Here’s the next issue of the IMSA Insider, with details on the upcoming 73rd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race.
Cars
Halo By Orthene Joins Chip Ganassi Racing as a Technical Partner
Halo By Orthene has joined Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) as a technical partner. CGR will use Halo P1 brake fluid in all its cars throughout the 2025 INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT by Firestone seasons.
The season kicked off with last weekend’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida, where CGR earned a 1-2 finish with Alex Palou and the No. 10 DHL Honda team taking victory, followed by the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda and driver Scott Dixon in second. (more…)
Get Ready for Unforgettable Summer Racing at The Glen!
Can you hear that? It’s the exhilarating sound of engines racing through the twists and turns at The Glen! Race season is fast approaching, and the excitement is building. Don’t miss out on the thrill—secure your tickets now and be part of the action!
Lone Star Racing and Marc Austin Score Bronze-Class Second-Place Finish Saturday in IMSA VP SportsCar Challenge in Texas
Austin-Based Marc Austin Hits the Podium in His Debut IMSA Race Saturday with a Second-Place Bronze Class Finish in VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Competition at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in the No. 11 Lone Star Racing/Mad Joker Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3
AUSTIN, Texas (March 3, 2025) – Texas based Lone Star Racing and Austin-based team driver Marc Austin made their IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge debut this weekend at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) a strong one with a second-place Bronze Class finish Saturday morning in the first of the day’s twin 45 minute sprints. (more…)
GMG Racing and Kyle Washington Double Podium in IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge in Texas
Kyle Washington Three for Four in VP Racing Challenge Podiums in First Two Race Weekends of 2025 at Daytona and Circuit of The Americas in the No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R
AUSTIN, Texas (March 3, 2025) – Sports car racing champions GMG Racing and longtime team driver Kyle Washington have built a three-for-four record of Bronze class podium finishes in the team’s and Washington’s debut races in the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge series after second and third place finishes on Saturday in Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2025 championship at Circuit of The Americas (COTA). (more…)
New England Racers’ Results From Weekend’s Competition
Christopher Bell won the Cup race at COTA in Austin, TX with Joe Logano of Middletown, CT finishing 24th. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in 33rd.
Conor Zillich won the Xfinity race while Chris Wright finished 33rd behind the wheel of Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our’s entry. Both reside in Chatham, MA.
Down at St. Pete, Fl. Alex Palou won the Indy Car season opener while Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT finished 14th.
IMSA Insider: Shank’s Happy IMSA Return Plus COTA, St. Pete Previews
Team’s IMSA, Acura Return Off To Strong Start With Rolex 24 Runner-Up
By John Oreovicz
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – You don’t often see a smile as big as Mike Shank’s following a second-place finish – the result the No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 and drivers Colin Braun, Tom Blomqvist, Scott Dixon, and Felix Rosenqvist achieved in January’s 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona.
2025 NTT INDYCAR Series Pit Reporters Announced
The 2025 NTT INDYCAR Series Pit Reporters are Kevin Lee, Jack Harvey, and Georgia Henneberry.
Donovan Strauss Joins Hettinger Racing’s Late Model Program
From Sim to Reality, 19-Year-Old is Climbing the Racing Ladder
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 25, 2025) – Donovan Strauss has accomplished a lot in a short period of time, yet the 19-year-old Philadelphia native is just getting started. In only four years, Strauss has advanced from sim racing and winning in the virtual world to driving pavement-pounding Late Model stock cars and chasing checkered flags in the real world.