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Report: Canadian Grand Prix Canceled Again

2019 Montreal F1 Racing Fia

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The COVID-19 pandemic has struck the Formula 1 schedule, as series officials have canceled the Canadian Grand Prix for the second straight year, Radio Canada reports. The event was slated to take place on June 13, but organizers deemed the possibility of the spread of the coronavirus too high. Formula 1 has not commented on …

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Sonoma Will Have Fan Attendance for NASCAR, ARCA Weekend

Sonoma Kyle Busch

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Fans will be able attend the NASCAR race weekend at Sonoma Raceway, the track announced April 8. The track announced neither a number nor percentage of fans able to attend the Toyota/Save Mart 350. The track announced on its website a number of COVID-19 safety protocols for the events. Some of those protocols include wearing …

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NASCAR Introducing COVID-Detecting Dogs for Atlanta Weekend

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(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

NASCAR has introduced a new way of testing for COVID-19: dogs. NASCAR will have the 360 K9 Group help to detect coronavirus for essential personnel starting this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The specially trained dogs can detect COVID-19 in a person 98% of the time, according to clinical studies cited by a NASCAR.com article …

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IMSA Postpones VIR, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Weekends to Avoid Le Mans Clash

2020 Road Atlanta Iwsc Pipo Derani Car Courtesy Of Imsa

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Earlier on Thursday (March 4), the Automobile Club d’Ouest (ACO) postponed the 24 Hours of Le Mans from June 12-13 to Aug. 21-22 in order to increase the possibility of having fans at the race.  Naturally, such a big move results in a series of changes outside of the World Endurance Championship. The ACO’s move …

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24 Hours of Le Mans Postponed To August

2020 Le Mans Wec Kazuki Nakajima Car Harry Parvin Adrenal Media

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The Automobile Club d’Ouest (ACO) announced Thursday (March 4) that the 24 Hours of Le Mans, originally scheduled for June 12-13, has been postponed to the weekend of Aug. 21-22.  The move has been made in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)’s press release indicates that they could have …

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Darlington Allowing Limited Fan Attendance for 2021

The NASCAR Cup Series races the Track Too Tough To Tame in the 2019 version of Darlington Raceway's Southern 500. (Photo: NKP)

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Darlington Raceway will have limited fan attendance for its May 7-9 race weekend, track officials announced Feb. 25. The track will host all three national NASCAR series on the new throwback race event. The exact attendance amount was not specified in the release. “As we launch the new spring dates for the official throwback weekend …

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Antonio Garcia, Michael de Quesada Test Positive For COVID-19 In Daytona

2018 Lime Rock Iwsc Antonio Garcia Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

For Corvette Racing, this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona was a dominating one-two performance in the GT Le Mans class.  Nicky Catsburg, Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor earned the class victory after 24 hours of racing. However, right after that victory took place, Corvette Racing made an announcement that sobered the celebration.  They announced that …

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Mathieu Jaminet Forced Out of Rolex 24 Due to COVID-19, Sven Mueller to Sub

2020 Spa Francorchamps Igtc Mathieu Jaminet Porsche Ag

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Mathieu Jaminet announced Tuesday morning (Jan. 26) that he has tested positive for COVID-19.  As a result, there is not enough time for him to quarantine and produce negative tests in time for him to be able to race in this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. Unfortunately I won’t be able to race at Daytona …

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1000 Miles of Sebring Canceled, WEC Season to Start in Portugal

2019 Sebring Wec Fernando Alonso Car Marius Hecker Adrenal Media

(Photo: Marius Hecker@AdrenalMedia.com)

The FIA World Endurance Championship announced Friday (Jan. 22) that the 1000 Miles of Sebring, due to be held March 19 as of the SuperSebring weekend, has been cancelled.  As a result, a new race, the 8 Hours of Portimao, has been created and will run on April 4 (Easter Sunday) at the Algarve International …

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Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Postponed to September

2019 Long Beach Iwsc Dane Cameron Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

The Grand Prix Association of Long Beach announced Thursday (Dec. 17) that the 2021 Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  The race weekend, originally scheduled for April 16-18, has been moved to Sept. 24-26.  As a result, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will now …

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Lewis Hamilton Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Miss Sakhir

Lewis Hamilton at 2020 Belgian F1 Rolex James Moy

Lewis Hamilton (Photo: ©Rolex/James Moy)

Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Formula 1 Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19. According to a statement from Mercedes, Hamilton tested negative three times last week at the Bahrain International Circuit. ”However, he woke up on Monday morning with mild symptoms and was informed at the same time that a contact prior …

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