Craft Bamboo Racing Wins Indianapolis 8 Hour
Craft Bamboo Racing’s Raffaele Marciello, Daniel Juncadella and Daniel Morad squeaked out victory in the Indianapolis 8 Hour.
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Craft Bamboo Racing’s Raffaele Marciello, Daniel Juncadella and Daniel Morad squeaked out victory in the Indianapolis 8 Hour.
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Turner Motorsport’s Bill Auberlen and Dillon Machavern won the FOX Factory 120 Friday. Alan Brynjolfsson and Trent Hindman won the title.
Bill Auberlen is a 53-year-old racer out of Redondo Beach, Calif., who has been racing sports cars almost continuously since 1987.
Chip Ganassi Racing swept all three practice sessions for the Motul Petit Le Mans, but it was Sebastien Bourdais who was the fastest of all.