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“Repeat-Repeat” Race Win for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Team Winward Racing at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

by MikeMay 12, 2025

MONTEREY, California – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing team Winward Racing – the reigning IMSA GT Daytona (GTD) class champions – turned in a “perfect” performance for a “repeat-repeat” GTD class race win Sunday in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (WRLS). The win from fourth on the grid was a GTD class-leading second victory of the season for the Winward No. 57 drivers and second consecutive at WRLS after winning on the 3.238-mile road course for the first time last year. Winward’s first 2025 victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring in March was also a repeat performance after winning the classic endurance at Sebring International Raceway for the second-straight time in March.

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Thanksgiving Classic Winner Parker Eatmon To Complete 2025 zMAX CARS Tour Schedule With Hettinger Racing

by MikeMay 12, 2025

Soon-To-Be 19-Year-Old Will Drive No. 71 Chevrolet in Late Model Stock Division
Eatmon Debuts New Partner, Vetted Ventures, May 16 at North Wilkesboro

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 12, 2025) – Parker Eatmon has joined Hettinger Racing for the remainder of the 2025 zMAX CARS Tour schedule, with the soon-to-be 19-year-old piloting the team’s No. 71 Chevrolet in the Late Model Stock division of the nation’s premier Late Model touring series.

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Flying Lizard Motorsports Celebrates Triple Podium Weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

by MikeMay 12, 2025

MONTEREY, Calif. (May 12, 2025) – It was a victorious weekend in California for Flying Lizard Motorsports, as the iconic team secured three podium finishes across two action-packed rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Highlighted by a win in Race One for the No. 14 Sparklefarts Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2, the team continued its momentum in Race Two with a double podium, finishing second and third.

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Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and Hoosier Racing Tire Announce Multi-Year Partnership

by MikeMay 12, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (May 9, 2025) – Officials from the Hoosier Racing Tire and Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) today announced a multi-year agreement that will see the world’s largest racing tire manufacturer become an Official Partner of HSR. Within the new agreement, Hoosier has been named series presenting sponsor and a preferred tire of the HSR SascoSports International/American Challenge presented by Hoosier and the first proud partner and charter member of the new HSR Tire Village.

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Broad Arrow Presents Some Of The Finest Pre- And Post-War Collector Cars At Inaugural Concorso D’eleganza Villa D’este Auction

by Lou ModestinoMay 12, 2025

Broad Arrow’s featured auction offerings include incredibly evocative 1938 Talbot-Lago T150 C Lago Spéciale Teardrop Coupé by Figoni and Falaschi, alongside the sole-surviving 1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe by Dubos Frères
Auction also presents first-ever public sale of the most original early Ferrari available, the 1948 Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa by Ansaloni
Additional classic racing highlights include the prestigious 1936 Maserati 6CM Factory Works, eligible for the Monaco Historic Grand Prix
Further highlights include a Pebble Beach class-winning 1939 Lagonda V12 Rapide James Young Drophead Coupé, a Classiche Certified 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS, and a multiple concours-winning Motto-bodied Siata 208S, the last to be produced
Broad Arrow Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction takes place 24-25 May at Villa Erba

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IMSA Insider: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Entry List Revealed and More

by MikeMay 2, 2025

By Tony DiZinno

Lots of Streaks on the Line Ahead of Second Straight WeatherTech Championship California Race

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The TireRack.com Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca serves as the first two-hour, 40-minute standard length sprint race of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

A total of 36 cars are set to compete across Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) and the two GT classes, Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD). The GTP car count stays at 11 for a second straight race, alongside 10 GTD PRO and 15 GTD cars. The race is Round 4 of the year for GTP and GTD, while GTD PRO is back for Round 3 for the first time since the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March.

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GMS Race Cars Launches Super Late Model Chassis Program Under the Direction of Tony Eury Jr.

by MikeMay 2, 2025

In a press release seen on Catchfence, GMS Race Cars is proud to announce the official launch of its Super Late Model chassis manufacturing program, marking a bold new chapter in the company’s storied legacy in motorsports.

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Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, TN Doubleheader Weekend Feat. 1/4-Mile Friday & ARCA, Supers, & Pros Saturday

by MikeMay 1, 2025May 1, 2025

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is set for a huge doubleheader weekend of racing this Friday and Saturday, May 2-3. Friday night will feature 5 divisions on the 1/4-mile with racing at 6:30. Saturday racing will start at 5:00 and will feature three traveling series including ARCA Menards Series East, ASA Southern Super Series/CRA, and the Nashville Pro Late Models.

Advance sale tickets, full detailed schedules, and more are available at www.nashvillefairgroundsspeedway.racing

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Logano, Garcia Join NC State Highway Patrol to Reveal New Ford Mustang Dark Horse Pace Cars, Preview NASCAR All-Star Race

by MikeApril 30, 2025April 30, 2025

Highlighting North Wilkesboro’s new partnership with Ford, officials unveiled the new Ford Mustang Dark Horse pace cars that will be showcased during All-Star Race Week, May 15-18
Race week packages, single-day tickets and camping to all NASCAR All-Star Race Week events are on sale at www.northwilkesborospeedway.com

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (April 29, 2025) — The stars are set to shine once again at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway as the 2025 NASCAR All-Star race returns May 15-18. With a newly condensed four-day schedule featuring zMAX CARS Tour racing, the Window World 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race, live concerts, NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge and the fan-favorite NASCAR All-Star Race, the excitement is building for the biggest weeks in short-track racing.

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47th HSR The Mitty presented by Hagerty Comes to a Competitive Conclusion Sunday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

by MikeApril 30, 2025

BRASELTON, Georgia (April 29, 2025) – The 47th Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) The Mitty Presented by Hagerty came to a competitive conclusion Sunday after four full days of on-track action and off-track camaraderie at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Thursday’s test day paved the way for three-straight days of official HSR competition that included a full slate of HSR Feature Races, WeatherTech Sprints and a pair of B.R.M Endurance Challenge rounds and much more.

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