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HEINRICHER RACING TAKES PODIUM MOMENTUM INTO TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING
The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring will close out the 2020 IMSA season for the No. 57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3. After a historic run to the podium at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the team is aiming to close out the season on a high note—ideally two steps higher … Continue reading
JOEY HAND JOINS HEINRICHER RACING FOR THE TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING
24 Hours of Le Mans and Rolex 24 At Daytona winner Joey Hand will join the No. 57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Hand will fill in for full-season Heinricher Racing driver Alvaro Parente who will be racing at Paul Ricard. Hand will join … Continue reading
ALL FIVE FORD GTs PREPARED FOR MULTI-MANUFACTURER BATTLE AT LE MANS
The battle lines have been drawn and the scene is set for an historic GTE showdown at Le Mans on June 15-16. Fifty years on from the last of Ford’s four-year winning streak at Le Mans, it is no longer just Ford vs. Ferrari. It’s Ford vs. Ferrari, BMW, Aston Martin, Corvette and Porsche. A … Continue reading
TEAMMATES HAND, MUELLER RIDE STRONG MOMENTUM BACK TO ROAD AMERICA
They’re definitely not alone in these sentiments, but No. 66 Ford GT co-drivers Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller love racing at Road America, which hosts the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for this Sunday’s two-hour, 40-minute Continental Tire Road Race Showcase. They love everything about the four-mile permanent road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. “It’s my … Continue reading
THREE IN A ROW: FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING TAKES COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY
Shortly after the race’s final pit stops with just over an hour to go, Joey Hand was 12 seconds down to the race leader. But in the spirit of Ford Chip Ganassi Racing’s “never say die” attitude, Hand charged to the front, passing the leading Corvette with 13 minutes left and taking his and Dirk … Continue reading
FORD TAKES THIRD STRAIGHT PODIUM AT LE MANS 24 HOURS
Joey Hand (US), Sébastien Bourdais (FRA) and Dirk Müller (GER), drivers of the #68 Ford GT who captured a victory here in 2016, returned to the podium with a strong, third-place finish in 86thrunning of the world’s toughest endurance sports car race. The trio was in the mix of the battle for the top spot … Continue reading
FORD GT EARNS BACK-TO-BACK WINS AT ROLEX 24
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing has won back-to-back IMSA GTLM titles at the Rolex 24 At Daytona and the Ford EcoBoost-powered Ford GT also broke a distance record for the race that has stood since 1982. One year after their team car, the No. 66 Ford GT, won the event, drivers Ryan Briscoe, Richard Westbrook and … Continue reading
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. Just .019 seconds off the top spot, Hand will start p2 when team owner Chip Ganassi issues the call to start engines for the … Continue reading
FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING DRIVER TONY KANAAN TO JOIN JOEY HAND AND DIRK MÜLLER AT LE MANS 24 HOURS
Tony Kanaan will join drivers Joey Hand and Dirk Müller in Ford Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 68 Ford GT at the Le Mans 24 Hours next month. The INDYCAR champion and Rolex 24 At Daytona winner fills the seat left vacant by Sébastien Bourdais, who was injured during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. This will … Continue reading
FORD PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCES IMSA DRIVER LINEUP FOR 2016
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing officially announced today the four drivers who will compete in the all-new Ford GT for the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Drivers Ryan Briscoe, Richard Westbrook, Dirk Müller and Joey Hand have been selected for full-time rides in the two Ford GTs that will compete in the full IMSA WeatherTech schedule … Continue reading
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