Endurance racing, well, has endured. It’s been woven into motorsports’ fabric from the very beginning. Epic events such as the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans are bucket-list events for teams, drivers and fans.
RHC Lawrence-Strom (RHC) partners with Audi of America, Kettler Motor Werks and GMG Racing to field the first female-only driver lineup in IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge history. Gosia Rdest and Ashley Freiberg will drive the No. 50 Audi R8 LMS GT4 supported by RHC, GMG and Audi Sport customer racing.
Roush Fenway Racing has announced the driver schedule for the No. 60 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Xfinity Series that will be shared by Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe and Ty Majeski.
IMSA Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama Gold Cup class champion Roman De Angelis has signed on to drive with Kelly-Moss Road and Race in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama series.
And for racing team owner John Visconti III, an opportunity of a lifetime flashed before him last fall. And it's paid dividends for driver Brandon McReynolds.
Visconti was at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series weekend, which also included a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race. It was that trip to Charlotte that brought the opportunity to his attention.
Drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, ILL.), Alessandro Balzan (Italy), Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) and Jeff Segal (Miami, Fla.) came away from the Roar test three weeks ago with a lot of laps under their belts and optimism for the race this weekend. The team, on the strength of the Scuderia Corsa prepared No. 63 WeatherTech Racing Ferrari 488 GT3, had a fault-free run at the test allowing the drivers to focus on getting laps and the team to get a set-up on the white and black Ferrari that satisfied all four drivers.
Cadillac V-Performance Racing teams Konica Minolta Cadillac, Mustang Sampling Cadillac, Whelen Engineering Cadillac, and Spirit of Daytona Cadillac are taking the momentum from the Roar Before the 24 test three weeks ago into the IMSA WeatherTech Championship Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona race weekend, January 27-28. Cadillac DPi-V.R race cars posted the four fastest times.
Two 24-hour races within a fortnight are a special challenge for any race team. With a podium finish in the Dubai 24 Hours, the 2018 season started off in a promising way. The GRT Grasser outfit with Mark Ineichen (CHE), Rolf Ineichen (CHE), Christian Engelhart (DEU) and Mirko Bortolotti (ITA) rounded out their successful weekend.
This week, Tequila Patrón ESM will return to Daytona International Speedway in hopes of again clinching the overall victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The 2016 Rolex race winners bring with them strong momentum, as they ready to officially begin the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.
David Gilliland Racing and CROSLEY Sports Group announced Todd Gilliland will drive the No. 54 Frontline Enterprises Toyota in select races in the NASCAR K&N Pro East Series and ARCA Racing Series
Officials of the Pirelli World Challenge have made two cost-saving measures for the GTS class teams in the 18-race Pirelli World Challenge schedule with reduced tire usage as well as no required tire changes in the GTS SprintX events.
K-LOVE Radio will join Michael McDowell in his move to Front Row Motorsports, partnering with the No. 34 Ford team for five races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.