On Wednesday afternoon (March 7), CRP Racing announced that they have signed Canadian racer Daniel Morad to drive the team’s DeVilBiss-sponsored Mercedes-AMG GT3 full-time in 2018. The announcement comes after the team submitted their entry for this weekend’s Pirelli World Challenge season opener in St. Petersburg, Fla. without a listed …
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CJ Wilson Racing announced Wednesday (March 7) that they have signed Kuno Wittmer to drive the team’s No. 36 Acura in the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. Wittmer will join CJ Wilson Racing veterans Till Bechtolsheimer and Marc Miller. For Wittmer, it will be his first appearance in the …
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On Monday, DragonSpeed announced that Pietro Fittipaldi will drive the team’s LMP1-class No. 10 BR Engineering BR1-Gibson in two FIA World Endurance Championship races in the upcoming “Super Series.” Pietro, the grandson of Formula 1 World Champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, will compete at Spa and Fuji …
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Last weekend, Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted its first-ever tripleheader weekend. It produced some very different races. Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Sunday saw another butt kicking. Kevin Harvick is in the zone. His start to 2018 seems a lot like how he started 2014. You probably remember what …
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For 2018, there has been a move away from factory efforts in Pirelli World Challenge. The best place to see where that effects the series are the raw car count numbers. Last year, the season opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg attracted 25 entries combined between the GT, GTA and …
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Former Camping World Truck Series driver Rick Crawford, 59, is currently being held in Seminole County Jail in Sanford, Fla. without bail after being arrested on federal child enticement charges on Wednesday (Feb. 28). Crawford is charged under Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 2422(b), which deals with …
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Nobody was faster at Las Vegas Motor Speedway than Kyle Larson on Friday in practice. Earlier in the day, Larson topped the charts in the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice session. He followed that up being quickest in both XFINITY Series sessions. Larson topped the early session with a …
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IMSA sent a technical bulletin to WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams Thursday (Mar. 1) announcing that they will mandate minimum times for refueling, effective immediately. Refueling for Prototypes will be a minimum of 30 seconds. GT Le Mans teams will have to adhere to a 34 second minimum, while GT Daytona …
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Callaway Competition USA announced Thursday (Mar. 1) that they will only have one Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R for their Pirelli World Challenge debut next weekend in St. Petersburg, Fla. Callaway Competition USA originally announced in December that they would make their Pirelli World Challenge debut with two Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-Rs …
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IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSC) regulars KohR Motorsports announced on Wednesday (Feb. 28) that they will field an entry in Pirelli World Challenge’s GTS class starting with the season opener at St. Petersburg. 16-year old Nate Stacy, pictured above roasting his tires at Daytona, will drive the No. 52 Ford …
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