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Wright Motorsports Petit Le Mans Podium Hopes Dashed in Final Hour Incident

by MikeOctober 15, 2024

BATAVIA, Ohio. (October 14, 2024) – Fresh off the high of securing the Fanatec GT World Challenge America championship title and winning the Indianapolis 8 Hour, Wright Motorsports entered Petit Le Mans with high expectations for a strong finish to the season. Unfortunately, their hopes of celebrating on the podium at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta were shattered in the final hour. An incident with less than one hour remaining in the ten-hour IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race sidelined the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R with terminal damage. The contact ended an impressive first season in the championship for drivers Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer. (more…)

Wright Motorsports Welcomes Laurin Heinrich for Championship Showdown at Indianapolis 8 Hour

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (September 27, 2024) – Last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Wright Motorsports celebrated an impressive win in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Battle on the Bricks, the first Indianapolis-based endurance race for the series. This weekend, drivers Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer prepare to conclude the fight for the Fanatec GT World Challenge championship title, with Laurin Heinrich joining them in the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R for the Indianapolis 8 Hour. The former Porsche Junior Heinrich also brought home an Indy victory on September 22 driving another Porsche 911 GT3 R in the GTD PRO class. (more…)

Nick Yelloly Joins Flying Lizard Motorsport for Indianapolis 8 Hour

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

PHOENIZ, Ariz., (September 28, 2024) – The season finale for the Fanatec GT World Challenge America concludes next week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with an eight-hour endurance racing event, and BMW works driver Nick Yelloly will join full-season drivers Elias Sabo and Andy Lee in the No. 8 Flying Lizard Motorsports BMW M4 GT3.

“We are very pleased to have Nick joining us for the Indianapolis 8 Hour event,” said Program Manager Darren Law. “BMW has been very supportive of us with this mid-season move to the M4 GT3 and to have a driver of Nick’s caliber and his knowledge of the car will be extremely helpful for us. We are finishing the final prep for the event and look forward to a successful finish to the 2024 season.” (more…)

Team Mercedes-AMG Lone Star Racing Returns to the Indianapolis 8 Hour with a Powerhouse Mercedes-AMG GT3 Driver Lineup

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS (September 26, 2024) – Team Mercedes-AMG Lone Star Racing returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) next weekend with a powerhouse driver lineup that includes three-time and reigning NTT IndyCar Series Champion Alex Palou. The 27-year-old Spaniard makes his Mercedes-AMG competition debut on the IMS road course in next Saturday’s Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Indianapolis 8 Hour co-driving the No. 4 Team Mercedes-AMG Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 with German Mercedes-AMG Performance Drivers Fabian Schiller and Luca Stolz. (more…)

FOX Sports Announces New Digital Original Series Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour Presented by NASCAR on FOX

by MikeFebruary 16, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Just days after his first Daytona 500 as a FOX NASCAR analyst, FOX Sports and Kevin Harvick launch KEVIN HARVICK’S HAPPY HOUR PRESENTED BY NASCAR ON FOX, a new FOX Sports podcast debuting Tuesday, Feb. 20, across FOX Sports digital and social platforms, the FOX Sports app and FOXSports.com as well as all major podcast distribution platforms including Apple, Spotify and YouTube.

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Wright Motorsports 1st Phorm Porsche Resumes IMSA Endurance Endeavors with Sahlen’s Six Hour of the Glen

by MikeJune 22, 2023

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 21, 2023) – After a heartbreaking early retirement just hours into the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, drivers Ryan Hardwick, Jan Heylen, and Zacharie Robichon are stateside once again, ready to return to the Wright Motorsports and the No. 16 1^st Phorm Porsche 911 GT3 R. (more…)

DXDT Racing Aims for Pro Class Win at Indianapolis 8 Hour

by MikeOctober 6, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (October 5, 2022) – The final fight for top honors in the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS takes place this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and though not in the championship fight, DXDT Racing will contest for the overall and am-class wins with a pair of revised lineups. The No. 08 and No. 63 Mercedes AMG GT3 will participate in the eight-hour endurance event, racing against 24 other entries in four classes. (more…)

DXDT Racing Assembles Stout Lineups for Indianapolis 8 Hour

by MikeSeptember 28, 2022

STATESVILLE, N.C. (September 28, 2022) – This October, the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS series will conclude the 2022 race season with the biggest race of the year: The Indianapolis 8 Hour. Mercedes AMG customer racing team DXDT Racing will be armed with stout lineups, adding Valentin Pierburg and Patrick Assenheimer to the No. 63 Mercedes AMG GT3 and No. 08 Mercedes AMG GT3, respectively.

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Wright Motorsports Welcomes Elia Erhart to Indianapolis 8 Hour Lineup

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 27, 2022

BATAVIA, Ohio., (September 26, 2022) – Following a successful weekend at Sebring International Raceway where Porsche customer racing team Wright Motorsports returned to victory lane and kept the championship lead in the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS, the fight for the title heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Zero Chance Of Rain Morphs Into Three Hour Storm Cancelling Riverhead Raceway Races Saturday

by Lou ModestinoJuly 19, 2022

Despite the predictions by the high-priced New York City and local weather forecasters calling for a 0% chance of rain on Long Island Saturday, a potent storm rolled in over Riverhead Raceway just 30 minutes after the garage area opened at 2:00 pm.

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