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James Sofronas, Alex Welch Claim COTA GTS Race No. 2 Win

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GMG Racing’s Alex Welch ran down and passed ST Racing’s Samantha Tan with nine minutes remaining on Sunday.  From there, Welch held on until a full course caution flew due to the spun Porsche of Orey Fidani.  The race ended under yellow, allowing Welch and teammate/team owner James Sofronas to coast to victory in GTS …

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Jade Buford, Scott Maxwell Claim Maiden PWC Win for Mustang GT4

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On Saturday afternoon, PF Racing’s Jade Buford and Scott Maxwell jumped pole sitter Harry Gottsacker during the race’s round of pit stops.  From there, they were able to hold off the rest of the field to claim the first victory in Pirelli World Challenge for the Ford Mustang GT4. “[The win] feels pretty good.  We …

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Mike Skeen Scores COTA GT SprintX Pole for Lone Star Racing

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On Saturday morning, Lone Star Racing’s Mike Skeen claimed the overall pole for Round No. 1 of Pirelli World Challenge’s GT SprintX Championship at Circuit of the Americas.  Skeen got his Mercedes-AMG GT3 around the 3.4-mile road course in a time of 125.664 seconds (97.403 mph) to put the Lone Star Mercedes on pole in …

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Entry List: Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Texas

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For Pirelli World Challenge’s first SprintX weekend of the year, 103 entries have posted in the various classes.  While the number is down from last year, it is a true 103 cars.  Last year saw multiple teams listed more than once due to the weekend schedule. In the main SprintX races, there will be 20 …

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Pace Laps: Kevin Harvick’s Power Over the Youth Movement & IndyCar’s Opening Weekend

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Happy Harvick Makes 42 The New 21 – Kevin Harvick is making this young gun ad campaign for NASCAR look like a waste of time. Harvick laid waste to the field at Phoenix, besting Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing a second straight week. The competition was stiffer this time, but …

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Lawson Aschenbach Wraps Up PWC GTS Sweep in St. Petersburg

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Blackdog Speed Shop’s Lawson Aschenbach spent a second consecutive race dueling with Mühlner Motorsports America’s Gabriele Piana on Sunday.  This time, Aschenbach led flag-to-flag to take his second win of the weekend. “The [Chevrolet] Camaro GT4.R was on rails today,” Aschenbach said after the race.  “Fortunately, they were battling behind me, so I had a …

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Scott Hargrove Sweeps PWC GT in Shortened Race No. 2

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Scott Hargrove may not have had a perfect introduction to Pirelli World Challenge, but he gets to fly home to Canada with everything that matters.  Hargrove led flag-to-flag Sunday afternoon to win Race No. 2 of the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for the GT and GTA classes.  That gives the rookie driver a weekend …

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Scott Hargrove Wins St. Petersburg GT Race No. 1 in Series Debut

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Pfaff Motorsports’ Scott Hargrove had to start Saturday’s Pirelli World Challenge GT/GTA race at St. Petersburg in the rear after hitting the wall in qualifying Friday.  However, he was able to dodge a crash at the very start of the race and put himself in position.  He was able to get past CRP Racing’s Daniel …

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Lawson Aschenbach Wins PWC GTS Season Opener at St. Petersburg

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On Saturday (March 10), Blackdog Speed Shop’s Lawson Aschenbach passed pole sitter Gabriele Piana on lap 3 for the lead.  From there, Aschenbach was able to hold off Piana’s Porsche to win the first Pirelli World Challenge GTS race of 2018. Even though Aschenbach led nearly the entire race, the race was not easy by …

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Toni Vilander Claims St. Petersburg GT Pole in Crash-Shortened Session

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R. Ferri Motorsport’s Toni Vilander won the overall pole Saturday morning (March 10) for Race No. 1 of Pirelli World Challenge’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.  Vilander set a track record with a lap of 70.923 seconds (91.367 mph). Vilander’s lap was more than three-sevenths faster than Alegra Motorsports’ Michael Christensen.  Callaway Competition USA’s Daniel …

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Gabriele Piana Sets PWC GTS Track Record to Win St. Petersburg Pole

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Mühlner Motorsports America’s Gabriele Piana continued his excellent form Saturday morning (March 10) in St. Petersburg, claiming the overall pole for Saturday’s Pirelli World Challenge GTS Race No. 1.  Piana’s pole time was a track record 78.454 seconds (82.596 mph). Piana’s lap was nearly one-tenth of a second faster than GMG Racing’s James Sofronas.  PF …

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Gabriele Piana Tops PWC St. Petersburg GTS Practices

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Mühlner Motorsports America’s Gabriele Piana was fastest overall in the two GTS practice sessions Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.  Piana’s lap of 79.099 seconds (81.923 mph) in the afternoon session was the fastest GTS lap of the day. Prior to the race weekend, a number of class shifts were made.  When the entry list was …

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