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After enduring a blistering hot weekend last month in New Orleans, the competitors of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS head northeast this weekend for rounds five and six of the championship, to be hosted at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). The No. 63 and No. 08 DXDT Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 cars seek to defend the team’s 2021 win and double-podium weekend June 17-19.

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MAGNUSSEN LOOKING FOR VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY THREE-PEAT

August 17, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia and the No. 3 Corvette Racing team are heading to VIRginia International Raceway with the hopes of making it three race wins in a row at the Alton, VA track.

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LEXUS RC F GT3s SET TO COMPETE IN VIRGINIA

August 17, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The 3GT Racing Lexus RC F GT3s will compete at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) on Sunday in the second and final GT-only race of the 2018 season.

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CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: GOING FOR AN OVERALL THREE-PEAT

August 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Corvette Racing’s title chase in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes it to a circuit where – not surprisingly – it has shown significant strength: Virginia International Raceway.

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PAUL MILLER RACING KEEPS CHAMPIONSHIP FOCUS HEADING INTO VIRGINIA

August 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has been a whirlwind season for Paul Miller Racing, and the battle for the GTD class title resumes this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway. With an impressive seven podiums in eight races, the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 of Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow is leading the championship by 18 points with three races remaining. This weekend’s sprint race will feature the IMSA GT classes only, where 10 GTD and eight GTLM entries will compete for the next batch of valuable championship points.

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WEATHERTECH RACING TAKING MOMENTUM TO VIR

August 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) are taking a two-race podium streak to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) this weekend, August 17-19.

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BMW TEAM RLL READY FOR VIR AFTER NEAR MISS AT ROAD AMERICA

August 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

While the second half of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship can be exhausting with a race seemingly every other weekend, BMW Team RLL is looking forward to getting back to it at the Aug. 19 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR following a near miss of the podium’s top spot at Road America. Leading for almost the entire last hour of the race, the No. 25 M8 GTE of Connor De Phillippi was stalled by a fuel system issue within minutes of the checkered flag.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM STRIVES FOR OUTRIGHT VICTORY IN VIRGINIA

August 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Porsche GT Team fields two 911 RSR at round nine of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season on the Virginia International Raceway on 19 August. The 510-hp racer from Weissach, which has already notched up victories at the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Mid-Ohio race so far this season, tackles the infamously cutthroat GTLM class against strong opposition from BMW, Chevrolet and Ford. In the GTD class, Porsche’s customer team Wright Motorsports campaigns the 911 GT3 R, which recently celebrated its first win this year in the USA at Road America. The prototypes will be absent at the venerable 5.263-kilometre racetrack close to Alton in the US state of Virginia for the second time this season. This means that overall victory will go to a GT car.

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MEYER SHANK RACING LOOKING TO GAIN IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP GROUND AT VIR

August 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

As the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads into the final three races of the 2018 season, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is setting its focus on the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR this Sunday.

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TeamTGM HEADS TO VIR AS CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS

August 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

After following up its win at Lime Rock with another run to the podium at Road America, TeamTGM will look to maintain the championship-leading momentum this weekend in the Biscuitville Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). The event marks Round 8 of the 10-race IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS SCORES PODIUM IN VIRGINIA

April 30, 2018 Charles Côté

Flying Lizard Motorsports earned its 94th podium on Saturday at Virginia International Raceway at the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Virginia. Mike Hedlund and the No. 45 Audi R8 LMS finished tenth overall in race two, scoring a second place finish in the GTSA class, Hedlund’s second podium of the 2018 season.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS PREPARED FOR SUCCESS AT VIR

April 25, 2018 Charles Côté

After a month break in the Pirelli World Challenge GTS calendar, Flying Lizard Motorsports returns to VIRginia International Raceway this weekend for rounds three and four of the SprintX championship with Mike Hedlund, Adam Merzon, and Ryan Eversley in the pair of Audi R8 LMS GT4 cars. In preparation for the event, the team has completed three days of testing at this particular track, in both dry and wet conditions, confident with the progress made entering into the next rounds of the championship.

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M1 GT RACING RETURNS TO VIR WITH THEIR AUDI R8 LMS GT4

April 25, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

M1 GT Racing and their Audi R8 LMS GT4 will hit the track again this weekend at the fast and flowing, yet challenging Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Traveling to Alton, Virginia, the Florida based team will enter Jason Bell in the Pirelli World Challenge program and after a couple of weekends off, the team is … Continue reading → ...

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JASON BELL TO TACKLE VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY THIS WEEKEND

April 25, 2018 Charles Côté

Floridian and Audi Sport customer racing driver Jason Bell will be competing in his next Pirelli World Challenge Series event this coming weekend at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Traveling to Alton, Virginia and back for another round with M1 GT Racing, Bell will once again enter the GTSA division and is excited to get back to the VIR facility, one of his favorite tracks on the 2018 calendar.

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DC AUTOSPORT SIGNS BARRICHELLO FOR 2018 F4 US EFFORT

March 29, 2018 Charles Côté

DC Autosport is thrilled to announce their first two drivers for the 2018 Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda. Team owner Don Conner can confirm that veteran open wheel driver Steve Bamford will be joined by series freshman Eduardo Barrichello, the ___ year-old son of former F1 superstar Rubens Barrichello under the DC Autosport tent. The duo has both tested with the team in the off-season ahead of the season opener at Virginia International Raceway on April 26-29. Conner is a paddock veteran who has been a key staff member of the successful Cape Motorsports operation, and he is extremely motivated to continue Cape’s level of performance with his own team. With two drivers signed for the year, the team has one seat still available for the 2018 season.

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BMW TEAM RLL POST SECOND AND THIRD PLACE STARTING POSITIONS AT VIR

August 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Determined work through three one-hour practice sessions over the past day and one half resulted in BMW Team RLL scoring second and third place starting positions for tomorrow’s Michelin GT Challenge at VIR.

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BMW TEAM RLL CHASES IMSA GTLM CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AT VIR

August 22, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The August 27th Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway will feature a GT only race for the second time in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship providing a spotlight on BMW Team RLL’s GTLM class points chase. No. 25 M6 GTLM drivers Bill Auberlen and Alexander Sims currently stand third in Driver points

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Lamborghini Super Trofeo Ready To Roll At VIR

August 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series is traveling southeast to Virginia International Raceway to kick-off the second half of this season on Aug. 25-27.