Luhr Sets ALMS Victory Record

  At Laguna Seca
Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf won here for the second straight year, Corvette Racing took a nail-biter in GT, and two classes saw last-lap passes for victory in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr¢n on Saturday.  Luhr became the ALMS’ all-time leader in wins with 43, and he and Graf are the first drivers to repeat at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca since 2007. Luhr took advantage of a daring move at the downhill Corkscrew in his No. 6 Muscle Milk Honda Performance Development ARX-03a and a late-race puncture for Rebellion Racing’s Neel Jani to win.

Jani Heidfeld Rebellion on pole in Monterey

  ALMS
Neel Jani won his second straight pole position in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron on Friday with a lap of 1:13.429 (109.722 mph) in Rebellion Racing’s No. 12 Rebellion Timepieces/Lemo Connectors/Speedy Garage Toyota-powered Lola coupe. On his first ALMS trip to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Jani went 0.377 seconds quicker in qualifying for Saturday’s American Le Mans Monterey than Dyson Racing’s Guy Smith in the No. 16 Mazda/Thetford/Norcold Mazda-powered Lola.

Graf and Luhr win Long Beach ALMS race

  BMW beats Viper in GT class
Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr won for the third straight year at Long Beach as Muscle Milk Pickett Racing cruised to its first victory of the season in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron on Saturday. Graf beat Rebellion Racing’s Nick Heidfeld by 36.329 seconds in the P1 class of the Tequila Patr¢n American Le Mans Series at Long Beach.

Neel Jani puts Rebellion on Long Beach pole

  ALMS
Neel Jani won the American Le Mans Series pole position with a dominant performance at Long Beach in the Rebellion Lola-Toyota. He was almost seven tenths clear of Guy Smith's Dyson Racing Lola, which hit the tire wall at Turn 8 at the end of the session. However, Smith and team-mate Chris Dyson will start ahead of the Pickett Racing HPD of Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf after outqualifying them by a mere 0.04 seconds.

Another historic Sebring 12 Hour success for Audi

  Corvette takes thrilling GT win
Another historic racing success for Audi: The Audi R18 e-tron quattro’s victory marked the first ever of a hybrid race car at the Sebring (Florida) 12 Hours in the history of the U.S. endurance classic. On the – provisionally – last running of the LMP1 sports cars that feature sophisticated technology at Sebring, Audi Sport Team Joest achieved a commanding one-two victory.

Fassler Leads Audi 1-2 in Qualifying at Sebring

  Bruni takes GT pole in Ferrari
Marcel Fassler claimed pole position for the Sebring 12 Hours ahead of Audi teammate Allan McNish. The Swiss took pole for the American Le Mans Series opener with a lap timed at 1m43.886s aboard the 2012-spec Audi R18 e-tron quattro, a mark that McNish came close to equaling on his final lap in the 2013 car.

BMW Along 4 'Z' Ride

  by Tony DiZinno
Distinctive and bold, BMW's new Z4 GTE has high standards to match given the manufacturer's recent history in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron. The car publicly premiered last week at Daytona International Speedway, making it the first ALMS GT car to lap Daytona's high banks in advance of the 2014 combined championship of the ALMS and the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. It races for the first time in less than a month at the 61st Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida.

The Underdog Upset

  Charles Dressing’s retelling of Sebring’s 1983 race
Americans love underdogs but hate losers. And we really love upsets because they turn reality inside out and generally make the mighty look weak. So when anyone demands a prediction, I try to hide because I always remember some races that didn’t quite go the way the experts reckoned: the 1954 Sebring 12 Hours, 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, the start of the 1958 Race of Two Worlds at Monza (not the whole race, but the start sure was a great moment for sports car types). And then … there was the 1983 12 Hours of Sebring.

Farewell Phil Remington

  by All-American Racers
All American Racers is sad to announce that Phil Remington passed away in his sleep Saturday morning, February 9th, just 2 weeks after his 92nd birthday. "Rem” joined AAR in the fall of 1968 after an already stellar career in the motor racing world. He was universally admired and recognized as the greatest fabricator of his time. Until his health started failing last summer Phil never missed a day of work, he was an example both professionally and personally to legions of young people who studied under him and who worked by his side.

Dempsey Racing's latest evolution

  Tony DiZinno
It’s been a whirlwind 12 months for Patrick Dempsey, whose racing program has evolved along with the changing sports car landscape in North America. Along with Dempsey Racing team co-principal and co-driver Joe Foster, Dempsey took on a four-car, two-series effort in 2012. True to form, things are changing for the team again this year.

Bentley debuts Continental GT3 race car in the US

  GT Speed, Bentley’s fastest-ever road car, makes US debut
Bentley today unveils its Continental GT3 race car in the US for the first time as the company forges ahead with its plans to return to motorsport towards the end of 2013.  Bentley is also showing its new 205 mph (330 km/h) Continental GT Speed performance flagship, the sister car upon which the GT3 is based and the Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification, a highly distinctive and sporting interpretation of its flagship Mulsanne.

Muscle Milk, Level 5, Rebellion Reign at Petit

  Lola-Toyota wins Petit Le Mans on drama-filled day
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing, Level 5 Motorsports and Rebellion Racing were the big winners Saturday at Road Atlanta and Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda. Neel Jani, Andrea Belicchi and Nicolas Prost won the 1,000-mile race for the first time with a three-lap victory in their Lola-Toyota. Muscle Milk Pickett Racing captured the big prize though with the P1 drivers and team championship in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron. Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf finished second in class but completed enough laps to sew up both titles.