Rolex 24 Hour 9: Cadillacs run 1-2 in hotly contested Rolex 24
With the lead swapping based on pitstops, the No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac leads the #31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac by just 1.35s after 9 hours of the Rolex 24 … Read More
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Rolex 24 Hour 6: #10 Acura leads at the 1/4-Mark
Felipe Albuquerque had the #10 Wayne Taylor/Andretti Acura out in front of the Rolex 24 at Daytona by 19.0s over the #31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac of Pipo Derani as the … Read More
Rolex 24 Hour 3: Bourdais out front in #01 Ganassi Cadillac
Sebastien Bourdais put the #01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac out front at the 3-Hour mark of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Bourdais held a 4.3s lead over the pole sitting … Read More
Rolex 24 Hour 1: Acuras run 1-2
The Acura GTP cars of Meyer Shank Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing ran 1-2 at the 1-Hour mark of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Tom Blomqvist at the wheel of … Read More
IMSA: GTP Anticipation Reaches to Highest Levels
The fever-pitch anticipation for the 2023 Rolex 24 At Daytona has been felt throughout the motorsports world awaiting the debut of the LMDh prototypes set to race for the first … Read More
IMSA: GTP teams worried ‘spec’ IMSA hybrid system won’t last 24 Hours
All the GTP teams in today’s Rolex 24 are concerned the ‘spec’ hybrid system supplied to them from IMSA will fail. It is made by Williams Advanced Engineering 700 v … Read More
IMSA: Morad Replaces Injured Auer in Winward Mercedes
Winward Racing shipped a replacement car to Daytona overnight following the practice crash Thursday that sidelined the GTD pole-winning No. 57 Mercedes and injured driver Lucas Auer. The team confirmed … Read More
WEC: Series likely won’t return to Sebring
The FIA World Endurance Championship is probably not going to do a joint race weekend with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Sebring after 2023, according to ACO President Pierre … Read More
IMSA: Cadillac runs 1-2 in next to last Rolex 24 practice
Alexander Sims was quickest in the final all-class practice for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, leading a Cadillac 1-2 in the GTP class. Sims recorded a best lap time of … Read More
IMSA: Chevy reveals the Corvette Z06 GTS.R for 2024
Chevrolet today debuted the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R racecar, a year before it makes its competition debut at the 2024 Rolex 24 At Daytona. Making its public debut at Daytona … Read More
IMSA: Corvette Racing at Daytona – Twenty-Five Years and Counting
Twenty-five years ago, no one knew what to expect when two Chevrolet Corvette C5-R racecars showed up at Daytona International Speedway for the Rolex 24 At Daytona – the first … Read More
IMSA: Lucas Auer breaks back in Rolex 24 practice crash
Lucas Auer, driver of the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, has been admitted to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach. According to attending medical personnel, Auer has sustained … Read More
IMSA: Campbell Puts Porsche on Top in Thursday Evening Rolex 24 Practice
Matt Campbell went quickest overall for Porsche Penske Motorsport in Thursday evening practice session for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Australian driver of the No. 7 Porsche 963 topped … Read More
IMSA: Cadillac shows its muscle in 2nd Rolex 24 practice
Richard Westbrook put Cadillac atop the time charts for the first time in the GTP era, with the No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-LMDh quickest in Thursday’s second practice … Read More
IMSA: #10 Acura on top in opening practice for Rolex
Filipe Albuquerque put the Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti Autosport #10 Acura on top for the first official practice for this weekend’s Rolex 24 IMSA race at Daytona. The session was … Read More
Video: HPD releases “Acura ARX-06 The Origin Story” Documentary
HPD today released a 48-minute documentary providing an inside view into the development of the Acura ARX-06 prototype racing car debuting this weekend at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Meyer … Read More
IMSA: A deep dive into the Penske Porsche 963 GTP car
Maiden race outing for the new Porsche 963 after 33,000 test kilometers Twin-turbo V8 engine was the obvious choice for the hybrid prototype Low-boost turbo-charging of the Porsche 918 Spyder … Read More
IMSA: Indy NXT rookie completes driver lineup for Sean Creech Motorsport for the Rolex 24
Sean Creech Motorsport (SCM) officially completed its Rolex 24 at Daytona driver lineup today with the addition of Nolan Siegel – an open wheel and sports car veteran despite his … Read More
IMSA/WEC: Multimatic a big part of Porsche GTP and LMDh 963
Multimatic and the Porsche 963 Q&A with Pascal Zurlinden, Director of Performance Engineering at Multimatic Special Vehicle Operations As the Porsche Penske Motorsport team prepares to race the Porsche 963 … Read More
IMSA: Not taking 2nd set of tires cost Ricky Taylor the Rolex 24 pole
Defending Rolex 24 at Daytona and series champions – Acura and Meyer Shank Racing – got their 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season off to a strong start Sunday, with … Read More
Rumor: Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport eyes Le Mans (With Cadillac?) (Update)
The immediate goal for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport is to add a second Acura ARX-06 for next season’s WeatherTech Championship campaign. It remains to be seen if a … Read More
IMSA: Cadillacs and BMWs have been most reliable GTP cars so far
After two years of planning, design and development, it is a new beginning in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class with the hybrid electrified cars … Read More
IMSA: Blomqvist puts #60 Acura on pole for Rolex 24
In the first qualifying session in the new IMSA GTP era, Tom Blomqvist put the #60 Meyer Shank Racing GTP Acura on pole for next weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. … Read More
IMSA: Nasr puts Penske Porsche on top ahead of qualifying
Granted it was only a warm-up session ahead of pole qualifying for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, but Felipe Nasr turned the fastest lap for the GTP cars in the … Read More