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WHELEN ENGINEERING CADILLAC TO START FOURTH IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 24, 2020 RNW Staff 0

The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R will start from the second row for this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona, January 25-26.

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WEATHERTECH RACING FERRARI QUALIFIES SECOND IN GTD FOR THE ROLEX 24

January 24, 2020 RNW Staff 0

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), Alessandro Balzan (Italy), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) will start from the front row in the GTD class in the 58th running of the IMSA WeatherTech Rolex 24 At Daytona January 23-26 at Daytona International Speedway.

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PAUL MILLER RACING READIES TO RACE IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 24, 2020 RNW Staff 0

The Paul Miller Racing No. 48 Lamborghini team battled stiff IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition and changing track conditions to notch an eighth place start for the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

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THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR LOCKS OUT THE FRONT GRID ROW AT US DEBUT

January 24, 2020 RNW Staff 0

The new Porsche 911 RSR has made an impressive North American debut in qualifying for the 24-hour race at Daytona by claiming positions one and two on the grid. During the 15-minute session on the Daytona International Speedway, Nick Tandy (Great Britain) in the No. 911 vehicle and Belgium’s Laurens Vanthoor in the No. 912 sister car fought a heated duel for the fastest lap time.

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MEYER SHANK RACING SET ON ROLEX 24 GRID

January 24, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Making his first official IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT-Daytona qualifying start with Meyer Shank Racing, Matt McMurry put the No. 86 AutoNation / SiriusXM – LaSalle Solutions Acura NSX GT3 ninth for the start of the 58th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona on Saturday.

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SECOND-ROW START AT DAYTONA FOR CORVETTE C8.R DEBUT

January 24, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Corvette Racing will roll off third and fourth in the first race for the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R following GT Le Mans (GTLM) qualifying for Saturday’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. A three-time winner of the Rolex 24, the Corvette Racing program hopes to start the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a debut victory for the mid-engine Corvette.

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SECOND ROW START FOR HEINRICHER RACING AT DAYTONA

January 24, 2020 RNW Staff 0

In his second full season of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar competition, Trent Hindman continued to show his speed behind the wheel of the No. 57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) Acura NSX GT3 after qualifying third for the 58th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona.

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NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Powers Back to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park

January 23, 2020 RNW Staff 0

CHANDLER, AZ – January 23, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is ready for a duel in the desert, bringing plenty of adrenaline-filled action to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park for the 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals on Feb. 21-23. It is the second of 24 races during […]

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2020 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Conference Finals Set

January 23, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Tulsa Raceway Park, Bristol Dragway will again host year’s biggest Jr. events GLENDORA, CA – January 23, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The two premier events for the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, the wildly popular series for young NHRA racers, will return to familiar surroundings for the 2020 season. The Western […]

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ERA MOTORSPORT RECRUITS THE BEST FOR IMSA ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA DEBUT

January 23, 2020 RNW Staff 0

After months of on track testing and behind the scenes preparation, the management, drivers, and crew of Era Motorsport will make their IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut at this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. The LMP2 sports car team has recruited the some of the best personnel from across the motorsports world to start the 2020 season off strong.

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LEXUS RC F GT3 RETURNS FOR 2020 RACING SEASON AT ROLEX 24

January 22, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Lexus and AIM VASSER SULLIVAN (AVS) return to IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition this weekend with the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway for the second season together campaigning two Lexus RC F GT3 entries in the GTD class. The season-opening endurance event features four racers competing in each Lexus entry during the 24-hour period.

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NHRA Announces Changes to Countdown to the Championship Points Structure

January 22, 2020 RNW Staff 0

POMONA, CA – January 22, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship will see some new elements this year. Competitors in the premier series may earn their way into the Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s version of the playoffs, by one of two ways. As […]

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Alexis DeJoria Revs Up Her Return to Racing With ROKiT Phones and ABK Beer

January 22, 2020 RNW Staff 0

LOS ANGELES, CA – January 21, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Iconic National Hot Rod Association Drag Racer (NHRA), Alexis DeJoria announced today a multi-year sponsorship deal with two high profile sponsors: ROKiT Phones and ABK Beer. ROKiT Phones – creators of glasses-free 3D smartphones – and the award-winning, 700-Year-Old Bavarian beer brand, ABK […]

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DRIVER REGULATIONS EVOLVED AHEAD OF 2020’S INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE

January 22, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli organisers have made several important changes to the championship’s sporting regulations ahead of 2020.

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GRID MOTORSPORTS JOINS GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA WITH LAMBORGHINI

January 22, 2020 RNW Staff 0

GRID Motorsport will make its GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS debut with Lamborghini this year after confirming a full-season Pro/Am entry comprising Steven Bei Siling and Naoki Yokomizo.

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SILVERSTONE CLASSIC TO MARK ITS 30th ANNIVERSARY WITH ‘GREATEST HITS’ RACECARD

January 22, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in splendid style, this summer’s special Silverstone Classic (31 July – 2 August) will feature a spectacular ‘greatest hits’ showcase of magical retro races.

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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING READY FOR ROLEX 24

January 21, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Whelen Engineering Racing is ready for the season opening IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona to run January 25-26.

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Performance Tech Motorsports Prepared for the Rolex 24

January 21, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Performance Tech Motorsports is primed to top the podium at the 58th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona fueled by its second-place finish in 2019.

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CADILLAC RACING TEAMS POISED FOR ANOTHER STRONG ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 21, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Cadillac’s four DPi-V.R prototype race cars and three teams are ready to open the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with the 58th running of the Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona, January 25-26.

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KCMG TO KICK OFF NEW INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE SEASON WITH NISSAN AT BATHURST 12 HOUR

January 21, 2020 RNW Staff 0

KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) will start the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge at the Bathurst 12 Hour (31 January – 2 February), once again with a pair of Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 cars for the Australian enduro.

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