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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

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.

Gradient Racing Switches to Endurance Cup For 2022

Till Bechtolsheimer during qualifying for the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR, 10/8/2021 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

Gradient Racing announced Tuesday (Jan. 4) that they will switch their emphasis in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship away from the WeatherTech Sprint Cup to the Michelin Endurance Cup for the 2022 season.  The team has upgraded their Acura to the new Evo22 specification and will compete in the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the …

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Entry List: Acura Sports Car Challenge Presented by the TLX Type S

Ricky Taylor and Felipe Nasr racing during the Acura Sports Car Challenge, 9/27/2020 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship travels to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend for the first sprint race of the season.  27 cars are currently entered in three classes.  The LMP2 and GT Le Mans classes are not scheduled to race this weekend.  Both classes’ next points race will be the Sahlen’s Six Hours at …

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Jordan Taylor, Antonio Garcia Claim Motul 100% Synthetic Grand Prix Victory

Imsa Weathertech Sportscar Championship

(Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)

Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia was able to take the overall lead away from BMW Team RLL’s John Edwards exiting the infield with 25 minutes to go Saturday night (Oct. 10) at a very wet Charlotte Motor Speedway. From there, Garcia was able to hold on through a late restart to claim victory in the Motul …

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Gradient Racing Announces IMSA Return for WeatherTech Sprint Cup

2018 Watkins Glen Iwsc Till Bechtolsheimer Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Graident Racing announced Wednesday (March 4) that they will return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2020 and make a run at the WeatherTech Sprint Cup in the GT Daytona.  Longtime teammates Marc Miller and Till Bechtolsheimer will reunite to share the No. 36 Acura NSX GT3 starting at Long Beach in April. “2019 …

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R. Ferri Motorsports Wins CTMP Blancpain GT America Race No. 1

2018 Cota Pwc Toni Vilander Miguel Molina Podium Wc Vision

(Photo: WC Vision)

R. Ferri Motorsports’ Miguel Molina and Toni Vilander claimed overall victory Saturday (May 18) in the first Blancpain GT World Challenge America race of the weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.  It is the duo’s second victory of the season. “[It was] a great day.  Everything worked out perfectly,” Vilander said after the race.  “Since …

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Entry List: Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts

2018 Daytona Iwsc Bruno Senna Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

For Saturday’s Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts, there are 43 cars entered in the three classes.  There are a number of driver changes of note going into the race weekend. In the Prototype class, there are 16 entries.  Both of the Jackie Chan DC Racing JOTA ORECA 07-Gibsons, along …

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CJ Wilson Racing to Race Acura NSX GT3 Part-Time

2017 Road Atlanta Ctsc Till Bechtolsheimer Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

CJ Wilson Racing officially announced on Radio LeMans’ Midweek Motorsport Wednesday (Feb. 21) that they will race part-time in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Daytona class in 2018.  As of now, the team is only confirmed to race at Sebring and Petit Le Mans.  Additional races at Watkins Glen and Laguna Seca are possible.  …

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CJ Wilson Racing Announces 2017 CTSC Plans

2016 Road Atlanta Ctsc Till Bechtolsheimer Car Credit Phil Allaway

(Credit: Phil Allaway)

When IMSA released the provisional entry list for this weekend’s Roar Before the 24, CJ Wilson Racing’s Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsports were missing from the chart.  Their plans for 2017 had not been publicly announced at that time. On Tuesday, the Texas-based announced that they will once again field two Porsches in the Grand Sport …

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Hindman, Foss Continue Dominance in CTSC Road Atlanta Happy Hour

2016 Road Atlanta Ctsc Eric Foss Car Credit Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Thursday morning brought cooler temperatures and lower humidity to Road Atlanta as the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge held their final practice session of the weekend.  However, the change in climatic conditions did not change the overall scope of things. Once again, everyone went out as soon as the green flag flew to try to …

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