On Friday, the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge held qualifying sessions for Saturday’s 150-minute race. Last week, Scott Maxwell won the pole in changeable conditions at Watkins Glen to tie Matt Bell for most all-time in the series with 12. It did not take long for Maxwell to break the tie. Maxwell drove his No. 15 …
Sprint Cup: Brad Keselowski, The New Restrictor Plate King? – Every time the Sprint Cup Series goes restrictor plate racing at Talladega, or so it seems, Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski runs up front and contends for victory. Now, the 2012 series champ has added the other plate track to his resume, picking up a first win at the World Center …
Going into Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen, the prevailing notion was that the race would favor P2 entries from Mazda Motorsports, Michael Shank Racing and Tequila Patron ESM due to the incredibly smooth surface. Times in qualifying and the race more or less backed that up. However, Action Express Racing had strategy and skill …
If you look solely at the results sheet, it would tell you that Tequila Patron ESM has dominated the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup. Two endurance races, two overall victories. Round No. 3 is off to a great start so far. On Saturday afternoon, Tequila Patron ESM’s Johannes van Overbeek qualified his No. 2 …
Saturday morning dawned relatively cool and sunny. However, the winds were kicking as well. Prime conditions to put down your best possible laps prior to qualifying. Mazda Motorsports came to play in the morningtime. Spencer Pigot set an excellent time of 96.314 seconds early on to put his No. 55 on top of the charts with …
After some early afternoon rain showers took some of the rubber off the track, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship ventured out onto the 3.4-mile long course at Watkins Glen for one more hour of practice. Unlike the first session, this one was not clean. Just past the halfway point of the session, Dream Racing‘s Larry DeGeorge appeared …
For the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams, the brand-new pavement on the 3.4-mile road course was not that much of a mystery. Many of the teams participated in an open test just a couple of weeks ago, but that was under somewhat more controlled conditions. However, even with the new pavement, not a whole lot …
Changeable conditions descended upon Watkins Glen International on Friday afternoon. After the first practice session for IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams, a quick moving rain shower blew over the 3.4-mile road course. It only rained on the property for about 30 minutes, but that was more than enough time for the track to get wet. …
On Friday morning, speeds picked up as the 36 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge teams took to Watkins Glen International for their second and final 45-minute session. At the end of the session, it was the same type of car on top of the charts, but from a different operation. Tyler McQuarrie, driving CJ Wilson …
On Thursday afternoon, the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge’s Grand Sport and Street Tuner classes took to the 3.4-mile long course at Watkins Glen International for their first of two 45 minute practice sessions. The series has not raced in two full months, so a little rust might be expected. In reality, New Jersey-based BodyMotion Racing …
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