Murillo Racing Wins Wreck-Strewn Road America 240
Murillo Racing’s Kenton Koch and Eric Foss took the lead with five minutes to go to win the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Road America 240.
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Murillo Racing’s Kenton Koch and Eric Foss took the lead with five minutes to go to win the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Road America 240.
Wayne Taylor Racing’s Filipe Albuquerque won the pole for Sunday’s IMSA Fastlane SportsCar Weekend race at Road America with a lap at 133.800 mph.
KohR Motorsports’ Luca Mars won the pole for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Road America 240 with a lap at 106.445 mph.
IMSA held the State of the Sport address Friday at Road America. Schedules were announced, in addition to new initiatives.
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Lynn was fastest overall in Road America IMSA WeatherTech practice at 133.303 mph.
KohR Motorsports’ Luca Mars was fastest overall in Road America IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge with a lap at 106.686 mph.
There are 40 teams entered in Saturday’s Road America 240 on the 4.048-mile road course.
There are 37 cars entered for Sunday morning’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 160-minute sprint race at Road America.
This year’s Indianapolis race will be remembered best for the final restart and the chaos that ensued.
Mason Filippi is a driver whose experience is primarily in sports car racing, but he returns to the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend.