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Entry List: Michelin Pilot Challenge Roar Before the 24

2018 Daytona Ctsc Damien Faulkner Car Phil Allaway

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This weekend’s Roar Before the 24 will be the first official weekend for the newly-renamed Michelin Pilot Challenge (formerly known as the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge).  There are a lot of changes for the 2019 season, the most obvious being the series name and the fact that everyone will race on Michelin tires.  40 teams …

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Turner Motorsport Announces Double-Duty for Rolex 24 Weekend

2018 Daytona Iwsc Mark Kvamme Car Phil Allaway

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Turner Motorsport announced Thursday (Dec. 13) that they will be entering cars in both the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona.  It will be the team’s first race in the now-Michelin Pilot Challenge since 2014. In the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Turner Motorsport will be back full-time in the GT …

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Pace Laps: Setting Up a NASCAR Championship Weekend & Ending the NHRA Season

Kevin Harvick 2018 Can Am 500 Qualifying

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: The Big Three’s Big Moment For most of the NASCAR playoffs, the sport’s Big Three of Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. had underachieved. Despite a dominant regular season where the trio won 17 of 26 races, entering Phoenix they’d combined to win two of the last eight. …

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Park Place Motorsports Expands, Joins Forces with VOLT Racing for 2019

2017 Lime Rock Ctsc Alan Brynjolfsson Car Phil Allaway

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Park Place Motorsports announced Thursday (Nov. 8) that the Texas-based organization will expand to the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge in 2019.  The team has also joined forces with VOLT Racing.  VOLT Racing’s regular drivers, Alan Brynjolfsson and Trent Hindman will drive the new Park Place-run entry.  Unlike the Ford Mustang seen above, Hindman and Brynjolfsson …

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Pace Laps: 1 More Race to Set the NASCAR Championship Fields

#4: Kevin Harvick, Stewart Haas Racing, Ford Fusion Mobil 1

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Kevin Harvick Finally Gets Over The Hump On paper, Kevin Harvick has been the man to beat this year in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. He’s been first or second in the standings for the last five weeks and his 44 playoff points entering Sunday’s (Nov. 4) AAA Texas …

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Tyler Cooke, James Clay Win FOX Factory 120

2018 Road Atlanta Ctsc Tyler Cooke Victory Lane Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

BimmerWorld Racing’s Tyler Cooke and James Clay took advantage of pit strategy and good pace to take their first overall victory in Friday’s FOX Factory 120 at Road Atlanta.  The win comes in the final race in which the series will be known as the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.  For 2019, the series will become …

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Paul Holton Claims Road Atlanta CTSC Track Record, FOX Factory 120 Pole

2018 Road Atlanta Ctsc Paul Holton Pole Award Phil Allaway

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Compass Racing’s Paul Holton was able to more than back up his pace from earlier in the day on Thursday (Oct. 11).  Holton set a new IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge track record with a lap at 103.526 mph to win the pole for Friday’s FOX Factory 120. “It’s been really good today,” Holton told …

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Paul Holton Fastest in Thursday Road Atlanta CTSC Practice Sessions

2018 Lime Rock Ctsc Matt Plumb Car Phil Allaway

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C0mpass Racing’s Paul Holton was fastest overall in the first two practice sessions of the day on Thursday (Oct. 11) at Road Atlanta.  Holton topped the charts early on in Practice No. 2 with a lap at 102.834 mph. Practice No. 1 In the early morning practice session, Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport’s Damien Faulkner was fastest …

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Entry List: FOX Factory 120

2017 Road Atlanta Ctsc Chris Green Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

On Friday (Oct. 12), an era comes to a close as the final race for the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge will be held at Road Atlanta.  The series will continue on next season as the Michelin Pilot Challenge.  39 teams are entered to give Continental Tire a proper send-off after eight years as title …

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Fuel Mileage Gives TeamTGM Laguna Seca Victory at Last Second

2018 Lime Rock Ctsc Owen Trinkler Car Phil Allaway

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Most of the leaders in Saturday’s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 were on a fuel-saving pit strategy that forced to them to run the second half of the race without a stop.  Until the final lap, all was good.  With just two corners to go, Rennsport One’s Dillon Machavern ran out of fuel.  That allowed …

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Entry List: Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix

2017 Road Atlanta Ctsc Matt Plumb Car Phil Allaway

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On Saturday, the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge has their second to last race of the season at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.  Currently, 37 cars are entered. In the Grand Sport class, 25 teams are entered.  There are quite a few changes of note here. Bodymotion Racing’s No. 5 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR is …

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Entry List: 2018 Biscuitville Grand Prix

2018 Lime Rock Ctsc Spencer Pumpelly Car Phil Allaway

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For the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge’s two-hour race at VIRginia International Raceway, there are 37 cars entered.  All three classes will be in action. The headlining Grand Sport class has 23 cars entered.  Likely the biggest news of the week is the return of Rebel Rock Racing to the series after a couple of …

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