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No. 67 Ford GT Co-Drivers Westbrook, Briscoe Relive ‘Signature Win’ in Rolex 24

Charles Côté — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:20:13 +0000

Briscoe and Westbrook have earned significant victories together before, most notably capturing the first-ever victory for the Ford GT program in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2016. However, it was their teammates in the No. 66 entry – Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller and Sebastien Bourdais – who delivered the first victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016. The No. 66 trio also scored the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class victory in last year’s Rolex 24.

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Braun, Bennett Show ‘CORE’ Competency in Return to Prototype Racing at Rolex 24

Charles Côté — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:26:01 +0000

I’ve always been drawn to those types of cars from the time I was a kid, and then as I was able to begin to afford to pay for my own racing,” said the owner/driver of the No. 54 CORE autosport ORECA LMP2 machine that finished third in last month’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. “I’ve always been in cars that looked a bit like prototypes, and there’s different varieties.

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IMSA Regulars Stay Busy with More Racing on Weekend After Rolex 24 At Daytona

Charles Côté — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:18:40 +0000

Full-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Helio Castroneves and Juan Pablo Montoya will join a handful of other 2018 Rolex 24 participants this weekend in the Race of Champions, which will be held in the Middle East for the first time in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. The Race of Champions features drivers from a variety of motorsports disciplines competing in identical race cars typically on racetracks constructed inside stadiums.

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BOTH PORSCHE 911 RSR LOCK OUT SECOND GRID ROW AT DAYTONA

Charles Côté — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:50:40 +0000

Good starting positions for the Porsche 911 RSR at the Daytona 24-hour race: The 510 hp race cars from Weissach fielded by the Porsche GT Team take up the world-famous long distance classic in Florida from the second grid row on Saturday.

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Magnussen Scores 20th Pole to Kick Off 20th Anniversary Season for Corvette Racing

Charles Côté — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:46:54 +0000

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.

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Pumpelly Continues RS1’s Momentum with Motul Pole Award

Charles Côté — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:36:50 +0000

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...

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IMSA Extends Homologation For Prototype, GTLM Classes

Charles Côté — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:46:54 +0000

International Motor Sports Association officials confirmed that the homologation period for the cars in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class and GT Le Mans class have been extended.

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Endurance Racing’s Metamorphosis

Charles Côté — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:00:46 +0000

Endurance racing, well, has endured. It’s been woven into motorsports’ fabric from the very beginning. Epic events such as the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans are bucket-list events for teams, drivers and fans.

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Ricky Taylor, Helio Castroneves and IMSA President Scott Atherton Embark On Pre-Rolex 24 Media Tour In New York

Charles Côté — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:10:10 +0000

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.

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PAUL MILLER RACING SIGNS COREY LEWIS FOR TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

Charles Côté — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:14:46 +0000

As Paul Miller Racing prepares its effort for the season opener next week at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the team has announced Lamborghini Squadra Corse driver Corey Lewis will join full time drivers Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow in the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 for the 66th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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