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Corvette Conquers VIR’s GT-Heavy IMSA Weekend

by MikeAugust 27, 2025

Three Takeaways: IMSA Michelin GT Challenge at VIR (By David Phillips)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Each and every season the Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway is the chance for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) competitors to strut their stuff in the spotlight. They seldom disappoint, and this year was no exception.

Not only were the identities of the victors in both categories in some doubt right up until the checkered flag, so were the identities of the rest of the podium finishers. The top three in GTD PRO were covered by five seconds while the GTD podium was blanketed by 2.7 seconds.

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New Date: Grand Prix of Europe Now On Track For November 7, 2025

by MikeAugust 27, 2025

Starring Gemma Arterton, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Haley Atwell, Lenny Henry and Rob Beckett, Grand Prix of Europe is coming to theaters across North America on November 7, 2025 from Viva Kids!

Grand Prix of Europe revolves around Edda, a young mouse, who dreams of racing glory. When Edda’s world takes an unexpected turn, she disguises herself as her racing idol, the legendary Ed, and seizes the once-in-a-lifetime chance to drive in the Grand Prix. What starts as a daring stunt becomes the ride of her life as she takes Ed’s place in competition. The prize money would save her family’s amusement park and a win would save Ed’s title.

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IMSA GT Showcase Heads to VIR

by MikeAugust 22, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Since its rebirth in Y2K, VIRginia International Raceway has set the standard for amenities for spectators and competitors alike. Fans enjoy wandering the meticulously groomed lawns of the 3.27-mile, 17-turn facility, with countless A+ viewpoints, virtually unlimited access to the paddock and garage area, and some of the best track food this side of the Circuit de la Sarthe … why there’s even a tavern and restaurant on site. Competitors embrace the challenges of some of the most demanding and iconic sections of racetrack in North America with names like Horse Shoe, NASCAR Bend, Left Hook, Snake, the Climbing Esses, Oak Tree Curve, Roller Coaster and Hog Pen.

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IMSA Insider #612: New Drivers, Cars and Entries to Watch For Rest of 2025, Early 2026

by MikeAugust 14, 2025

IMSA Insider #612: New Drivers, Cars and Entries to Watch For Rest of 2025, Early 2026

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Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 Announces New Inclusions For The Newly Updated Heineken® Grandstands, November 20-22

by MikeAugust 12, 2025

Ticket Holders to Experience All-Inclusive Beer, Assigned Bleacher Seating, Live Music, Driver Appearances, Access to the F1 ACADEMY™ Paddock and More

LAS VEGAS (August 12, 2025) – FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2025, set for November 20-22, has unveiled details for its newly updated Heineken Grandstands, located in the Koval Zone by Heineken. Offering even more fan access, guests can get in on the action with all-inclusive beer, assigned bleacher seating, live music performances, driver appearances, access to the new F1 ACADEMY™ Paddock and surrounding activations, and much more.

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Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix Announces New Single-Day Tickets For 2025 Race

by MikeAugust 6, 2025

Las Vegas Grand Prix – A Variety of Grandstand and General Admission Options Available for Purchase Beginning Thursday, August 14 at 10 a.m. PDT

LAS VEGAS (August 6, 2025) – The FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX has announced new single-day ticket options for the 2025 race taking place November 20-22. Single-day Grandstand and General Admission tickets will go on sale to the public on Thursday, August 14 at 10 a.m. PDT.

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IMSA Insider – BMW Doubles Down at Road America

by MikeAugust 4, 2025August 4, 2025

IMSA: Forte’s Good Karma; “Spike” Stays Hot; BMW’s Double Win

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – If the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s new six-hour endurance race at Road America delivers half the action, entertainment and plot twists of yesterday’s two-hour, 40-minute sprint race, a bevy of spectators and television viewers will have gotten their money’s worth.

The phrase “argy bargy” was on display with more car-to-car contact than you’ll see in a month of Saturday nights at your local short track. But there were some popular podium finishers, championship shakeups aplenty and some emotional victors in the Motul SportsCar Grand Prix.

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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Team Winward Racing Extends IMSA GTD Points Lead at Road America

by MikeAugust 4, 2025

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin – A convincing pole-winning performance by Russell Ward in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 on Saturday was the major factor in the Winward Racing team and drivers building their 2025 IMSA GT Daytona (GTD) championship leads despite a rough and tumble and largely frustrating race at Road America on Sunday. The top qualifying effort, which garnered 35 valuable championship points, was the fourth career and first pole of the season for Ward. The pole-winning effort returned the No. 57 team’s championship leads to more than 100 points with just three races remaining on the 2025 schedule.

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IMSA Insider: See What’s Brewing at Packed Road America IMSA Weekend

by MikeJuly 31, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s annual midsummer tour of North America’s iconic road courses continues with a trip to Road America for the Motul SportsCar Grand Prix. Opened in 1955 and celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2025, the 14-turn, 4.048-mile circuit’s basic layout has had minimal design changes albeit several surface changes.

Set an hour north of Milwaukee in Elkhart Lake, Wis., the track has rightly earned the nickname “America’s National Park of Speed.” It’s an apt moniker, one that pays homage to the bucolic nature of the facility’s park-like 640 acres along with the breathtaking character of a track where some of the world’s fastest race cars may top 175 mph three times each lap.

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Wright Motorsports Reinvigorated for Road America SportsCar Grand Prix

by MikeJuly 30, 2025

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (July 29, 2025) – With the second half of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season well underway, Wright Motorsports heads to Wisconsin for the Motul SportsCar Grand Prix at Road America. Piloting the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R, Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer are eager to rebound from recent races to deliver a strong result at one of North America’s most iconic road courses.

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