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- IMSA on Friday announced some details for the 2014 United SportsCar Racing season, when the new combined American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron / Grand - Am Rolex Sports Car Series will...
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The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and Continental Tire have reached a multi-year partnership agreement that will make Continental Tire the exclusive tire supplier in three classes during next year's inaugural United SportsCar Racing season.
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It proved to be his last F1 season, and Daly headed stateside to race in the CART series and later had a fairly successful sportscar racing career.
In 1971 the «regular» Porsche 917 enjoyed success in its last year in the World Sportscar Championship (a rule change made them unable to race in 1972), but in their first Can - Am season the 917/10 couldn't compete with the mighty McLarens.
The engine is based on the same «race - proven» architecture found in Ford's IMSA Daytona Prototype cars and the GT racecars, where it was responsible for three race wins in its first IMSA Tudor United Sportscar Championship season (in 2014).
The Taylor brothers, along with the rest of the Wayne Taylor Racing crew, face their next challenge for IMSA Prototype dominance in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship May 4 - 6 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, the fifth event of the 13 - race 2017 season.
It is the only team in major North American sports car racing to win 100 races around the world and has won at least once at every track on this year's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
DETROIT (Dec. 7, 2016)-- After sweeping all six GT Le Mans titles in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2016 and winning five times, Corvette Racing confirmed today that its full - season driver roster will remain unchanged for the upcoming 2017 racing sRacing confirmed today that its full - season driver roster will remain unchanged for the upcoming 2017 racing sracing season.
«Full - Season Four» Return to Corvette Racing for 2017 Team relying on consistency in driver lineup for IMSA, Le Mans programs Gavin, Milner defending IMSA GT Le Mans Driver's Champions Garcia, Magnussen eager to challenge for GTLM title All four drivers are past IMSA Driver's Champions Chevrolet's flagship GT team won five times in 2016 DETROIT (Dec. 7, 2016)-- After sweeping all six GT Le Mans titles in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2016 and winning five times, Corvette...
AUSTIN, Texas (May 6, 2017)-- Corvette Racing's Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won their second race of the season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Saturday with a GT Le Mans (GTLM) victory in the Advance Auto Parts SportsCar Showdown.
DETROIT (April 10, 2018)-- After opening its 20th season of competition with two long - distance races in Florida, Corvette Racing makes its annual trip to the West Coast this week for the shortest event on its calendar in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 7, 2018)-- Corvette Racing left Daytona International Speedway content with the results of its testing program following the annual Roar Before the 24 and ahead of the opening race of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
The Corvette Racing program for next season is expected to include the full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship plus a return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans — a race Corvette Racing has won eight times including a stirring victory this year.
Since the start of the 2012 season, the group has combined to win 16 races in the ALMS, TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and Le Mans.
It was Win No. 102 for Corvette Racing, which has won five times in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this season.
Briscoe joined the factory Corvette team last season for three races in the Tudor United Sportscar Championship Enduros and doesn't have an IndyCar drive for 2015 after Chip Ganassi Racing released him.
Now you can relive all the action commercial free as Corvette Racing takes their first win of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
«Having the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and the Verizon IndyCar Series at Long Beach is a highlight of the road - racing season,» said Jeff Chew, Manager Business Strategy and Operations for Chevrolet Rracing season,» said Jeff Chew, Manager Business Strategy and Operations for Chevrolet RacingRacing.
It followed the earlier TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race in which Corvette Racing ran its two full - season Corvette C7.Rs.
The 12 Hours of Sebring is the most prestigious sportscar race in America, the season opener of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and for Audi Sport, first and foremost, a test race for the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 17/18 June.
The 66th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts is the second race of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season and begins at 10:40 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 17.
DETROIT (Jan. 23, 2018)-- Corvette Racing is preparing to embark on its 20th season of competition with the Rolex 24 At Daytona and start of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this weekend.
Corvette Racing's Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen remain in the hunt for the GT Le Mans (GTLM) Driver's title in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship headed to the season's final race.
Both the Grand Sport and Street Tuner class championships came down to the last race of the season for the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, the Road Atlanta 150, part of the Petit Le Mans...
DETROIT (Jan. 2, 2018)-- A new calendar year also brings a new season for Corvette Racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2018)-- The first half of the Rolex 24 At Daytona is in the books with Corvette Racing squarely in podium contention following the first 12 hours of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
Next season, TRG - Aston Martin Racing North America, LLC takes on a full slate within the Tudor United SportsCar Championship series, Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, participation in the Pirelli World Challenge and the launch of a one - make series — the Aston Martin GT4 Challenge of North America.
The duo talked about Corvette Racing, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship season, including their perspective from the previous race at Long Beach where an incident on the final corner dropped the No. 3 Corvette C7.R from 1st to 5th.
CORVETTE RACING AT MONTEREY: Points the Name of the Game Still in the driver's seat for all three GTLM championships Garcia, Magnussen coming off VIR victory to boost points lead Gavin, Milner look to add to team's late - season momentum Chevrolet ahead in ultra-tight Manufacturer's Championship battle Corvette Racing looks to repeat past success at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca DETROIT (Sept. 19, 2017)-- With two races left in this year's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Corvette Racing is hoping this weekenRACING AT MONTEREY: Points the Name of the Game Still in the driver's seat for all three GTLM championships Garcia, Magnussen coming off VIR victory to boost points lead Gavin, Milner look to add to team's late - season momentum Chevrolet ahead in ultra-tight Manufacturer's Championship battle Corvette Racing looks to repeat past success at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca DETROIT (Sept. 19, 2017)-- With two races left in this year's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Corvette Racing is hoping this weekenRacing looks to repeat past success at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca DETROIT (Sept. 19, 2017)-- With two races left in this year's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Corvette Racing is hoping this weekenRacing is hoping this weekend's...
The four - time NASCAR Premier Series champion, and FOX NASCAR analyst was confirmed earlier this month as part of Wayne Taylor Racing's lineup for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season - opener.
The team, in association with GMG Racing, also took part in January's IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenges season - opener at Daytona, in an Audi R8 LMS GT4.
Corvette Racing and the C7.Rs are gearing up this week and ready to start a new season of racing in the TUDOR United SportsRacing and the C7.Rs are gearing up this week and ready to start a new season of racing in the TUDOR United Sportsracing in the TUDOR United SportsCar...
Nissan is an official partner of IMSA, the sanctioning body for both the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and the TUDOR United SportsCar Championships, and has fielded multiple race cars throughout the 2014 season.
These racing cars already demonstrated their potential at the season opener in Spa - Francorchamps, Belgium, and the US - American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
The C7.R made its debut on the track in early 2014 and raced a full season in the United SportsCar Championship.
Picking up Corvette Racing's sister car's accomplishment from 2015, Tommy Milner, Oliver Gavin and Marcel Fassler won Saturday's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, backing up their IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season - opening victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
It's is the only race this season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship where the GT Le Mans (GTLM) category is the main class.
Following the two longest races of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona (USA) and Sebring (USA), BMW Team RLL heads to Long Beach (USA) for the season's shortest race with a length of 100 minutes.
The Tudor United SportsCar Championship's season opener marked the 40th anniversary of BWM's U.S sports - car racing debut, when the factory entered two 3.5 - liter CSLs (L for «lightweight») in the 1975 Daytona 24.
DETROIT (April 14, 2015)-- Following the two longest races on the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship schedule, Corvette Racing heads to the Long Beach street circuit for the shortest race of the season.
The racing career of the new BMW M8 GTE officially kicked off at the season opener of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in Daytona (USA) this weekend.
DETROIT — Following the two longest races on the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship schedule, Corvette Racing heads to the Long Beach street circuit for the shortest race of the season.
Sean Rayhall will join 3GT Racing for next month's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, as well as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season - ending Motul Petit Le Mans, it has been confirmed.
Joey Hand will start Sunday's Michelin GT Challenge from the overall pole after taking Ford Chip Ganassi Racing to its fifth IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship pole of the season.
«As reported first by Sportscar365 on Thursday, Alonso is in contention to race with the Anglo - American squad at Daytona as part of its expanded entry for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season - opener.»
Operating for the past two seasons as a customer team fielding a Honda - powered Ligier chassis in IMSA's prototype division, Michael Shank Racing has been a consistent front - runner in the headline category of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, winning earlier this year at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca among five 2016 podium finishes.
After a season in Pirelli World Challenge, Magnus Racing is poised to return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next year, as part of a rejuvenated effort for Audi in the GT Daytona category.
Renger van der Zande will make the move to Wayne Taylor Racing next year, replacing Ricky Taylor in its full - season lineup in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the team announced on Friday.
As first reported by Sportscar365 on Thursday, Alonso is in contention to race with the Anglo - American squad at Daytona as part of its expanded entry for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season - opener.
Corvette Racing and the C7.Rs are gearing up this week and ready to start their 20th anniversary season of racing in the Weathertech SportsCar ChampioRacing and the C7.Rs are gearing up this week and ready to start their 20th anniversary season of racing in the Weathertech SportsCar Champioracing in the Weathertech SportsCar Championship.