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Scott Hargrove Sees Ups & Downs in 2019 IMSA Season

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(Photo: Pfaff Auto/Lanssen Photo)

In the past few years, there have been a number of young guns making a name for themselves in sports car racing.  One of these youngsters is Scott Hargrove, a 24-year old racer out of British Columbia. Hargrove started out in karting before switching to open-wheel racing.  In 2013, he won what is now the …

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R. Ferri Motorsport Claims Watkins Glen Weekend Sweep

2018 Portland Pwc Miguel Molina Car Wc Vision

(Photo: WC Vision)

R. Ferri Motorsport’s Toni Vilander and Daniel Serra claimed a weekend sweep Sunday (Sep. 1) by winning Race No. 2 for Blancpain GT World Challenge America at Watkins Glen International.  For Vilander, it is his fifth win of the season and the second for Serra. Despite the victory, things were far from perfect.  Vilander started …

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R. Ferri Motorsport Wins Watkins Glen Race No. 1 in the Pits

2018 Lime Rock Pwc Miguel Molina Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

R. Ferri Motorsport’s Toni Vilander and Daniel Serra took advantage of bad luck for K-PAX Racing’s Alvaro Parente to take the lead during a mandatory pit stop. From there, Vilander held on to win Race No. 1 for Blancpain GT World Challenge America at Watkins Glen International Saturday (Aug. 31). “It was awesome, [but] it …

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Pace Laps: Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain Pick Up Pocono Wins

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(Photo: NASCAR via Getty Images)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Denny Hamlin Wins Strategy Filled Race Pocono Raceway is known for a variety of different strategies. That’s exactly what we saw in Sunday’s Gander RV 400, with Denny Hamlin stretching the fuel tank to earn his third victory of 2019. Hamlin didn’t have the best car but was a definite …

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Pace Laps: A Sonoma Snoozer, While Ross Chastain Takes NASCAR by Storm

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(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: New Track, Same Sonoma Story Sonoma Raceway added its famed Carousel for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. But the new 2.52-mile course led to an unexpected challenge, not for the drivers but the fans. A caution-free race, except for stage breaks, became dominated by Kyle Busch and Martin Truex …

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Scott Hargrove, Patrick Long Win Sonoma Blancpain GT Race No. 2

2018 Lime Rock Iwsc Christina Nielsen Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

After a somewhat disappointing race on Saturday, Wright Motorsports’ Scott Hargrove and Patrick Long were able to claim victory Sunday (June 9) in Race No. 2 for Blancpain GT World Challenge America at Sonoma Raceway.  It’s the perfect medicine for a team that’s been down in the dumps lately. “I feel like it’s been a …

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Murillo Racing Wins Pirelli GT4 SprintX Race No. 2 at Sonoma

2018 Lime Rock Pwc Christian Szymczak Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Murillo Racing’s Christian Szymczak and Kenny Murillo were the beneficiaries when Stephen Cameron Racing’s Sean Quinlan had a drive-through penalty late.  Once Quinlan pitted, Szymczak took over the advantage and held on for an easy win. “The car was really good,” Szymczak said after the race.  “[Sonoma Raceway] is really hard on tires, so we …

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Pace Laps: Michigan Monsoon Makes For Monday NASCAR Racing

NASCAR officiating under a rain delay at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Photo: NKP)

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Monday Race At Michigan Michigan International Speedway faced Mother Nature’s wrath a second straight year. Sunday’s (June 9) 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 was postponed by rain and rescheduled for Monday at 5 p.m. ET. All the action will be covered live after Women’s World Cup Soccer action on FOX Sports …

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Ian James Claims GT4 America Sprint Race No. 2 Victory at Sonoma

2019 Long Beach Gt4s Ian James Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Team Panoz Racing’s Ian James on Sunday morning (June 9) was able to do exactly what he could not do Saturday.  He was able to get past Blackdog Speed Shop’s Michael Cooper for the lead.  Once there, James was able to pull away to take the victory in Race No. 2 for Pirelli GT4 America …

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Michael Cooper Holds Off Ian James For Sonoma Sprint Race No. 1 Victory

2019 Long Beach Gt4s Michael Cooper Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Blackdog Speed Shop’s Michael Cooper took advantage of his pole position and held off Team Panoz Racing’s Ian James to lead flag-to-flag to take victory in Pirelli GT4 America Sprint Race No. 1 at Sonoma Raceway Saturday (June 8).  It is Cooper’s first win of the 2019 season. “The race with Ian [James]…he just waits …

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R. Ferri Motorsport Dominates Sonoma Blancpain GT Race No. 1

2018 Lime Rock Pwc Miguel Molina Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

R. Ferri Motorsport’s Miguel Molina and Toni Vilander dominated the Blancpain GT World Challenge America proceedings Saturday (June 8) at Sonoma Raceway.  Starting from the overall pole, Molina was aggressive at the start and pulled out a good lead.  Vilander was able to hold that advantage to bring home a flag-to-flag victory. Molina started from …

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Miguel Molina, Matt Campbell Win Sonoma Blancpain GT World Challenge America Poles

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R. Ferri Motorsport’s Miguel Molina and Wright Motorsports’ Matt Campbell were fastest overall in the two Blancpain GT World Challenge America qualifying sessions Saturday morning (June 8) at Sonoma Raceway.  Campbell’s lap of 93.285 miles per hour was the fastest lap of the two sessions. Session No. 1 In the first session, it was Molina …

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