This week, teams from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge will test for three days ahead of the opening weekend of the 2021 IMSA season. Between the two series, 87 cars will be in Daytona this week. As of this writing, the official entry lists do …
Read More »Mazda Motorsports Claims Victory in Wild Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring
The Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts Saturday (Nov. 14) was a rough-and-tumble affair. Being in the right position to take advantage of others’ misfortune was key. Mazda Motorsports was in position to score a one-two finish, but Oliver Jarvis cut his left rear tire …
Read More »Team Orders Give Helio Castroneves, Ricky Taylor Victory At Laguna Seca
The vast majority of the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship Sunday (Nov. 1) was dominated by Acura Team Penske’s Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya. However, team orders resulted in Cameron giving way to Ricky Taylor entering turn 11 coming to the white flag. That allowed Ricky Taylor and Helio …
Read More »Tommy Milner Fastest in Charlotte WeatherTech Practice
Corvette Racing’s Tommy Milner was fastest overall in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice Saturday (Oct. 10) ahead of the Motul 100% Synthetic Grand Prix. Milner turned in a lap at 111.457 mph around Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 2.32-mile ROVAL. Note that IMSA is using a different track length as opposed to …
Read More »Helio Castroneves, Ricky Taylor Claim 3rd Straight WeatherTech Victory at Mid-Ohio
Acura Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor claimed victory in the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio Sunday (Sept. 27). It is the third straight win for the duo and their fourth victory of the season. Dane Cameron started from the pole and led early over Action Express Racing’s …
Read More »Acura Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves, Ricky Taylor Win TireRack.com Grand Prix
Acura Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor recovered from multiple early penalties to win the TireRack.com Grand Prix Saturday (Sept. 5) at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. It is the second win of the season for the duo as they continued their strong 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car championship season. …
Read More »Action Express Racing Caps Dominant Weekend With Petit Le Mans Victory
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 …
Read More »Nick Tandy Fastest Overall In Lime Rock WeatherTech Practice
Once the heat of the day finally began to peter out, Porsche GT Team came to play Friday at Lime Rock Park. Nick Tandy set the best lap of the day in the final session with a lap at 106.593 mph. Practice No. 1 In the morning session, Tandy was …
Read More »Mazda Team Joest Scores Debut Victory at Watkins Glen
Mazda has struggled on and off for the past five years in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Their car is fast, but they’ve had bad luck. Sunday (June 30) saw Mazda Team Joest put it all together as Harry Tincknell, Jonathan Bomarito and Olivier Pla claimed overall honors in the …
Read More »Olivier Pla Fastest in WeatherTech Sebring Thursday Practice
Mazda Team Joest’s Olivier Pla was fastest overall in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice Thursday (March 14) at Sebring International Raceway. Pla’s lap of 126.027 mph is an unofficial IMSA track record for the current configuration. Practice No. 1 In the morning practice session, Action Express Racing’s Felipe Nasr was …
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