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Five “Quite a Special Number” for Champions Garcia, Cameron

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 8h

Five is “quite a special number” for Antonio Garcia and Dane Cameron, who both scored their record-extending fifth IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship class titles in Saturday’s season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans.

Antonio Garcia, Dane Cameron reflect on record-extending fifth WeatherTech Championship class titles...

De Angelis Credits Aston Martin for “Faith” in Podium Chase

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 13h

Roman De Angelis credited Aston Martin and Heart of Racing Team for giving him the “faith” to bring home the maiden podium for the Valkyrie at Motul Petit Le Mans.

Roman De Angelis reflects on run to maiden podium for Aston Martin Valkyrie...

Campbell, Jaminet “Very Proud” of Porsche GTP Title Sweep

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 13h

Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet said they’re both “very proud” to have helped deliver a sweep of GTP championships for Porsche Penske Motorsport following a relatively “smooth” day for the No. 6 Porsche 963 in Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans.

Jaminet, Campbell reflect on winning IMSA GTP title for Porsche Penske Motorsport...

Paul Miller BMW Wins GTD Pro; Corvette Crowned Champions

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 17h

Dan Harper, Max Hesse and Connor de Phillippi delivered the GTD Pro class victory for Paul Miller Racing at Motul Petit Le Mans, while Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims captured the championship in class by finishing third.

Paul Miller Racing victorious in GTD Pro at Petit Le Mans; title success for Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims...

AXR Wins Petit Le Mans; Porsche’s Jaminet, Campbell Take GTP Title

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 17h

Action Express Racing claimed victory in Saturday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans, despite late challenges from both the factory Lamborghini SC63 and Heart of Racing Aston Martin Valkyrie in an energy-impacted final stint.

Bamber, Aitken, Vesti dominate second half despite late challenges from Lambo, Valkyrie...

Title Drama in LMP2, GTD Pro With Two Hours to Go

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 19h

United Autosports’ bid for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP2 title suffered a significant setback with two hours remaining in Motul Petit Le Mans as the car was pushed behind the wall with suspension problems, while DragonSpeed also hit trouble in its GTD Pro championship quest.

United Autosports, DragonSpeed suffer setbacks to title bids at Road Atlanta...

Jaminet Out Front at Halfway at Petit Le Mans

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 22h

The No. 6 Penske Porsche 963 of Mathieu Jaminet was out front of the Motul Petit Le Mans at the halfway mark, following a well-timed pit stop prior to the latest full course caution.

Porsche Penske Motorsport leads Motul Petit Le Mans at halfway mark...

Aitken Takes Lead from Blomqvist in Third Hour

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 1d

Jack Aitken took the lead of Motul Petit Le Mans in the third hour following a hard-fought battle in the opening stages of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale.

Intense battle between Blomqvist, Aitken highlight third hour of action...

Blomqvist Leads First Hour; First-Lap Drama in GTD

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 1d

Tom Blomqvist led the opening hour of Motul Petit Le Mans for Acura Meyer Shank Racing, in which a significant incident on the opening lap took out multiple GTD cars.

Tom Blomqvist leads from pole at Road Atlanta; multi-car crash in GTD on opening lap...

Riberas Looking to Continue Valkyrie’s “Upward Trajectory”

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 1d

Alex Riberas is hopeful he’ll be able to continue the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s “very upward trajectory,” rejoining the team’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship lineup at Motul Petit Le Mans just a few weeks after scoring the car’s strongest result to date in the 6 Hours of Fuji.

Alex Riberas looking to

North American Sweep Would Be “Cool Anecdote” for Vanthoor

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 1d

Laurens Vanthoor says taking wins in every race he contested on North American soil this year would be a “cool anecdote” should the Belgian driver pull off victory in Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans.

Laurens Vanthoor seeking fifth win on U.S. soil out of five races contested in North America this year...

Rahal on BMW Partnership: “We Had A Lot of Success”

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 1d

Bobby Rahal has reflected on Team RLL’s partnership with BMW M Motorsport, stating that the two organizations “had a lot of success together” over its near two-decade run in North American sports car racing.

Bobby Rahal reflects on 17-year factory partnership with BMW, which ends following Petit Le Mans...

TDS Flunks Post-Qualifying Tech; Inter Europol on LMP2 Pole

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 1d

The No. 11 TDS Racing Oreca 07 Gibson of Steven Thomas has been stripped of his LMP2 pole position following post-qualifying technical inspection for Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans.

No. 11 TDS Racing Oreca 07 Gibson to start from rear of LMP2 field due to bodywork infraction...

Road Atlanta Friday Notebook

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 1d

Check out John Dagys' news and notes package on the eve of the 28th Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

John Dagys' notebook on eve of Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway...

Porsche Not Taking ‘Unnecessary Risks’ for GTP Manufacturer Title

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 1d

Porsche Penske Motorsport won’t take any “unnecessary risks” to claim the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP manufacturer’s’ championship that could jeopardize the drivers’ and teams’ titles according to Penske Racing President Jonathan Diuguid.

Penske Racing President Jonathan Diuguid, Porsche's Urs Kuratle on team's title prospects...

Blomqvist Storms to Petit Pole for Acura MSR

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 1d

Tom Blomqvist set a new GTP qualifying lap record at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta en route to pole position for Motul Petit Le Mans.

Tom Blomqvist sets new GTP lap record en route to pole position for Petit Le Mans...

Catalano, Walker, Porto Win in Friday’s Road Atlanta Finale

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 1d

The IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge wrapped its season on a crisp, cool, Friday morning from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with one final surprise to wave the checkered flag on the campaign.

VP Racing SportsCar Challenge wraps up in final race of season Friday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta...

Dickinson Back in Victory Lane With Race 2 Road Atlanta Win

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 2d

Riley Dickinson returned to victory lane for the first time since Watkins Glen to retake the Pro class points lead over title rival Ryan Yardley in the second race of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Riley Dickinson takes the title fight to COTA, taking his fifth win of the season in Georgia...

Heinrich “Would Be Lying” if Porsche Works Drive Wasn’t Goal

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 2d

Laurin Heinrich said he “would be lying" if achieving factory driver status with Porsche ‘wasn’t his goal’ after the reigning GTD Pro class champion’s testing time in a Porsche 963 and possible driver changes on the horizon for the German manufacturer.

Laurin Heinrich on targeting a top-class prototype seat with Porsche after testing time...

Porsche: Privateer 963s ‘Down to Customers and FIA/ACO’

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 2d

Porsche’s exit from factory Hypercar competition in the FIA World Endurance Championship will have “no effect” on its customer programs according to motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach, although questions remain whether Porsche could still be represented in the Hypercar class with privateers next year

Multiple questions at play regarding possible Porsche 963s in WEC, Le Mans...

Vautier Aiming to Help Acura Secure GTP Manufacturers’ Title

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 2d

Tristan Vautier says it’s his priority to help Acura secure the GTP manufacturers’ title in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as part of his call-up for this weekend’s Motul Petit Le Mans.

Tristan Vautier outlines priorities in late call-up to No. 93 Acura ARX-06 at Petit Le Mans...

Jaminet, Campbell “Proved Our Worth” in GT-to-GTP Success

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 2d

Matt Campbell believes that he and Mathieu Jaminet have “proved our worth” as being among the top drivers that have made the successful transition from GT3 to GTP/Hypercar competition, as the Porsche Penske Motorsport duo close in on the GTP championship title this weekend at Motul Petit Le Mans.

Mathieu Jaminet, Matt Campbell reflect on GTP championship lead, title prospects ahead of Petit...

Power to Compete in Indy 8H in Revised 75 Express Pro Lineup

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 2d

Two-time NTT IndyCar Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power will make his sports car racing debut in next weekend’s Indianapolis 8 Hour presented by AWS, having been confirmed as part of 75 Express’ lineup for the race.

Two-time IndyCar champ, Indianapolis 500 winner joins 75 Express lineup for Indy 8H...

Heart of Racing Valkyrie Quickest in Night Practice

Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 2d

Ross Gunn led the way in Thursday night practice for Heart of Racing Team, putting the No. 23 Aston Martin Valkyrie on top of the time charts for the first time in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship history.

Aston Martin Valkyrie leads first-ever WeatherTech Championship session in night practice...