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Top Fuel’s Terry McMillen aims for Repeat Win at Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals as Top 10 Points Battle Looms Large

August 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

McMillen, Richie Crampton, Scott Palmer and Billy Torrence fighting for the final two spots in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship heading to the Big Go INDIANAPOLIS, IN – August 26, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – A year later, the moment is surreal for Terry McMillen. The Top Fuel veteran broke through with […]

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Racing weekend review week 34 of motorsports racing

August 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

With 11 racing events including MotoGP, NASCAR TRUCK, and INDYCAR taking place during the 34th racing week of 2019 it can be difficult to follow all the high-speed action. So to get you up to speed here are some of the major highlights from the 34th motorsports racing week.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING BEGINS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENCE

August 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing returns to action for the last season of the iconic TS050 HYBRID car, which features eight races on four continents and concludes at La Sarthe on 14 June 2020.. For the start of its fourth and final season, the TS050 HYBRIDs will compete in high-downforce specification, giving a race debut to the […]

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MERCEDES-AMG TEAM CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING FINISH P4 IN THE SUZUKA 10 HOURS AFTER FLAWLESS TEAM EFFORT

August 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Going into the Suzuka 10 Hours weekend, the team were optimistic of a strong result despite it being Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing crews’ first endurance race with the Mercedes-AMG GT3. Factory Mercedes-AMG drivers Maximilian Götz, Luca Stolz and Yelmer Buurman were drafted in to give the team a best possible chance at fighting at the front. Despite limited dry running all weekend, the team’s preparation and focus meant that after a hard-fought 10 hour race which saw no mistakes and a great team effort, Craft-Bamboo Racing finished in 4th position, just missing out on a podium spot by 3 seconds at the end.

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PAUL MILLER RACING FAST BUT UNLUCKY AT VIR

August 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Paul Miller Racing has its sights set on the penultimate round of the championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca after a frustrating day at VIRginia International Raceway.

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WEATHERTEC RACING FINISHES THIRD AT VIR

August 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland) finished third today in GTD at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin SportsCar GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway (VIR).

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SIXTH IMSA WIN AT ROUND NINE FOR THE PORSCHE GT TEAM

August 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

With a one-two result, Porsche continues its winning streak in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. At the third to last race of the season, Patrick Pilet (France) and Nick Tandy (Great Britain) crossed the finish line in the Porsche 911 RSR as the overall winners. Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) finished second driving the number 912 sister car and, thanks to their victories Long Beach, Mid-Ohio, and Canada’s Bowmanville, continue to hold the lead. The winners of the rounds at Sebring and Watkins Glen, Pilet and Tandy, managed to reduce the gap with their third win to eleven points in the drivers’ classification. In the GTLM class, Porsche also holds a clear lead the manufacturers’ classification with 304 points.

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HARD WORK BRINGS PODIUM FINISH FOR MEYER SHANK RACING AT VIR

August 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

A weekend that started off leaving Meyer Shank Racing wanting more, ended in the team’s favor after Mario Farnbacher and Trent Hindman brought home a second place finish with the No. 86 AutoNation Acura NSX GT3 at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) on Sunday. The all GT weekend marked the ninth round of GTD competition in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES SEVENTH AND EIGHTH AT VIR

August 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

BMW Team RLL had a difficult race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway (USA), ultimately finishing seventh and eighth in the GTLM class. Having finished first and third there last season, the team could not equal the pace of the other GTLM competitors this time. The #96 Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 finished 11th in the GTD class after an early race incident.

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