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IMSA Insider #609: The Road Ahead: Road America Field Revealed

by Mike
IMSA Insider #609: The Road Ahead: Road America Field Revealed

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The lone IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sprint race featuring all four classes kicks off the stretch run to the finish of the final four race weekends of 2025. The freshly renamed Motul SportsCar Grand Prix at Road America marks the last time, for now, this race runs at the standard length two-hour, 40-minute duration before increasing to six hours in 2026.

The combination of four championship battles all under 100 points, intense racing, fun family atmosphere and great food and beverage options highlight the annual trip to the track frequently known as “America’s National Park of Speed.”

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IMSA Insider #607 – Dragons Slay CTMP; Lamborghini Launches New GT3 Car

by Mike
IMSA Insider #607 – Dragons Slay CTMP; Lamborghini Launches New GT3 Car

Three Takeaways: IMSA Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Analytics Rule; Three First-Timers; A Man For All Seasons (and Classes)

By David Phillips

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – IMSA’s lightning-fast, exotic Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) entries from Acura, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Lamborghini and Porsche bring unquestioned prestige, high-tech, speed and glamour to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

But as Sunday’s Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park demonstrated, the WeatherTech Championship’s other three classes of Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) can put on one heckuva show when left to their own devices.

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IMSA Insider (Issue 602): Porsche and Aston Martin Specials and Mid-Ohio Weekend Wrap

by Mike
  • Selldorff Ascends to Maiden Michelin Pilot Challenge Win at Mid-Ohio
  • Turner BMW Wins O’Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio; Herta Hyundai Wins Fourth Straight in TCR

LEXINGTON, Ohio – Turner Motorsport has made a habit of developing drivers through its own internal ladder system and may have found its newest star Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Francis Selldorff adds his name to the list of those rising American drivers in the Turner stable such as Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher. Selldorff, co-driving the No. 95 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 EVO with Dillon Machavern, rose to the challenge of fending off an overflowing pool of more experienced IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge veterans to capture his first Grand Sport (GS) class win in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio.

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Harrison Burton To Drive No. 51 Morton Buildings Ford Mustang in NASCAR All-Star Race

by Mike
Harrison Burton To Drive No. 51 Morton Buildings Ford Mustang in NASCAR All-Star Race
  • Harrison Burton To Drive No. 51 Morton Buildings Ford Mustang in NASCAR All-Star Race
  • Cody Ware To Drive No. 15 in All-Star Open Before Returning to No. 51 in Coca-Cola 600
  • Rick Ware Racing’s First Appearance in Annual NASCAR Cup Series Exhibition Race

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 12, 2025) – The 41st running of the NASCAR All-Star Race Sunday night at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway will see a first-time entrant.

Rick Ware Racing (RWR), which has competed in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2012, will be a part of the annual NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race for the first time. That is because Harrison Burton, who has a guaranteed starting spot in the All-Star Race via his Coke Zero Sugar 400 victory last August at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, will drive the No. 51 Morton Buildings Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RWR.

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Logano, Garcia Join NC State Highway Patrol to Reveal New Ford Mustang Dark Horse Pace Cars, Preview NASCAR All-Star Race

by Mike
Logano, Garcia Join NC State Highway Patrol to Reveal New Ford Mustang Dark Horse Pace Cars, Preview NASCAR All-Star Race
  • Highlighting North Wilkesboro’s new partnership with Ford, officials unveiled the new Ford Mustang Dark Horse pace cars that will be showcased during All-Star Race Week, May 15-18
  • Race week packages, single-day tickets and camping to all NASCAR All-Star Race Week events are on sale at www.northwilkesborospeedway.com

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (April 29, 2025) — The stars are set to shine once again at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway as the 2025 NASCAR All-Star race returns May 15-18. With a newly condensed four-day schedule featuring zMAX CARS Tour racing, the Window World 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race, live concerts, NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge and the fan-favorite NASCAR All-Star Race, the excitement is building for the biggest weeks in short-track racing.

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IMSA Riding New Wave of Emerging GTP Talents

by Mike

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Every “era” of sports car racing has its iconic performers. In IMSA’s more than 50-year history, that’s broken down by top-class periods of who’s starred in prototypes.

With the reborn Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class now three years into the formula, there’s a pattern of stars starting to emerge. There are long-time prototype drivers who raced in the previous Daytona Prototype international (DPi) and Daytona Prototype and/or Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) iterations before GTP competing alongside those whose main top-class experience is focused on GTP.

Read more of Tony DiZinno’s article and other IMSA news after the jump…

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Tune-In Alert: Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring

by Mike
Tune-In Alert: Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring

One of the toughest tests of sports car endurance racing takes place with the 73rd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, with nearly 60 cars and over 160 drivers set to tackle Sebring International Raceway’s legendary and notorious concrete bumps in a quest to win the second race of both the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Michelin Endurance Cup seasons. Flag-to-flag coverage starts Saturday, March 15, at 10:00 a.m. on NBC Sports’ Peacock streaming platform through the conclusion of the race. International coverage is available via YouTube.com/IMSAOfficial.

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IMSA Insider – Mustang GT3 Magic: More on Ford’s Rolex 24 Breakthrough

by Mike

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – It’s almost impossible to overstate how important the Mustang has been for the Ford Motor Company since its introduction on April 17, 1964.

Through the decades, Mustang has survived government-imposed safety, emission, and fuel economy standards, a shift in market preferences to trucks and SUVs, and the recent industry trend toward electrification. With a lineup dominated by F150s and Explorers, Mustang is now the last “car” that Ford builds. It’s a true survivor. (more…)

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Front Row Motorsports: Zane Smith and the No. 38 Speedy Cash Ford Mustang Dark Horse Team Daytona 500 Competition Notes

by Mike
Front Row Motorsports: Zane Smith and the No. 38 Speedy Cash Ford Mustang Dark Horse Team Daytona 500 Competition Notes

Daytona 500

  • Date:  Sunday, February 16, 2025
  • Event: Race 2 of 38
  • Series:  NASCAR Cup Series
  • Location: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-miles)
  • # of Laps: 200
  • Time/TV/Radio: 2:30 PM ET on FOX/MRN/SiriusXM channel 90

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