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AO Racing and Rexy Reign at Grand Prix of Long Beach

by MikeApril 14, 2025

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 12, 2025) – AO Racing continued its winning streak in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Saturday, claiming victory in the 100-minute Grand Prix of Long Beach. The team behind the Porsche 911 GT3 “Rawr” executed a flawless pit strategy and kept the car clean, leaping ahead of the competition in pit lane to take the win.

“Rexy loves Long Beach,” said Team Principal Gunnar Jeannette. “I can’t say much more than that. It’s been a fantastic weekend. Both Laurens and Jonny did an amazing job as ‘fill-ins’ for our usual drivers, and I hope we get the chance to put them back in Rexy and keep their win streak alive.” (more…)

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Step Into the IMSA and SRO America Sprint Race Spotlight at the 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach

by MikeApril 11, 2025

LONG BEACH, California – Five Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams step into the sprint race spotlight in a dual weekend of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and SRO GT America powered by AWS competition at the 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 11 – 13. Championship leaders Winward Racing join Korthoff Competition Motors in Saturday’s 100-minute WeatherTech Championship race while CrowdStrike by Riley, CRP Racing and Regulator Racing compete in twin 40-minute GT America sprints Saturday and Sunday.

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Wright Motorsports Ready to Ride the Streets of Long Beach

by MikeApril 10, 2025

LONG BEACH, Cali. (April 9, 2025) — Following a strong start to the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Wright Motorsports heads west to the sunny shores of Southern California for one of the most iconic stops on the calendar, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The fan-favorite street race never fails to deliver action and intensity and leaves no room for mistakes as the series tackles the tight 1.968-mile, 11-turn circuit that winds through downtown Long Beach.

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Supercross From Lincoln Financial Field In Philadelphia And IMSA Grand Prix Of Long Beach Headline NBC Sports’ Live Motorsports Action This Week

by MikeApril 9, 2025

Race Day Live Begins Saturday at 9:30 am. ET on Peacock with Supercross Race Live at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock
Second of Four Consecutive Supercross Races in Northeast: Lincoln Financial Field (April 12), MetLife Stadium (April 19), Acrisure Stadium (April 26)
IMSA’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Begins Saturday at 5 p.m. ET Live on USA Network and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 9, 2025 – The 2025 SMX World Championship^TM series and Monster Energy AMA Supercross season continues this Saturday, April 12, from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, while IMSA’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will be presented later that day at 5 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock, headlining NBC Sports’ live motorsports coverage this week.

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AO Racing Chooses Halo By Orthene For 2025 IMSA Campaign

by MikeApril 9, 2025

Partnership starts with the team’s first victory at the Twelve Hours of Sebring

AO Racing, the sports car team founded in 2022 to compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and endurance racing, has chosen to adopt Halo By Orthene’s world-leading Halo P1 brake fluid, and the partnership is immediately delivering results.

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From Drought to Dominance: Hamlin Flexes Championship Form

by MikeApril 8, 2025

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

DARLINGTON, S.C. – If Denny Hamlin’s win a week ago at Martinsville, Va. was a competitive relief, his victory Sunday at Darlington, S.C. was championship swagger.

A week ago he ended a 31-race winless streak to take a convincing win at the Martinsville half-miler. And on Sunday, the veteran came through in the closing laps of the Goodyear 400 at Darlington, a track he was already the winningest active driver (five) and marked the first time since 2012 that Hamlin had won back-to-back races.

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Stephen Donohue to Chase Claremont Motorsports Park Late Model Championship in 2025

by Lou ModestinoApril 7, 2025

Claremont, NH — Stephen Donohue is set to make a full-season run at the Late Model championship at Claremont Motorsports Park in 2025. The Graniteville, Vermont, native will make the hour-and-a-half tow south to compete against some of the best Late Model drivers in the region.

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What’s Next For Denny Hamlin? A Return to the Championship 4?

by MikeApril 1, 2025

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

Welcome back, Denny Hamlin.

On Sunday afternoon, in decisive fashion, the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota returned to Victory Lane after a 31-race dry spell—not to mention a 10-year drought at Martinsville Speedway.

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2025 NCSC SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 3 SUNDAY 3-30, Capeway Rovers, ABINGTON, MA

by Lou ModestinoMarch 27, 2025

2025 NCSC SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 3 SUNDAY 3-30 (more…)

AO Racing’s Rexy Set to Thrill at Long Beach Grand Prix

by MikeMarch 26, 2025

ST. CHARLES, Ill., (March 26, 2025) – AO Racing never shies away from a good time, and for the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the team is making sure the party includes Rexy. The fan-favorite Porsche 911 GT3 R will return to the GTD class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, competing in the thrilling April 11-12 street race. Fresh off his Twelve Hours of Sebring victory, Rexy will be driven by Porsche driver Laurens Vanthoor and rising talent Jonny Edgar. (more…)