road course.  It is Taylor’s fifth pole of 2017. Afterwards, Taylor was at a bit …

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Christopher Bell Sweeps Stages Toward New Hampshire Victory

2017 Loudon Cwts Christopher Bell Truck Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

The Camping World Truck series opened their playoffs on Saturday afternoon,  where Christopher Bell led 73 of the 175 laps and won the first two stages at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.  Despite his success, Bell still had to work and work and work in order to regain the lead.  With 16 laps to go, Ryan Truex …

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Noah Gragson Wins Pole for UNOH 175

2017 Loudon Cwts Noah Gragson Truck Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

On Saturday morning, Kyle Busch Motorsports’ Noah Gragson won the pole for the UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.  Gragson’s lap of 28.896 seconds (131.811 mph) was a mere nine-thousandths of a second faster than teammate Christopher Bell, fastest of the playoff contenders. Johnny Sauter will start third in his ISM Connect Chevrolet, followed …

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Noah Gragson, Christopher Bell Top Loudon CWTS Practices

2017 Loudon Cwts Christopher Bell Truck Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

On Friday afternoon, it was once again Kyle Busch Motorsports that ruled the roost in Camping World Truck Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.  Christopher Bell turned in the fastest lap of the day with a lap of 28.664 seconds (132.877 mph). Practice No. 1 In session No. 1, only 22 of the 30 …

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Kyle Larson Fastest in Opening Loudon Cup Practice, Hendrick Teammates Crash

2016 Loudon I Cup Chase Elliott Jimmie Johnson Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

On Friday morning, Kyle Larson started his day off right by turning in the fastest lap in opening practice.  Larson’s lap of 28.065 seconds (135.714 mph) was eight-hundredths of a second faster than Kyle Busch. The session was a terrible one for Hendrick Motorsports as they lost two cars in the session.  First, Jimmie Johnson …

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CORE autosport Moves Up to Prototypes in 2018

2017 Lime Rock Iwsc Colin Braun Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

On Thursday morning, CORE autosport announced that the No. 54 team that currently competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Daytona class will move up to Prototypes in 2018.  The team has acquired an ORECA 07-Gibson and will race it full-time next season.  Full-time drivers Jon Bennett and Colin Braun will continue as drivers. …

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Entry List: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 240

2017 Daytona Ctsc Max Bladon Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

For the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, their second to last race of 2017 is the second and final endurance event of the year.  32 cars will race on Saturday afternoon for four hours on the 2.238-mile undulating road course. In Grand Sport, there are a couple of extra teams entered.  Firstly, as previously noted …

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Entry List: America’s Tire 250

2017 Lime Rock Iwsc Ben Keating Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

This weekend, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship travels to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California for the final sprint race of the season.  33 cars in the Prototype, GT Le Mans and GT Daytona classes will take on the 2.238-mile road course. In the Prototype class, there are absolutely no changes from the last time …

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Michelin to Serve as Official Tire of IMSA in 2019

2017 Lime Rock Iwsc Patrick Pilet Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

On Wednesday morning, IMSA announced that France-based Michelin will become the sanctioning body’s official tire at the beginning of 2019, replacing Continental Tire.  As a result of the deal, teams running in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Prototype and GT Daytona classes will be required to run Michelin rubber.  Teams in the GT Le Mans class …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: NBCSN Starts NASCAR Playoffs With A Snoozer

2017 Chicago Cup Martin Truex Jr Burnout Russell Labounty Nkp

(Photo: Russell LaBounty/NKP)

Let’s just get this over with right now: playoff time is not the best time for NASCAR TV.  Somehow, it produces the exact opposite scenario compared to most other sports.  The focus of the broadcast narrows to the point where it drives viewers away, not toward the television. Sunday’s Tales of the Turtles 400 was …

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Porsche No. 2 Claims 4th Straight WEC Victory at COTA

2017 Mexico City Wec Earl Bamber Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Marcel Langer Adrenal Media

(Photo: Marcel Langer @AdrenalMedia.com)

Saturday’s 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas was a competitive affair.  The Toyotas, off the pace for much of the race weekend were able to take the fight to the Porsches.  However, the outcome of the race came down to team orders, as much as Porsche doesn’t want to admit it.  With less than …

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