K-PAX Racing’s Andrea Caldarelli and Jordan Pepper were never seriously challenged Saturday afternoon (March 6) at Sonoma Raceway. The duo effectively led flag-to-flag, only giving up the lead briefly to make their mandatory pit stop en route to victory in the first round of Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS at Sonoma Raceway. …
Earlier on Thursday (March 4), the Automobile Club d’Ouest (ACO) postponed the 24 Hours of Le Mans from June 12-13 to Aug. 21-22 in order to increase the possibility of having fans at the race. Naturally, such a big move results in a series of changes outside of the World Endurance Championship. The ACO’s move …
The Automobile Club d’Ouest (ACO) announced Thursday (March 4) that the 24 Hours of Le Mans, originally scheduled for June 12-13, has been postponed to the weekend of Aug. 21-22. The move has been made in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)’s press release indicates that they could have …
SRO America announced Tuesday (March 2) that the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, scheduled for May 22-23, have been scrubbed for 2021. This move is due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing restrictions on movement. “We are extremely disappointed that we aren’t able to share our …
Jimmie Johnson has added three more races to his Weathertech SportsCar Championship schedule for 2021, he tweeted March 2. Johnson will race the No. 48 Ally Cadillac at the 12 hours of Sebring, Watkins Glen International and the finale at Road Atlanta. The three IMSA races that are scheduled do not interfere with his part-time …
For Corvette Racing, this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona was a dominating one-two performance in the GT Le Mans class. Nicky Catsburg, Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor earned the class victory after 24 hours of racing. However, right after that victory took place, Corvette Racing made an announcement that sobered the celebration. They announced that …
The Acura ARX-05 of Wayne Taylor Racing was quick throughout the Rolex 24 at Daytona. However, it was pit strategy that put WTR at the front when it counted Sunday. The team, which had a seven-lap fuel advantage on their competitors, was able to do a short fill of his fuel tank on his final …
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 …
Cadillac continued to show their pace Friday (Jan. 29) in Daytona. JDC-Miller MotorSports’ Loic Duval was fastest overall in the final Rolex 24 practice session with a lap at 134.785 mph. Duval’s lap was 12-thousandths of a second faster than Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kevin Magnussen. Mazda Motorsports’ Oliver Jarvis was third with Wayne Taylor Racing’s …
Thursday (Jan. 28) saw IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams practice for more than four hours in preparation for Saturday’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. After all of that time, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Renger van der Zande was quickest in two of the three sessions. His quickest lap of the day at 136.129 mph was set during …
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