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The 3GT Racing No. 15 Lexus RC F GT3 recorded a fourth-place result in the GTD class on Sunday in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Watkins Glen International with drivers Jack Hawksworth, David Heinemeier Hansson and Mario Farnbacher.

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WATKINS GLEN ENDS IN EARLY HEARTBREAK FOR ESM

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

A podium finish at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen has again eluded Tequila Patrón ESM. Although the Nissan Onroak DPi team showed strong speeds and consistent improvements throughout the IMSA SportsCar Championship weekend, the team retired both cars early from the six hour endurance event.

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TWO PORSCHE 911 RSR TO CONTEST IMSA SEASON’S ONE AND ONLY RACE IN CANADA

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

One highlight follows the other in the IMSA SportsCar Championship: Just a week after the six-hour classic at Watkins Glen, North America’s premier sports car race series makes its traditional detour over the border for Canada’s one and only round of the season contested on 8 July at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The Porsche GT Team fields two 510 hp 911 RSR in the GTLM class on the very fast and demanding course close to Bowmanville. This category, in which four automobile manufacturers compete, is known to be particularly tough and is packed with suspense from start to finish. Porsche’s customer team Wright Motorsports runs two 911 GT3 R racers in the GTD class.

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FOURTH AT THE GLEN FOR HANSON BUT IT SHOULD AND COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Phil Hanson scored another very strong finish in a major international endurance race with fourth place at the star-studded Sahlens Six Hours of the Glen at the world famous Watkins Glen, home to the United States Grand Prix from 1961-1980, yesterday (1 Jul). The 18-year-old Briton though left the circuit in upstate New York disappointed after a performance that looked set to leave him and United Autosports team-mates Bruno Senna (BRA) and Paul Di Resta (GB) in real contention for the overall win until rear end contact from another car late in the race.

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TPNAEC WIN AND PODIUM FINISH FOR MEYER SHANK RACING AT THE GLEN

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Meyer Shank Racing continued its streak of quick pit stops, strong strategy and tuned-in drivers to come home with a second-place result along with capturing its second Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup Championship round win of the season on Sunday.

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SPIRIT OF DAYTONA RACING EARNS SOLID FINISH AT WATKINS GLEN

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

The Spirit of Daytona Racing team battled through several incidents on Sunday to earn a solid finish in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen at Watkins Glen International, race six of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and race three of the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup.

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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING FINISHES SEVENTH AT WATKINS GLEN

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing DPi-V.R of Felipe Nasr, Eric Curran, and Mike Conway finished seventh in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship staged round six of the 2018 season.

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RED DRAGON RETURNS TO VICTORY LANE IN THE SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

It was a six-hour race on a near 100-degree day at Watkins Glen International, but it all came down to an amazing restart by Stephen Simpson in the No. 99 GAINSCO “Red Dragon” ORECA LMP2 car that sealed the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen victory for the JDC-Miller Motorsports team in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition Sunday.

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CLEAN SWEEP: HAND, MUELLER CAP OFF PERFECT WEEKEND FOR FORD GT AT WATKINS GLEN

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

It was a clean sweep for Ford at Watkins Glen International.

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SIXTH IN THE SIX HOUR FOR MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Carrying the icons of American history and honoring the branches of the Armed Forces, the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R raced hard to take a sixth place finish in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday with drivers Gabby Chaves, Christian Fittipaldi and Filipe Albuquerque. The team had been targeting a third consecutive victory at Watkins Glen in the prestigious six hour race, but were unable to match that result despite a well-executed effort on both sides of the pit wall.

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PORSCHE FINISHES THE SIX HOURS OF GLEN WITH A PODIUM FINISH

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

The six-hour race at Watkins Glen in the US state of New York turned into a heated battle: In temperatures reaching 34 degrees Celsius, the ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR scored positions three and four. At round five of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Sunday, the Frenchman Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy from the UK crossed the finish line ahead of the sister car driven by Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) and Earl Bamber (New Zealand). In the GTLM class, the Porsche GT Team has notched up two wins so far this season at Sebring and in Mid-Ohio. After five championship rounds, Porsche ranks second in the manufacturers classification.

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BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES SEVENTH AND EIGHTH IN SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN: TURNER MOTORSPORT SCORES GTD CLASS WIN

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

BMW Team RLL finished the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen in seventh and eighth positions in GTLM class. The No. 25 BMW M8 GTE finished seventh with Bill Auberlen, Connor De Phillippi and Alexander Sims sharing the driving duties after a problem-free race. The No. 24 BMW M8 GTE, of Tom Blomqvist, John Edwards and Jesse Krohn, finished 27 laps down in eighth after a challenging race. The race was won by the No. 66 Ford GT.

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CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: STEAMY RUNNER-UP FOR GARCIA, MAGNUSSEN

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Corvette Racing endured one of its most trying races in recent memory Sunday, and the team was rewarded with a runner-up finish by Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. The No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R led 30 laps at Watkins Glen International as the squad soldiered through record-setting heat in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

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EARLY RETIREMENT FOR PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS AT THE SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

July 1, 2018 RNW Staff

Performance Tech Motorsports was forced to retire with two hours remaining from Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen after an incident on track.

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WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES SEVENTH IN HOT DAY AT THE GLEN

July 1, 2018 RNW Staff

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Jeff Segal (Miami, Fla.) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) were thwarted by penalties, flames and 100-degree temperatures to finish seventh in GTD in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen..

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IMSA SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN QUALIFYING ROUND UP

June 30, 2018 RNW Staff

Ford Sweeps Front Row In GTLM Qualifying At Watkins Glen

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MAZDA TEAM JOEST TO FACE SIX HOURS OF HEAT AND COMPETITION AT WATKINS GLEN

June 29, 2018 RNW Staff

Mazda Team Joest will need to beat the Prototype competition in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship – and near triple-digit temperatures – for six hours this weekend at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen.

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RACE MILES AND SKYMILES FOR MAGNUSSEN IN THE WEEKS AHEAD

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff

Corvette Racing’s Danish ace Jan Magnussen has plenty of race miles and skymiles looming in his future with five race weekends over the next six weeks.

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LEXUS RC F GT3s READY TO RACE AT WATKINS GLEN

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff

Lexus and 3GT Racing will return to New York’s Watkins Glen International this weekend for the third of four endurance events on the 2018 IMSA schedule when they compete in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday.

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SPIRIT OF DAYTONA RACING READY FOR WATKINS GLEN

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff

Spirit of Daytona Racing will be back in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship action this weekend as the team looks to return to victory lane at Watkins Glen International. The Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen (FS1 live broadcast starting at 9:30 AM ET) marks the midway point of the 2018 IMSA season as well as the third round of the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup.

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