Riley Motorsports’ Jeroen Bleekemolen was fastest overall in opening practice Wednesday (Jan. 22) for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams at Daytona International Speedway with a lap at 104.726 mph. Conditions were far from ideal as rain and winds as high as 30 mph lashed the 3.56-mile road course. Given the …
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Entry List: BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona
The season opener for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Friday (Jan. 24) at Daytona International Speedway has 51 teams entered. This is an increase of 18 teams from the ROAR Before the 24 (the ROAR was not a mandatory test for Michelin Pilot Challenge teams) and two more than last …
Read More »Entry List: Rolex 24 at Daytona
For this year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, a mere 38 cars are entered in four classes, the smallest entry in the history of the race. Normally, the entry list is the same group of teams that participated three weeks ago in the ROAR Before the 24. However, there have been …
Read More »Olivier Pla Sets All-Time Fastest ROAR Lap in Qualifying Session
The height of on-track activity Sunday (Jan. 5) at Daytona International Speedway came during the qualifying session for DPi and LMP2 teams. Mazda Team Joest’s Olivier Pla set a lap at 137.328 mph to lead the pack. This is an unofficial track record for Daytona International Speedway’s road course. Pla’s …
Read More »Spencer Pumpelly Fastest Overall in Pilot Challenge ROAR Testing
Team Hardpoint’s Spencer Pumpelly was fastest overall in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge testing Sunday (Jan. 5). The veteran racer turned in a lap at 112.862 mph Sunday morning to lead the way in his Audi R8 LMS GT4. Session No. 5 In addition to topping the entire weekend, Pumpelly’s lap …
Read More »Oliver Jarvis Continues Mazda’s Daytona Speed Stranglehold
Saturday brought changeable conditions to Daytona International Speedway. Rains made the second session dicey at times, but Oliver Jarvis kept Mazda Team Joest’s No. 77 Mazda RT24-P on top of the pylon with a lap at 135.257 mph. Session No. 3 In the morning session, Mazda picked up where they …
Read More »Spencer Pumpelly Fastest During Michelin Pilot Challenge ROAR Day No. 2 Action
For much of the weekend, Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport has dominated the charts. Saturday afternoon, things changed when Spencer Pumpelly took his Audi R8 LMS GT4 for Team Hardpoint to the top of the sheet with a lap at 111.366 mph. Session No. 3 In the morning session Saturday, Indy Dontje …
Read More »Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport Dominates Pilot Challenge ROAR Day No. 1
Michelin Pilot Challenge testing Friday (Jan. 3) at Daytona International Speedway saw just one team atop the charts for the vast majority of the day. That team was Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport, which was fastest in both sessions. Session No. 1 In the morning session, Indy Dontje topped the charts with …
Read More »Mazda Team Joest Picks Up From 2019, Tops ROAR Day No. 1
Last year in Daytona, Mazda Team Joest’s Mazda RT24-Ps were the fastest cars in town during the Rolex 24 at Daytona weekend. On Friday (Jan. 3), they brought the speed once again as Olivier Pla was fastest overall with a lap at 133.787 mph to top the day. Session No. …
Read More »Entry Lists: ROAR Before the 24
This weekend, the 2020 racing season gets underway for IMSA teams with the annual ROAR Before the 24. For the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, this is a mandatory teams for teams that plan on competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in three weeks. There are 40 teams entered in …
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