Fuji Speedway has a long history of races completely ripped to shreds by weather conditions. The first Grand Prix in 1976 is one example. An abandoned JGTC (now SuperGT) race in 1998 that featured a horrific crash on the pace lap is another. While Sunday’s 6 Hours of Fuji featured …
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Porsche Claims LMP1, GTE-Pro Poles at 6 Hours of Fuji
On Saturday, Porsche LMP Team’s Earl Bamber and Brendon Hartley turned in an average lap time of 95.160 seconds (107.451 mph) to put the No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid on the overall pole for Sunday’s 6 Hours of Fuji. Despite the wet conditions, the times were extremely close. The No. …
Read More »Brad Keselowski, Kasey Kahne Quickest in Alabama 500 Practices
On Friday, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams took to Talladega Superspeedway’s 2.66-mile tri-oval for two 55 minute practice sessions. The two sessions were quite different. Practice No. 1 The first practice session saw drivers gather together in packs and draft each other. In one of those packs, Team Penske’s …
Read More »André Lotterer, Jose Maria Lopez Top Wet WEC Fuji Practices
On Friday, on-track activity for the FIA World Endurance Championship got underway at Fuji Speedway in Japan. As you can tell from the picture above, it was a bit dicey at times. Porsche LMP Team’s André Lotterer was fastest overall, lapping the 2.8403-mile road course in 95.527 seconds (107.039 mph). …
Read More »Winward Racing, HTP Motorsport to Field Mercedes-AMG GT4s in 2018
On Wednesday, Winward Racing announced that they have joined forces with Blancpain GT Series regulars HTP Motorsport to field two Mercedes-AMG GT4s in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge in 2018. Russell Ward and Damien Faulkner, who shared the No. 35 Porsche pictured above for CJ Wilson Racing this year, …
Read More »Penske Completes IMSA Squad With Ricky Taylor Joining Full-Time
On Wednesday, Acura Team Penske officially announced the remainder of their lineup for the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Joining Helio Castroneves in the second full-time Acura ARX-05 will be defending Prototype co-champion Ricky Taylor, who moves over from Wayne Taylor Racing. For the endurance races, Graham Rahal and Simon …
Read More »Scuderia Corsa, WeatherTech Racing Join Forces for 2018
On Tuesday afternoon, WeatherTech Racing announced that they will be moving their backing from Riley Motorsports to Scuderia Corsa for 2018. WeatherTech sponsorship will adorn the No. 63 Ferrari 488 GT3 for the Van Nuys, Calif.-based team. Cooper MacNeil will move to the No. 63 along with the sponsorship MacNeil will be …
Read More »Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Benefits from Rule, Pounds Playoff Theme
Last weekend’s action in Charlotte was quite difficult, and not because of anything NASCAR did. The weather simply wreaked havoc on everything. Before we even get started, we must talk about the timeslot change for Sunday’s Bank of America 500. That was only possible thanks to two factors. One was …
Read More »Tequila Patron ESM Wins Motul Petit Le Mans Thanks to Penalties
In endurance racing, victories can come in many ways. One is by sheer dominance. For Tequila Patron ESM’s No. 2 Nissan DPi shared by Ryan Dalziel, Brendon Hartley and Scott Sharp, it was simply being in the right place at the right time. Hartley was third when the top two …
Read More »Action Express Racing Leads Road Atlanta At Halfway, Champs Not Represented Well
At Road Atlanta, Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans has been an up-and-down affair. There has been tight racing, contact and a series of yellows. Through five hours, the No. 31 Whelen-sponsored Cadillac DPi-V.R. driven by Dane Cameron led overall with teammate Filipe Albuquerque three seconds back in second. Tequila Patron …
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