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Pro Stock Veteran Greg Anderson Knows Back Up Against The Wall Approaching NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals

CONCORD, NC – October 10, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Greg Anderson is no stranger to performing well in pressure situations. But the four-time Pro Stock world champion knows he needs something great at this weekend’s NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway to stay in contention for another NHRA Mello Yello Drag […]

JAN MAGNUSSEN READY TO FINISH OUT 2019 SEASON WITH CORVETTE RACING

With just one more race to go in 2019, Danish ace Jan Magnussen is looking to end the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on a high note when the series rolls into Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta for Motul Petit Le Mans.

HEINRICHER RACING CLOSE OUT FIRST All-FEMALE IMSA SEASON AT ROAD ATLANTA

Heinricher Racing heads to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta to mark the close of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season with the Motul Petit Le Mans.

WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING SEEKS THIRD-CONSECUTIVE IMSA ENDURANCE CROWN AT ROAD ATLANTA

Whelen Engineering Racing enters Saturday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta seeking its third consecutive IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC), and is also mathematically eligible to claim another IMSA Prototype championship for the organization.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA

Coming up only one turn short of victory in 2018, Mustang Sampling Racing will be looking for a strong finish to its 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign when it returns to Michelin Road Atlanta for Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans.Joao Barbosa and Filipe Albuquerque will return to the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R for the 10-hour endurance classic, joined by British veteran Mike Conway.

WORLD CLASS AUSTRALIAN ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR 2020

Australian GT have unveiled the first of their dates for the 2020 season, with three events scheduled for the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, kicking off with the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour in late January.

Funny Car’s Ron Capps Looking to Emerge From Tight Group of Title Contenders at NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals

CONCORD, NC – October 9, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The way Ron Capps looks at it, the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship might as well be restarting this weekend during the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at the state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway. It’s a nod to just how competitive the Funny Car class has […]

Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta Staying The Course as Championship Talk Heats Up at NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals

CONCORD, NC – October 9, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With nearly the slimmest of leads and four races remaining in the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Doug Kalitta isn’t taking his top spot for granted. The chance for the Top Fuel veteran’s first world championship is one of the top […]

WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR PETITE LE MANS

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) are ready for the final race of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season Motul Petit Le Mans to run at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, October 10-12.

CADILLAC RACING TEAMS READY FOR SEASON FINALE PETITE LE MANS

Four Cadillac teams, six cars, will compete in the season-ending round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the running of the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, October 10-12.

THE FINAL CHALLENGE: FOUR CARS, TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS AT ROAD ATLANTA

Performance Tech Motorsports’ target is locked on the top step of the podium for the final IMSA event weekend in 2019.

ALBUQUERQUE JOINS WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING

A new but familiar face will join Whelen Engineering Racing in 2020, as Filipe Albuquerque has been signed to the driver roster in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC).

Top Fuel Star Brittany Force Aims for Another Clutch Performance at AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals

ENNIS, TX – October 7, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Brittany Force knows what a win at Texas Motorplex can do for championship aspirations. The Top Fuel standout performed well in the pressure moments of the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship stop at the track two years ago, using that victory to […]

FUJI TRIUMPH FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

The reigning World Champions won at Fuji Speedway for the seventh time in eight years, with the #8 TS050 HYBRID of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley earning victory from pole position.

MIGHTY MONZA BECKONS WILKINSON FOR GT OPEN SEASON FINALE

Ollie Wilkinson is ready to wrap up his 2019 racing season and first year driving the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 next weekend (12 & 13 October), as he heads to Monza, Italy, for the final round of the International GT Open series with Optimum Motorsport.

FERRARI ON THE PODIUM IN LMGTE AM AT THE 6 HOURS OF FUJI

The #83 Ferrari 488 GTE courtesy of AF Corse claimed second place in the LMGTE Am class in the 6 Hours of Fuji, second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The crew made up of François Perrodo, Emmanuel Collard and Nicklas Nielsen, after the success in the opening round at Silverstone, consolidate their championship leadership. In LMGTE Pro, AF Corse’s Ferrari crews leave the Japanese track having missed out on a podium after watching their race strategy thwarted by a Full Course Yellow, stripping the Ferrari cars of any chance of a battle for victory.

CETILAR RACING ENDURES TOUGH WEEKEND AT FUJI

Cetilar Racing endured a tough race weekend at Fuji. The second of eight FIA WEC rounds ended with a P8 in the LMP2 category. After setting the eight lap-time in the Saturday’s qualifying, the AF Corse-powered #47 Dallara shared by Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi crossed once more the finish line.

UNITED AUTOSPORTS CLAIM PODIUM IN 6 HOURS OF FUJI

United Autosports scored its first podium finish in only the second round of 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship when the #22 Oreca of Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Oliver Jarvis was officially classified a magnificent third – sixth overall – in the 6 Hours of Fuji today (6 Oct).

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