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Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Winward Racing and Korthoff Preston Motorsports Bring IMSA GTD Championship Leads to Virginia

by MikeAugust 23, 2024

DANVILLE, Virginia – Championship-leading Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams and Mercedes-AMG begin the year’s final three-race stretch run of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway with the annual Michelin GT Challenge at VIR, August 23 – 25. Sunday’s two-hour and 40-minute race is the final WeatherTech Championship sprint event of the season and the year’s only race spotlighting the series’ GT Daytona (GTD) and GTD Pro divisions in their own feature race. The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR is scheduled to start this Sunday at 12:10 p.m. EDT with live television coverage on the USA Network and NBC’s livestream platform Peacock beginning 10 minutes earlier at Noon EDT. International viewers can see the action live on www.IMSA.com/TVLive.

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Wright Motorsports Rolls into GT-Only WeatherTech Weekend

by MikeAugust 21, 2024August 21, 2024

BATAVIA, Ohio. (August 21, 2024) – Wright Motorsports heads back to VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) this weekend for the next round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. After a second-place finish at VIR last month in the Fanatec GT World Challenge, the team is well-prepared to fight for another strong result in the WeatherTech Championship with the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R. (more…)

Petty’s Garage Ready to Become Leaders for Historical Stock Car Racers

by MikeAugust 20, 2024August 20, 2024

LEVEL CROSS, N.C. (August 20, 2024) – Petty’s Garage, and its championship stock car racing pedigree, is now ready to bring its expertise to teams and racers competing in the various historical stock car series in the United States.

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AO Racing Welcomes Bachler to Lineup for GT Challenge at VIR

by MikeAugust 20, 2024

ST. CHARLES, Ill., (August 20, 2024) – Porsche driver Klaus Bachler is set to join AO Racing for next weekend’s Michelin GT Challenge at VIR in Roxy, the Porsche 911 GT3 Rawr. He will race alongside full-season driver Laurin Heinrich during the GT-only weekend as AO Racing continues its quest to maintain its championship lead in the final stretch of the season. (more…)

Flying Lizard Motorsports Flies to Multiple SRO America Podiums at VIR

by MikeJuly 25, 2024

ALTON, VA., (July 25, 2024) – Following a new race season with several new and upgraded efforts in their sports car racing program, the fruits of the labor by Flying Lizard were shown last weekend at VIRginia International Raceway.

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Wright Motorsports Battles the Heat, Keeps Points Lead at VIR

by MikeJuly 23, 2024

ALTON, Va., (July 23, 2024) – Rounds seven and eight of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America series brought the heat but Wright Motorsports persevered to leave the weekend still the overall points leaders in their No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R.

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Ryan Blaney Masters Martinsville

by Chuck AbramsOctober 30, 2023November 2, 2023

And then there were four.

Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and William Byron.

No Denny Hamlin or Martin Truex, Jr. No Kevin Harvick, who is heading to the broadcast booth in 2024. No Chase Elliott, Joey Logano or Kyle Busch.

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Second Straight Wire-To-Wire Win for Silver Hare

by MikeOctober 9, 2023

Polewinner Connor Zilisch Leads Every Lap for the Second Race in a Row At High Point, North Carolina-based Team’s Beloved Home Track – VIR

Zilisch started on the pole for the fourth time this season and the third race in a row and led all 30 laps of the race. He duplicated his feat from the series’ prior race Sept. 24 at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis, where he led all 61 TA2-class laps from pole to checkered flag. (more…)

Connor Mosack To Honor Sherry Pollex’s Legacy in TA2 Race at VIR

by MikeOctober 6, 2023

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Oct. 6, 2023) – Connor Mosack returns to M1 Racecars equipment for the third time this season to help honor Sherry Pollex’s legacy during Sunday’s Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers TA2 Series main event at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton.

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17-Year-Old Eyes Season’s Fifth TA2 Win at Team’s Home Track, Set for TA-Class Debut in No. 7 Franklin Road/Silver Hare Racing Chevy

by MikeOctober 3, 2023

HIGH POINT, N.C. (Oct. 3, 2023) – It’s back to where it all started this weekend for Silver Hare Racing’s Connor Zilisch in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli.

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