Hayden Paddon facing make or break season
Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon faces a make or break season in the World Rally Championship and the New Zealander is promising to take a self-first approach to success this season.
Armstrong most likely to make giant leap from TRS to elite motorsport stage
In recent seasons the Toyota Racing Series has produced some elite talent on the world motorsport stage.Formula One drivers Brendon Hartley, Lance Stroll and Daniil Kvyat cut their teeth in the one-make series before going on to get their career breakthroughs.
LEXUS RC F GT3s OPEN SECOND SEASON AT ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
Lexus and 3GT Racing will open the 2018 season at the Rolex 24 at Daytona beginning on Saturday. Returning to the GTD class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for its second season, Lexus and 3GT Racing will look to build off its strides from year one and compete even stronger in 2018.
Solaris Motorsport Entering NASCAR Euro Series
Former Aston Martin GT3 team Solaris Motorsport will join the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series this season.
Bobby Rahal Receives Bob Snodgrass Award
Bobby Rahal, a principal of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, which runs BMW Team RLL in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Rolex Bob Snodgrass Award of Excellence.
BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA JOINS FORCES WITH SUPER TROFEO ASIA
Blancpain GT Series Asia’s season finale will take place at Ningbo International Speedpark in China on October 13/14, while a host of new partner categories have also been confirmed as part of a wider agreement with Mitime Motorsports.
MICHAEL SHANK RACING’S ACURA NSX GT3s READY FOR 56th RUNNING OF THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
After debuting the Acura NSX GT3 in IMSA WeatherTech competition in 2017 at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Michael Shank Racing is building on the progress the team made last year as the squad prepares for the 2018 IMSA season with the incredible GTD class machines.
THIRD AND SEVENTH ON THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA FOR ACTION EXPRESS RACING
The 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaigns of Mustang Sampling Racing and Whelen Engineering Racing got off to a quick start on Thursday as Daytona International Speedway played host for the opening day of on-track action for the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
SPIRIT OF DAYTONA SCORES FIFTH ON ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA GRID
The hometown team will start from the inside of the third row for this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, as Spirit of Daytona Racing put its No. 90 Cadillac DPi-V.R into fifth position on the starting grid for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s endurance classic.
FORD GT CARS QUALIFY P2, P5 FOR ROLEX 24
Joey Hand was close, but not quite close enough as he nearly put the No. 66 Ford GT on pole at Daytona International Speedway for the second year in a row.
BOTH PORSCHE 911 RSR LOCK OUT SECOND GRID ROW AT DAYTONA
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.
Sebastien Ogier takes early lead in chaotic Monte Carlo rally
Reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier has taken the early lead in the WRC season-opening Monte Carlo rally.The M-Sport Ford driver leads the event after two stages despite suffering from a spin on the opening test.
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...
Pickens Gearing Up For Whelen Modified Run
LFR announced today that Austin Pickens will run a house car in multiple modified races during the 2018 race season. Pickens will race in 10 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events throughout the season and kick-off the season at the World Series of Asphalt Racing at Florida's New Smyrna Speedway in the modified division.
Pickens
Gearing Up For Whelen Modified Run
LFR Announces 10-Race Tour Schedule
Plus New Smyrna Week
Team Release
SHREWSBURY, Mass. – LFR announced today that Austin Pickens will run a house car in multiple modified races during the 2018 race season. Pickens will race in 10 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events throughout the season and kick-off the season at the World Series of Asphalt Racing at Florida's New Smyrna Speedway in the modified division.
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Van Der Zande Puts WTR On Pole For Rolex 24
Renger van der Zande put defending Rolex 24 champions Wayne Taylor Racing on the pole for the 2018 edition of the event on Thursday at Daytona Int'l Speedway.
Eggleston Joins DGR-CROSLEY Truck Program
David Gilliland Racing and the CROSLEY Sports Group have hired Chris Eggleston to drive the No. 17 Toyota Tundra in select NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events.
Expectations High As Wallace Prepares For First Cup Season
Darrell Wallace Jr. enters his first season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series knowing he’ll have plenty of eyes watching him.
David Hobbs Wins 2018 Phil Hill Award
David Hobbs, whose career as a championship race-car driver has spanned three decades and his stint as a television commentator for more than four, was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club with the 2018 Phil Hill Award.
