Eight Hours In & Action Express Still Leads Rolex 24
The No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi fielded by Action Express Racing continues to lead the Rolex 24 at Daytona Int'l Speedway after eight hours.
Cadillacs Strong Through First Six Hours of Rolex 24, But Plenty Others Still in Hunt
The Cadillac DPi-V.R race cars have led a vast majority of the laps through the first six hours of the 56th Rolex 24 At Daytona. However, with 18 hours still remaining, plenty of race cars – including both of the new entries from Acura Team Penske and the United Autosports Ligier LMP2 team led by two-time Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso – are still very much in the hunt.
Pumpelly & Machavern Deliver For RS1 At Daytona
RS1 tasted victory on Friday in the opening round of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season, capturing the Grand Sport portion of the four-hour BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona Int'l Speedway.
TEQUILA PATRON NORTH AMERICAN ENDURANCE CUP CONFIRMED FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS
United Autosports have confirmed they will enter the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup this year.
Pumpelly Puts RS1 Porsche On Pole At Daytona
Spencer Pumpelly put the RS1 No. 28 Porsche Cayman GT4 MR on the pole for Friday's IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge opener at Daytona Int'l Speedway.
Magnussen Scores 20th Pole to Kick Off 20th Anniversary Season for Corvette Racing
As Corvette Racing celebrates the start of its 20th season at this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, Danish racer Jan Magnussen fittingly earned his 20th career IMSA pole position in a hard-fought IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying session Thursday afternoon.
Pumpelly Continues RS1’s Momentum with Motul Pole Award
Following the team’s second consecutive championship-winning season in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, RS1 will start the first race of the season on the pole position after Spencer Pumpelly posted the fastest lap in the Grand Sport (GS) qualifying session on Thursday.
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RS1 is picking up where they left off – on top.
Following the team’s second consecutive championship-winning season in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, RS1 will start the first race of the season on the pole position after Spencer Pumpelly posted the fastest lap in the Grand Sport (GS) qualifying session on Thursday.
Driving the No. 28 Porsche Cayman GT4 MR, Pumpelly’s time of one minute, 55.136 seconds (111.306 mph) bested the previous track record, set last year by Dean Martin in a Ford Mustang, by .618 seconds.
“Big thanks to Daniel Morad,” Pumpelly said. “I got a little tow from him coming across the start-finish, and I followed him all the way through the first half. He had a little issue coming out of the infield, and I thought maybe it would slow me up, but sure enough, he slid right out of my way, so it was a big advantage. The rest of it was just trying to maintain what I gained and we were able to do that. It was a good lap, a good team, a good car and I’m excited for tomorrow.”
The new year marks Pumpelly’s fourth season with RS1, which coincidentally won its first race of Continental Tire Challenge competition – at Daytona – in 2015.
“Right away, I knew the team had some good, solid foundation underneath it,” said Pumpelly, who with Luis Rodriguez, Jr. brought home the victory in 2015. “But any new team is going to have some area where they’re rough around the edges and I think our first year, we fought mechanical reliability. But...
Continental Tire Challenge to Make History at Season-Opening BMW Endurance Challenge
The four-hour endurance race at Daytona International Speedway will introduce several new manufacturers and a new class to the series, with a total of 43 cars competing in Friday’s race.
2018 Rolex 24 At Daytona Field
A total of 50 cars and a star-studded lineup of drivers that includes champions and race winners from Formula 1, open-wheel, NASCAR and international sports car competition will take to the track for the 56th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 27-28.
Two-Time Defending GTD Champion Nielsen Kicks Off Quest for Third with New Porsche Team
Over the past three IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship seasons, Danish racer Christina Nielsen has finished second, first and first in the GT Daytona (GTD) championship standings.
Patrick Gallagher Leads MX-5 Cup Alums To Daytona
Mazda’s Road to 24 will be on display this weekend as the racing world focuses on the 2018 IMSA season kick-off with the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Saturday.
Porsche GT Team Goes “Back to the Future” with Driver Lineup for 2018 Season
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida --- Porsche factory drivers Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy have been linked together since 2015. They made up two-thirds of the driver lineup for the No. 19 Porsche 919 Hybrid at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which they won alongside F1 racer Nico Hulkenberg.
They spent most of the remainder of that 2015 season, and all of 2016, participating in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, with Tandy helping co-driver Patrick Pilet win the GTLM driver championship in 2015.
Last year, both were selected to drive in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) LMP1 class for the full season, which netted a second overall Le Mans victory for Bamber. However, when news broke last summer of Porsche’s plans to discontinue its LMP1 program following the 2017 season, both drivers knew exactly where they wanted to spend 2018.
“Once we knew that the LMP1 program was stopping, then my immediate request was to come back here and race in the IMSA championship,” Bamber said. “In 2015 and ’16, it was awesome times and great memories. I really love the tracks and the race series, so it made obvious sense to come back here.”
“I’m really happy to be back,” adds Tandy. “It was a time of year last year that I really missed being in Daytona racing. I got a few other jobs for Porsche, but I really missed the time here in January. It’s great to be back. I’m looking forward to getting stuck into racing again. It’s been a long winter.”
As he was for all but two races in 2015 and all of 2016, Tandy will again be...
De Angelis Joins Kelly-Moss For IMSA GT3 USA Effort
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.
Acura Team Penske “All Stars” Ready to Shine in Rolex 24 At Daytona
There have been “all-star” driver lineups in the Rolex 24 At Daytona before, but this year’s Team Penske Acura ARX-05 DPi two-car roster is absolutely one for the ages.
Beginner’s Guide – Daytona 24 Hours
The first 24 Hours of Daytona was held in 1966, just in time for the Ford versus Ferrari sportscar battles. It has seen the likes of Ford, Ferrari, Porsche and Lola fighting for the overall victory. The races status has fluctuated over the decades – sometimes being part of a World Championship, others being part of the national IMSA GT Championship. Since the late 90s, the event has been the opening round of the Grand Am Series and lends its name to the Daytona Prototype class.
Rick Parfitt Jr.: Success at Every Turn
A London native now living in Nottingham, Parfitt’s victory in the 2017 Sunoco Challenge UK in GT3 competition – the narrowest in the Challenge’s history at 0.42 points – gained him eligibility to race in the BMW Endurance Challenge.
Penske & Acura Form Super Team
Penske Racing’s entry into IMSA’s DPi class raised the “price of poker” when the team announced a partnership with Acura.
Automatic Racing Confirms Daytona IMSA Roster
Automatic Racing will field two Aston Martin GT4s during the season opening IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race at Daytona Int'l Speedway on Jan. 26.
Ricky Taylor, Helio Castroneves and IMSA President Scott Atherton Embark On Pre-Rolex 24 Media Tour In New York
A week before on-track activity gets under way for the 56th Rolex 24 At Daytona – one of the most highly anticipated season openers ever – a pair of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship stars – Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor – and IMSA President Scott Atherton are in New York City for several high-profile media opportunities beginning late Thursday afternoon and continuing into Friday.
2018 Team-By-Team: GTD
Here’s a quick, team-by-team look at what’s on tap in the Pro-Am class, which will have the largest field of the three competing classes.
