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NIELSEN RACING AIMING TO END 2020 ON A HIGH NOTE

The 4 Hours of Portimão, is lending another chance of a trophy (or four) for Nielsen Racing after a difficult 2020 campaign. Nielsen will field two Duqueine D08s in the Michelin Le Mans Cup Portimão Round, due to travel restrictions between the UK and Portugal eliminating one car, with both crews aiming to end the year on the podium.

CADILLAC RACING HEADS TO MONTEREY

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is heading west to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship to run October 30 – November 1.

NHRA and Holland Bar Stool Partner for Home Decor

NHRA Fans Can Feel Right at Home with New Racing Collection GLENDORA, CA – October 27, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA has partnered with Holland Bar Stool for a collection of home décor bar stools, tables, neon wall clocks, and more. The licensing partnership was secured by JRL Group, NHRA’s licensing agency. Despite […]

HEINRICHER RACING TO RELY ON PAST STRENGTH AT LAGUNA SECA

Coming off of a sixth-place finish at the Motul Petit Le Mans earlier in the month, the No. 57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 heads to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the Monterey Sports Car Championship on Sunday.

WEATHERTECH RACING HEADS WEST TO MONTEREY

Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Alessandro Balzan (Italy) are ready for the IMSA WeatherTech Championship Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship to run at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, October 30 – November 1.

PURE EXCITEMENT AS ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE CHASE GOES INTO PENULTIMATE ROUND

It’s all go as the DEKRA Lausitzring prepares to host the sixth of the seven fixtures on the 2020 ADAC GT Masters calendar this coming weekend (30th October – 1st November). The previous race event at the Red Bull Ring left the title chase even wider open than before, with championship leaders Patric Niederhauser (29, CH) and Kelvin van der Linde (24, ZA, both Rutronik Racing) nursing only a one-point lead over their closest challengers, Michael Ammermüller (34, GER) and Christian Engelhart (33, GER) in the Porsche fielded by SSR Performance. The third-placed pairing of Mercedes-AMG drivers Luca Stolz (25, GER) and Maro Engel (35, Monte Carlo, both Toksport WRT) are also within striking distance.

PORSCHE GT TEAM AND WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS READY FOR IMSA ROUND IN MONTEREY

2020 has been a challenging year for Porsche in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Entering the tenth race of the 11-event season, two Porsche factory and one customer team comes to the Monterey Peninsula in California searching to keeping driving the momentum. It took nine rounds of North America’s premier sports car racing series for the series’ 2019 GTLM class Manufacturer Champions to score a first victory in the 11-race season. That win – a record-extending 24th for a manufacturer in the Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – came to the No. 911 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 which will be piloted by Frédéric Makowiecki (France) and Nick Tandy (Great Britain) in the Monterey Sports Car Championship on Sunday, November 1. Still looking for their first victory of the season at the two-hour, 40-minute headline event at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca are 2019 Team and Driver Champions Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) in the No. 912 entry. Also in search of its first GTD class race win is the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R race car prepared by Wright Motorsports for Porsche factory ace Patrick Long (Manhattan Beach, California) and Ryan Hardwick (Atlanta, Georgia).

Krawiec Launches Harley to Pro Stock Motorcycle Win in Houston

Krawiec Jumps to Second Place and Title Contention at Finals Next Weekend HOUSTON, TX – October 26, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec battled to a Pro Stock Motorcycle victory at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park on Sunday. The […]

MEYER SHANK RACING LOOKING TO GAIN CHAMPIONSHIP GROUND HEADING TO LAGUNA SECA

With just two races left in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Meyer Shank Racing is looking to take the No. 86 Acura NSX GT3 back to the podium for the Monterey Sports Car Championship on Sunday 4:05pm ET.

MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT FOR HUTCHISON AS 24 HOURS OF SPA BID ENDS ON ONLY SECOND LAP

Realistic hopes of a major Silver Cup challenge in the 2020 instalment of the annual Total 24 Hours of Spa ended for Finlay Hutchison just two laps into the big race on Saturday, 24th October, when contact from a rival car ultimately led to retirement for his Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3.

BALFE MOTORSPORT SET FOR SPANISH SWING

Balfe Motorsport makes its return to International GT Open this weekend (October 30-November 1) as Shaun Balfe and Rob Bell link up in the team’s distinctive McLaren 720S GT3 in Spain.

Justin Bond Rolls to First Career Victory in E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Action at Houston

BAYTOWN, TX – October 26, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Justin Bond won for the first time in his career in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, beating first-time finalist Brandon Pesz in the championship round at Houston Raceway Park. Bond went 5.707-seconds at 249.35 mph […]

Schumacher, Johnson Jr., Stanfield and Krawiec Earn Victories at Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil

BAYTOWN, TX – October 26, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Eight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher picked up his first victory in more than two years, powering to the win in a thrilling side-by-side duel with Steve Torrence in the final round of Sunday’s 33rd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by […]

OREGON TEAM ENDS THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE ROUND AT SPA WITH CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

Oregon Team ended an almost perfect weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, taking the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe lead with Kevin Gilardoni.

RLR MSPORT TO RETAIN MALTHE JAKOBSEN FOR 2021 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES

The Motul-powered team has been mightily impressed by the Danish Formula 4 Champion, who possesses talent, maturity and professionalism that belies his age, and both parties were keen to extend what has been a happy and successful association into a second year.

LMP3 CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE DECIDED AT FINAL 2020 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES ROUND AT PORTIMAO

United Autosports make their way to Portimao, Portugal for the final round of the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup this weekend (30 Oct-1 Nov).

LUCK DESERTS TEAM PARKER RACING AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

Team Parker Racing suffered more bad luck in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as a software glitch and gearbox failure cost it a legitimate shot at a podium at this year’s 24 Hours of Spa.

K-PAX RACING BATTLES ADVERSITY TO CLAIM TOP-10 FINISH IN 24 HOURS OF SPA DEBUT

K-PAX Racing has thrived in its debut appearance in the demanding Total 24 Hours of Spa, finishing 10th and 12th with its pair of Bentley Continental GT3 entries. However, within the team’s impressive result in the twice-round-the-clock race lives a truly storybook effort put forth by the entire crew and roster of drivers.

DISAPPOINTING END TO THE 24 HOURS OF SPA FOR MACDOWALL

Barwell Motorsport driver Alex MacDowall was cruelly robbed of a possible Silver Cup class victory at the Total 24 Hours of Spa earlier today, Sunday, 25th October, when his Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO was caught-up in the aftermath of a multi-car accident with just seven hours to run.

PORSCHE CELEBRATES SECOND SUCCESSIVE 24 HOURS OF SPA VICTORY AFTER ROWE RACING BLAZES A TRAIL TO GLORY

Porsche is celebrating back-to-back victories at the Total 24 Hours of Spa after a dramatic conclusion to this year’s contest saw ROWE Racing snatch the win during the deciding stages.

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