Turner Motorsport’s Robby Foley was fastest overall in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge practice Thursday (July 16) with a lap at 102.638 mph set during the afternoon session. Thursday was the first day of official on-track activity for Michelin Pilot Challenge teams since January at Daytona. Practice No. 1 In the morning practice session, it was …
This weekend, IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams will be back in action at Sebring International Raceway for the first sprint race of the season, the Advent Health 120. 35 teams are entered to race on the bumpy 3.74-mile road course, down significantly from the 51 that raced in Daytona back in January. However, a number …
A second IMSA driver has tested positive for COVID-19. Taylor Hagler, who competes in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, will miss the Advent Health 120 at Sebring International Raceway. “I’m sad to be missing the IMSA round at Sebring this weekend, especially after such a long break without racing,” Hagler said. 1/2 A L I …
Friday’s BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona was dominated by teams running the Mercedes-AMG GT4. Following the first pit stop of the day, the dominant Mercedes was that of Riley Motorsports’ Wynn’s-sponsored No. 35 driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen, James Cox and Dylan Murry. Bleekemolen was able to get up to the front immediately after the first …
The track surface finally dried enough Thursday afternoon (Jan. 23) for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams to put on slicks and go out for qualifying. The times tumbled quickly. When all was done, Andrew Wojteczko Autosport’s Kuno Wittmer claimed the pole for Friday’s BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona in his McLaren 570S GT4 with a …
HTP Winward Motorsport’s Indy Dontje recaptured a little bit of his pace from the ROAR Before the 24 Thursday morning (Jan. 23). He was able to top the timesheets in Michelin Pilot Challenge Practice No. 2 at Daytona International Speedway with a lap at 103.190 mph. Any respite from the wet weather on Wednesday in …
Riley Motorsports’ Jeroen Bleekemolen was fastest overall in opening practice Wednesday (Jan. 22) for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams at Daytona International Speedway with a lap at 104.726 mph. Conditions were far from ideal as rain and winds as high as 30 mph lashed the 3.56-mile road course. Given the weather forecast for Thursday and …
The season opener for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Friday (Jan. 24) at Daytona International Speedway has 51 teams entered. This is an increase of 18 teams from the ROAR Before the 24 (the ROAR was not a mandatory test for Michelin Pilot Challenge teams) and two more than last year’s race. The Grand Sport …
Team Hardpoint’s Spencer Pumpelly was fastest overall in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge testing Sunday (Jan. 5). The veteran racer turned in a lap at 112.862 mph Sunday morning to lead the way in his Audi R8 LMS GT4. Session No. 5 In addition to topping the entire weekend, Pumpelly’s lap was the quickest lap in …
For much of the weekend, Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport has dominated the charts. Saturday afternoon, things changed when Spencer Pumpelly took his Audi R8 LMS GT4 for Team Hardpoint to the top of the sheet with a lap at 111.366 mph. Session No. 3 In the morning session Saturday, Indy Dontje picked right up where he …
Michelin Pilot Challenge testing Friday (Jan. 3) at Daytona International Speedway saw just one team atop the charts for the vast majority of the day. That team was Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport, which was fastest in both sessions. Session No. 1 In the morning session, Indy Dontje topped the charts with a lap early on at …
This weekend, the 2020 racing season gets underway for IMSA teams with the annual ROAR Before the 24. For the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, this is a mandatory teams for teams that plan on competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in three weeks. There are 40 teams entered in this weekend’s ROAR, which would …
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