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CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: GOING FOR AN OVERALL THREE-PEAT

August 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Corvette Racing’s title chase in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes it to a circuit where – not surprisingly – it has shown significant strength: Virginia International Raceway.

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PAUL MILLER RACING KEEPS CHAMPIONSHIP FOCUS HEADING INTO VIRGINIA

August 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has been a whirlwind season for Paul Miller Racing, and the battle for the GTD class title resumes this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway. With an impressive seven podiums in eight races, the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 of Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow is leading the championship by 18 points with three races remaining. This weekend’s sprint race will feature the IMSA GT classes only, where 10 GTD and eight GTLM entries will compete for the next batch of valuable championship points.

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WEATHERTECH RACING TAKING MOMENTUM TO VIR

August 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) are taking a two-race podium streak to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) this weekend, August 17-19.

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BMW TEAM RLL READY FOR VIR AFTER NEAR MISS AT ROAD AMERICA

August 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

While the second half of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship can be exhausting with a race seemingly every other weekend, BMW Team RLL is looking forward to getting back to it at the Aug. 19 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR following a near miss of the podium’s top spot at Road America. Leading for almost the entire last hour of the race, the No. 25 M8 GTE of Connor De Phillippi was stalled by a fuel system issue within minutes of the checkered flag.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM STRIVES FOR OUTRIGHT VICTORY IN VIRGINIA

August 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Porsche GT Team fields two 911 RSR at round nine of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season on the Virginia International Raceway on 19 August. The 510-hp racer from Weissach, which has already notched up victories at the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Mid-Ohio race so far this season, tackles the infamously cutthroat GTLM class against strong opposition from BMW, Chevrolet and Ford. In the GTD class, Porsche’s customer team Wright Motorsports campaigns the 911 GT3 R, which recently celebrated its first win this year in the USA at Road America. The prototypes will be absent at the venerable 5.263-kilometre racetrack close to Alton in the US state of Virginia for the second time this season. This means that overall victory will go to a GT car.

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MEYER SHANK RACING LOOKING TO GAIN IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP GROUND AT VIR

August 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

As the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads into the final three races of the 2018 season, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is setting its focus on the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR this Sunday.

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FOUR SERIES – FOUR PIT STOPS: PACE AND PERFECTION IN ALL ASPECTS

August 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Perfect pit stops are important for success in every race series. While it will be primarily about the speed of changing tyres at next weekend’s DTM races in Brands Hatch (GBR), in endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), it’s the right timing and coordination of the different procedures that is crucial. In addition to changing the tyres, the car is refuelled and a new driver enters the cockpit. We provide an overview of the pit stops in the various race series in which BMW M Motorsport is involved and compare the stops at the upcoming DTM races with those in the FIA WEC, the IMSA series and at the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours.

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS READY FOR ROAD AMERICA

August 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports is back to racing this weekend with Sebastian Saavedra and Gustavo Yacaman at Road America for the 8th round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship.

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MAGNUSSEN CHASING FIRST GTLM CLASS WIN WITH GARCIA AT ROAD AMERICA

August 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Danish ace Jan Magnussen has his sights set on taking his first Road America victory as a combination with teammate Antonio Garcia when the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads to Elkhart Lake this weekend.

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PAUL MILLER RACING CARRIES MOMENTUM AND POINTS LEAD TO ROAD AMERICA

August 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Following a dominating win two weeks ago at Lime Rock Park, Paul Miller Racing will enter this weekend’s Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America with a ten point lead. The No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 has yet to finish outside the top four in seven races, making Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow the duo to watch in round eight of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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ESM RETURNS TO ROAD AMERICA TO DEFEND DPi WIN

August 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

After a series of challenging races in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Tequila Patrón ESM is pressing on to the next round in the championship to Road America, where the team earned Nissan its first DPi win in 2017. Drivers Johannes van Overbeek and Pipo Derani brought the No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi to victory with drivers Scott Sharp and Ryan Dalziel finishing third in the No. 2 Nissan Onroak DPi, scoring the team a double podium finish.

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TEAMMATES HAND, MUELLER RIDE STRONG MOMENTUM BACK TO ROAD AMERICA

August 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

They’re definitely not alone in these sentiments, but No. 66 Ford GT co-drivers Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller love racing at Road America, which hosts the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for this Sunday’s two-hour, 40-minute Continental Tire Road Race Showcase.

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BMW TEAM RLL LOOKING FORWARD TO ROAD AMERICA

August 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The annual trip to Road America for the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Showcase is always a highlight for BMW Team RLL. The classic Wisconsin circuit was the site of BMW Team RLL’s very first pole position and victory in 2009 behind the efforts of Bill Auberlen and Joey Hand in their BMW M3 GT. Over the past eight seasons the team has scored an additional two poles and seven podium finishes at the historic motor circuit, including two more wins in 2010 and 2012.

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CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: A FAVORITE STOP FOR ALL

August 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Throughout its 20 seasons of competition, Corvette Racing has filled its résumé with some of the best racetracks in the world – 26 to be exact. None may be more liked than Road America, the picturesque four-mile track in the Kettle Moraine region of Wisconsin.

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MEYER SHANK RACING FOCUS ON ROAD AMERICA RACE WEEKEND

July 31, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

With the race season in full swing, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) continues its run of back-to-back race events with a third consecutive weekend of action as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads to Road America for the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase this Sunday.

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CADILLAC RACING TEAMS HEADING TO ROAD AMERICA

July 31, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac V-Performance Racing teams Konica Minolta Cadillac, Mustang Sampling Cadillac and Whelen Engineering Cadillac are headed to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase to run Aug. 3-5.

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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING SETS SIGHTS ON ROAD AMERICA

July 30, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

With two wins in the last three years at the legendary Wisconsin track, there is little question about why Whelen Engineering Racing looks forward to racing at Road America. That anticipation will be strongest this week as the team prepares for the next round of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition on Sunday(FS1 2:30 PM ET broadcast) at the 4-mile natural terrain circuit in Elkhart Lake.

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MEYER SHANK RACING CONTINUES IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT AT LIME ROCK PARK

July 22, 2018 RNW Staff

Looking to maintain momentum in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) made gains throughout the Lime Rock Park race weekend to race in podium contention until the closing moments of the Northeast GP on Saturday, taking fourth at the finish.

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PAUL MILLER RACING VICTORIOUS AT LIME ROCK PARK

July 22, 2018 RNW Staff

Paul Miller Racing celebrated a special win Saturday evening at Lime Rock Park, celebrating victory in front of their home crowd, also extending their championship points lead in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 claimed its second victory and sixth podium in seven races, extending their championship lead from three to ten points.

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THREE IN A ROW: FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING TAKES COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY

July 22, 2018 RNW Staff

Shortly after the race’s final pit stops with just over an hour to go, Joey Hand was 12 seconds down to the race leader. But in the spirit of Ford Chip Ganassi Racing’s “never say die” attitude, Hand charged to the front, passing the leading Corvette with 13 minutes left and taking his and Dirk Mueller’s No. 66 Ford GT to an overall win in the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park today.

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