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Meyer Shank Racing Wins Motul Petit Le Mans; Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis Win DPi Title

Oliver Jarvis, Tom Blomqvist and Helio Castroneves celebrate victory in the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, 10/1/2022 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Meyer Shank Racing’s Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis and Helio Castroneves won the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

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.

Action Express Racing Wins At Road America, Claims 2nd Straight Victory

Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani celebrate their victory in the Road Race Showcase at Road America, 8/8/2021 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

Action Express Racing’s Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr took the lead with a little more than three minutes to go Sunday (Aug. 8) when Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian’s Dane Cameron was forced to pit for a splash of fuel.  From there, Nasr held on to win the Road Race Showcase at Road America. “The …

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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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Pace Laps: Rain & Controversy for NASCAR at Talladega Superspeedway

2019 Daytona Mencs Rain Christian Koelle

(Photo: Christian Koelle)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Rain Delays Talladega Race Rain halted the 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday (Oct. 13) afternoon with just 57 of 188 laps completed. William Byron, who won stage one, was scored as the leader when the red flag flew. No major wrecks have impacted the race as of yet; 33 …

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Jon Bennett To Retire From Prototype Racing, CORE autosport To Pull Out Of DPi

2019 Watkins Glen Iwsc Colin Braun Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

CORE autosport owner/driver Jon Bennett announced Thursday (Aug. 22) in an open letter that he will be retiring from Prototype racing after October’s Motul Petit Le Mans.  In addition, Bennett has no plans to field a DPi entry in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2020. “The time has simply come for me,” Bennett explained …

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Joao Barbosa, Filipe Albuquerque Successfully Defend IMSA Long Beach Victory

2019 Long Beach Iwsc Filipe Albuquerque Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Saturday’s BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach was a rough and tumble affair.  Action Express Racing’s Joao Barbosa and Filipe Albuquerque were able to avoid the issues and hold off a late Acura Team Penske to win at Long Beach for the second year in a row. “The car was really, really …

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CORE autosport Claims 1st Overall Prototype Victory at CTMP

2018 Daytona Iwsc Loic Duval Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

CORE autosport’s Colin Braun passed Wayne Taylor Racing’s Jordan Taylor for the lead with 12 minutes to go just as Mazda Team Joest’s Harry Tincknell spun into the gravel at Moss Corner.  At first, Braun gave the spot back thinking that he had passed under yellow.  A review indicated that Braun made the pass prior …

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CORE autosport Moves Up to Prototypes in 2018

2017 Lime Rock Iwsc Colin Braun Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

On Thursday morning, CORE autosport announced that the No. 54 team that currently competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Daytona class will move up to Prototypes in 2018.  The team has acquired an ORECA 07-Gibson and will race it full-time next season.  Full-time drivers Jon Bennett and Colin Braun will continue as drivers. …

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Gianmaria Bruni Fastest Overall in WeatherTech Lime Rock Happy Hour

2017 Lime Rock Iwsc Gianmaria Bruni Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

In final practice for IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams at Lime Rock Park Friday afternoon, Porsche GT Team’s Gianmaria Bruni was fastest overall.  Bruni’s lap of 50.601 seconds (104.867 mph) was two-tenths of a second faster than the GT Le Mans pole last year.  It was also more than four-tenths of a second faster than …

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