Following ‘Milestone’ First Win, Monk Now Readies For WeatherTech Raceway Debut In Lamborghini Super Trofeo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept 6, 2018) – What a difference a year makes.
Ultimate Battle: Three Drivers Vying For Inaugural Action Sprint Tour Crown Friday at Ohsweken
The main title contenders are Shone Evans and Aaron Turkey while Jacob Dykstra remains mathematically in contention. Evans holds an eight-point advantage in the championship standings entering the deciding race, which provides the Scotland, Ont. native a slim cushion for the final 20-lap Feature. Dykstra is 24 points back of Evans and remains mathematically alive, but will need some help in order to capture the title.
Track Champions to be Crowned on Day of Champions Saturday at Petty Raceway
Highlighting the card will be two 40-lap A.E. McKay Builders Late Model Sportsman feature events. The spotlight will be on the top three in points with each of the trio looking for their first Late Model Sportsman championship at Petty International Raceway since the track re-opened in 2011. Brady Creamer (Miramichi) enters the final night of point racing with a five point lead over 54th Jones Auto Body River Glade International champion Jordan Veinotte (Porter’s Lake, NS) and six points on veteran Laurie Cormier (Riverview). Reigning track champion Kenny MacKenzie Jr (Salisbury) enters with a mathematical chance at a second title but with a 25-point deficit will need some help to get back to the top. With lots of laps for the trio to work and several others looking to grab two checkered flags on the evening, this battle could go either way when the dust settles after heat racing and two feature events.
Sprint Car Championships and Brock Leonard Memorial at Ohsweken on Friday Night
Also on the card is the prestigious 50-lap Brock Leonard Memorial for the Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks as well as a regular 15-lap event for the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks. The Brock Leonard Memorial is one of the biggest races of the year for the Thunder Stocks and is run annually in honour of the late Brock Leonard, a longtime Speedway official and father of Ohsweken race director, Doug Leonard, who passed away in 2012. The race is also the second of four combined races for the Insta-Panels Duel on the Dirt Series.
Mini Stock Tour Championship Showdown Set to Shine Saturday at Riverside
After Chris Hatcher (Beaver Bank, NS) drove the No. 31 entry for the last two weekends in New Brunswick, Matthew Warren (White’s Lake, NS) returns to the seat of the Multi-Tech Automotive/A1 Tree Care Honda Civic with the point lead. Warren has a healthy 21 point lead on Dave Matthews (Kennetcook, NS) and a 23 point advantage on reigning champion Tim Webster (Beaver Bank, NS). While Andrew Warren (White’s Lake, NS), Cody Byrne (Orwell Cove, PE) and Neil Miousse (Kentville, NS) are not mathematically eliminated from the championship picture heading into the Diamond Trucking 50, they are long shots to take home the title.
ESM HEADS TO LAGUNA SECA FOR CONTINENTAL MONTEREY GRAND PRIX
This weekend, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to the newly renamed WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for round nine of the 2018 prototype championship. The 2018 season has proven to be a challenging one for Tequila Patrón ESM, but the two car Nissan prototype team is ready for the final two races of the season, starting with the Continental Monterey Grand Prix in central California.
LEXUS RC F GT3s RIDING IN STYLE AT LAGUNA SECA
Lexus and 3GT Racing head to the west coast this weekend to compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at WeatherTech Laguna Seca on Sunday. Lexus currently ranking third in the GTD manufacturer championship standings with just two races remaining on the 2018 IMSA schedule.
PAUL MILLER RACING KEEPS FOCUS ON POINTS BATTLE FOR LAGUNA SECA
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is winding down, but the battle for the GTD class championship continues to intensify with just two races remaining. Paul Miller Racing currently holds a 13 point lead over Meyer Shank Racing heading into the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
ASTON MARTIN BEGINS HUNT FOR THE NEXT GT SUPERSTAR
Aston Martin Racing is launching the AMR Young Driver Academy for 2019, in the search to find the next Ross Gunn, the factory FIA World Endurance Championship team’s current reserve and development driver and the winner of its previous young driver scheme in 2015.
BMW TEAM RLL LOOKING TO CONTINUE WINNING WAYS AT LAGUNA SECA
Following the first GTLM class victory and double-podium finish for the BMW M8 GTE program at Virginia International Raceway, BMW Team RLL has its sights set on this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca to extend the winning ways. The classic Northern California circuit within sight of Monterey Bay has seen two BMW victories in recent years. The BMW Z4 GTLM won in 2015 with John Edwards and Lucas Luhr behind the wheel and the BMW M6 GTLM was victorious last year with John Edwards sharing the win with Martin Tomczyk.
Macauley Vineyard joins Racing Point Force India in quest for excellence
Racing Point Force India is delighted to bring Macauley Vineyard to the Formula One paddock as its official supplier of red and white wine.
“I have to race three cars, including my teammate” Vettel
It was a dismal race weekend for the four-time World Champion, who found himself towing team-mate Kimi Raikkonen to pole position on Satuday and spinning to the back of the grid after contact with title rival Lewis Hamilton on the first lap come Sunday.
