For the first GT World Challenge America race of 2020 at Circuit of the Americas Saturday (March 7), there was only one car entered in the Silver class. That car, the No. 93 Acura driven by Trent Hindman (pictured above) and Shelby Blackstock, took the overall lead early and drove …
Read More »Riley Motorsports Wins BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona
Friday’s BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona was dominated by teams running the Mercedes-AMG GT4. Following the first pit stop of the day, the dominant Mercedes was that of Riley Motorsports’ Wynn’s-sponsored No. 35 driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen, James Cox and Dylan Murry. Bleekemolen was able to get up to the …
Read More »Jeroen Bleekemolen Quickest in Wet and Windy Pilot Challenge Practice
Riley Motorsports’ Jeroen Bleekemolen was fastest overall in opening practice Wednesday (Jan. 22) for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams at Daytona International Speedway with a lap at 104.726 mph. Conditions were far from ideal as rain and winds as high as 30 mph lashed the 3.56-mile road course. Given the …
Read More »Toyota Avoids Collision, Earns 1-2 Finish in Bahrain
Toyota GAZOO Racing’s Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez claimed a dominant victory in the Bapco 8 Hours at Bahrain Saturday (Dec. 14), the team’s second win of the 2019-20 season. It was an unexpectedly dominant race for the No. 7 team, leading all 257 laps. Conway lined …
Read More »Porsche Scores Dominant 1-2 Finish At VIR
Porsche GT Team dominated the proceedings Sunday (Aug. 25) at VIRginia International Raceway. The two Porsche 911 RSRs combined to lead 85 of the 88 laps in Sunday’s Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. There were no passes for the lead on track, but on the first stop of the race, …
Read More »Dane Cameron Fastest Overall in Friday Road America Practice
Acura Team Penske’s No. 6 team was the team to beat Friday at Road America. Dane Cameron was fastest overall with a lap at 132.472 mph during opening practice for Sunday’s IMSA Road Race Showcase. Practice No. 1 Cameron’s fast lap of the day came relatively early in the session. …
Read More »Late Pass Gives Ford Overall Victory At Lime Rock
The Northeast Grand Prix on Saturday (July 20) came down to the final minutes. Ford Chip Ganassi Racing IMSA’s Richard Westbrook was able to pass Porsche GT Team’s Earl Bamber for the lead with seven minutes to go (just seconds after the above picture was taken). From there, Westbrook pulled …
Read More »Colin Braun Sweeps CTMP WeatherTech Friday Practices
CORE autosport’s Colin Braun was the fastest man at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park last season en route to victory in an ORECA 07-Gibson. Switching to the Nissan DPi hasn’t slowed Braun down at all as he was fastest overall in WeatherTech practice with a lap at 134.382 mph. Practice No. …
Read More »Riley Motorsports Wins Wild, Weather-Plagued Tioga Downs 240
Riley Motorsports’ Mercedes-AMG GT4 of Jeroen Bleekemolen, James Cox and Dylan Murry took the lead on their final pit stop Saturday (June 29) with 40 minutes to go. Then, it started raining. Murry dropped back down the order on slicks in the wet, but was able to re-take the lead …
Read More »Punctures Allow Toyota GAZOO Racing’s No. 8 To Claim Le Mans Honors
Toyota GAZOO Racing’s No. 7 completely dominated the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, leading for 23 of 24 hours. But with a little more than an hour to go, the No. 7 Toyota with Jose Maria Lopez at the wheel got punctures on two consecutive laps, handing the victory …
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