Race Weekend Central

Andy Lally Returns to Magnus Racing for 2018

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On Friday, Magnus Racing announced that Andy Lally will return to the Utah-based organization full-time in 2018.  Lally, who recently helped out on the pit box as the team claimed overall victory in the California 8 Hours, returns after one year with Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian. Lally is quite pleased to return to his …

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Pace Laps: Brad Keselowski & Parker Kligerman Victorious in Wild Weekend at Talladega

2017 Nascar Monster Energy Cup Series, Talladega

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Ford Completes the Sweep For Brad Keselowski, it’s a welcoming sight to see not just Victory Lane but the end to a Toyota win streak. And after a sorry summer for the Blue Oval brand, his manufacturer now has one to call their own. Ford grabbed victory at a restrictor …

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Exposed Concrete: Racecar Drivers’ Kryptonite Thrives at Sonoma

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series Toyota/save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Ca Usa Sunday 25 June 2017 Jamie Mcmurray, Chip Ganassi Racing, Cessna Chevrolet Ss, Kyle Larson, Chip Ganassi Racing, Target Chevrolet Ss World Copyright: Lesley Ann Miller Lat Images

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Over the past 20 years, we’ve seen nothing short of a safety revolution when it comes to run-off at racetracks and wall technology.  In 1997, the only soft walls that you heard about were the styrofoam blocks in use at places such as the late Flemington Speedway in New Jersey.  Later on, Watkins Glen International …

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Pace Laps: A Flurry of NASCAR Playoff Activity

Blaney Dover

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Bittersweet Day for Hendrick Motorsports in Dover – In the end, the sweet side may outweigh the bitter Sunday at Dover International Speedway. But there was plenty of both as the four-car organization left the Delaware track. Staring with the negatives, Kasey Kahne was one of the three bullets in the …

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Entry Lists: Pirelli World Challenge at Sonoma

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This weekend, championships will be decided in Pirelli World Challenge’s GT, GTA, GT Cup and GTSA classes at Sonoma Raceway.  In the case of GT, the Sprint title and the overall GT title is up for grabs. For the GT/GTA/GT Cup races, 21 cars are currently entered.  Outside of the championship, the big story of …

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Scott Dollahite DQ Gives Ian James 5th GTS Win of 2017

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Saturday’s GTS Round 15 at Circuit of the Americas for Pirelli World Challenge originally had a feel-good story in Victory Lane.  Scott Dollahite, who has spent 2017 driving the pace car at Pirelli World Challenge events, charged up from sixth on the grid to take a sweet victory in his hometown race. However, Dollahite’s Lotus …

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Entry Lists: Pirelli World Challenge at COTA

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This weekend, all of Pirelli World Challenge’s classes travel to Circuit of the Americas for a full weekend of racing.  It is the season finale for Sprint-X and teams will be scrambling to get everything they can.  Also of note, the second race that was scrapped due to heavy rains at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park …

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Memo Gidley to Return to Racing at Sonoma

2017 Daytona Iwsc Memo Gidley Phil Allaway

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On Tuesday, TKO Motorsports announced that Memo Gidley will make his Pirelli World Challenge GT debut with a new team, TKO Motorsports, at Sonoma Raceway in September.  It will be his first major race since suffering multiple injuries in this terrible crash in the 2014 Rolex 24 Daytona. In the crash, Gidley suffered a broken …

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Rodrigo Baptista, Ian James Claim Utah GTS Victories

2017 Lime Rock Pwc Ian James Car Phil Allaway

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On Saturday, Flying Lizard Motorsports’ Rodrigo Baptista earned his third win of 2017 in the first GTS race of the weekend at Utah Motorsports Campus.  The Brazilian rookie led the race flag-to-flag in his No. 3 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR. Baptista was quite pleased with his driving. “It was a really good race and …

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TR3 Racing Holds on to Win Utah Sprint-X Race No. 2

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On Sunday afternoon, TR3 Racing’s Daniel Mancinelli and Niccolo Schiró showed that their pace in practice was no fluke.  Schirò took advantage of the pole and drove away from the pack.  A series of cautions kept everyone close, but Mancinelli was able to hold on to give TR3 Racing the overall win in Sprint-X Race …

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RealTime Racing Claims Utah Sprint-X Race No. 1

2017 Long Beach Pwc Peter Kox Michael Schein Cars Phil Allaway

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On Saturday afternoon, RealTime Racing’s Peter Kox and Mark Wilkins claimed overall victory in Sprint-X race No. 1 at Utah Motorsports Campus.  It is the first victory in Pirelli World Challenge for the Acura NSX GT3. Wilkins was happy to be able to hold on for the triumph. “I have a love-hate relationship with this …

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Peter Kox Claims Pole for Utah Sprint-X Race No. 1

2017 Lime Rock Pwc Peter Kox Car Phil Allaway

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On Saturday afternoon, RealTime Racing’s Peter Kox claimed his first career Pirelli World Challenge pole at Utah Motorsports Campus.  Kox’s lap of 107.993 seconds (101.603 mph) was four-hundredths of a second faster than TR3 Racing’s Ferrari for Daniel Mancinelli. Patrick Long qualified the No. 58 Porsche 911 GT3 R in third, followed by Ryan Eversley …

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