Anyone who has worked a full race weekend knows the schedule does not care how your feet feel. Pit crews are up before sunrise for setup, on their feet through practice and qualifying, and still moving during the race itself, sprinting over the wall for stops and standing by for the next call the rest of the time. Race day staff, from tech inspectors to timing and scoring teams to the folks running hospitality, put in similarly long hours on concrete, asphalt, and gravel that do not give an inch.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International is the first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race since the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March to feature all four classes – Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO), and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD). It’s also the third of five rounds in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, producing a bumper field of 54 cars.
For GTP, Watkins Glen is already the sixth of nine races, signaling the start of the final stretch of the title fight. LMP2 has run only two of seven events so far this year, so its championship is just getting underway. For GTD PRO and GTD, the Sahlen’s Six Hours marks the halfway point of the season.
IMSA: What’s New, What’s Not, and What’s Brewing in the Record Books
By David Phillips
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Admit it. This time of year, even the most enthusiastic gearhead grows a trifle weary re-re-hashing last racing season, clicking-on “breaking news” of new liveries, or prognosticating about new season adjustments and tweaks.
Beyond the talk, racing is about to begin. It’s almost time to fasten your seatbelts for the 2026 Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Since 1966 and the first 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway, branded the “24 Hour Daytona Continental,” the unofficial kickoff to the auto racing season starts in Florida. It’s a world class sports car racing featuring 12 of IMSA’s 18 automotive manufacturer partners, 60 cars, and 228 drivers from 32 countries that are among the world’s best to kick off the new IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup seasons.
Invariably, there is much new this weekend. It includes refreshed cars and driver rosters, new alliances between teams and manufacturers, and a bevy of already battle tested cars and lineups.
The New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities distributed $155,600 in grants to 43 New England organizations during its 16th annual Grant Distribution Ceremony Wednesday at The Palace Theatre in Manchester, N.H. Photo Credit: NHMS/Alan MacRae
LOUDON, N.H. – Holiday spirit filled The Palace Theatre in Manchester, N.H. Wednesday as the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCCNH), the official charity of New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), held its 16th annual Grant Distribution Ceremony. Grants were handed out to 43 local nonprofits totaling $155,600 in front of the festive backdrop from “A Christmas Carol.”
Simon Chapman of SpeedCafe reports that in his second year of racing full-time in the United States, Shane van Gisbergen has his first oval win with victory in the Cook Out Summer Shootout season finale.
Van Gisbergen has been competing on and off in the Legend Cars with compatriot Scott McLaughlin and fellow NASCAR Cup Series racer Bubba Wallace.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (26th February 2024) – Saudi Arabia’s first female racing driver and founder of Theeba Motorsport, Reema Juffali, has established herself as an inspiration and role model to female athletes in Saudi Arabia and across the world. (more…)
The 46th edition of the world’s biggest rally raid race will launch off the start line on January 5 as the 2024 Dakar Rally sees nearly 800 racers embark on the toughest Saudi Arabian staging yet of 7,891 kilometres across 12 stages plus a Prologue. Here is all you need to know:
Nashville, TN (November 2) – Time for some things you need to know before you attend the ASA STARS National Tour Curb Records/Big Machine Vodka SPIKED Coolers All American 400 Presented by US Tank and Cryogenic Equipment . (more…)
The Spring Sizzler® tradition continues with the 51st running of the NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler® Friday, May 12th & Saturday, 13th. Here’s what you need to know about the “Greatest Race in the History of Spring”.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 16, 2022) – With the NASCAR Cup Series’ regular season finale Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway less than two weeks away, seven – yes seven – former DAYTONA Champions are in a “must-win” situation if they want to have a chance to make the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs. (more…)
