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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Return to Watkins Glen Leading all IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GT Daytona (GTD) Championships

by MikeJune 20, 2025

WATKINS GLEN, New York – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series bring the momentum of recent race wins, podium finishes, and across-the-board GT Daytona (GTD) championship leads to Watkins Glen International this weekend for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, June 20 – 22. Three Mercedes-AMG GT3 entries from Winward Racing, Korthoff Competition Motors and Lone Star Racing compete in Sunday’s featured Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen WeatherTech Championship race while the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 carries the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing flag in Saturday’s two-hour Pilot Challenge race.

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Fueled by Virtual Energy, Magnus Racing Returns to Watkins Glen

by MikeJune 20, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (June 20, 2025) – Following a pause from competition after January’s 63rd running of The Rolex 24 at Daytona, Magnus Racing is proud to announce their return to competition during this weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen. Long held as a sentimental favorite for Team Owner John Potter, this weekend holds special significance thanks to the launching of the team’s newest partner, Virtual Energy.

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IMSA Insider (Issue 604): Sahlen’s Six-Hour Scene-Setter for Watkins Glen on NBC

by MikeJune 20, 2025

Be sure to watch IMSA Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday, June 22, at 12 noon, on Peacock.

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Flying Lizard Motorsports Aims to Keep Championship Charge Alive at Watkins Glen

by MikeJune 19, 2025

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., (June 18, 2025) – With the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season at its midpoint, Flying Lizard Motorsports arrives at Watkins Glen International ready to keep the momentum rolling after a dominant showing last month at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The Sonoma-based team, which earned a win and two additional podium finishes in Monterey, returns to the 3.4-mile circuit in New York’s Finger Lakes region for Rounds 5 and 6 of the 2025 championship with its two-car Pro/Am entry hungry for more hardware.

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Wright Motorsports Sports F1 Film Livery at Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen

by MikeJune 18, 2025

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 18, 2025) – After a month-long break for the GTD class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Wright Motorsports is back in action this weekend at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen. Drivers Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, and Tom Sargent will reunite behind the wheel of the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R.

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IMSA’s Six Hours Of The Glen Presented Live This Weekend Across NBC And Peacock

by MikeJune 18, 2025

Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen from Watkins Glen International in N.Y. Begins this Sunday, June 22, at 12 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock
All Four Classes of 56 Cars Marks Third Consecutive Year with Full Capacity Grid
NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey, Calvin Fish, and Brian Till to Call Race

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 18, 2025 – NBC Sports continues its coverage of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season with comprehensive live coverage of Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen from Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y., beginning this Sunday, June 22, on NBC and Peacock at Noon ET before transitioning to exclusively on Peacock at 3 p.m. ET.

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Race Winners Crowned at the HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour Presented by Mission Foods Races

by MikeJune 16, 2025

Third Annual HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour presented by Mission Foods Comes to a Competitive Conclusion Saturday at Watkins Glen International

WATKINS GLEN, New York (June 15, 2025) – A trio of overnight Run Group leaders continued to roll through Saturday’s fourth and final race segments to secure the overall victories in the third annual HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour presented by Mission Foods at Watkins Glen International. All were first time HSR Classic 6 Hour race winners but two of three have been victorious in the recent past in HSR Classic Mission Foods races at Daytona and Sebring.

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Last-Lap Pass Secures Second HSR Prototype Challenge Presented by Michelin Race Win of The Season for Matador Motorsports at The Glen

by MikeJune 16, 2025

Pierce Marshall and Eric Foss Score HSR Prototype Challenge Presented by Michelin Overall and P1 Class Victories Thursday in the Matador Motorsports 2017 No. 02 Cadillac DPi
Matt Graham and Jake Latham Third Overall and P3 Class Winners in HSR Prototype Challenge Debut in the 2020 No. 31 Ligier JS P320
Robert Tornello Makes a Winning Return to HSR Competition with the P2 Class Victory in the Hudson Historics 2014 No. 90 Coyote Corvette Daytona Prototype

WATKINS GLEN, New York (June 14, 2025) – A rivalry renewed delivered a thriller of a finish at Watkins Glen International where Pierce Marshall and Eric Foss co-drove the Matador Motorsports 2017 No. 02 Cadillac DPi to their second-straight HSR Prototype Challenge presented by Michelin victory of the season late Thursday afternoon at the third annual HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour presented by Mission Foods.

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Zilisch To Drive No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet in Atlanta & Watkins Glen Cup Races

by MikeJune 4, 2025

Concord, North Carolina – Trackhouse Racing announced today that 18-year-old Connor Zilisch will drive the No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet in NASCAR Cup Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 28 and the road course at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International on Aug. 10.

“It’s awesome to have the opportunity to race two more times in the NASCAR Cup Series,” said Zilisch. “Nothing beats experience in this sport especially at the Cup level. Thanks to everyone at Red Bull and Trackhouse for this opportunity.”

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Registix, JR Motorsports Join Forces in Multi-Year Agreement

by MikeApril 16, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 16, 2025) – JR Motorsports announced today that Registix, a leader in the reverse logistics industry, rooted in home improvement, equipment, and specialized consumer product liquidations, will join the organization in a multi-year deal, beginning in June at Pocono Raceway. The North Carolina-based company will be featured as a primary partner in five NASCAR Xfinity Series events in both 2025 and 2026 across multiple JRM entries, starting with Connor Zilisch and the No. 88 Chevrolet at “The Tricky Triangle” on June 21. Registix will also partner with Dirty Mo Media, Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s multi-media entertainment company and branded content studio, throughout the duration of the agreement.

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