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

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IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans at Atlanta
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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

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NBC Sports NASCAR Cup SeriesSTAMFORD, 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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Magnus Racing Confirms Petit Le Mans Return, Heylen to Join Team

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Magnus Racing, IMSASALT 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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Wright Motorsports Petit Le Mans Podium Hopes Dashed in Final Hour Incident

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Wright Motorsports Petit Le Mans Podium Hopes Dashed in Final Hour Incident

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…)

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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

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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

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…)

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Corvette 5th in GTD PRO at IMSA Finale 10-Hour Petit Le Mans (Photos)

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Corvette 5th in GTD PRO at IMSA Finale 10-Hour Petit Le Mans (Photos)

The #3 Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R driven by Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims and Daniel Juncadella, races to a fifth place finish in the GTD PRO class Saturday, October 12, 2024 during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship finale, the10-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. (Photo by Eric Klauser for Corvette Racing) (more…)

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Magnus Racing Bids a Petite Farewell to 2024 at Petit Le Mans

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Magnus Racing Bids a Petite Farewell to 2024 at Petit Le Mans

It seems like it was just a few weeks ago that we were kicking off the 2024 race season at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, but here we are, coming into Petit Le Mans, ready to wrap up the year with the 10-hour endurance racing extravaganza. With two of our three drivers in the No. 44 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 and our shop being Atlanta-based, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is a home track for us. We’re going to be putting in a not-so-petite effort in this weekend to finish the season on a high note for John Potter, Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, and our entire team. (more…)

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Wright Motorsports Confident for Strong IMSA Finale at Petit Le Mans

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Wright Motorsports Confident for Strong IMSA Finale at Petit Le Mans

BRASELTON, Ga., (October 10, 2024) – The season finale for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is Saturday, October 12 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, and Wright Motorsports sweeps into the weekend riding high with two recent back-to-back wins. The team comes into Petit Le Mans as the most recent GTD class race winners in the WeatherTech Championship, and also just secured a class victory and championship title in the Fanatec GT World Challenge series. This success has the team in high spirits as they prepare to conclude the season with the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R, driven by Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, and Jan Heylen. (more…)

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NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race From Charlotte Motor Speedway And IMSA’S Famed Petit Le Mans Presented Across NBC, PEACOCK, And USA Network This Weekend

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NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race From Charlotte Motor Speedway And IMSA’S Famed Petit Le Mans Presented Across NBC, PEACOCK, And USA Network This Weekend
Live Pre-Race Coverage of NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12 Playoff Elimination Race from Charlotte Motor Speedway Begins Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC
Live Coverage of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Petit Le Mans Begins this Saturday at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 9, 2024 – NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend is headlined by the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 12 playoff elimination race from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday on NBC and Petit Le Mans, the final race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on NBC and Peacock this Sunday.

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