Race Weekend Central

Action Express Racing Caps Dominant Weekend With Petit Le Mans Victory

2019 Road Atlanta Iwsc Eric Curran Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Action Express Racing’s No. 31 Cadillac of Eric Curran, Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr had been the dominant car for much of the weekend. However, victory was not guaranteed until teammate Filipe Albuquerque had an issue with the left front corner of the car while leading. That put Albuquerque through the gravel and Derani in …

Read more

Felipe Nasr Wins Motul Petit Le Mans Pole

2019 Road Atlanta Iwsc Felipe Nasr Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Action Express Racing’s Felipe Nasr continued his quick form Friday afternoon (Oct. 11) by winning the pole for Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with a lap at 133.573 mph.  It is a new track record for the 2.54-mile circuit and Nasr’s first pole in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.  The …

Read more

Austin Cindric, Sebastian Priaulx Win FOX Factory 120

2019 Road Atlanta Impc Austin Cindric Sebastian Priaulx Victory Lane Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Multimatic Motorsports was able to get in the pits just before the 80 minute mark Friday (Oct. 11) to swap series debutante Sebastian Priaulx out of the seat and put in Austin Cindric. A couple of seconds later, a full-course caution flew for the stopped Honda Civic Type-R TCR of Mark Pombo. Cindric was able …

Read more

Felipe Nasr Fastest in WeatherTech Final Practice at Michelin Raceway

2019 Road Atlanta Iwsc Felipe Nasr Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Action Express Racing’s Felipe Nasr was once again quickest overall in the final WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice of the 2019 season Friday (Oct. 11).  Nasr’s lap at 133.647 mph is the quickest lap of the weekend to this point. Nasr’s lap was six-tenths of a second faster than Acura Team Penske’s Ricky Taylor.  Filipe Albuquerque …

Read more

Felipe Nasr Fastest Overall In Petit Le Mans Thursday Practice

2019 Road Atlanta Iwsc Eric Curran Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Action Express Racing’s Felipe Nasr was fastest overall in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice Thursday (Oct. 10) at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with a lap at 132.343 mph.  The lap was turned in during the opening practice session of the day and was more than a second faster than the overall pole time from last …

Read more

Akhil Rabindra Wins FOX Factory 120 Pole

2019 Road Atlanta Impc Akhil Rabindra Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Automatic Racing’s Akhil Rabindra, in only his fourth IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge start, claimed the pole Thursday (Oct. 10) for Friday’s FOX Factory 120 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with a lap at 106.679 mph.  It is his first career IMSA pole and a new track record. “[My car] was wonderful,” Rabindra told Frontstretch after …

Read more

Kyle Marcelli, Akhil Rabindra Top Michelin Raceway Pilot Challenge Practice

2019 Road Atlanta Impc Kyle Marcelli Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

KohR Motorsports’ Kyle Marcelli was fastest overall in the first two IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge practice sessions Thursday (Oct. 10) at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.  Marcelli’s lap at 106.734 mph is an unofficial track record. Practice No. 1 The first practice of the day began at 8:45 a.m. local time under cloudy skies.  These conditions …

Read more

Pace Laps: Kyle Larson & Cole Custer Capitalize on Playoff Wins at Dover

2019 Dover Nxs Cole Custer Victory Lane Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Larson Perseveres to Win Biggest Race of His Career It was a tale of two halves for Sunday’s (Oct. 6) Drydene 400 at Dover International Speedway. In a race that saw Miles the Monster munch on playoff cars’ mechanics, Kyle Larson raced without issues to capture his first victory of …

Read more

Kazuki Nakajima, Brendon Hartley Claim 6 Hours of Fuji Pole

2019 Le Mans Wec Kazuki Nakajima Car Joao Filipe Alves Beato Adrenal Media

(Photo: Joao Filipe Alves Beato @AdrenalMedia.com)

The ongoing dominance of the FIA World Endurance Championship by Toyota GAZOO Racing continued in the overnight hours Saturday morning (Oct. 5).  Teammates Brendon Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima turned in a two-lap average at 120.052 mph to win the pole for the 6 Hours of Fuji, a very important race not only because it’s in …

Read more

Pace Laps: Chase Elliott’s Signature NASCAR Moment

2019 Roval Mencs Chase Elliott Victory Celebration Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Chase Elliott’s Signature NASCAR Moment Chase Elliott is already NASCAR’s reigning Most Popular Driver. He’s won multiple races and was qualified for the Round of 12 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series no matter what went down in Sunday’s (Sept. 29) Bank of America ROVAL 400. But what Elliott …

Read more

Juncos Racing To Return At Road Atlanta, Spencer Pigot Joins Program

2019 Long Beach Indycar Spencer Pigot Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Juncos Racing announced Thursday (Sep. 26) that they will return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans on Oct. 12 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.  William Owen and part-timer Rene Binder will be joined by NTT IndyCar Series regular Spencer Pigot for the 10-hour endurance race in the team’s …

Read more