DragonSpeed announced Monday (Jan. 4) that they will in fact field two ORECA 07-Gibsons in the LMP2 in the Rolex 24 at Daytona later this month. Eric Lux had already been announced as a driver for the team. He’ll be joined by Devlin DeFrancesco, Christopher Mies and Fabian Schiller. Of the three newly-announced drivers, only …
Mazda Team Joest continued to show Thursday (Jan. 24) that they have very good single-lap speed at Daytona International Speedway. During the second practice session, Jonathan Bomarito turned in a lap at an average of 135.373 mph to top the sessions for the day. Practice No. 1 Early morning rains swept through Daytona Beach, leaving …
MONTAPLAST by Land-Motorsport announced a revamped driver lineup for their No. 29 Audi R8 LMS GT3 for January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona on Friday (Dec. 14). Christopher Mies is the only driver from the team’s lineup in January to return to the No. 29. He’ll be joined by Daniel Morad, who debuted with the team …
Norman Nato, making his IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut, started his weekend off right at Road Atlanta Thursday (Oct. 11). Nato turned in a lap at 127.804 mph during night practice to lead the field for the day. Practice No. 1 In the first practice of the day, Action Express Racing’s Cadillacs reigned supreme. Filipe …
Bright and early on Friday morning, Acura Team Penske picked right up where they left off on Thursday. Ricky Taylor turned in a lap of 107.076 seconds (125.742 mph), the fastest lap of the whole weekend, in order to top the charts in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Practice No. 4. It is the third out …
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of discussion about which teams will attempt the Rolex 24 in 2018. The mandatory Roar Before the 24 test sessions in early January give viewers a look at who will be there. As of Wednesday, there are 50 teams entered for the three-day test. On …
In endurance racing, victories can come in many ways. One is by sheer dominance. For Tequila Patron ESM’s No. 2 Nissan DPi shared by Ryan Dalziel, Brendon Hartley and Scott Sharp, it was simply being in the right place at the right time. Hartley was third when the top two drivers were penalized for on-track …
This weekend, the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship comes to an end at Road Atlanta in Georgia. 39 cars in four classes will battle for glory. In the Prototype class, the biggest story of the race is the appearance of Team Penske. They’ll run an ORECA 07-Gibson with big names behind the wheel. Juan Pablo Montoya, …
Once the sun went down in Daytona on Saturday night, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams went back on track for one more 90 minute session. The chilly temperatures (by Central Florida standards) forced most present to bundle themselves up. However, cool temperatures often mean that there is speed to be had. In the Prototypes, …
IMSA’s first open test with the new DPi entries wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. Since it is a December test, it is really difficult to truly tell who is on pace and who is taking it easy. However, one thing is pretty obvious coming out of the four sessions. Cadillac’s new …
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