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

by MikeJuly 15, 2025July 15, 2025

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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New Partnership With ADS Accelerates Cybersecurity For Hendrick Motorsports

by MikeJuly 15, 2025

CONCORD, N.C. (July 15, 2025) – Hendrick Motorsports has added leading cybersecurity provider Atlantic Data Security (ADS) as a new technology partner in a multi-year agreement that runs through 2027. The sponsorship underscores the growing importance of threat prevention in high-performance environments where speed, data and innovation intersect.

Connecticut-based ADS will work closely with Hendrick Motorsports to enhance the team’s digital security infrastructure and safeguard critical systems across its operations. The relationship will allow ADS to generate unique promotional content across all forms of media and offer one-of-a-kind hosting opportunities for its clients and prospects.

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Prescott Takes Career First in Wall’s Ford Late Model 100 From White Mountain; Brown Bests PASS Field

by Lou ModestinoJuly 14, 2025

N. Woodstock, NH — A picture perfect afternoon greeted race fans and teams at White Mountain Motorsports Park for the hard-charging doubleheader between the Pro All Stars Series and the Wall’s Ford Platinum Late Model Series.

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14-Year-Old Tristan McKee Scores First-Career CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pole, Sets New Track Record at Watkins Glen

by MikeJuly 12, 2025

Barry Boes Best in Pro/Am Challenge, Fourth-Fastest Overall

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (July 12, 2025) – Practice and qualifying have concluded for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series race at Watkins Glen International. 14-year-old Tristan McKee in the No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro set the fastest time, earning his first-career pole award and setting a new track record of 1:49.077. McKee currently leads the series point standings, in addition to the Rookie of the Year and Young Gun Award rankings.

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First of Two White Mountain July Doubleheader Weekends on Tap with Tiger $2K and PASS Special on Deck

by Lou ModestinoJuly 10, 2025

The Flying Tigers take center stage on Saturday for the Fisher Auto Parts 100, a $2,000 to win Showdown with plenty of invaders making the trip to take on the White Mountain home guard! (Johnny Racer photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — White Mountain Motorsports Park is gearing up for the first of two doubleheader weekends at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track with a pair of slam-dunk days to fill your weekend plans! Saturday, July 12 is headlined by the inaugural Fisher Auto Parts 100 for the Flying Tigers, a $2,000-to-win, 100 lap showdown of the ages while Sunday, July 13 is heaped with talent from the Pro All Stars Series as well as the rain-delayed start to the Wall’s Ford Late Model Platinum Series!

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Team Penske Announces New Leadership Structure for Organization’s INDYCAR and Sports Car Programs

by MikeJuly 7, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 4, 2025) – Team Penske announced today a new leadership structure for the organization’s championship-winning INDYCAR and Sports Car programs. Two of the team’s longtime associates that have experience across both programs will officially transition to their new roles, beginning this weekend. Jonathan Diuguid has been promoted to President of Penske Racing, Inc., and Travis Law has been named Competition Director for Penske Racing, Inc.

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How did New England and Northeast Drivers Perform at Atlanta and Lime Rock Park?

by Lou ModestinoJuly 1, 2025

Chase Elliott won the Cup race at Atlanta. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in 15th. Not so lucky was Joey Logano of Middletown, CT who placed 36th.

The Xfinity race at the same track had Nick Sanchez going to Victory Lane. Kris Wright ended up 25th. Wright steers the entry for Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our who reside in Chatham, MA. Anthony Alfredo of Richfield, CT ended his day in 29th place.

Lime Rock Park in Connecticut had the Craftsman Trucks in for the first time. Corey Heim won the race. Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA came in third. Stewart Friesen of NJ placed 23rd. Dale Quarterly of Westfield, MA ended up 32nd.

Also, at Lime Rock Park was a Menard’s ARCA race won by Tom Annunziata of Colts Neck, NJ. Dale Quarterly finished seventh.

Lime Rock Park followed up with a story that there was a record crowd in attendance.

Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Announces New, $5,000 Quebec Challenge Series

by Lou ModestinoJuly 1, 2025

Barre, VT — After the drivers meeting announcement at Autodrome Chaudiere on Saturday, June 21, Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour officials today released the point fund and procedures for the newly-minted Quebec Challenge Series. The Quebec Challenge Series is comprised of the three Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour events held in the Canadian Province of Quebec, starting with the Claude Leclerc 150 at Chaudiere and including the Yvon Bedard 149 at Circuit Riverside Speedway on July 5 and the CAN-AM 200 at Autodrome Montmagny on July 19.

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Longtime NHMS Supporter E.J. Prescott, Inc. Adds Name to NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race

by Lou ModestinoJune 26, 2025

The Team EJP 175 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series playoff race takes the green flag at “The Magic Mile” on Saturday, Sept. 20 to determine the Round of 8.

LOUDON, N.H. – New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) today announced that its longest-standing partner, E.J. Prescott, Inc. (Team EJP), will serve as the title sponsor of the Team EJP 175 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) playoff race on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 and multiple years to come.

“My father Peter has been involved with New Hampshire Motor Speedway since the first shovel went into the ground,” said third-generation E.J. Prescott, Inc., President and CEO Steven Prescott. “I am proud to say that since the first NASCAR event at NHMS in 1990, the Prescott family has never missed a NASCAR event at the speedway. We are so excited not only to be a part of the return of the Truck Series to NHMS, but also to have our company’s name on the Team EJP 175.”

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The New Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear

by MikeJune 25, 2025

Koenigsegg proudly presents Sadair’s Spear.

With increased power, reduced weight, a track-focused interior, upgraded brakes and suspension, and finely tuned aerodynamics, Sadair’s Spear delivers an extraordinary combination of blistering track capability and full road legality across global markets and sets a new bar in Koenigsegg´s performance evolution.

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