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WHELEN ENGINEERING CADILLAC TO START ON THE FRONT ROW AT ROAD ATLANTA
The Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R will start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race from the front in second tomorrow at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The Whelen Engineering Cadillac team posted the fastest laps in both of today’s practice sessions. In qualifying, Felipe Nasr had the controls of the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R and … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING TO START EIGHTH AT ROAD ATLANTA
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) will start the IMSA WeatherTech Championship race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta from eighth in GTD. The team has had a tough start to the weekend. The Scuderia Corsa crew had some tuning issues on the WeatherTech Racing … Continue reading
MICHIMI QUALIFIES FOURTH AT ROAD ATLANTA FOR MEYER SHANK RACING
Eight months out of the No. 86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 didn’t phase Shinya Michimi as he made his first qualifying run on Friday since Daytona International Speedway in January. Michimi put the AutoNation Acura NSX GT3 fourth for Saturday’s six hour race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Michimi made his IMSA GTD … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFIES FIFTH AND SIXTH AT ROAD ATLANTA
In a razor-sharp GTLM class qualifying session that saw the six entries separated by a scant .192 seconds, BMW Team RLL will line up fifth and sixth for tomorrow’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship six-hour race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, in Braselton Ga. Connor De Phillippi, who was the quickest driver in the today’s final … Continue reading
ENDURANCE RACING RESUMES FOR ERA MOTORSPORT
It has been eight months since the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship held and endurance race, but this weekend, the sports car racing series heads to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The No. 18 Era Motorsport Oreca earned a third place finish at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January, and after a series of podium finishes … Continue reading
PORSCHE HEADS TO ROAD ATLANTA HIGHLY MOTIVATED
The Porsche GT Team has big plans for the next highlight on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar: At the upcoming sixth round of the season on 5 September at Road Atlanta in the US state of Georgia, the squad is determined to clinch the first win of the season with the two new Porsche … Continue reading
SCOTT HUFFAKER COMPLETES PR1/MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS’ DRIVER LINEUP FOR ROAD ATLANTA
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports has announced their lineup for the IMSA raceat Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta consisting of drivers Simon Trummer, Patrick Kelly and rookie Scott Huffaker in the #52 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2. Huffaker has a long standing relationship with PR1/Mathiasen spanning several years. Beginning in 2016, the 20-year-old American driver raced in Pacific F2000 and climbed … Continue reading
PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS TO MISS THE 6 HOUR ENDURO AT ROAD ATLANTA
Performance Tech Motorsports has withdrawn from the IMSA race at MICHELIN Raceway Road Atlanta due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19. The Deerfield Beach based team will skip Round 2 of the MICHELIN Endurance Cup after reviewing the mandated quarantine and travel restrictions that directly affect crew and drivers. The mandated quarantines along with the added risk … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL READY FOR SIX HOURS AT ROAD ATLANTA
With consecutive podium finishes (P3 – Road America and P2 – VIR) in the last two 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races BMW Team RLL has now amassed a total of 80 podium finishes since beginning its BMW racing program in 2009.The team is hoping to add a second season’s win at the six-hour Tirerack.com … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR ROAD ATLANTA SIX HOUR
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) are ready for the IMSA WeatherTech Championship TireRack.com Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, September 4-6. This Road Atlanta weekend is a replacement for the Watkins Glen race due to COVID-19 restrictions in New York state. The … Continue reading
