Richard Westbrook Quickest in Early Daytona WeatherTech Practices
Cadillac’s Richard Westbrook was fastest overall in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice Thursday with a lap at 134.643 mph.
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Wayne Taylor Racing Wins Qualifying Race, Claims Rolex 24 at Daytona Pole
Wayne Taylor Racing’s Ricky Taylor was able to avoid a last-ditch effort from JDC-Miller MotorSports’ Richard Westbrook on the final lap to win the Rolex 24 Qualifying Race Sunday (Jan. 23) at Daytona International Speedway. The victory grants the Konica Minolta-sponsored Acura ARX-05 of Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Alexander Rossi and Will Stevens the overall pole …
Ricky Taylor Tops WeatherTech ROAR Day No. 2 at Daytona
Saturday (Jan. 22) at Daytona International Speedway saw teams deal with cool weather and a little rain. Wayne Taylor Racing’s Ricky Taylor turned in the quickest practice lap of the day with a lap at 135.487 mph. Session No. 3 The 60-minute session was stopped four separate times due to incidents. First, Kyffin Simpson and …
Richard Westbrook Joins JDC-Miller MotorSports As 2022 Lineup Revealed
JDC-Miller MotorSports announced Tuesday (Dec. 14) that they will have a new driver lineup for the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Former Ford GT factory driver Richard Westbrook will join Tristan Vautier in the No. 5 Mustang Sampling-sponsored Cadillac DPi-V.R. Loic Duval, who drove full-time alongside Vautier in 2021, will return to the team …
TF Sport to Make IMSA Debut at Daytona
WEC competitor TF Sport announced their entry in January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona Thursday (Dec. 10). Unlike the GTE-Am class Aston Martin Vantage pictured above, the team will be fielding an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the GT Daytona class TF Sport regular Charlie Eastwood will drive the Aston Martin alongside three drivers with significant …
Felipe Nasr Fastest Overall In Petit Le Mans Thursday Practice
Action Express Racing’s Felipe Nasr was fastest overall in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice Thursday (Oct. 10) at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with a lap at 132.343 mph. The lap was turned in during the opening practice session of the day and was more than a second faster than the overall pole time from last …
Late Pass Gives Ford Overall Victory At Lime Rock
The Northeast Grand Prix on Saturday (July 20) came down to the final minutes. Ford Chip Ganassi Racing IMSA’s Richard Westbrook was able to pass Porsche GT Team’s Earl Bamber for the lead with seven minutes to go (just seconds after the above picture was taken). From there, Westbrook pulled away to take Ford’s first …
Dane Cameron, Harry Tincknell Fastest in Watkins Glen WeatherTech Practices
Acura Team Penske’s Dane Cameron was fastest overall in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice Friday (June 28) at Watkins Glen International. Cameron’s lap at 135.978 mph in Practice No. 2 is more than two seconds faster than last year’s pole speed. Practice No. 1 Mazda Team Joest’s Harry Tincknell was fastest overall in the first …
Mazda Team Joest, CORE autosport Top Roar Day No. 3 Sessions
Mazda Team Joest definitely showed the vast majority of what they had during the Roar Before the 24 and Sunday was no exception. Harry Tincknell topped the regular sessions Sunday (Jan. 6) with a lap at 136.016 mph. Session No. 6 Tincknell’s quick time was set very early in the session, which started just after …
Jonathan Bomarito Treads Where Few Have Gone to Top Day No. 2 at Daytona
Mazda Team Joest continued Saturday (Jan. 5) to show that they have a lot of speed in their Mazda RT24-P. Jonathan Bomarito turned in the fastest lap of the day during the night session with a lap at 135.571 mph. The lap is less than seven-tenths of a second off of the all-time track record, …
Richard Westbrook Wins Michelin GT Challenge Pole in Wet Conditions
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 …
CORE autosport Claims 1st Overall Prototype Victory at CTMP
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 …