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IMSA Insider: Motul Petit Le Mans Previews and 2025 IMSA State of the Sport Recap

by MikeOctober 10, 2025

IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans at Atlanta — Photo by IMSA

Motul Petit Le Mans – Championship Battles; Saturday Night Optimization; Testing the Limits, By David Phillips

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – What began more than nine months ago on a chilly Florida winter afternoon at Daytona International Speedway’s Rolex 24 At Daytona comes to an end Saturday on what figures to be a cool Georgia fall evening at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with Motul Petit Le Mans. That would be the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, an 11-race weekend season featuring the world’s fastest sports cars competing on North America’s classic road racing courses.

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NASCAR Cup Series Round Of 8 Playoffs And IMSA’S Famed Petit Le Mans Headline NBC Sports’ Live Motorsports Coverage This Week

by MikeOctober 10, 2025

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 8, 2025 – NBC Sports’ live motorsports coverage this week is headlined by two major events: the opening Round of 8 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, beginning this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, and IMSA’s famed Petit Le Mans race from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, beginning this Saturday at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock.

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IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans Entry at Atlanta; Special NBC Preview Show Set for Sunday

by MikeOctober 2, 2025

IMSA Battle on the Bricks, Indianapolis — Photo: IMSA

IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans Entry at Atlanta; Special NBC Preview Show Set for Sunday

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Magnus Racing Confirms Petit Le Mans Return, Heylen to Join Team

by MikeSeptember 17, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (September 16, 2025) – Adding another edition to their limited 2025 campaign, Magnus Racing is pleased to announce their commitment to the upcoming MOTUL Petit Le Mans, the final round of this year’s IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. Joining team veterans John Potter and Spencer Pumpelly in the No. 44 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO, long-time IMSA competitor Jan Heylen will join the team at the historic Road Atlanta circuit.

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2026 HSR Schedule Features First Overseas Race at the Le Mans Classic Legend and a Return to America’s Top Road Courses

by MikeSeptember 16, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (September 15, 2025) – The 2026 Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) schedule of events marks another milestone with the first overseas race in HSR’s nearly 50-year history and return engagements at America’s most legendary road courses with full race-weekend schedules offering competitors the maximum track time they have grown to expect at HSR events.

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AO by TF and Spike the Dragon Conquer the 24 Hours of Le Mans

by MikeJune 18, 2025

LE MANS, France., (June 17, 2025) – In a performance defined by precision, resilience, and a little fire-breathing, AO by TF reached the top step of the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. 199 Oreca, affectionately known as Spike the Dragon, flew to victory with drivers PJ Hyett, Louis Delétraz, and Dane Cameron. They claimed the LMP2 PRO/AM win, finishing third in the overall LMP2 class.

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Nick Boulle Returns to the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans

by MikeJune 4, 2025

DALLAS, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nick Boulle of de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry, an independent jewelry salon with locations in Dallas and Houston, is confirmed to race with Inter Europol Competition in the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Coleman, Telitz, and Hanafin Join Dragon Racing for 2025 Asian Le Mans Effort

by MikeFebruary 3, 2025

DENVER, CO., (February 3, 2025) – The 2025 sports car racing season is in full swing, and Todd Coleman Racing is proud to announce that Todd Coleman, Aaron Telitz, and Lorcan Hanafin will join Dragon Racing to compete in the final four rounds of the Asian Le Mans Series championship. Piloting the No. 08 Ferrari 296 GT3, the trio will take on four endurance races in the Middle East across two weekends, February 8-9 and February 15-16, aiming to make a strong impact in the competitive GT field. (more…)

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…)

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams and Mercedes-AMG Sweep All Six 2024 IMSA GT Daytona (GTD) Championships After Season-Ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

by MikeOctober 14, 2024

BRASELTON, Georgia – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams and Mercedes-AMG completed a perfect six-for-six IMSA GT Daytona (GTD) class 2024 championship sweep Saturday in the season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Winward Racing’s steady run to eighth place as the highest finishing Mercedes-AMG GT3 of the three competing in Saturday’s 10-hour race put the final touch on a dominating season for the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 and Mercedes-AMG that led the team, driver and manufacturer standings all year after a season-long performance that was the best overall in the four-class IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. (more…)