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PENULTIMATE ROUND OF EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES AT MONZA NEXT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS UNITED AUTOSPORTS

October 6, 2020 RNW Staff

United Autosports head to Monza, Italy this weekend (9-11 October) for the penultimate round of the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup.

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24 HOURS OF SPA ON THE FINAL STRAIGHT AHEAD OF 72nd EDITION

October 6, 2020 RNW Staff

The completion of last week’s Total 24 Hours of Spa test days (29/30 September) launched the final phase of preparations for the 2020 running of the Belgian endurance classic.

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MEYER SHANK RACING READY FOR BATTLE UNDER LIGHTS AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

October 5, 2020 RNW Staff

Meyer Shank Racing drivers Mario Farnbacher and Matt McMurry will make their debut at the inaugural race on Saturday at the 2.32-mile Charlotte ROVAL 8:00pm ET.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM AND IMSA BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA ROVAL

October 5, 2020 RNW Staff

20 years ago IMSA held its only race to-date at the Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) with Porsche holding nearly half the starting spots. Since that time much has changed in the sport and at the Concord, North Carolina track. It will all come back together on Saturday October 10 when three Porsche-built race cars will challenge the Charlotte “ROVAL” for 100-minutes in the race.

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NHRA and Wicked Quick partner for High-Speed Apparel Collection

October 5, 2020 RNW Staff

New NHRA Don’t Blink Collection Now Available GLENDORA, CA – October 5, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA has partnered with Wicked Quick for a collection of high-graphic NHRA tees that delivers an aggressive, visual take on speed. The licensing partnership was secured by JRL Group, NHRA’s licensing agency. The partnership brings a sense of homecoming […]

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RETURNEE BRINGS UPTICK FOR BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT AT THE SACHSENRING

October 5, 2020 RNW Staff

n the run-up to the fourth fixture of the 2020 ADAC GT Masters at the Sachsenring, BWT Mücke Motorsport had to change their driver line-up: Mike Beckhusen was out with a shoulder injury, so Mike David Ortmann stepped in to take his seat in the number 25 BWT Audi R8 LMS. The 20-year-old is a familiar face in the Berlin-based outfit, having competed for them from 2017 to 2019. On his comeback, he was to share a cockpit with Igor Walilko. The driver pairing for the sister car remained unchanged, with Stefan Mücke partnering Ricardo Feller in the number 26 BWT Audi R8 LMS.

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MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING/JDC-MILLER MOTORSPORTS MAKING MOVES TO PREPARE FOR 2021 IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTS CAR CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPAIGN

October 5, 2020 RNW Staff

With a focus towards the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, Mustang Sampling Racing and two-time IMSA Champion driver João Barbosa have agreed to mutually part ways ahead of the remaining three races of the season. Tristan Vautier will assume full-time drive duties of the No. 5 Cadillac DPi-V.R alongside Sebastien Bourdais as the team […]

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Doug Kalitta and Tommy Johnson Jr. Pick Up Victories at Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil

October 5, 2020 RNW Staff

MADISON, IL – October 5, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Veteran Doug Kalitta won for the fourth time in St. Louis and pulled within two points of the Top Fuel lead on Sunday, racing to an impressive victory at the ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil at World Wide […]

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Camping World Enters Multi-Year Partnership as NHRA Pro Series Sponsor

October 5, 2020 RNW Staff

GLENDORA, CA – October 5, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Camping World, the nation’s largest retailer of recreational vehicles (RVs), RV accessories, and RV-related services, has partnered with the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body to become the sponsor of NHRA’s premier professional series, which will be known as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing […]

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CATCH-UP RACE FOR AUDI SPORT IN INDIANAPOLIS

October 5, 2020 RNW Staff

At the second round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, Audi Sport Team Hardpoint WRT with the Audi R8 LMS fought its way back up to fourth place after early setbacks. Rain showers of varying intensity turned the Indianapolis 8 Hour race in the US state of Indiana into an unpredictable lottery in the first phase.

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HEROIC EFFORT BY K-PAX RACING EARNS ITS DRIVERS POINTS IN INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR

October 5, 2020 RNW Staff

K-PAX Racing has long been recognized for its rigorous attention to detail, and in Sunday’s Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Powered by Pirelli Indianapolis 8 Hour, the team was able to show how strong its operation is piece-by-piece, putting forth a unified effort that displayed the team’s ability to produce both a winning and resilient program. The team was able to finish in the top-10 of GT3 competitors qualified to earn IGTC points, helping its driver roster continue to fight for the coveted championship.

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BMW DOMINATES INAUGURAL INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR

October 5, 2020 RNW Staff

BMW scored its maiden Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli victory in dominant fashion with a one-two finish in today’s inaugural Indianapolis 8 Hour.

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POMMER AND SCHMIDT IN FIRST WIN OF ADAC GT MASTERS CAMPAIGN FOR CALLAWAY- CORVETTE

October 4, 2020 RNW Staff

The Corvette is back in contention! After a frustrating start to the season, Markus Pommer (29, GER) and Jeffrey Schmidt (26, CH) secured a first win of 2020 for the C7 GT3-R of Callaway Competition in Race 2 at the Sachsenring. The duo were beneficiaries of a late penalty imposed on Franck Perera (36, FRA) […]

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THE DENSO KOBELCO SARD GR OUT RACES THE SUPER GT FIELD AT FUJI

October 4, 2020 RNW Staff

The Takanokono Hotel FUJI GT 300km RACE, Round 5 of the 2020 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563m×66 laps) in Shizuoka Prefecture on October 4 (Sun). In the GT500 class, the No. 39 DENSO KOBELCO SARD GR Supra (Heikki Kovalainen/Yuichi Nakayama) came from 5th place on the starting grid to run away in the final stages and take its first win of the season. In the GT300 class, REALIZE NISSAN AUTOMOBILE TECHNICAL COLLEGE GT-R (Kiyoto Fujinami/Joao Paulo de Oliveira) gave team manager Masahiko Kondo’ team its first class victory.

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Schumacher Breaks Top Fuel Speed Record, Joined by No.1 Qualifiers Lee, M. Smith at Mopar NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil

October 4, 2020 RNW Staff

MADISON, IL – October 4, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Eight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher powered to his first No. 1 qualifier since 2018, breaking the track speed record during Saturday’s ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil at World Wide Technology Raceway. https://motorsportsnewswire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Tony-Schumacher-Record-Run.mp4 Paul Lee (Funny […]

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DE PHILLIPPI FIRES BMW TO INAUGURAL INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR POLE

October 4, 2020 RNW Staff

BMW will start tomorrow’s inaugural Indianapolis 8 Hour from the front of the pack after Walkenhorst Motorsport driver Connor De Phillippi mastered the IMS Road Course in this evening’s Pole Shootout.

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MAIDEN ADAC GT MASTERS WIN FOR MERCEDES-AMG DUO DIENST AND FROMMENWILER

October 3, 2020 RNW Staff

In a commanding performance at the Sachsenring on Saturday, the Mercedes duo of Marvin Dienst (23, GER) and Philipp Frommenwiler (31, CH, both DLV team Schütz Motorsport) converted pole position into a maiden ADAC GT Masters win. Runners-up on the spectacular rollercoaster track near Chemnitz were Robert Renauer (35, GER) and Sven Müller (28, GER, […]

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October 3, 2020 David Martin-Janiak

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ARTA NSX-GT TAKES ITS SECOND STRAIGHT SUPER GT POLE AT FUJI

October 3, 2020 RNW Staff

The qualifying for the Takanokono Hotel FUJI GT 300km RACE, Round 5 of the 2020 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture on October 3 (Sat). In the GT500 class, the pole position was taken by Fukuzumi in the No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT (Tomoki Nojiri /Nirei Fukuzumi). In the GT300 class, it was Kotaka in the No. 6 ADVICS muta MC86 Ryohei Sakaguchi/Kazuto Kotaka) that took the class pole. For both teams it was their second straight pole position at Fuji following Round 2. These two cars will start tomorrow’s race from the front position in their respective class grids at 13:30 in the afternoon.

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MERCEDES-AMG KICK OF ADAC GT MASTERS SACHSENRING WEEKEND WITH BEST TIME

October 2, 2020 RNW Staff

Mercedes-AMG had the first best showing of the weekend with Maro Engel (35, Monte Carlo), who set best time in first practice for this fourth round of the ADAC GT Masters at the Sachsenring. Klaus Bachler (29, AUT, Küs Team75 Bernhard) was second while P3 went to Frédéric Vervisch (34, BEL, Team WRT) in an Audi.

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