Action Express Racing Overcomes Qualifying Issue, Wins Motul Pole Award 100

January 24, 2021 written by Phil Allaway

2021 Daytona IWSC Chase Elliott Pipo Derani Mike Conway Felipe Nasr Victory Lane Courtesy of IMSA

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Action Express Racing’s Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani overcame getting their qualifying time Saturday disallowed and came from the rear of the DPi class to win the Motul Pole Award 100 Sunday (Jan. 24) at Daytona International Speedway. As a result, the No. 31 Whelen-sponsored Cadillac DPi-V.R. will start Saturday’s Rolex 24 at Daytona from …

Oliver Jarvis Claims Motul Pole Award 100 Pole After Disqualification

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 written by Phil Allaway

2021 Daytona IWSC Oliver Jarvis Car Courtesy of IMSA

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The grid for the Rolex 24 at Daytona will be set by a qualifying race this year for the first time. The qualifying session to set that field mirrored much of the rest of the ROAR Before the 24 weekend to this point. Action Express Racing’s Felipe Nasr turned in the fastest lap Saturday (Jan. …

Kamui Kobayashi Fastest in Day No. 1 ROAR Testing

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 written by Phil Allaway

2021 Daytona IWSC Kamui Kobayashi Car Courtesy of IMSA

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The all-star squad that Action Express Racing has assembled for Daytona has already proven to be fast. Kamui Kobayashi was fastest overall in the first day of the ROAR Before the 24 Friday (Jan. 22) at Daytona International Speedway with a lap at 134.464 mph set during the morning session in his Ally-sponsored Cadillac DPi-V.R. …

Katherine Legge, Christina Nielsen Join Team Hardpoint/EBM; ROAR/Rolex 24 Entry Lists Updated

January 20, 2021 written by Phil Allaway

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Tuesday (Jan. 19) and Wednesday (Jan. 20) saw a series of updates to the entry lists for this weekend’s ROAR Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway. By extension, these updates in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will carry over to the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Team Hardpoint/EBM announced that Katherine Legge and Christina Nielsen …

Kyle Marcelli Fastest in Lime Rock GTS SprintX Friday Practice

February 10, 2019May 25, 2018 written by Phil Allaway

2018 Lime Rock PWC Orey Fidani Car Phil Allaway

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PFAFF Motorsports’ Kyle Marcelli was fastest overall in the sole GTS SprintX practice session Friday afternoon (May 25) at Lime Rock Park. Marcelli turned in a lap of 55.043 seconds (96.405 mph), a mere two-hundredths of a second faster than GMG Racing’s Colin Braun in the Crowdstrike Audi R8 LMS GT4s. GMG Racing owner/driver James …

Entry List: Road America 120

August 2, 2017 written by Phil Allaway

2017 Lime Rock CTSC Devin Jones Car Phil Allaway

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On Saturday, the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge will be back in action for a two-hour sprint race at Road America. 32 teams are currently entered in the race. In Grand Sport, TeamTGM is back, but with only one of their two Porsches. The No. 4 will run with Guy Cosmo and Hugh Plumb at …