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Verizon IndyCar Series driver Sebastien Bourdais has been cleared to resume driving by IndyCar Medical Director Dr. Geoffrey Billows, following his recovery from injuries sustained in a crash during Indianapolis 500 qualifications

PWC

Memo Gidley Set For Sonoma Return

August 16, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The past three and a half years have been a long and winding road for race car driver Memo Gidley. But that road will now take the popular 46-year-old driver back to the race track next month

imsa

25 GT Cars Entered For VIR IMSA Round

August 16, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

For the second and final time this season IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, the series’ two GT classes — GT Le Mans and GT Daytona — will be in the spotlight throughout the two-hour, 40-minute Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia Int’l Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 27

Indycar

Expedite Home Loans Backs Sato At Pocono

August 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Expedite Home Loans, an online division of Ruoff Home Mortgage, will sponsor the No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda of Takuma Sato this weekend at Pocono Raceway.

PWC

Mancinelli & Schiro Star In Utah SprintX Go

August 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Italian team of Daniel Mancinelli and Niccolo Schiro captured Sunday's Pirelli World Challenge SprintX 60-minute feature at the Utah Motorsports Campus.

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Derani & Van Overbeek Deliver For Nissan

August 6, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Pipo Derani and Johannes van Overbeek broke a seven-race win streak for Cadillac, co-driving their No. 22 Tequila Patrón Nissan to victory at Road America.

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Hand & Mueller End Ford GT Drought

August 6, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Ford ended a six-race winless drought to close the points deficit in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Le Mans class on Sunday at Road America.

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Martin & Roush Splash To Road America Glory

August 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

With 40 minutes remaining in Saturday’s Road America 120, the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge field was brought on to pit lane and the red flag displayed due to lightning in the area

NASCAR

Ryan Preece Keeps Rolling In Stafford Mod Go

August 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Ryan Preece has been nearly unbeatable of late when he straps behind the wheel of a race car

imsa

12 Races For 2018 WeatherTech Championship

August 4, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Twelve world-class road racing facilities and events highlight the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule unveiled as part of the now annual “State of the Sport” presentation Friday at Road America

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New Classes For 10-Race SportsCar Challenge

August 4, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge enters an exciting new phase in 2018, with the complete adoption of GT4 technical regulations for the headlining Grand Sport class and the introduction of the new TCR (Touring Car) class alongside the continuation of the ultra-competitive Street Tuner class

Indycar

IndyCar Drivers Test Gateway’s New Surface

August 3, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Although Charlie Kimball took the ceremonial first lap on Gateway Motorsports Park’s new pavement in a street-legal Honda on July 20, Thursday was the first time Verizon IndyCar Series cars hit the fresh blacktop in full race trim on the 1.25-mile oval.

NASCAR

Preece Earns Another Shot In JGR’s No. 20

August 3, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Ryan Preece revealed Thursday during NBC's NASCAR America program that his NASCAR XFINITY Series victory at Iowa Speedway is already paying off.

NASCAR

Former Cup Team Owner Harry Scott Jr., 51

August 3, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Harry Scott Jr., the former owner of HScott Motorsports in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, has died. He was 51 years old.

NASCAR

NASCAR Moves Overtime Line To Start-Finish

August 2, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

NASCAR has changed its procedure for overtime finishes in its national touring series beginning with this weekend’s events at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) Int’l

NASCAR

NASCAR Fines Crew Chief Chris Gayle $50,000

August 2, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Chris Gayle, crew chief for Furniture Row Racing driver Erik Jones has been fined $50,000 and suspended for two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races

NASCAR

Brett Moffitt Gets A Turn For BK Racing

August 2, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

BK Racing will continue its game of musical drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with Brett Moffitt taking the wheel of the No. 83 Toyota for the next two races

NASCAR

Byron & JR Throwback To Ricky Hendrick

August 2, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

NASCAR XFINITY Series driver William Byron and members of the Hendrick Motorsports family, including team owner Rick Hendrick, unveiled the paint scheme honoring the memory of Ricky Hendrick that Byron’s JR Motorsports Chevrolet will carry Sept. 2 at Darlington Raceway

Indycar

New IndyCar Aero Kit Continues Testing Program

August 1, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The new Verizon IndyCar Series universal aero kit was put through the paces in the road course/street course/short oval configuration for the first time Tuesday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.