Helio Castroneves, Colin Braun Top ROAR Day No. 1
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
topped both WeatherTech ROAR Before the 24 sessions Friday with Helio Castroneves going fastest at 134.608 mph.
John Potter
Sebastien Bourdais Wins Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Pole
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais won the overall pole for the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Friday with a lap at 128.026 mph.
Magnus Racing Switches to Aston Martin, Cuts Back For 2022
Magnus Racing announced Tuesday (Dec. 7) that they have severed their relationship with Archangel Motorsports, effective immediately. The team will revert to being simply Magnus Racing for the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. In addition, the team has switched chassis as well. The team has acquired a new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 and will …
Magnus Racing, Archangel Motorsports Team Up to Field Acura NSX GT3 EVO in 2021
Magnus Racing and Archangel Motorsports separately announced Monday (Dec. 7) that they will team up to field the No. 44 full-time in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2021. The team, which will be known as Magnus with Archangel, will run an Acura NSX GT3 EVO in the GT Daytona class. Andy Lally and John …
Magnus Racing Switches to Lamborghini for 2019
On Wednesday (Nov. 21), Magnus Racing revealed their racing itinerary for the 2019 season. The team will be back full-time in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the GT Daytona. However, they will be trading in their Audi R8 LMS GT3 in favor of the new Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO. Andy Lally and John Potter …
Magnus Racing Announces Full-Time IMSA Return for 2018
On Thursday, Magnus Racing announced that it will return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship full-time in 2018. Team owner John Potter and the previously announced Andy Lally will reunite and drive the No. 44 Audi R8 LMS GT3 full-time. Andrew Davis, previously of Stevenson Motorsports, will compete in the Tequila Patron North American Endurance …
Andy Lally Returns to Magnus Racing for 2018
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 …
Pierre Kaffer, Johnny O’Connell Fastest in PWC Road America Practices
On Thursday and Friday, Pirelli World Challenge teams took to the 4.0479-mile course at Road America for two practice sessions. Due to weather, the sessions were wildly different. Thursday Thursday’s practice session was held in damp conditions. The Pirelli rain tires had to come into play. As a result, times were much slower than normal. …
45 Entered for Pirelli World Challenge Season Opener at St. Petersburg
On the undercard of the Verizon IndyCar Series this weekend in St. Petersburg, Fla. will be the GT, GTA, GT Cup and GTS Classes of Pirelli World Challenge. Between those four classes, 45 cars are entered. The GT, GTA and GT Cup Classes will run together in two 50-minute races, while the GTS class will …
Magnus Racing Switches to Pirelli World Challenge, Adds 2nd Car
On Friday morning, Magnus Racing announced that they will move over to Pirelli World Challenge for the full 2017 season. The team will also expand from one to two Audi R8 LMS GT3’s. Team owner John Potter will drive in the GTA class full-time in both the Sprint and Sprint-X events starting with the first …
Magnus Racing Disputes VIR Exclusion
Last weekend, Magnus Racing‘s No. 44 Audi R8 LMS GT3 of Andy Lally and John Potter finished third in GT Daytona in the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. However, in post-race inspection, the No. 44 was found to have violated IMSA’s ride height regulations and as a result, was excluded from the weekend. Naturally, that …
Starworks Motorsport wins Northeast Grand Prix
Saturday afternoon saw the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship take on Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. With the Prototype class not on-site, it was the Prototype Challenge class that were the headliners, despite GT Le Mans getting the majority of the attention (see: The fact that the GT Le Mans class got the anchor spot in …