The BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona Friday (Jan. 29) was a very competitive race. Andrew Wojteczko Autosport (AWA) chose to make their final pit stop on the restart after the fifth full course caution. Kuno Wittmer ran hard to get past everyone as they made their final pit stops under green. Wittmer was able to …
Read moreAWA Wins BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona From Pole
Andrew Wojteczko Autosport’s Kuno Wittmer managed to break his own track record Thursday afternoon (Jan. 28) to win the pole for Friday’s BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona with a lap at 113.644 mph. Given the fact that AWA sat out the remainder of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of …
Read moreKuno Wittmer Defends Daytona Pilot Challenge Pole, Track Records Fall
Wright Motorsports announced Thursday morning (Jan. 28) that Ryan Hardwick (pictured last November at the IMSA banquet in Sebring) suffered a concussion in a crash in Wednesday’s opening IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge practice session at Daytona International Speedway. As a result, he will not be cleared to return to the driver’s seat for the remainder …
Read moreRyan Hardwick Out Of Rolex 24 At Daytona Due To Concussion
Stephen Cameron Racing’s Greg Liefooghe and BGB Motorsports’ Spencer Pumpelly topped the two practice sessions for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge at Daytona International Speedway. Pumpelly’s lap at 112.956 mph Thursday morning (Jan. 28) is the fastest lap of the weekend. Practice No. 1 Liefooghe’s lap at 111.634 mph was fastest overall in the opening IMSA …
IMSA released the entry list Monday (Jan. 25) for the season opening BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. There will be 42 cars in the race between the two classes, down 10 from 2020. In Grand Sport, there will be 25 cars doing battle. The only one of these teams that …
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams had a short day at Daytona International Speedway Sunday (Jan. 24) with just one 75-minute test session before teams packed up. Wright Motorsports’ Jan Heylen was fastest with a lap at 111.835 mph. Heylen’s lap was four-hundredths of a second faster than Stephen Cameron Racing’s Greg Liefooghe. Murillo Racing’s Eric …
Read moreJan Heylen Fastest in Final Pilot Challenge ROAR Session
PF Racing’s Chad McCumbee was fastest in ROAR testing Saturday (Jan. 23) at Daytona International Speedway for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams. McCumbee’s lap at 111.867 mph was set during the afternoon session. Session No. 3 Friday night and early Saturday morning saw rain fall at Daytona International Speedway. As a result, speeds were down …
Read moreChad McCumbee Quickest in Pilot Challenge Day No. 2 Action
Friday (Jan. 22) saw 37 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge cars take to Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course for two separate sessions. BGB Motorsports’ Spencer Pumpelly was fastest for the day with a lap at 112.293 mph. Session No. 1 Pumpelly’s quick lap of the day came halfway through the 75-minute session. It was one-third …
Read moreSpencer Pumpelly Quickest in Pilot Challenge ROAR Day No. 1
Tuesday (Jan. 19) and Wednesday (Jan. 20) saw a series of updates to the entry lists for this weekend’s ROAR Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway. By extension, these updates in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will carry over to the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Team Hardpoint/EBM announced that Katherine Legge and Christina Nielsen …
This week, teams from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge will test for three days ahead of the opening weekend of the 2021 IMSA season. Between the two series, 87 cars will be in Daytona this week. As of this writing, the official entry lists do not have drivers listed. What …
A daily email update (Monday through Friday) providing racing news, commentary, features, and information from Frontstretch.com
