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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
CADILLAC ONE, TWO, THREE AT DAYTONA AT HALFWAY
Cadillac Race Notes: The No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac continues to lead at the halfway mark. No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac and No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac change brake pads and discs at midnight. Three of four Cadillac DPi-V.R race cars on the lead lap. JDC-Miller Cadillac one lap down due to lengthy pit stop. … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING FERRARI RUNNING THIRD HALFWAY THROUGH THE ROLEX 24
Race Notes: The No. 63 WeatherTech Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo was second in the GTD class to start the second six hours. The second six hours driver order: Cooper MacNeil (double stint), Jeff Westphal (triple stint), Alessandro Balzan (double stint), and Toni Vilander (double stint) The team double stinted tires during Westphal’s and Balzan’s … Continue reading
PERFECT START FOR PORSCHE AT DAYTONA
At the 24 Hours of Daytona, the two Porsche 911 RSR have settled in at the front after two hours. The No. 911 vehicle shared by pole-sitter Nick Tandy (Great Britain), the Frenchman Frédéric Makowiecki and Matt Campbell (Australia) underscores the excellent qualifying performance and sets the pace in the GTLM class. The No. 912 … Continue reading
MAZDA AGAIN CAPTURES DAYTONA POLE POSITION
For the second straight year, Oliver Jarvis has claimed pole position for the Rolex 24 at Daytona in the No. 77 Mazda RT24-P. His time of 1:33.711 around Daytona International Speedway nearly eclipsed his own course record set in qualifying for the 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona. This is Jarvis’ fourth pole position in the … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING CADILLAC TO START FOURTH IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R will start from the second row for this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona, January 25-26. Cadillac DPi-V.R Qualifying Order: 4. No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R, 1:34.294 5. No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R, 1:34.442 6. No. 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi-V.R, 1:34.454 … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING FERRARI QUALIFIES SECOND IN GTD FOR THE ROLEX 24
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), Alessandro Balzan (Italy), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) will start from the front row in the GTD class in the 58th running of the IMSA WeatherTech Rolex 24 At Daytona January 23-26 at Daytona International Speedway. Westphal piloted the brand-new No. 63 WeatherTech … Continue reading
PAUL MILLER RACING READIES TO RACE IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
The Paul Miller Racing No. 48 Lamborghini team battled stiff IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition and changing track conditions to notch an eighth place start for the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Despite spending much of session one in the garage, the team rebounded by being fourth quickest in the rain-sprinkled second session of the … Continue reading
THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR LOCKS OUT THE FRONT GRID ROW AT US DEBUT
The new Porsche 911 RSR has made an impressive North American debut in qualifying for the 24-hour race at Daytona by claiming positions one and two on the grid. During the 15-minute session on the Daytona International Speedway, Nick Tandy (Great Britain) in the No. 911 vehicle and Belgium’s Laurens Vanthoor in the No. 912 … Continue reading
MEYER SHANK RACING SET ON ROLEX 24 GRID
Making his first official IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT-Daytona qualifying start with Meyer Shank Racing, Matt McMurry put the No. 86 AutoNation / SiriusXM – LaSalle Solutions Acura NSX GT3 ninth for the start of the 58th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona on Saturday. An all-new MSR driver lineup for 2020 sees several young talents … Continue reading
