Action Express Racing’s Felipe Nasr continued his strong form from practice Friday (Sept. 24) by snagging the pole for Saturday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach with a lap at 98.922 mph. It is Nasr’s second pole of the year. “It feels amazing whenever you get pole position,” Nasr said after …
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Mazda Motorsports chose to give Harry Tincknell only one fresh tire on his final pit stop with 51 minutes to go Sunday (June 27). That allowed Tincknell to beat Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian’s Olivier Pla out of the pits. On the final run of the race, Tincknell pulled away from …
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. …
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 Pipo Derani. The Acuras had …
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is back in action after being away for more than five months. Despite significant change since Daytona, the Mazda RT24-P is still a very fast car on Daytona International Speedway’s ROVAL. Mazda’s Oliver Jarvis, driving the car that won the pole for the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January, was …
Mazda Team Joest’s Oliver Jarvis will once again lead the field to the green flag Saturday after he won the pole with a 136.760 mph lap Thursday afternoon (Jan. 23) for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. “What a car [the crew] just gave me. I cannot say thank you enough,” Jarvis said during the post-qualifying …
Saturday brought changeable conditions to Daytona International Speedway. Rains made the second session dicey at times, but Oliver Jarvis kept Mazda Team Joest’s No. 77 Mazda RT24-P on top of the pylon with a lap at 135.257 mph. Session No. 3 In the morning session, Mazda picked up where they left off on Friday. Harry …
Last Sunday, Mazda Team Joest claimed their maiden victory at Watkins Glen. This Sunday (July 7) saw the No. 77 of Oliver Jarvis and Tristan Nunez pass their teammates on their final pit stop. From there, Jarvis led their teammates home to win the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix presented by Acura in another one-two …
Mazda Team Joest’s Mazda RT24-P showed Saturday (June 29) that it is still the fastest car on high speed circuits. Oliver Jarvis won the pole for Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen with a track record lap at 136.548 mph. “I love this place,” Jarvis said after qualifying. “This place is just amazing. You …
Even though the rain has finally stopped at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the wet weather from Friday played a role Saturday (May 4) with IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Teams had to contend with water running across the track exiting the Keyhole. Despite this, Mazda Team Joest’s Oliver Jarvis won the pole for Sunday’s Acura Sports …
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