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IMSA Riding New Wave of Emerging GTP Talents

by MikeApril 24, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Every “era” of sports car racing has its iconic performers. In IMSA’s more than 50-year history, that’s broken down by top-class periods of who’s starred in prototypes.

With the reborn Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class now three years into the formula, there’s a pattern of stars starting to emerge. There are long-time prototype drivers who raced in the previous Daytona Prototype international (DPi) and Daytona Prototype and/or Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) iterations before GTP competing alongside those whose main top-class experience is focused on GTP.

Read more of Tony DiZinno’s article and other IMSA news after the jump…

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Sibling Rivalry Takes Over AO: Roxy Sidelines Rexy for Shot at Victory

by MikeApril 24, 2025

ST. CHARLES, Ill., (April 24, 2025) – Roxy is stomping her way back to the grid, whether Rexy likes it or not! AO Racing is giving Rexy, its beloved green T-Rex Porsche 911 GT3 Rawr a breather for the next IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round, as his not-so-shy sister, Roxy, muscles her way back into series competition. With a bold pink livery and a chip on her shoulder, Roxy is ready to prove that racing greatness runs in the family, even if it means sidelining her brother to do it.

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Two Days Of Racing This Weekend At Grandview Speedway – Modified & Sportsman On Saturday – Enduro/Vintage/Slingshots On Friday

by MikeApril 24, 2025

GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY HOSTING WEEK TWO OF NASCAR ADVANCE AUTO PARTS WEEKLY SERIES ACTION WITH MODIFIED & SPORTSMAN PLUS TRIVIA NIGHT THIS SATURDAY
KUBOTA HIGH LIMIT 410 SPRINTS SET FOR TUESDAY, MAY 20 – ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Grandview Speedway is all set to move into week number two in the chase for the track championships, and will do so with two-days of racing this weekend.

The action begins on Friday, April 25, and will feature the Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage Cars in action along with the Slingshots starting at 7 pm. Pit gates open at 2 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 6 pm. Grandstand admission will be $10, with children ages 12 and under admitted for free. Pit admission is $30 for the Friday event.

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Longtime NASCAR Play-by-Play Announcer and NSMA Board Member, Doug Rice, Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

by MikeApril 24, 2025

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 23, 2025) – Longtime NASCAR broadcaster, Doug Rice, a former National Sports Media Association (NSMA) board member, will be honored with NSMA’s Lifetime Achievement award, executive director Dave Goren announced today.

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Prominent Charlotte Doctor Who Worked With Carolina Panthers, NASCAR Dies

by MikeApril 24, 2025

By Luke Tucker, WBTV, Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A prominent Charlotte doctor who cared for countless NASCAR drivers and NFL players died recently, his practice confirmed.

Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine (CNSA) announced Tuesday that Dr. Jerry Petty — whose medical career spanned decades in the Queen City — passed away.

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Rodney Childers Out As Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Crew Chief

by MikeApril 24, 2025

Spire Motorsports made a crew chief change for its No. 7 Chevrolet team, announcing Wednesday that veteran Rodney Childers and the team agreed to mutually part ways during the off-week break.

The move comes as the NASCAR Cup Series is set to resume this weekend with Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 (3 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN Radio, SiriusXM) at Talladega Superspeedway.

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TeamSLR: TA2 Series Western Swing Kicks Off at Sonoma

by MikeApril 24, 2025

Four-Car Entry Led by Fulltimers Tristan McKee and Barry Boes are Joined by Returnees Carson Brown and Corey Day;
Mike Skeen, Jared Odrick and Western Championship Regulars
Brody Goble and Tim Carroll Add Punch to M1 Racecars TA2 Series Effort

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (April 23, 2025) – Scenic Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway welcomes back the national competitors of the Cube 3 Architecture TA2 Series this weekend for the first time since 2022. In this first of back-to-back race weekends on the West Coast, an eight-pack of drivers wielding M1 Racecars equipment are ready to give it their all during Saturday’s 40-lap, 75-minute Sonoma SpeedTour event on the 2.52-mile, 11-turn circuit situated in the heart of California’s Wine Country.

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Andy Lally Faces New Challenges When He Returns to Lime Rock

by Lou ModestinoApril 24, 2025

LAKEVILLE, CONN. (23 April 2025)- Andy Lally will be in a very different role when he returns to Lime Rock Park during the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic May 23-26.

After enjoying three decades of success behind the wheel, Lally has stepped out of the cockpit for a new role – President of the renowned Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli.

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Sunday 4/27/25 Capeway Rovers M/C Club

by Lou ModestinoApril 24, 2025

Gate opens Sat 4pm close 9pm re-open 6:30am Sun

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Broad Arrow Presents McLaren Supercars Owned by F1 World Champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction

by Lou ModestinoApril 24, 2025

Broad Arrow offers McLaren MP4-12C supercars personally owned by Sir Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button
The MP4-12C defined the future of McLaren Automotive and its subsequent models
Hamilton and Button contributed extensively to development of the MP4-12C, providing valuable feedback that was implemented in production models
Extremely rare opportunity to own a supercar that defined a global brand and that was owned by a modern-era Formula One World Champion
Both cars to feature at the inaugural Broad Arrow Auction at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on 24-25 May 2025

London, England: 23 April 2025 – Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty company (NYSE: HGTY), will be auctioning two unique McLaren supercars with exceptional provenance at its inaugural Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction on 24-25 May 2025.

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