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Erica Enders Honored to be Defending World Champ to Start Pro Stock’s 50th Year at 60th Annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals

POMONA, CA – February 7, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Coming off her third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world title, Erica Enders considers it a great honor to have the No. 1 on her car as the reigning champion heading into a special 50th anniversary season for Pro Stock. That celebratory year […]

Funny Car’s Matt Hagan Still Feeling Effects of Strong Finish to 2019 Season Heading to NHRA Arizona Nationals

CHANDLER, AZ – February 7, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – It might be a new NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, but Matt Hagan still feels the momentum of last year’s hot finish. The two-time Funny Car world champion won two races late in the year to jump into the title conversation and […]

Big Goals on Reigning Funny Car World Champ Robert Hight’s Mind Heading to 60th Annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals

POMONA, CA – February 5, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  After putting together the most consistent and impressive season of his standout NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career in 2019, Robert Hight knows just how he can top his championship season in 2020. It’s been nearly 20 years since someone has won back-to-back […]

DRAMATIC AUSTRALIAN ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP BATHURST OPENER

The opening round of the 2020 Australian GT season came as part of the annual Bathurst 12 Hour with the Endurance Championship entries carding points in their respective classes relative to their title rivals ahead of the two dedicated 4-Hour endurance rounds scheduled for Phillip Island through March and August.

REBELLION RACING ENTERS A SECOND CAR FOR THE 6 HOURS OF SPA AND THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

Team REBELLION Racing is proud to announce the entry of a second REBELLION R-13 car for the two last races of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship season.

Top Fuel Veteran Doug Kalitta Aims to Keep Streak Going with Quick Start at 60th Annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals

POMONA, CA – February 4, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  If there’s been a constant in recent NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series history, it’s veteran Doug Kalitta performing well at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona to open the year. The longtime Top Fuel standout has advanced to four straight finals at the NHRA […]

Un Perce-Neige en douceur.

Les prétendants au titre étaient Karel Carré, actuel champion Canadien, co-piloté par un nouveau co-pilote en la personne de Hubert Gaudreau. Maxime Labrie qui a toujours été très rapide, Jean Sébastien Besner sur une nouvelle voiture Subaru.

TEAM PARKER RACING CONFIRMS THREE-STAR BENTLEY MOTORSPORT ACADEMY LINE UP

Team Parker Racing is delighted to announce that Frank Bird, Nicolai Kjærgaard, and Euan McKay have been selected to become the first-ever members of the Bentley Motorsport Academy.

ASTON MARTIN PARTNERS WITH PACIFIC D’STATION RACING FOR SUPER GT

Aston Martin will return to the Japanese Autobacs Super GT Championship in 2020 for a renewed assault on the GT300 class with its partner team PACIFIC D’station Racing and the Vantage GT3.

MERCEDES-AMG TEAM CRAFT-BAMBOO BLACK FALCON FINISHES P5 IN THE BATHURST 12 HOUR

After a flawless team effort at the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour, Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo BLACK FALCON completes another successful but challenging weekend at the Australian endurance classic. Making its debut in the highly competitive 36 car field, the new-for-2020 Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Mercedes-AMG factory drivers Maro Engel, Luca Stolz and Yelmer Buurman at the wheel fought at the front all race long, and led the race on several occasions, displaying their highly competitive pace.

PODIUM AND CLASS VICTORY FOR McLAREN 720S GT3 ON BATHURST 12 HOUR DEBUT

The McLaren 720S GT3 enjoyed a memorable first weekend racing at the world-famous Mount Panorama circuit in Australia with Customer Racing team 59Racing. The Australian team scored both a second place overall finish and class win with a pair of entries in the 2020 running of the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, Australia’s premier GT endurance race.

ERIN VOGEL AND MICHAEL COOPER TO RACE McLAREN 570S GT4 WITH FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS

After making her Pirelli GT4 America debut at Sonoma Raceway last summer, Erin Vogel will compete in the series for her first full season SRO program, returning to Flying Lizard Motorsport to run in the SprintX championship. Joining her in the two-driver championship will be four-time sports car racing champion Michael Cooper, and the pair will pilot a McLaren 570S GT4.

KCMG QUALIFIES STRONG FOURTH FOR 2020 BATHURST 12 HOUR

KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) began the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour weekend with strong speed, qualifying fourth in the #18 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3.

IGTC’S BIGGEST-EVER BATHURST ENTRY READY TO KICK OFF 2020 DOWN UNDER

22 cars representing nine full-season manufacturers head to Mount Panorama in Australia this weekend for the opening round of 2020’s Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli campaign: the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour (January 31 – February 2).

BATHURST 12 HOUR QUALIFYING MARKED BY HIGHS AND LOWS FOR R-MOTORSPORT

R-Motorsport’s qualifying at Bathurst was a roller-coaster of disappointment tinged with optimism. While Jake Dennis, Scott Dixon and Rick Kelly made it through into the pole shootout for the top ten starting positions, their team-mates’ race weekend ended prematurely. 25-year-old Marvin Kirchhöfer was involved in an accident in Q2 which badly damaged the team’s #62 Aston Martin Vantage GT3. He was uninjured but could not continue, and Luca Ghiotto and Olli Caldwell were left on the sidelines because of the damage.

MATT CAMPBELL SECURES FIRST POLE POSITION FOR PORSCHE AT BATHURST

An ideal qualifying for the Porsche customer team Absolute Racing at the opening round of this year’s Intercontinental GT Challenge: Porsche works driver Matt Campbell (Australia, No. 911) turned the fastest lap of the day (2:03.554 minutes) in qualifying for the Bathurst 12 Hour, thus handing Porsche its first pole position at the Mount Panorama Circuit. In the identical, 500+hp Porsche 911 GT3 R, Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium, No. 1) secured the fifth grid spot for Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) on Saturday.

BATHURST 12 HOUR HOSTS OPENING ROUND OF THE AUSTRALIAN ENDURANCE SEASON

The opening round of the 2020 Australian Endurance Championship gets underway this weekend as part of the annual Bathurst 12 Hour event, with registered teams competing in the GT3 Pro-Am and Silver categories, the Invitational MARC II cars and GT4.

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