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HEINRICHER RACING BATTLES TO EIGHTH PLACE IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
With almost non-stop racing and a record-setting pace, the 58th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona did not disappoint. The No. 57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 fought to the finish—without issue—to earn eighth place on Sunday. Team principal Jackie Heinricher brought together a strong team of drivers for the 24-hour event. … Continue reading
NEWEY COMFORTABLY SCORES STUNNING DÉBUT DAYTONA VICTORY
Harrison Newey comfortably won one of the world’s greatest sportscar races today (26 Jan) when the British youngster claimed LMP2 class honours in the legendary Daytona 24 Hours. The 21-year-old former Asian Le Mans Series champion was making his début in the difficult and gruelling twice-around-the-clock endurance race but adapted brilliantly to the unique Florida … Continue reading
STRONG WEEKEND FOR AUDI SPORT IN DAYTONA
The Audi customer team WRT Speedstar Audi Sport scored third place with its Audi R8 LMS in the strongly-supported GTD class at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Audi Sport drivers Mirko Bortolotti and Dries Vanthoor, who shared the cockpit of the number 88 entry with Rolf Ineichen and Daniel Morad, at times led the class … Continue reading
PORSCHE 911 RSR CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL USA PREMIERE WITH DOUBLE PODIUM AT DAYTONA
The new Porsche 911 RSR celebrated a successful North American debut with a double podium at the 24 Hours of Daytona. After a strong team effort, the two ca. 515-hp nine-elevens fielded by the Porsche GT Team finished on second and third place. Porsche, which won the manufacturers’ championship in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL WINS DAYTONA THRILLER
John Edwards (USA), Jesse Krohn (FIN), Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Chaz Mostert (AUS) took victory in the GTLM class at the wheel of the #24 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE at ‘Daytona International Speedway’. The #25 car finished fifth. At the head of the field, the BMW works drivers thrilled GT fans with magnificent overtaking manoeuvres … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING FERRARI FINISHES SEVENTH AT ROLEX 24
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), Alessandro Balzan (Italy), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) finished seventh in the GTD class in the IMSA WeatherTech Rolex 24 At Daytona. Throughout the day Saturday, the overnight hours, and into the early morning hours of Sunday, all four drivers had the No. … Continue reading
CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: RECORD DISTANCE IN C8.R DEBUT
Corvette Racing’s new Chevrolet Corvette C8.R finished its maiden race with a fourth-place finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona to start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor and Nicky Catsburg led the team’s effort Saturday and Sunday in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, which had a mostly trouble-free … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING FINISHES SEVENTH AT ROLEX 24
Whelen Engineering drivers Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani, Mike Conway, and Filipe Albuquerque finished seventh in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona. The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R performed well through the first half of the twice around the clock race, including leading the DPi class at one point. Conway was … Continue reading
MEYER SHANK RACING FIGHTS THROUGH ADVERSITY FOR ROLEX 24 TOP TEN
Fighting through 24 grueling hours of racing, the No. 86 Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) AutoNation / SiriusXM – LaSalle Solutions Acura NSX GT3 recovered to finish 10th on Sunday after battling through several setbacks in the 2020 Rolex 24 At Daytona. Mario Farnbacher (GER), Matt McMurry (USA), Shinya Michimi (JAP) and Jules Gounon (FR) combined … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING FERRARI RUNNING EIGHTH 18-HOURS INTO ROLEX 24
Race Notes: The No. 63 WeatherTech Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo was third in the GTD class to start the third six hours. The third six hours driver order: Toni Vilander (double stint), Cooper MacNeil (double stint), Jeff Westphal (double stint), and Toni Vilander (double stint). Team performed a brake change on lap 520 under … Continue reading
