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PRODUCTIVE RUN FOR TAYLOR HAGLER IN ACURA NSX GT3 DEBUT
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge driver Taylor Hagler impressed this week as she got her first laps behind the wheel of the championship-winning Acura NSX GT3 Evo, completing the inaugural HPD GT3 Driver Academy at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Monday and Tuesday. Hagler was invited to the immersive two-day experience as part of her integration … Continue reading
TAYLOR HAGLER HEADS TO ROAD ATLANTA FOR HPD GT3 DRIVER ACADEMY
Continuing to accelerate her career and experience, IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge driver Taylor Hagler will head to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta for the inaugural HPD GT3 Driver Academy next Monday and Tuesday. The Texas native will get her first chance behind the wheel of the IMSA championship-winning Acura NSX GT3 platform as part of the … Continue reading
HEINRICHER RACING COMPLETES HISTORIC FIRST IMSA WEATHERTECH SEASON
The Motul Petit Le Mans marked the finale of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season for the all-female Heinricher Racing squad of Katherine Legge, Bia Figueiredo, Christina Nielsen and Simona De Silvestro—the first all-female driving team to compete for a full season in the 50 years of IMSA competition. Legge, Figueiredo and Nielsen drove the … Continue reading
PR1/MATHIASEN WINS PETIT LE MANS AND LMP2 CHAMPIONSHIP
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports won the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship title in the LMP2 category at the 22nd annual Motul Petit Le Mans, after being forced to retire at the halfway point of the event. The No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 started from 2nd on the grid for the 10-hour event but moved into first … Continue reading
WILL OWEN HAS STRONG RUN WITH JUNCOS RACING AT PETIT LE MANS
Will Owen finished in 10th place with Juncos Racing after a power steering issue at the Motul Petit Le Mans, the final round of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Teammate Spencer Pigot made his debut in the No. 50 Cadillac DPi-V.R entry and took ninth in qualifying in the DPi class. Pigot took on … Continue reading
LEXUS AND AIM VASSER SULLIVAN FINISH FIRST RACING SEASON TOGETHER
Lexus and AIM VASSER SULLIVAN (AVS) concluded their first season together racing two RC F GT3 entries in Saturday’s Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The AVS Lexus RC F GT3 entries combined to earn two wins, five podiums, nine top-fives and 16 top-10 results during the 2019 IMSA season. The AVS No. … Continue reading
LATE RACE CHARGE BY PAUL MILLER RACING EARNS IMSA GTD MANUFACTURER’S CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LAMBORGHINI
A late-race charge by Paul Miller Racing’s Bryan Sellers has clinched the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona manufacturer’s championship for Lamborghini. Sellers crossed the line in sixth place, but it was a late-race pass with only 13 minutes remaining that turned the tide for the Italian manufacturer. Lamborghini entered this weekend with a single … Continue reading
CADILLAC WINS PETIT LE MANS AND ENDURANCE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
The Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R won the season ending round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans from pole position today at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The win by the team and sectors led during the race gave the Whelen Cadillac team the Michelin Endurance Cup Drivers Championship and Cadillac the Michelin … Continue reading
MEYER SHANK RACING CLAIMS IMSA WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP
Upon taking the green flag at the Motul Petit Le Mans on Saturday, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) drivers Trent Hindman and Mario Farnbacher have claimed the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Class title in the No. 86 AutoNation Acura NSX GT3. Coming into the race weekend with a 32-point lead in the GTD Driver and … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING FIFTH AT PETIT LE MANS
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) drove to a fifth-place finish in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans to end the season. Westphal took the start in the No. 63 WeatherTech Ferrari for the 10-hour race and was … Continue reading
