2020 Pre-Season Test I, Day 1
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team completes 173 laps on the first day of pre-season testing
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Drivers Out To Make History at NHRA Gatornationals in Grand Style
GAINESVILLE, FL – February 19, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – History and a chance for glory at one of the most historic tracks on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series circuit is on the line at the 51st annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 12-15 at Gainesville Raceway. A year after celebrating […]
Funny Car’s Alexis DeJoria Returns in Style, Heads to NHRA Arizona Nationals with Plenty of Momentum
CHANDLER, AR – February 18, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – A two-year hiatus didn’t seem to bother Alexis DeJoria as she opened the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season in style in Pomona. The Funny Car standout advanced to the semifinals in her first race since 2017, setting a strong tone for […]
Top Fuel’s Antron Brown Embracing Journey to get Back On Top Approaching NHRA Arizona Nationals
CHANDLER, AZ – February 17, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Last season wasn’t up to the usual impressive standards from Antron Brown, but you won’t find an ounce of discouragement from the three-time NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world champ. Coming off his first winless season of his career in the Top Fuel […]
DANIEL SCHNEIDER TO RACE ALONGSIDE ANDY MEYRICK FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS MICHELIN LE MANS CUP TEAM
United Autosports can confirm that Daniel Schneider and Andy Meyrick will race for their Michelin Le Mans Cup team in 2020.
NEW CHALLENGES IN MEXICO FOR THE MERCEDES-BENZ EQ FORMULA E TEAM
The fourth round of the 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship season next weekend takes the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team to Mexico City. There are two main challenges awaiting the team there, namely a new track layout and the high altitude at which the 2020 CBMM Niobium Mexico City E-Prix will be contested.
PORSCHE TO TACKLE LE MANS WITH TOP CREWS
The driver crews are set: Porsche goes trophy hunting in the GTE-Pro class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in mid-June with 12 drivers. Four Porsche 911 RSR (2019 model year) will be driven by successful Porsche works drivers and Young Professionals. Lining up on the grid are the current WEC world drivers’ champions Kévin Estre (France) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) as well as the IMSA champions Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium). Richard Lietz (Austria), the two Frenchmen Frédéric Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet, Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and the Italian Gianmaria Bruni have also stood at the top of the podium at classics like Le Mans, the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, the Ardennes marathon at Spa-Francorchamps and the prestigious races at Daytona and Sebring (USA). Young, ambitious drivers such as the Frenchmen Julien Andlauer and Mathieu Jaminet as well as Matt Campbell (Australia) round off the top-notch driver line-up with which Porsche tackles the 88th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
JENSON TEAM ROCKET RJN CONFIRMS 2020 GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE ENTRY WITH McLAREN 720S GT3
The McLaren 720S GT3 will join the grid with Jenson Team Rocket RJN, after the British team confirmed entry into the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS for the 2020 season. The team, established by 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button, will take on the full five-date Endurance Cup calendar including one round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the Total 24 Hours of Spa. The driver line-up for the season will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
NISSAN E.DAMS FORMULA E TEAM RETURNS TO MEXICO
The Nissan e.dams team is headed to Mexico City for round four of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, looking to build on the pace they demonstrated last season at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit.
ERA MOTORSPORT SECURES COLIN BRAUN FOR NORTH AMERICAN ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Following a successful IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut at Daytona International Speedway last month, LMP2 sports car racing team Era Motorsport is excited to announce the addition of three-time Rolex 24 winner Colin Braun for the three remaining races of the North American Endurance Championship. The Indianapolis based sports car team earned a third place finish at the season opener, giving full time drivers Kyle Tilley and Dwight Merriman a strong foothold in the championship points battle early in the season.
BENTLEY BACK TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA WITH CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUTANTS JMW
JMW Motorsport will make its GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS debut in 2020 with Andrew Haryanto and Andy Meyrick.
Kalitta, Beckman and Coughlin Score Start the Season with at the 60th Annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectThe Harvest.com
POMONA, CA – February 10, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – For the third straight time, Doug Kalitta took home a national event win at the 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. Sunday’s win marks Kalitta’s 48th career win, placing him fifth in wins on the all-time Top Fuel list. Jack Beckman […]
Vortech Superchargers Named Title Sponsor for Top Dragster and Sportsman Classes Through 2022
GLENDORA, CA – February 10, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA announced today that Vortech Superchargers, which specializes in superchargers systems geared toward performance enthusiasts, will sponsor the Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes through 2022. The Top Dragster and Top Sportsman categories are for racers with a quick elapsed time. The qualified field […]
