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Entry List: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120

2019 Watkins Glen Impc Indy Dontje Car Phil Allaway

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For Saturday’s penultimate race for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, there are currently 35 cars entered at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.  22 are in Grand Sport, while 13 are in the TCR class. In Grand Sport, probably the most notable fact is that eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing is not entered.  As we noted in Pace Laps …

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Riley Motorsports Wins Wild, Weather-Plagued Tioga Downs 240

2019 Watkins Glen Iwsc James Cox Car Phil Allaway

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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 with five minutes to go …

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Charlie Luck Returns to Daytona, Tops Michelin Pilot Challenge Roar Day No. 1

2018 Daytona Ctsc Dillon Machavern Car Phil Allaway

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To NASCAR fans, Charlie Luck is best known as a driver in the early days of what is now the Xfinity Series, competing as an owner-driver in a No. 45 sponsored by Luck Stone, a family business.  Then, he stopped competing after 1986.  After decades away, he returned to racing in 2017.  This weekend, he’s …

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Tyler Cooke, James Clay Win FOX Factory 120

2018 Road Atlanta Ctsc Tyler Cooke Victory Lane Phil Allaway

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BimmerWorld Racing’s Tyler Cooke and James Clay took advantage of pit strategy and good pace to take their first overall victory in Friday’s FOX Factory 120 at Road Atlanta.  The win comes in the final race in which the series will be known as the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.  For 2019, the series will become …

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Hugh Plumb, Owen Trinkler Earn Maiden Win for TeamTGM at Lime Rock

2018 Lime Rock Ctsc Owen Trinkler Car Phil Allaway

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TeamTGM’s Hugh Plumb and Owen Trinkler were able to hold back the pack in the second half of the race to win Saturday’s Lime Rock Park 120.  It is the first-ever victory for TeamTGM in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.  It is also the first victory for the Mercedes-AMG GT4 in North America. “It’s …

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Kyle Marcelli, Nate Stacy Go Back-to-Back with CTSC Mid-Ohio Win

2018 Mid Ohio Ctsc Kyle Marcelli Patrick Gallagher Racing Ford Performance

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KohR Motorsports’ Kyle Marcelli ran down Multimatic Motorsports’ Patrick Gallagher from 12 seconds back to take the lead.  From there, Marcelli held on despite a mechanical issue to win the Mid-Ohio 120 on Saturday (May 5).  It is Marcelli and teammate Nate Stacy’s second consecutive IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge overall victory. “It was one …

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Trent Hindman Wins Lime Rock Park 120 Pole

2017 Lime Rock Ctsc Trent Hindman Car Phil Allaway

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Normally, qualifying for IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge races is a relatively quiet time for Trent Hindman.  His teammate Cameron Cassels usually qualifies the car while Hindman cheers on his Canadian teammate.  That was not the case on Friday. Hindman was given the nod to qualify his Trim-Tex No. 12 Porsche and he did not …

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