imsa/sports

Coleman and Telitz Take On 24H Barcelona with Optimum Motorsport

by Mike
Coleman and Telitz Take On 24H Barcelona with Optimum Motorsport

DENVER, Colo., (September 9, 2024) – After several years competing together in GT4 sports car racing, longtime co-drivers Todd Coleman and Aaron Telitz will step up into GT3 racing with their entry into the 24H of Barcelona, September 13-15. Entering the prestigious event with Optimum Motorsport, they will be joined by Rob Megennis and Frederik Schandorff.

Based in the United Kingdom, Optimum Motorsport is a championship-winning McLaren customer racing team, with a number of successes in their 13 years of racing. With titles in the Asian Le Mans series, IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, and GT World Challenge Europe, this group is already expected to make a strong showing in the endurance racing event. (more…)

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Rexy Returns for WeatherTech Championship Fight, Drivers Announced

by Mike
Rexy Returns for WeatherTech Championship Fight, Drivers Announced

ST. CHARLES, Ill., (September 9, 2024) – Just two races remain in the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and AO Racing’s Rexy the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 Rawr is back from summer vacation, returning next weekend to resume his championship fight in the GTD PRO class. Michelin Endurance Cup addition Michael Christensen is poised to return for the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks, racing alongside full-season driver Lauren Heinrich in the six-hour endurance event at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, September 22. Julien Andlauer will join the duo in the Porsche for Petit Le Mans, the 10-hour season finale at Road Atlanta, (more…)

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Korthoff Preston Motorsports Breaks Through for First IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTD Victory Sunday at VIR

by Mike
Korthoff Preston Motorsports Breaks Through for First IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTD Victory Sunday at VIR

DANVILLE, Virginia – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing team Korthoff Preston Motorsports (KPM) broke through for its first victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s competitive GT Daytona (GTD) class Sunday with a convincing win by team co-drivers Mikael Grenier and Kenton Koch in the No. 32 Korthoff Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). The No. 32’s maiden win came just over three years after the team made its IMSA GTD debut in July of 2021 at Watkins Glen International. The triumph follows KPM’s IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTD team and driver championships last year and several near-miss shots at a race win over the course of the team’s full-season campaigns, which began in 2022.

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Team Corvette Struggles During IMSA Race at Virginia International Raceway (Pictures)

by Mike
Team Corvette Struggles During IMSA Race at Virginia International Raceway (Pictures)

The #4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R driven by Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg, races to an eighth place finish in the GTD PRO class Sunday, August 25, 2024, during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. (Photo by Richard Prince for Corvette Racing) (more…)

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Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Winward Racing and Korthoff Preston Motorsports Bring IMSA GTD Championship Leads to Virginia

by Mike
Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Winward Racing and Korthoff Preston Motorsports Bring IMSA GTD Championship Leads to Virginia

DANVILLE, Virginia – Championship-leading Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams and Mercedes-AMG begin the year’s final three-race stretch run of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway with the annual Michelin GT Challenge at VIR, August 23 – 25. Sunday’s two-hour and 40-minute race is the final WeatherTech Championship sprint event of the season and the year’s only race spotlighting the series’ GT Daytona (GTD) and GTD Pro divisions in their own feature race. The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR is scheduled to start this Sunday at 12:10 p.m. EDT with live television coverage on the USA Network and NBC’s livestream platform Peacock beginning 10 minutes earlier at Noon EDT. International viewers can see the action live on www.IMSA.com/TVLive.

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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Winward Racing and Korthoff Preston Motorsports Combine for Pole, Race-Leading Laps and a Fourth-Place Finish in IMSA GTD Competition at Road America

by Mike
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Winward Racing and Korthoff Preston Motorsports Combine for Pole, Race-Leading Laps and a Fourth-Place Finish in IMSA GTD Competition at Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams Winward Racing and Korthoff Preston Motorsports combined for a competitive IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship performance that produced a GTD pole position, a race-leading run and a fourth-place finish at Road America this weekend.

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Corvettes Finish Off the Podium at IMSA Road America (Photos)

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Corvettes Finish Off the Podium at IMSA Road America (Photos)

The #4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R driven by Nicky Catsburg and Tommy Milner; and the #3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R driven by Alexander Sims and Antonio Garcia, lead the GTD PRO class at the start Sunday, August 4, 2024, during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Sims and Garcia finish the race in 5th place. Catsburg and Milner finish 6th. (Photo by Richard Prince for Corvette Racing)

The #3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R driven by Alexander Sims and Antonio Garcia, races to a fifth place finish in the GTD PRO class Sunday, August 4, 2024, during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Photo by Richard Prince for Corvette Racing)

 

The pole sitting #4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R driven by Nicky Catsburg and Tommy Milner, races to a sixth place finish in the GTD PRO class Sunday, August 4, 2024, during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Photo by Richard Prince for Corvette Racing)
The #13 AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R driven by Orey Fidani and Matt Bell, races to a fifth place finish in the GTD class Sunday, August 4, 2024, during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Photo by Eric Klauser for Corvette Racing)
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Bring Across-the-Board IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona Points Leads to Road America

by Mike
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Bring Across-the-Board IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona Points Leads to Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 teams Winward Racing and Korthoff Preston Motorsports bring across-the-board GT Daytona (GTD) class championship points leads and a podium-perfect 2024 race record to Round 7 of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD season this weekend on the four-mile Road America circuit.

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AO Racing Bids Farewell to Priaulx

by Mike
AO Racing Bids Farewell to Priaulx

ST CHARLES, Ill., (July 24, 2024) — Effective immediately, AO Racing and Sebastian Priaulx will part ways for the remainder of the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. The change comes to allow the racer to focus on his growing commitments with Multimatic Motorsports. (more…)

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Corvette 1-2, Sweeps Podium at IMSA Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

by Mike
Corvette 1-2, Sweeps Podium at IMSA Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

The #3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R driven by Alexander Sims and Antonio Garcia, races to victory in the GTD PRO class Sunday, July 14, 2024 winning the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. This is the first win of the season for Sims and Garcia who also started from pole position.

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Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Online Fundraising Auction Featuring a Private Team Penske Headquarters Tour Live Now on BringaTrailer.com

by Mike
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Online Fundraising Auction Featuring a Private Team Penske Headquarters Tour Live Now on BringaTrailer.com

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (July 10, 2024) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America’s latest blockbuster fundraising auction, featuring a rare opportunity for a behind-the-scenes and full-immersion experience of Team Penske at their North Carolina facility, is now live on BringaTrailer.com. The top bidder of this truly priceless package and five guests receive a private two-hour “Behind the Scenes VIP Tour,” showcasing Team Penske’s NASCAR, IndyCar and IMSA race teams, as well as “Driver Meet & Greets” with two Team Penske drivers. (more…)

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IMSA And NBC Sports Announce Media Rights Extension

by Mike
IMSA And NBC Sports Announce Media Rights Extension
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., and STAMFORD, Conn. – June 21, 2024 – The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and NBC Sports have agreed to a multi-year extension of their media rights agreement, keeping NBC Sports as the home of the flagship IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and other IMSA-sanctioned series.

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Blockbuster Entry for 46th Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Mitty at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta This Weekend

by Mike
Blockbuster Entry for 46th Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Mitty at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta This Weekend

BRASELTON, Georgia (April 24, 2024) – A packed paddock of cars and competitors comprising nearly 300 entries representing an endless variety of road racing and sports cars from the last 70 years have arrived at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta for this weekend’s 46th Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Mitty, April 26 – 28, further solidifying HSR as the premium historic and vintage racing platform in North America. (more…)

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Indycar, IMSA, And Supercross Highlight Mega-Motorsports Weekend Across Peacock And USA Network

by Mike
Indycar, IMSA, And Supercross Highlight Mega-Motorsports Weekend Across Peacock And USA Network
The 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season continues with live coverage of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. Pre-race coverage leads into race coverage beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET, while post-race coverage will be presented immediately following the conclusion of the race. Peacock is the streaming home of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, presenting all races, qualifying and practices this season.

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Comprehensive Live Coverage Of IMSA Twelve Hours Of Sebring Presented This Saturday Across Peacock And USA Network

by Mike
Comprehensive Live Coverage Of IMSA Twelve Hours Of Sebring Presented This Saturday Across Peacock And USA Network
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 14, 2024 – NBC Sports continues its coverage of the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season with comprehensive live coverage of the Twelve Hours of Sebring endurance race from Sebring International Raceway in Florida this Saturday on Peacock and USA Network beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET. Peacock will live stream the entire race (9:30 a.m.–10 p.m. ET) with USA Network providing live coverage of the final six hours (4-10 p.m. ET).

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