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Mission Foods and Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Finalize Long-Term Partnership

by MikeOctober 29, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (October 29, 2024) – Just over a month after Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) announced its new HSR Classic Endurance Championship, a North American food industry giant and motorsports sponsorship leader has been named the presenting partner.

The HSR Classic Endurance Championship Presented by Mission Foods debuts in 2025 in a long-term partnership supporting the first major endurance race championship in the U.S. for vintage and historic sports cars. Competitors and race fans alike, however, will get a preview experience of the new Mission Foods championship this weekend at the 10th Running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods, October 30 – November 3. (more…)

Wright Motorsports Petit Le Mans Podium Hopes Dashed in Final Hour Incident

by MikeOctober 15, 2024

BATAVIA, Ohio. (October 14, 2024) – Fresh off the high of securing the Fanatec GT World Challenge America championship title and winning the Indianapolis 8 Hour, Wright Motorsports entered Petit Le Mans with high expectations for a strong finish to the season. Unfortunately, their hopes of celebrating on the podium at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta were shattered in the final hour. An incident with less than one hour remaining in the ten-hour IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race sidelined the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R with terminal damage. The contact ended an impressive first season in the championship for drivers Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer. (more…)

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams and Mercedes-AMG Sweep All Six 2024 IMSA GT Daytona (GTD) Championships After Season-Ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

by MikeOctober 14, 2024

BRASELTON, Georgia – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams and Mercedes-AMG completed a perfect six-for-six IMSA GT Daytona (GTD) class 2024 championship sweep Saturday in the season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Winward Racing’s steady run to eighth place as the highest finishing Mercedes-AMG GT3 of the three competing in Saturday’s 10-hour race put the final touch on a dominating season for the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 and Mercedes-AMG that led the team, driver and manufacturer standings all year after a season-long performance that was the best overall in the four-class IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. (more…)

Corvette 5th in GTD PRO at IMSA Finale 10-Hour Petit Le Mans (Photos)

by MikeOctober 14, 2024

The #3 Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R driven by Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims and Daniel Juncadella, races to a fifth place finish in the GTD PRO class Saturday, October 12, 2024 during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship finale, the10-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. (Photo by Eric Klauser for Corvette Racing) (more…)

Magnus Racing Bids a Petite Farewell to 2024 at Petit Le Mans

by MikeOctober 11, 2024

It seems like it was just a few weeks ago that we were kicking off the 2024 race season at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, but here we are, coming into Petit Le Mans, ready to wrap up the year with the 10-hour endurance racing extravaganza. With two of our three drivers in the No. 44 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 and our shop being Atlanta-based, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is a home track for us. We’re going to be putting in a not-so-petite effort in this weekend to finish the season on a high note for John Potter, Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, and our entire team. (more…)

Wright Motorsports Confident for Strong IMSA Finale at Petit Le Mans

by MikeOctober 10, 2024

BRASELTON, Ga., (October 10, 2024) – The season finale for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is Saturday, October 12 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, and Wright Motorsports sweeps into the weekend riding high with two recent back-to-back wins. The team comes into Petit Le Mans as the most recent GTD class race winners in the WeatherTech Championship, and also just secured a class victory and championship title in the Fanatec GT World Challenge series. This success has the team in high spirits as they prepare to conclude the season with the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R, driven by Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, and Jan Heylen. (more…)

NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race From Charlotte Motor Speedway And IMSA’S Famed Petit Le Mans Presented Across NBC, PEACOCK, And USA Network This Weekend

by MikeOctober 10, 2024

Live Pre-Race Coverage of NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12 Playoff Elimination Race from Charlotte Motor Speedway Begins Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC

Live Coverage of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Petit Le Mans Begins this Saturday at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 9, 2024 – NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend is headlined by the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 12 playoff elimination race from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday on NBC and Petit Le Mans, the final race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on NBC and Peacock this Sunday.

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Sedgwick and PT Autosport Have Plenty to Play For at Road Atlanta

by Lou ModestinoOctober 8, 2024

MILLVILLE, NJ (October 8, 2024) – PT Autosport with JDX Racing and driver Alex Sedgwick head to the penultimate Porsche Carrera Cup North America this weekend with a clear set of goals in mind: finish the season strong, add to the win column, and capture a hard-fought second place in the series championship.

For Sedgwick, who earned two podium finishes in the Carrera Cup weekend three weeks ago at Indianapolis behind the wheel of the No. 98 PT Autosport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car, and competed in the Porsche Endurance Challenge by Yokohama two weeks ago at Sonoma Raceway, a recent test at Road Atlanta completed the clean sweep – recalibrating the 25-year-old Warwickshire, UK native’s top three favorite U.S. racetracks. (more…)

Atlanta Motor Speedway Opening Camping Facilities To Milton Evacuees

by MikeOctober 8, 2024

HAMPTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2024) – Atlanta Motor Speedway is opening its campgrounds for evacuees of Hurricane Milton.

In collaboration with Henry County EMA, the speedway will provide dry camping free of charge in its Legends Premium Campground for RVs and Legends Tent Campground for pop-up campers and tents. Evacuees staying in these campgrounds will also have complimentary access to a nearby showerhouse while staying at the speedway. (more…)

Joey Logano Wins The Opening Atlanta Playoff Race

by Chuck AbramsSeptember 10, 2024September 16, 2024

Kyle Larson entered the Atlanta race leading all drivers in wins and playoff points. He qualified P6. All he had to do was run a good race and stay out of trouble. Unfortunately, trouble found him when on lap 55, his car lost rear grip and sent him crashing hard into the wall with a smack by Chase Briscoe as his car meandered back down the banking, hidden by smoke.

That’s why playoff and stage points matter. Instead of falling below the cut line, he is in P10 and relatively safe heading to Watkins Glen. He has won 2 of the last 3 races there but was a dismal P25 last year when teammate William Byron dominated and took home the trophy.

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