Category: IMSA
Don Panoz Passes Away at 83
Don Panoz Don Panoz, the co-founder of Panoz cars and creator of the American Le Mans Series, has passed away at the age of 83. One of the most influential … Read More
Big crash mars the start of the Monterey Grand Prix at Laguna Seca
Joao Barbosa in the No. 5 Cadillac gets spun around by the #99 Red Dragon at the start taking out the #66 Ganassi Ford GT of Dirk Mueller and the … Read More
Acura drivers comment after qualifying at Laguna Seca
Cameron and Montoya After qualifying Saturday for the 2018 IMSA race at Laguna Seca, the Acura DPi drivers had this to say. Comments from Dane Cameron (who is teamed with … Read More
IMSA Laguna Seca Friday Notebook
Pipo Derani Derani Joins No. 31 Whelen Cadillac Team Alongside Nasr for Full 2019 WeatherTech Championship Action Express Racing today confirmed its full-season driver lineups for the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech … Read More
Action Express Racing Reveals 2019 Driver Line Up
No. 31 drivers Pipo Derani (BRA), Eric Curran (USA) and Felipe Nasr (BRA) Action Express Racing announced the team’s driver line up for the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship ahead … Read More
The internal combustion engine is a dead man walking
Stick a fork in the internal combustion engine, it will soon be done. The age of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) is over writes Tom Raftery of Forbes, and he's … Read More
IMSA helps to ensure DPI cars will win
LMP2 teams get it again LMP2 cars have been given an increase in minimum weight ahead of next weekend’s Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in … Read More
Charlotte eyes IndyCar or IMSA race
Charlotte Roval Speedway Motorsports Inc. President and CEO Marcus Smith said Saturday that with the creation of Charlotte Motor Speedway’s ROVAL it was possible that IMSA and/or the Verizon IndyCar … Read More
DragonSpeed Eyeing Rolex 24 LMP2 Effort, but Rebellion staying away
#81 DragonSpeed Oreca 07 DragonSpeed is planning a return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona under the new split LMP2 class format, according to team boss Elton Julian. The U.S. … Read More
Juncos Announces Expansion into IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Ricardo Juncos Ricardo Juncos, Team Owner of Juncos Racing IndyCar team, announced today the team would expand into the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with one Cadillac DPi-V.R entry for the … Read More
2018 IMSA State of the Series Address
The 2019 season will be an exciting one for IMSA as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary! Watch the 2018 State of the Series broadcast from the Tufte Center at Road … Read More
United Autosport deep-sixes Rolex 24 plans
No Fernando Alonso in next year's Rolex 24 United Autosport Team boss Richard Dean explained that the decision of the organisers of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship to split LMP2 … Read More
ACO Makes Changes To IMSA Auto Entries For Le Mans
LeMans In addition to the slew of changes to the IMSA WeatherTech Championship for 2019 announced by IMSA, the ACO has announced further changes affecting the American championship’s automatic invitations … Read More
JDC-Miller Motorsports Switching To Cadillac
The current JDC-Miller Oreca LMP2 JDC-Miller Motorsports will field a two-car Cadillac DPi-V.R program in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship, starting with the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2019. The team, … Read More
3 manufacturers backing away from hypercar talks
Toyota hypercar concept Ford and Ferrari are among the manufacturers no longer attending the meetings to shape the FIA and ACO’s proposed ‘Hypercar’ regulations, which are due to come into … Read More
Video – IMSA Road America Last Lap
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: The No. 54 Prototype wins the 2018 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America as Andy Lally in the No. 44 wrecks hard on the final … Read More
Lamborghini GTE Program gets the axe
Lamborghini Huracan GTE Lamborghini has elected not to move forward with its proposed GTE effort, with a focus instead set to be placed on its customer-based programs in the short … Read More
Christian Fittipaldi to retire (Update)
Christian Fittipaldi to hang up his gloves after Rolex 24 UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Christian Fittipaldi announced on Saturday that the 2019 running of the Rolex … Read More
Behind-The-Scenes With Corvette At The Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix
Corvette at Mosport Corvette Racing is once again challenging for title glory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this season, with several podium finishes and a victory at Long Beach … Read More
Return To Two Prototype Classes for IMSA
Scott Atherton As part of the annual State of the Series presentation at Road America this evening, IMSA unveiled several competition changes that will take effect in the 2019 IMSA … Read More
IMSA Weathertech Sprint Cup Launching In 2019 For GTD Competitors
IMSA action The 2019 IMSA season will see the debut of a new, seven-race competition called the “IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup" for GT Daytona (GTD) class competitors within most IMSA … Read More
IMSA announces 12-race 2019 schedule
Rolex 24 again kicks off the season The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has long been admired for the world-class road racing facilities and events on its schedule each year, and … Read More