On Friday afternoon (Oct. 6), the all-Canadian Motorsport in Action’s Chris Green and Jesse Lazare claimed overall victory in the FOX Factory 120. The Quebecois duo’s victory was spurred by consistent pace on track and fast pit stops. Afterward, Lazare was thrilled with the performance of the Motorsport in Action …
Read More »Helio Castroneves Wins Motul Petit Le Mans Overall Pole
Team Penske may not have much experience with the current LMP2 formula, but that ultimately didn’t matter on Friday. Helio Castroneves took the team’s ORECA 07-Gibson on track and laid down the best lap of the weekend to earn the overall pole for Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans. Castroneves’ lap …
Read More »Paul Holton Wins Overall Pole for CTSC FOX Factory 120
On Friday morning (Oct. 6), C360R’s Paul Holton claimed the overall pole for the FOX Factory 120, the final race of the 2017 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season. Holton’s lap of 87.956 seconds (103.961 mph) was the fastest lap of the weekend by a decent margin. Holton, in between …
Read More »Brendon Hartley Fastest in Petit Le Mans Nighttime Practice
Every year at Road Atlanta, there is a 90-minute that goes into the night so that teams can adjust for late race conditions. On Thursday night, Tequila Patron ESM’s Brendon Harltey turned in the fastest lap of the weekend to top the nighttime practice session. Hartley’s lap of 72.017 seconds (126.970 …
Read More »Matt Plumb, Scott Maxwell Top Road Atlanta CTSC Practices
On Thursday, the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge held two practice sessions at Road Atlanta in preparation for Friday’s FOX Factory 120. C360R’s Matt Plumb was fastest overall with a lap of 88.879 seconds (102.881 mph). Practice No. 1 Plumb’s quick lap of the day came during the morning session, …
Read More »Juan Pablo Montoya Fastest in Road Atlanta Practice No. 2
Team Penske did not take long to make an impression at Road Atlanta. Juan Pablo Montoya was fastest overall in the second practice session Thursday for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Road Atlanta. Montoya set a lap of 72.445 seconds (126.220 mph) to top the charts in the No. …
Read More »Renger van der Zande Fastest in Opening Road Atlanta Practice
On Thursday morning (Oct. 5), the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s 39 entries took to the 2.54-mile road course at Road Atlanta for opening practice. After 60 minutes of lapping, it was Visit Florida Racing’s Renger van der Zande who was fastest overall in his Ligier JS P217-Gibson. Van der Zande’s …
Read More »Helio Castroneves Moves to IMSA Full-Time in 2018
On Wednesday, Team Penske officially announced a move that had been rumored for months. Helio Castroneves will leave INDYCAR to race full-time in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018. Castroneves will be the lead driver in Acura Team Penske’s second full-time ARX-05. Castroneves is quite enthusiastic about his new challenge. “I’ve …
Read More »Entry List: IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge FOX Factory 120
For the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, the season comes to an end on Friday afternoon at Road Atlanta. 31 cars will battle for glory on the 2.54-mile road course. In Grand Sport, there are 13 cars entered. The race will be a swansong for cars that aren’t fully GT4-spec. …
Read More »Couch Potato Tuesday: NBCSN Took NASCAR Anthem Story Head On
Chaps, the Round of 16 is now complete. From here on, the playoff focus will likely intensify. However, for this week’s edition of Couch Potato Tuesday, we’re focusing on three main topics. One is the actual race coverage. That’s obvious. Another topic is conflicts of interest. My readers are quite …
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