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PAUL MILLER RACING RETURNS TO MID-OHIO AS CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS LEADERS

April 30, 2018 Charles Côté

Six weeks after a victorious performance at the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Paul Miller Racing enters the next round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the GTD class point leaders. With two podiums in as many races, the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán race team will be a strong contender for victory at Sunday’s sprint race.

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PORSCHE FACTORY AND CUSTOMER TEAMS RETURN TO MID-OHIO

April 30, 2018 Charles Côté

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will make its first appearance at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday, May 6 to contest round four of the 2018 season. It is the first time major North American sports car racing will run at the Lexington, Ohio track since 2012.

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SPECTACULAR WEEKEND FOR BMW M MOTORSPORTS WITH STARTS IN THE FIA WEC, DTM AND THE IMSA SERIES

April 30, 2018 Charles Côté

FIA WEC, DTM and the IMSA series: Fans of BMW M Motorsport can enjoy action galore this weekend. The new BMW M8 GTE is set for its race debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL).

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ACURA SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE AT MID OHIO-ENTRY LIST NOTEBOOK

April 26, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will make its first visit to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, marking IMSA’s first appearance at the circuit since a GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series event in 2013, for the two-hour and 40-minute Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, May 6. The race features a 35-car entry list across … Continue reading → ...

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ACURA DPi PROGRAM BATTLING TOUGH COMPETITION IN WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP

April 24, 2018 Charles Côté

The first three races of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship have reinforced one thing about racing in the Prototype class: competition is really tough.

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DOUBLE ACURA ATTACK AT MID-OHIO FOR MEYER SHANK RACING

April 19, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Meyer Shank Racing will stage a two-car campaign in the fourth round of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition on home soil as the series makes a return to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Columbus-area team first got its start at the track in 1994 and is eager to return to competition at the facility. The No. 86 … Continue reading → ...

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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING FINISHES SEVENTH AT LONG BEACH

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R of drivers Felipe Nasr (BRA) and Eric Curran (USA) showed impressive race pace on Saturday but saw the chances of victory evaporate after contact from a competitor late in the race.

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ESM RETURNS TO PODIUM AT LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

Strong strategy, fast pit stops, and commanding passes from the Tequila Patrón ESM squad earned the team a second place finish Saturday afternoon at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s BUBBA burger SportsCar Grand Prix at Long Beach. Scott Sharp and Ryan Dalziel piloted the Nissan Onroak DPi to a second place finish, earning the No. 2 car’s first podium of the 2018 season.

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BARBOSA, ALBUQUERQUE GIVE CADILLAC SECOND CONSECUTIVE LONG BEACH VICTORY

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

A Cadillac DPi-V.R. won Saturday’s BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach, but it wasn’t the one fans may have expected coming into the weekend.

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BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES FIFTH AT LONG BEACH

April 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

A fifth place finish by the No. 24 BMW M8 GTE of John Edwards and Jesse Krohn in today’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach made a difficult day much better for BMW Team RLL. What started as an excellent race for the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE … Continue reading → ...

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STRONG PERFORMANCE FOR PORSCHE GOES UNREWARDED AT LONG BEACH

April 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

After the Porsche 911 RSR celebrated its first win of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season at the 12 Hours of Sebring, the situation at Long Beach looked just as promising for a long time. At the shortest race of the year on the narrow street circuit in California, Earl Bamber (New Zealand) dominated the field … Continue reading → ...

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FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING EARNS A DOUBLE PODIUM FINISH AT LONG BEACH

April 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Ford Chip Ganassi Racing battled to a double-podium finish on the streets of Long Beach at the BUBBA® burger Grand Prix. The No. 67 and 66 Ford GTs finished p2-3 with drivers Ryan Briscoe and Dirk Müller in the drivers’ seats after Joey Hand put the No. 66 on pole in qualifying. “It was just crazy,” … Continue reading → ...

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FIGHTING FOURTH AT LONG BEACH FOR MAZDA

April 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Mazda Team Joest recorded its best result of the 2018 IMSA season on Saturday afternoon when Tristan Nunez and Oliver Jarvis finished in fourth place at the Bubba Burger SportsCar Grand Prix on the Streets of Long Beach. Competing for the first time at Long Beach, Harry Tincknell enjoyed a clean start from third position … Continue reading → ...

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MONTOYA GIVES ACURA FIRST IMSA PROTOTYPE POLE AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Juan Pablo Montoya knows a thing or two about racing at Long Beach, as evidenced by his recent induction into the track’s Motorsports Walk of Fame. His latest accomplishment came Friday afternoon with the Acura Team Penske driver scoring his first career IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Pole Award and the first pole for Acura’s … Continue reading → ...

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WHELEN ENGINEERING CADILLAC ON FRONT ROW AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac V-Performance Racing team Whelen Engineering with drivers Felipe Nasr and Eric Curran will start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach on the front row in second position. Under near perfect weather conditions of 70-degrees and sunshine, the three Cadillac DPI-V.R race cars took to the 1.97-mile, … Continue reading → ...

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HAND TAKES GTLM POLE WITH RECORD LAST LAP AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Joey Hand saved his best for last in qualifying for Saturday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach. On his final lap of the 15-minute qualifying session, Hand threw down a new track record lap for the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class around the 1.968-mile, 11-turn Long Beach street … Continue reading → ...

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BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFIES SEVENTH AND EIGHTH AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Today’s qualifying session for Saturday’s BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach saw Connor DePhillippi qualify the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE in the seventh starting position with a time of 1:18.153 minutes around the temporary Long Beach street circuit. DePhillippi will co-drive with Alexander Sims in tomorrow’s race. Jesse Krohn, co-driving with … Continue reading → ...

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PORSCHE 911 RSR STARTS FROM THE FIRST GRID ROW AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

For the first time this season, the Porsche 911 RSR starts from the front grid row on Saturday. Up until the very last lap of the gripping qualifying for round three of the IMSA SportCar Championship, Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), who shares the #912 Porsche 911 RSR with Earl Bamber (New Zealand), defended the fastest time … Continue reading → ...

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS READY TO FIGHT AT LONG BEACH

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports has made it to the west coast for the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, the third round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. After almost a month between their battle at Sebring and now, the crew of AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports is confident their #52 Ligier JS P217 will be a … Continue reading → ...

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MAGNUSSEN CHASING THE LONG BEACH “ONE THAT GOT AWAY”

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Corvette Racing’s Danish ace Jan Magnussen has his sights set on making amends for last year’s heartbreaking finish to the Long Beach Grand Prix. Magnussen’s co-driver Antonio Garcia looked set to be cruising to victory on the final lap of last year’s race before encountering a traffic jam at the Southern California street circuit’s notorious … Continue reading → ...

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