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BMW TEAM RLL CARRIES WINNING MOMENTUM TO PETIT LE MANS

BMW Team RLL will close the team’s ninth year of sports car competition with the running of this Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans, the traditional IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale.

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MICHAEL SHANK RACING RETURNS TO ROAD ATLANTA AS PETIT LE MANS DEFENDING CHAMPIONS

October 3, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

RACE: 20th Anniversary of the Motul Petit Le Mans DRIVERS: No. 86 Acura NSX GT3: Ozz Negri, Jeff Segal, Tom Dyer No. 93 Acura NSX GT3: Andy Lally, Katherine Legge, Mark Wilkins CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: No. 93 Acura NSX GT3: 4th with 269 points No. 86 Acura NSX GT3: 10th with 229 points TPNAEC

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ALEX JOB RACING AUDI R8 LMS TEAM READY FOR PETIT LE MANS

October 3, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Alex Job Racing drivers Bill Sweedler (Westport, Conn.) Townsend Bell (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and Frankie Montecalvo (Highland, N.J.) are ready for 20th running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans, October 4-7 at Road Atlanta.

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FOX Adds Jeff Gordon Petit Le Mans Coverage

October 2, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and current FOX NASCAR analyst Jeff Gordon returns to sports car racing this weekend, working in the FOX Sports booth for IMSA’s 20th anniversary Motul Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 7.

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Nasr & Albuquerque Join Action Express Racing

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Action Express Racing officials announceed the drivers for the team's two-car IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype team

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REBELLION RACING WILL START PETIT LE MANS WITH A NEW CREW

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The long awaited race across the Atlantic is back for its 2017 edition on October 7th. For this IMSA 2017 Final, REBELLION Racing will line up an Oreca 07 LMP2 prototype with a team composed of Nick Heidfeld, Mathias Beche and Gustavo Menezes.

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IMSA Announces Test Dates At Daytona & Sebring

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

International Motor Sports Association officials have announced plans for a pair of sanctioned test sessions late this year and early 2018 in addition to the previously announced traditional three-day Roar Before The Rolex 24 At Daytona test in early January.

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CALIFORNIA HEAT HINDERS ESM IN MONTEREY

September 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Americas 250 proved to be a challenging race event for Tequila Patrón ESM at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Despite showing strong improvement and quick speeds during the three practice sessions, the pair of Nissan OnRoak DPis struggled in qualifying and the race, earning a sixth and an eighth place finish.

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LEXUS COMPETES AT LAGUNA SECA

September 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

3GT Racing drivers Jack Hawksworth and Scott Pruett finished 13th in the GTD class behind the wheel of the No. 15 Lexus RC F GT3 in Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Laguna Seca. The No. 15 Lexus went off course into a sand trap in turn six of the 11-turn road course during ...

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IMSA MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA QUALIFYING ROUND UP

September 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac DPi-V.R Team Konica Minolta on Pole at Laguna Cadillac V-Performance racing team Konica Minolta Cadillac and Mustang Sampling will start the IMSA WeatherTech Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca side-by-side on the front row for tomorrow’s penultimate round of the championship. The Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R will start from the … Continue reading → ...

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CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE LOOMING FOR MAGNUSSEN AND CORVETTE RACING

September 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Only two races stand between Jan Magnussen, Corvette Racing and championship success in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Magnussen and teammate Antonio Garcia doubled their points lead with victory at the last round of the championship at VIRginia International Raceway. The Danish/Spanish duo have led the championship since the fourth round of the championship … Continue reading → ...

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EARL BAMBER AND NICK TANDY TO CONTEST PETIT LE MANS WITH THE PORSCHE GT TEAM

September 7, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

For the Petit Le Mans long-distance classic, the Porsche GT Team has taken on reinforcements in the 911 RSR: The Le Mans overall winners Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) will tackle the season finale of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Road Atlanta on 7 October with the newly developed race car.

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Dawson Racing Launches New IMSA Team

September 7, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The father and son duo of Ian Dawson and Simon Dawson, announced the launch of their new team called Dawson Racing, a division of the D3 brand.

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BMW TEAM RLL POST SECOND AND THIRD PLACE STARTING POSITIONS AT VIR

August 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Determined work through three one-hour practice sessions over the past day and one half resulted in BMW Team RLL scoring second and third place starting positions for tomorrow’s Michelin GT Challenge at VIR.

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BMW TEAM RLL CHASES IMSA GTLM CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AT VIR

August 22, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The August 27th Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway will feature a GT only race for the second time in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship providing a spotlight on BMW Team RLL’s GTLM class points chase. No. 25 M6 GTLM drivers Bill Auberlen and Alexander Sims currently stand third in Driver points

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ESM SIGNS DERANI FOR 2018 IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP

August 15, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

As he completes his first full season with Tequila Patrón ESM in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Luis Felipe “Pipo” Derani has officially signed the contract to return with the prototype team for the 2018 season.

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ACURA TEASES NEW ARX-05 PROTOTYPE RACE CAR AHEAD OF MONTEREY AUTOMOTIVE WEEK

August 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Acura teased its newest race car, the Acura ARX-05 prototype, to be fielded by the legendary Team Penske in 2018.

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ESM EARNS BREAKTHROUGH DPi WIN AT ROAD AMERICA

August 7, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Tequila Patrón ESM celebrated a breakthrough performance Sunday afternoon at Road America, earning the first Nissan DPi win of the 2017 season, while also netting a third place finish. The No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi clinched the win, the teams seventh under the IMSA sanctioning body.

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HEARTBREAK AT ROAD AMERICA FOR MICHAEL SHANK RACING

August 7, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

It was a rollercoaster of a weekend for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian as the team entered Round 9 of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Road America. Having entered the event third in the championship standings, the team hoped to continue its IMSA championship charge with another positive outing for the double Acura NSX

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CADILLAC DPi-V.R SECOND AT ROAD AMERICA

August 7, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac V-Performance racing team Konica Minolta Cadillac finished second in todays running of the IMSA WeatherTech Championship Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America. The race marked the end of Cadillacs undefeated season at seven straight wins in eight races. The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R finished fourth and the No. 5 Mustang

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