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AO Racing Eyes Back-to-Back Titles with Fierce Lineup for 2025 IMSA Season

by Mike
AO Racing Eyes Back-to-Back Titles with Fierce Lineup for 2025 IMSA Season

ST. CHARLES, Ill., (December 5, 2024) — AO Racing has officially confirmed its return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the 2025 season, bringing Rexy, the beloved Porsche 911 GT3 “Rawr,” back to the GTD PRO class. With an all-star lineup in place, the team is ready to defend its championship title. Laurin Heinrich, the 2024 Drivers’ Champion returns to continue building on the success of last season. Joining him for the full campaign is Klaus Bachler, with two-time European Le Mans Series champion Alessio Picariello rounding out the trio for endurance rounds. (more…)

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Connor Mosack To Run Fulltime With McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in 2025

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Connor Mosack To Run Fulltime With McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in 2025

Statesville, N.C. (December 3, 2024) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing (MHR) announced today that Connor Mosack will contest his first full NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) campaign with the organization in 2025. Mosack, 25, from Charlotte, N.C., has 11 prior NCTS starts and will compete for Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors as he pursues his first-career playoff berth.

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ARCA Menards Series Schedule for 2025 Released; FS1 and FS2 Relationship Extended Through 2028

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ARCA Menards Series Schedule for 2025 Released; FS1 and FS2 Relationship Extended Through 2028

TEMPERANCE, Mich. — The ARCA Menards Series has announced a television broadcast agreement extension with FS1 and FS2 that features a full season of live television coverage in 2025. Additionally, as part of the new agreement, the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway will air live on FOX, marking the first time in series history a race has aired on broadcast television. (more…)

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Van der Steur and DXDT Movin’ on Up; Iron Dames Picks Porsche

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Van der Steur and DXDT Movin’ on Up; Iron Dames Picks Porsche

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Van der Steur Racing is no stranger to the IMSA paddock, with a presence dating some twenty years.

Most recently, the team founded by former racer Gunnar van der Steur has competed in the Grand Sport (GS) class of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. For 2025, VDSR will move to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship side of the paddock as it steps up to campaign the No. 19 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class. (more…)

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Yelloly Leads Saturday Daylight Runs At Daytona For Acura Meyer Shank Racing

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Yelloly Leads Saturday Daylight Runs At Daytona For Acura Meyer Shank Racing

Speed is seldom the primary objective of pre-season testing, although any of the 31 participants in the IMSA test at Daytona International Speedway would take pride in topping the timing screens.

For most teams and manufacturers, the November test is mostly about integrating new personnel and learning how their cars react to changes in chassis setup and atmospheric conditions. There’s no substitute for time on track when it comes to learning. (more…)

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ARCA Menards Series Pre-Race Practice at Daytona Set for January 9 and 10

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ARCA Menards Series Pre-Race Practice at Daytona Set for January 9 and 10

TEMPERANCE, Mich. – (November 12, 2024) – The ARCA Menards Series opens its 2025 season with a two-day Pre-Race Practice session at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday and Friday, January 9 and 10. A third day, Saturday, January 11, is reserved as a rain date.

The two-day session will be the prelude to the season-opening Daytona ARCA 200, the 62nd ARCA Menards Series race to be held at the legendary “World Center of Racing” since 1964.

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