A caution with 1h20 to go in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, presented by Cadillac, turned the strategy on its head and put all GTP contenders back on equal footing, making it a race of fuel talks balanced by pace …until a few yellows for debris negated the fuel saving aspect. The No.… Read More »
Despite an Acura setting the fastest time in a shortened qualifying session, it will be an all-Cadillac front row for the start of the 72nd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Cadillac. Pipo Derani had the second best time for Whelen Cadillac Racing in the No. 31 V-Series.R, but when Wayne Taylor Racing… Read More »
What a difference a year makes. After the two Porsche Penske Motorsport 963s were nowhere near the podium on their debut in 2023, every Porsche in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, including the private cars from JDC-Miller MotorSports and Proton Competition, ran virtually flawlessly. It was the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 team of… Read More »
The 62nd Rolex 24 At Daytona will carry the green flag at 1:40 PM ET, with 59 cars scheduled to kick off the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. The opening hour will be broadcast live on NBC. Polesitters Qualifying took place last Sunday during the Roar Before the 24 weekend. Pipo Derani was the top… Read More »
Year two for the Grand Touring Prototype category is very similar to year one in terms of cars, teams and drivers. But it should be very different. During its first season, the new GTP class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship experienced teething problems. The cars had some reliability issues, teams struggled to get to… Read More »
Sunshine, cool conditions and a brisk wind in the optimal direction helped set records in three classes as the Roar Before the 24 ended with qualifying for the 62nd Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The record was led by GTP pole qualifier Pipo Derani in the No.… Read More »
Part of the fun and excitement of the first race of any season is seeing what teams do with their liveries. In the case of the IMSA WeatherTech Championship teams, it was: “Will they show up at Daytona with much the same plan as when they left Road Atlanta? Or will they improve on what… Read More »