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Mercedes-AMG Clinches 2024 IMSA GTD Manufacturer Championships in Indianapolis as Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Target Year-End Team and Driver Honors at Petit Le Mans

by Mike
Mercedes-AMG Clinches 2024 IMSA GTD Manufacturer Championships in Indianapolis as Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Target Year-End Team and Driver Honors at Petit Le Mans

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Winning Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams Winward Racing and Korthoff Preston Motorsports clinched the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GT Daytona (GTD) Manufacturer Championship right at the start of the Battle on The Bricks and then spent the remainder of the wet and wild six-hour endurance race closing in on more year-end team and driver honors Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). The No. 32 Korthoff Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 finished third in GTD after co-drivers Mikael Grenier, Mike Skeen and Kenton Koch battled in the lead pack the entire race from the pole starting position. WeatherTech Championship GTD points leaders Winward Racing took the checkered flag just seconds after the No. 32 team for a fifth-place finish with team drivers Russell Ward, Philip Ellis, and Indy Dontje in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3.

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NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race From Bristol Motor Speedway, Supermotocross World Championship Final, And IMSA From Indianapolis Motor Speedway Presented Across NBC, USA NETWORK, PEACOCK, And CNBC This Weekend

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NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race From Bristol Motor Speedway, Supermotocross World Championship Final, And IMSA From Indianapolis Motor Speedway Presented Across NBC, USA NETWORK, PEACOCK, And CNBC This Weekend
Live Pre-Race Coverage of NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race from Bristol Motor Speedway Begins Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on USA Network
Winner-Take-All SuperMotocross World Championship Final Between Jett Lawrence, Hunter Lawrence, and Chase Sexton Starts Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET Live on Peacock from Las Vegas Motor Speedway
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from Famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Begins This Sunday with Peacock-Exclusive Live Coverage at 11:30 a.m. ET followed by NBC and Peacock Live at 3 p.m. ET
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 19, 2024 – NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend is headlined by the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 16 playoff elimination race from Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday on USA Network, the SuperMotocross World Championship Final on Saturday on Peacock from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and the penultimate race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway on NBC and Peacock this Sunday.

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Wright Motorsports Primed for Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis

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Wright Motorsports Primed for Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (September 17, 2024) – This weekend, the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host its first-ever IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship endurance race at the Brickyard. The TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks is set for Sunday, September 22, and Wright Motorsports is ready to rise to the challenge with the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R, driven by Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, and endurance specialist Jan Heylen.

“We’ve had a solid season so far, and this is a great opportunity for us to have a strong weekend,” said Team Owner John Wright. “Adam and Elliott have been outstanding in their rookie year, and with Jan’s experience, we’re bringing a strong lineup to Indianapolis. This team thrives under pressure, and I’m confident we can deliver another strong result.” (more…)

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Flying Lizard Makes Lamborghini Championship Push at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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Flying Lizard Makes Lamborghini Championship Push at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (September 16, 2024) – Rounds nine and 10 of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America take place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, and Flying Lizard Motorsports will bring three of its four Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Evo2 entries for a late-season push for the Pro-Am class title. This weekend’s doubleheaders will act as the final two North American races before the competitors head to Jerez, Spain for the Lamborghini World Finals in November. (more…)

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Kyle Larson to Make Indy 500 Return in 2025

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Kyle Larson to Make Indy 500 Return in 2025

The most popular driver and entry from May’s Indianapolis 500 will return in 2025 and take another shot at winning ‘The Greatest Spectacle In Racing’ with an entry for Kyle Larson from Arrow McLaren/Hendrick Motorsports as part of their second attempt to do ‘The Double.’

The NASCAR Cup champion starred all month in his rookie appearance at the 500 in the No. 17 Chevy and was only limited by errors due to his inexperience in an IndyCar, and a downpour that delayed the race and derailed his plans to contest the 600-mile NASCAR race immediately after the 500 in Charlotte. (more…)

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Rexy Returns for WeatherTech Championship Fight, Drivers Announced

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Rexy Returns for WeatherTech Championship Fight, Drivers Announced

ST. CHARLES, Ill., (September 9, 2024) – Just two races remain in the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and AO Racing’s Rexy the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 Rawr is back from summer vacation, returning next weekend to resume his championship fight in the GTD PRO class. Michelin Endurance Cup addition Michael Christensen is poised to return for the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks, racing alongside full-season driver Lauren Heinrich in the six-hour endurance event at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, September 22. Julien Andlauer will join the duo in the Porsche for Petit Le Mans, the 10-hour season finale at Road Atlanta, (more…)

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Chevy’s Kyle Larson Wins NASCAR Cup Brickyard 400 (Photos)

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Chevy’s Kyle Larson Wins NASCAR Cup Brickyard 400 (Photos)

Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, races to victory Sunday, July 21, 2024, winning the NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is the fourth win of the season for Larson who leads in the Championship with four races left before the playoffs. (more…)

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