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Hugh Plumb, Owen Trinkler Top Lime Rock CTSC Practices

2018 Lime Rock CTSC Hugh Plumb Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

TeamTGM’s No. 46 Mercedes-AMG GT4 shared by Hugh Plumb and Owen Trinkler topped the two primary IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge practice sessions Friday (July 20) at Lime Rock Park.  Trinkler’s lap of 96.547 mph) in Practice No. 2 was the fastest time of the morning. Practice No. 1 Hugh Plumb’s quick lap of 95.910 …

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Entry List: Lime Rock Park 120

2018 Watkins Glen CTSC Kenton Koch Car Phil Allaway

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For the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, the series has one of their larger entries of the season.  37 cars are entered in Saturday morning’s two-hour sprint race at Lime Rock Park.  Unlike many tracks on the calendar, a 37-car grid at Lime Rock will stretch pit capacity to the max and lapped traffic will …

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Kyle Marcelli, Nate Stacy Snag 3rd Win of 2018 in CTMP 120

2018 Watkins Glen CTSC Kyle Marcelli Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

KohR Motorsports’ Kyle Marcelli and Nate Stacy gambled on fuel Saturday (July 7) in their Ford Mustang GT4.  The gamble paid off as the duo claimed their third IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge victory of the season in the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park 120.  The victory also gives Marcelli and Stacy the points lead. To …

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Alexandre Premat Claims Canadian TIre Motorsports Park 120 Pole

2018 Daytona CTSC Alex Premat Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Ramsey Racing’s Alexandre Premat claimed the pole Saturday morning for the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park 120.  It is the first-ever pole for Ramsey Racing. Premat’s lap of 105.170 mph was a little more than one-tenth of a second faster than Multimatic Motorsports’ Patrick Gallagher in the best of the Ford Mustang GT4s.  Scott Maxwell will …

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Entry List: Canadian Tire Motorsports Park 120

2018 Watkins Glen CTSC Ty Majeski Car Phil Allaway

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For Saturday’s IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge two-hour race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, 34 teams have posted entries.  Like in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, that number is also likely to be only 33 due to a likely withdrawal in the Grand Sport class. A new team, Shining Star Motorsport by Atlantic Racing Team, …

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Chad McCumbee, Patrick Gallagher Claim Continental Tire 240 Victory

2018 Watkins Glen CTSC Chad McCumbee Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Multimatic Motorsports’ Chad McCumbee and Patrick Gallagher dominated the entire second half of Saturday’s Continental Tire 240 at the Glen to claim their first career overall victories in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.  It is the third win in a row for the Ford Mustang GT4. “This is the most competitive sports car series I’ve …

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Brett Sandberg Wins Continental Tire 240 at the Glen Pole

2018 Watkins Glen CTSC Brett Sandberg Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Andrew Wojteczko Autosport’s Brett Sandberg claimed the pole Friday afternoon (June 29) in his Ford Mustang GT4 for Saturday’s Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Continental Tire 240 at the Glen.  Sandberg’s lap of 105.106 mph gives both Sandberg and the team their first-ever pole in the series. “The car was amazing,” Sandberg told Frontstretch in the …

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Eric Foss, Alexandre Premat Top Early Watkins Glen CTSC Sessions

2018 Daytona CTSC Alex Premat Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Through two IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge practice sessions at Watkins Glen International, Ramsey Racing’s Alexandre Premat is fastest with a lap of 105.106 mph.  Neither session was truly indicative of race conditions, though. Practice No. 1 Thursday’s first practice session was held in changeable conditions.  The session started out wet before drying out.  Even …

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Entry List: Continental Tire 240 at the Glen

2018 Daytona CTSC Al Carter Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

40 teams are entered in Saturday’s Continental Tire 240 at the Glen, the fourth race of the season for the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.  It is also the second and final four-hour race of the season. In Grand Sport, there are 26 entries, although it is currently unclear whether all 26 will take the …

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Kyle Marcelli, Nate Stacy Go Back-to-Back with CTSC Mid-Ohio Win

2018 Mid-Ohio CTSC Kyle Marcelli Patrick Gallagher Racing Ford Performance

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KohR Motorsports’ Kyle Marcelli ran down Multimatic Motorsports’ Patrick Gallagher from 12 seconds back to take the lead.  From there, Marcelli held on despite a mechanical issue to win the Mid-Ohio 120 on Saturday (May 5).  It is Marcelli and teammate Nate Stacy’s second consecutive IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge overall victory. “It was one …

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Chad McCumbee Wins Mid-Ohio 120 Pole

2018 Daytona CTSC Chad McCumbee Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Multimatic Motorsports’ Chad McCumbee claimed the overall pole for Saturday’s IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Mid-Ohio.  McCumbee’s lap of 87.908 seconds (92.469 mph) is the fastest lap of the whole weekend to this point. Ramsey Racing’s Alex Premat slowed down from his pace in Practice No. 3.  However, he turned in the second best time …

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Winward Racing’s Damien Faulkner Quickest in CTSC Mid-Ohio Practice

2018 Daytona CTSC Damien Faulkner Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Much like the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams, Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge teams also had to deal with quirky weather conditions on Friday at Mid-Ohio.  Before the rains came, Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport’s Damien Faulkner topped the charts. Practice No. 1 Faulkner’s best time in the No. 33 Mercedes-AMG GT4 was 88.762 seconds (91.580 mph).  That …

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