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PF Racing Steals Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix Victory On Fuel Mileage

James Pesek and Joey Hand celebrate their victory in the Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix at VIRginia International Raceway, 8/27/2022 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

PF Racing’s Joey Hand and James Pesek took the lead when Scott Andrews ran out of fuel to win the Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix.

Stevan McAleer, Eric Filguerias Remain Tough Out, Win Watkins Glen GT4 America Race No. 1

Eric Filguerias and Stevan McAleer in victory lane after winning Pirelli GT4 America SprintX Race No. 1 at Watkins Glen International, 7/23/2022 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Rennsport One’s Stevan McAleer and Eric Filguerias won their 6th Pirelli GT4 America SprintX race of the year Saturday at Watkins Glen.

Stevan McAleer, Eric Filguerias Win BMW M Endurance Challenge

Eric Filguerias and Stevan McAleer in victory lane after winning the BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona, 1/28/2022 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

(Photo: Phil Allaway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Rennsport One’s Stevan McAleer ran down TeamTGM’s Owen Trinkler and drafted by him in turns 3 and 4 of Daytona International Speedway’s tri-oval with 13 minutes to go Friday (Jan. 28).  From there, McAleer pulled away to claim victory for himself and teammate Eric Filguerias in the BMW M Endurance Challenge, …

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JDC-Miller MotorSports Wins Rough and Tumble 12 Hours of Sebring Despite Loose Rear Wing

JDC-Miller MotorSports' Sebastien Bourdais, Loic Duval and Tristan Vautier celebrate after winning the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, 3/20/2021 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

JDC-Miller MotorSports’ Sebastien Bourdais, Loic Duval and Tristan Vautier charged back after getting involved in two separate on-track incidents to win the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts Saturday (March 20).  It is the team’s first overall victory since the 2018 Sahlen Six Hours at the Glen when they were …

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Renger van der Zande Quickest in WeatherTech Thursday Rolex 24 Practice

2020 Sebring IWSC Renger van der Zande Courtesy of IMSA

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

Thursday (Jan. 28) saw IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams practice for more than four hours in preparation for Saturday’s Rolex 24 at Daytona.  After all of that time, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Renger van der Zande was quickest in two of the three sessions.  His quickest lap of the day at 136.129 mph was set during …

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Corey Lewis, Sheena Monk Win Road America 120

2020 Road America IMPC Corey Lewis Sheena Monk Victory Lane Courtesy of IMSA

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

Motorsport In Action’s Corey Lewis and Sheena Monk emerged victorious in Saturday’s Road America 120 at Road America in Wisconsin.  For Monk, it is her first career Michelin Pilot Challenge victory and only the second of her professional career.  For Lewis, it is his third victory in the series. “This is just truly amazing,” Lewis …

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Entry List: Road America 120

IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

For this weekend’s third round of the season for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, 33 cars will do battle on the 4.048-mile road course at Road America.  This is a slight decrease on the car count that the series had a couple of weeks ago at Sebring. In the Grand Sport class, there will be …

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Toyota Dominates to Win 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

2017 Monza WEC Nicolas Lapierre Car Marius Hecker - AdrenalMedia.com

(Photo: © Marius Hecker - AdrenalMedia.com)

Ultimately, there was no real drama in the the top class in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s season-opening 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday (May 5).  The overall victory was all but decided Friday when the No. 7 Toyota was penalized for a incorrect fuel flow meter declaration.  The penalty forced the No. 7 to …

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Entry List: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero 400

elliott leads daytona 500

(Photo: Barry Cantrell/NKP)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series returns to Daytona this weekend for the Coke Zero 400. The entry list for the race has been released and there’s a number of notable changes after the road course event at Sonoma last weekend. A full field of 40 cars will contest the 160-lap, 400-mile race that’ll be broadcast …

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The Underdog House: NASCAR About to Get Silly?

2017 Kansas I CUP Michael McDowell car Barry Cantrell NKP

(Photo: Barry Cantrell/NKP)

Think Small Track surfaces aren’t the inly thing heating up as summertime hits full swing.  NASCAR’s Silly Season is coming, and while so far, it’s been confined to rumblings and rumors, there’s potential for things to blow up.  While most of the speculation concerns the bigger teams in the sport, including who will fill the …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350

2017 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, Sonoma

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade / NKP)

Who … gets the shoutout of the race? How about Dale Earnhardt Jr.? He recovered from a spin early in stage one to finish sixth, his third top 10 at Sonoma in the past four seasons. Earnhardt hasn’t loved road courses before. He even said he wanted to put some dynamite on the 12-turn road course …

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NASCAR 101: Meet the 5 Drivers Making Their Cup Debuts at Sonoma

2016 Xfinity Elkhart Lake 26-27 August, 2016, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin USA Alon Day ©2016, Barry Cantrell / NKP

(Photo: Barry Cantrell / NKP)

Remember the beginning of this month, when this column covered Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debuts and how they were up in 2017? Turns out we were just getting started. At that point, four drivers had (or were about to) make their series debuts in 2017, with the addition of Ryan Sieg and Ross Chastain …

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