Entry List: Motul Course de Monterey
38 cars on a 2.238-mile undulating road course Sunday. Should be interesting.
Ben Hanley
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Repeat As Rolex 24 At Daytona Champions
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian’s Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud claimed victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Colin Braun, Tom Blomqvist, Nick Tandy Top WeatherTech ROAR Day No. 2 Sessions
Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun and Nick Tandy were fastest in the three WeatherTech ROAR sessions Saturday at Daytona International Speedway.
Crowdstrike Racing Partners With Algarve Pro Racing For Michelin Endurance Cup
Crowdstrike Racing is entering LMP2 racing for the first time in a partnership with Algarve Pro Racing out of Portugal.
DragonSpeed Exiting IndyCar
DragonSpeed has ended its NTT IndyCar Series program to focus more on its sports car entry, according to an Oct. 28 report on RACER. The team ran five races from 2019-2020, including two Indianapolis 500s. Ben Hanley, who competed for the organization, bumped Fernando Alonso in last year’s qualifying session. He finished 18th in the …
Takuma Sato Wins 104th Running of Indianapolis 500
Japanese driver Takuma Sato is the 2020 Indianapolis 500 champion after a late-race caution saw the 104th running of the event end under caution on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 23). Sato held off a hard charge from Scott Dixon prior to the final cation flag to claim his second win on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. …
Indy 500 2020 Qualifying Analysis: Rows 8 to 11
With the NTT IndyCar Series Indy 500 rapidly approaching this weekend, we at Frontstretch are breaking down the starting grid row by row to analyze who has the best shot at winning the race and who will have a grueling 200 laps in front of them. Today, we’re starting out by looking at the last …
Acura Team Penske Squeaks Out Victory at Wet Road America
After a bone dry weekend at Road America, the last hour of the Road Race Showcase Sunday (Aug. 2) brought torrential rains to the 4.048-mile road course. Acura Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves was able to take the lead from Wayne Taylor Racing’s Renger van der Zande with four laps to go and held on to …
Entry List: Road Race Showcase
There will be 31 cars on track Sunday for the Road Race Showcase, the fourth round of the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This is up two teams from Sebring, mainly due to the fact that this is a full round of the championship for the GT Daytona class. In the Prototype class, the team …
Wayne Taylor Racing Defends Rolex 24 Victory, Sets Distance Record
Mazda Team Joest may have had the fastest car for much of the race, but they were not perfect. Neither was Wayne Taylor Racing. They were able to come to the front during the overnight hours. When the Mazdas began to fall off, the Konica Minolta-sponsored Cadillac pulled away. When the clock struck 1:40 p.m., …
Acura Team Penske’s Ricky Taylor Fastest in Early WeatherTech Practice
Weather has played a substantial role in practice Thursday (Jan. 23) for IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams in Daytona. Both sessions saw rain fall. However, there was enough dry running in the second session to allow Acura Team Penske’s Ricky Taylor to set the quick time of the day at 135.042 mph. Practice No. 1 …
Olivier Pla Sets All-Time Fastest ROAR Lap in Qualifying Session
The height of on-track activity Sunday (Jan. 5) at Daytona International Speedway came during the qualifying session for DPi and LMP2 teams. Mazda Team Joest’s Olivier Pla set a lap at 137.328 mph to lead the pack. This is an unofficial track record for Daytona International Speedway’s road course. https://www.facebook.com/mazdamotorsport/videos/614550919301042/ Pla’s lap was two-tenths of …