NASCAR: Toyota Exec Initially Disappointed in Hendrick’s Le Mans Entry
In March, NASCAR announced it planned to take its new Next Gen stock car, which debuted in the Cup Series this season, to the Le Mans 24 Hours as a … Read More
Category: SportsCars
IMSA: Ganassi hires RHR for development role
Ryan Hunter-Reay is the most recent member of Chip Ganassi Racing. The 2012 IndyCar champion and 2014 Indy 500 winner was drafted into the staff in March for the 12 … Read More
WEC/IMSA: Lamborghini Announces LMDh Program
Lamborghini Squadra Corse is developing its first LMDh prototype. The car will make its debut in 2024 and will compete in both the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class and … Read More
WEC: Marelli to design part of the Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar hybrid powertrain
Peugeot Sport has signed a multi-year partnership with Marelli, a leading global automotive supplier with a long-standing and extensive expertise in the field of motorsports and high-performance technologies. This crucial … Read More
IMSA: Acura 1-2 at Mid-Ohio
Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque drove the Wayne Taylor Racing Acura to victory in Sunday’s Lexus Grand Prix IMSA race. Taylor took the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura DPi … Read More
IMSA: Bourdais puts Cadillac on pole at Mid-Ohio
Cadillac claimed its third pole start in five IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races as Sebastien Bourdais recorded a best lap of 1 minute, 10.439 seconds in the No. 01 V-Performance … Read More
WEC: Toyota Wins Chaotic 6H Spa
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned its first win of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season after a dramatic, weather-affected 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. World Champions Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi … Read More
WEC: Penske LMP2 tops practice 2 at SPA
The second Free Practice session ahead of tomorrow’s 2022 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps saw Team Penske top their first ever WEC session. Felipe Nasr’s lap ensured that the American … Read More
WEC: LMP2 cars embarrass Hypercars at Spa; Porsche Top in LMGTE Pro
The first track action at the 2022 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps witnessed home heroes WRT sit atop the timing screens after an early quick lap by Robin Frijns. Porsche … Read More
WEC: Porsche and Alpine preview Spa in Belgium’s Ardennes
Porsche heads to round two of the season leading the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. After clinching a class win at the season opener in Sebring (USA), the factory squad … Read More
TV News: Weekend USA TV Ratings
TV Highlights from this past weekend: The NASCAR Cup race from Dover on FS1 was down 34.5% because of the rain that hit before lap 100 forcing race to be … Read More
IMSA: Acura Front Row Lockout at Laguna Seca
Ricky Taylor led the way for Acura in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05 prototype, notching the team’s second consecutive, and Acura’s fourth consecutive, DPi pole at WeatherTech Raceway … Read More
NASCAR Le Mans entry won’t be anything like a NASCAR Cup car
Did you think Hendrick Motorsports was taking a NASCAR Cup car to Le Mans in 2023? Well…..think again. The program will be overseen by Hendrick vice president of competition Chad … Read More
IMSA: First kilometers for the Ferrari 296 GT3 at Fiorano
Today saw the debut on the track for the Ferrari 296 GT3 at Fiorano ahead of its racing debut in 2023. At the wheel, two-time world champion Alessandro Pier Guidi … Read More
IMSA: Lexus Becomes Title Sponsor of Mid-Ohio race
Luxury performance automotive brand Lexus has joined as title sponsor for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Mid-Ohio on May 13-15. The weekend of sports car racing will now … Read More
IMSA: Bourdais and van der Zande win Long Beach from pole
The Nos. 01 and 02 Cadillacs started 1-2 for the 100-minute sprint on the streets of Long Beach and finished 1-2 to lead a Cadillac DPi-V.R sweep of the podium … Read More
IMSA: Cadillac sweeps front row in qualifying for Long Beach race
For the second consecutive IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race, Cadillac swept the front row in qualifying. For the second race in a row, Sebastien Bourdais earned the pole award in … Read More
IMSA: Derani tops opening Long Beach practice
#31 Whelen Cadillac driver Pipo Derani led the way in a red flag-filled opening practice session for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The Action Express Racing driver turned … Read More
Video: The WEC Toyota Hypercar Takes On Sebring
Toyota Gazoo Racing began their defense of the World Endurance Championship with the one-thousand-mile season-opener on the historic bumps of Sebring. Setting out to remain unbeaten in the WEC’s newest … Read More
F1: After ‘lazy’ racing in America, ‘Three months’ until Magnussen fit for F1
(GMM) It will take “three months” before Kevin Magnussen is match-fit for Formula 1. After losing his Haas seat, the Dane spent a full year in sports cars before being … Read More
IMSA: God giveth, then God taketh away
God (IMSA) gave the Corvette team a BOP adjustment in their favor ahead of the 12 Hours of Sebring last month, and the Corvette team won the GTD Pro category. … Read More
IMSA: Derani and Westbrook talk Long Beach
In advance of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race April 9 on the 1.968-mile, 11-turn street circuit in Long Beach, California, Pipo Derani (No.31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R) — who … Read More
IMSA: WeatherTech Racing Switching to Mercedes-AMG
WeatherTech Racing is making a shift to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 for the remainder of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Coming off a podium finish at Sebring, the team … Read More
Rumor: Johnson to skip IndyCar race to drive Hendrick Cup car at Le Mans
Rumor has it that Jimmie Johnson is happy to skip any conflicting IndyCar race in June 2023 for a chance to drive the Hendrick Motorsport NASCAR Camaro in next year’s … Read More
IndyCar/IMSA: King Taco Renews Multiyear Sponsorship with Acura GP of Long Beach
King Taco has signed a multiyear deal to continue as Official Mexican Restaurant of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, officials from both organizations announced today. Founded in 1974 … Read More