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Entry List: ROAR Before The 24/Rolex 24 At Daytona

Tom Blomqvist leads Kuno Wittmer at sunrise during the Rolex 24 at Daytona, 1/30/2022 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

The entry list is out for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. 61 teams will do battle on the 3.56-mile road course

Ganassi’s Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais Win Chevrolet Grand Prix

2022 Ctmp Iwsc Renger Van Der Zande Car Courtesy Of Imsa

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Renger van der Zande and Sebastien Bourdais won the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

Watkins Glen Sports Car Wrap-Up

The new Porsche 963 that will race in WEC and IMSA. (Photo: Porsche AG)

(Photo: Porsche AG)

Watkins Glen International saw a wild Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen end with a bunch of confusion, and the new Porsche 963 has been unveiled.

BMW M Team RLL Reveals Rolex 24 at Daytona Lineup

2021 Road Atlanta Iwsc Jesse Krohn Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

BMW Motorsport Tuesday (Jan. 12) revealed the two-car driver lineup for BMW M Team RLL’s assault on the Rolex 24 at Daytona Tuesday (Jan. 12).  The lineup will be mostly BMW factory drivers with a mix of new and returning drivers to the fold in the GTD Pro class. The No. 24 BMW M4 GT3 …

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Katherine Legge, Christina Nielsen Join Team Hardpoint/EBM; ROAR/Rolex 24 Entry Lists Updated

2018 Detroit Iwsc Katherine Legge Msr

(Photo: Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian)

Tuesday (Jan. 19) and Wednesday (Jan. 20) saw a series of updates to the entry lists for this weekend’s ROAR Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway.  By extension, these updates in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will carry over to the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Team Hardpoint/EBM announced that Katherine Legge and Christina Nielsen …

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Acura Team Penske Squeaks Out Victory at Wet Road America

2020 Road America Iwsc Helio Castroneves Car Courtesy Of Imsa

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

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 …

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Wayne Taylor Racing Defends Rolex 24 Victory, Sets Distance Record

2020 Daytona Iwsc Kamui Kobayashi Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

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., …

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Pipo Derani Claims Track Record, Wins Petit Le Mans Pole

2018 Road Atlanta Iwsc Johannes Van Overbeek Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Speeds have steadily been climbing all weekend at Road Atlanta, but they peaked Friday afternoon (Oct. 12) during Motul Petit Le Mans pole qualifying.  Tequila Patron ESM’s Pipo Derani won the pole for Saturday’s 10-hour race with a new track record lap of 129.818 mph. “What a way to start this weekend,” Derani said after …

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Richard Westbrook Wins Michelin GT Challenge Pole in Wet Conditions

2018 Lime Rock Iwsc Ryan Briscoe Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Qualifying for Sunday’s Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was held in changeable conditions.  Ford Chip Ganassi Racing IMSA’s Richard Westbrook was fastest during the GT Le Mans session in the wet with a lap at 101.852 mph.  Despite being 11 seconds slower than the GT Daytona pole time, he will start on the pole for …

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Helio Castroneves Wins Acura Sports Car Challenge Pole at Mid-Ohio

2018 Daytona Iwsc Helio Castroneves Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Acura Team Penske’s domination of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race weekend at Mid-Ohio continued Saturday (May 5).  Helio Castroneves won the overall pole for Sunday’s sprint race with a lap of 71.837 seconds (113.156 mph). “Oh my God, first of all it was actually incredible,” Castroneves said after the session.  “All thanks for Acura …

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Ricky Taylor Spanks the Field to Take COTA Pole

2017 Daytona Iwsc Ricky Taylor Car Credit Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Normally, qualifying sessions are relatively close in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.  Ricky Taylor made sure that wasn’t the case on Friday as he won the pole for Saturday’s Advance Auto Parts Sportscar Showdown with a lap of 114.809 seconds (106.812 mph). Taylor was the first driver to set a time in the session and …

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