Level 5 team owner Scott Tucker subpoenaed in U.S. criminal probe
Race team owner Scott Tucker (Reuters) – A U.S. grand jury has subpoenaed a company that a federal regulator has said is at the center of a deceptive payday lending … Read More
Category: United Sports Car Championship
IMSA Open to Selective Split Races in Future
IMSA has not ruled out hosting additional split race events on a selective basis, following a successful trial run last weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Sunday’s TUDOR United SportsCar … Read More
Detroit GP and PNC Renew Partnership with Detroit Public Schools
Continuing their partnership with Detroit Public Schools (DPS) by educating students through motorsports, the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix and PNC today proudly announced plans for the 2014 Grow … Read More
SRT Absorbed into Dodge Brand; Viper Program Continues
The IMSA race-winning factory Viper GTS-R program could be poised for a branding change following a realignment of Chrysler’s manufacturer lineup. Chrysler Group LLC announced Tuesday a consolidation of its … Read More
Gearbox Issues for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian
John Pew piloting the #60 Curb Records/AERO Ford. Monterey, California (4 May 2014) The second round of Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian’s California swing produced disappointment on Sunday after the … Read More
WeatherTech Racing to Run Le Mans 24
WeatherTech Babes WeatherTech Racing will run the 24 Hours of Le Mans with drivers Cooper MacNeil, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Bret Curtis. The trio will drive the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing … Read More
Extreme Speed Acquires New Honda Coupes
HPD ARX-04b Honda coupe Honda Performance Development today announced the sale of two new HPD ARX-04b Honda coupes to Extreme Speed Motorsports for an ambitious 2015 racing program that may … Read More
GM starts construction on new race engine facility outside Detroit
General Motors has begun work on a brand-new facility that will be home to development of race engines for its teams in NASCAR, IndyCar, the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, and … Read More
Prototype points battle is ‘on’ as TUDOR Championship heads to California coast
An early-season Chevrolet versus Ford points battle is heating up in the headlining Prototype (P) class as the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Series heads to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this … Read More
No. 10 Taylor team looks forward to beautiful Monterey
The No. 10 won last year carrying a different sponsor It was just seven months ago that 22-year-old Jordan Taylor and his veteran Italian co-driver Max "The Ax" Angelelli powered … Read More
Martini teams with Starworks Motorsport at Monterey Grand Prix
The Martini brand returns to American sportscar racing for the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix, powered by Mazda, at Mazda Raceway this weekend when the iconic stripes will adorn the … Read More
Will NASCAR someday replace Goodyear’s exploding tires with Michelin?
Clint Boyer's tire catches fire in Richmond. Sometimes they explode, sometimes they burn. Just days after several Sprint Cup champion contenders had issues with where the rubber meets the road … Read More
News And Notes: Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda
Fast Facts TUDOR United SportsCar ChampionshipThe Place: Mazda Raceway Laguna SecaThe Track: 2.238-mile, 11-turn road circuitThe Format: Two races on Sunday, May 4;Prototype Challenge/GT DaytonaPrototype/GT Le MansThe Times: (PT/local)PC/GTD: 10:15 … Read More
Starworks Returns to Two Cars
Sam Bird After starring in the opening two rounds of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Sam Bird is poised to complete the balance of the season with Starworks Motorsport. Team … Read More
Yet another P2 team to quit Tudor series?
Rumors of an impending TUDOR United SportsCar Championship exit by France's Oak Racing have been inaccurate, according to team principal Philippe Dumas. Speaking with RACER on Wednesday after Oak surpassed … Read More
ACO Voices Concern Over Tudor Series Balance of Power manipulations
[Editor's Note: Too funny. The France Family owns the Tudor Series. Anyone who thinks the France Family's Daytona Prototypes would not have an advantage over the P2 cars that came … Read More
Eddie Cheever III to Make Sportscar Debut at Monterey
Eddie Cheever III will make his TUDOR United SportsCar Championship debut next month at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, having been confirmed in Sprit of Race’s Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 for … Read More
European and American version of sportscar racing same weekend in Austin
2013 Austin weekend Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is bringing the "Spirit of Le Mans" to the Lone Star State Sept. 19-20 for what will be a Texas-sized celebration of … Read More
Muscle Milk to Skip Long Beach, Monterey, more until IMSA gives P2 cars more power (Update)
UPDATE Muscle Milk team done for the year Despite finishing best among LMP2 eligible prototypes in the season opening Rolex 24 at Daytona, the team has been humbled by multiple … Read More
DuPont Appointed International Sales Manager for Honda HPD
Honda Performance Development together with Wirth Research today announced the joint appointment of David DuPont to the position of International Sportscar Sales Manager across the two businesses. The new position … Read More
Law finds new career on pit road
Veteran DP racer Darren Law has found a new home at the track but not on the track. Law dialed back his driving duties in 2013. He is still at … Read More
Ford, IMSA join forces on official automotive partnership (2nd Update)
UPDATE #2 A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, I told you that Ford would win the pole and race in Long Beach as reward for this sponsorship. In Long Beach pole … Read More
Wayne Taylor Racing lands Konica Minolta sponsorship
Wayne Taylor Racing has inked a multi-year sponsorship deal with Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. to sponsor the team’s No. 10 Corvette DP in the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar … Read More
Pruett/Rojas top opening Tudor USCC practice in Long Beach
Pos CP No. drivers Time Speed Diff Laps Make1 1 P 01 Pruett/Rojas 1:16.441 92.683 48 -.— 49 Ford EcoBoost/Riley2 2 P 60 Pew/Negri Jr. 1:16.681 92.393 49 0.240 57 … Read More
Honda Performance Development ARX-04b LMP2 Coupe unveiled
Honda ARX-04b LMP2 Coupe Honda Performance Development will offer customer teams around the world the very latest in LMP2 closed-cockpit sports car technology next year, with the unveiling of its … Read More