General Motors announced Tuesday (Aug. 25) that they will officially enter the new LMDh class. They will continue their existing partnership with Dallara (the current DPi-V.R. is pictured above) to construct a new car that will debut in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2023. Said car will be eligible to compete in both IMSA …
IMSA announced Tuesday (Aug. 10) that they have created the IMSA Diverse Driver Development scholarship program. The goal is “promote and empower drivers from a variety of backgrounds to participate in IMSA-sanctioned series.” On paper, the goals are similar to NASCAR’s own Drive for Diversity, but it is set up differently. Candidates are required to …
Action Express Racing’s Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr took the lead with a little more than three minutes to go Sunday (Aug. 8) when Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian’s Dane Cameron was forced to pit for a splash of fuel. From there, Nasr held on to win the Road Race Showcase at Road America. “The …
After a dry practice session Saturday morning (Aug. 7), the skies opened up at Road America in time for qualifying. Action Express Racing’s Felipe Nasr won the pole for Sunday’s Road Race Showcase with a lap at 113.922 mph. Given the conditions, it was actually not the fastest lap of qualifying. For Nasr, the session …
At Road America Friday evening (Aug. 6), IMSA held their annual State of the Series presentation. Here, the series made a series of announcements pertaining to the upcoming year. WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: A Third Attempt To Race The 2020 Schedule IMSA officially released their 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule. It ultimately looks a lot …
Mazda Motorsports’ Harry Tincknell was fastest overall in an abbreviated practice session Friday (Aug. 6) held in changeable conditions at Road America. Due to the wet conditions, Tincknell’s lap at 112.298 mph was nearly 20 seconds off of the expected pace had the session been held in the dry. IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice Friday …
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will be back in action Sunday at Road America with all five classes for the first time since Watkins Glen just before the 4th of July weekend. There will be 35 teams out on track doing battle Sunday afternoon. There is a chance of scattered thunderstorms on Sunday, so the …
LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Corvette Racing’s Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia led every lap Saturday afternoon (July 17) to win the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park. The race, originally scheduled for 160 minutes, was shortened to just 88 minutes due to lightning strikes in the vicinity. “It was odd. We kind of knew what …
LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Corvette Racing’s Jordan Taylor won the pole Friday afternoon (July 16) for Saturday’s Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park with a lap at 106.217 mph. Taylor’s pole lap is the only lap of the weekend run in under 50 seconds, but it is still seven-eighths of a second off of the …
LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia was fastest overall in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice Friday (July 16) at Lime Rock Park. Garcia’s lap during the opening session was at 105.169 mph. Practice No. 1 The opening practice session of the day started out with news that Alegra Motorsports had withdrawn their No. 28 …
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