International Motor Sports Association

Illinois Student Faces School Disciplinary Hearing for Refusing to Participate in Sexuality Program

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Articles, International Motor Sports Association, Sports car racing, Leadership, Freedom of religion

We hope President Torres ends the school administrators clearly unlawful behavior and protects the religious liberty of every student by granting an accommodation to the family.

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We hope President Torres ends the school administrators clearly unlawful behavior and protects the religious liberty of every student by granting an accommodation to the family.
IMSA requires students to complete the Student Gender and Sexuality Program before graduation.
In November, Marcails parents notified IMSA leadership that Marcail could not participate in the program because it forces Marcail to violate her religious beliefs.
The IMSA leadership repeatedly denied the McBrides request and threatened to punish Marcail if she does not participate in the program.

Acura Sweeps IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Titles

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Monday, November 16, 2020

Sports car racing, Auto racing, Motorsport, Group GT3, International Motor Sports Association, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Ricky Taylor, Mario Farnbacher, Acura, Petit Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, Hélio Castroneves

SEBRING, Fla., Nov. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura was the big winner in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the 2020 season came to a close Saturday night at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, winning all six major titles in the headline Daytona Prototype International and production-based GT Daytona classes.

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SEBRING, Fla., Nov. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura was the big winner in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the 2020 season came to a close Saturday night at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, winning all six major titles in the headline Daytona Prototype International and production-based GT Daytona classes.
Today's race concluded the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Ricky Taylor (#7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05) 2020 IMSA DPi Champion with four wins in nine races: "To me [co-driver Helio Castroneves] is Team Penske.
Mario Farnbacher (#86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo) 2020 IMSA GTD Champion with two wins and three podiums, successfully defends 2019 drivers' title: "This championship means everything.

Acura Reigns Supreme at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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Monday, November 2, 2020

Cars, Sports car racing, Motorsport, Petit Le Mans, Group GT3, International Motor Sports Association, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Mario Farnbacher, Acura, 24 Hours of Daytona, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda NSX

MONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura resumed its race-winning ways in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, scoring its second sweep of the 2020 season with a 1-2 finish overall and in DPi for Acura Team Penske, and a 1-3 result in GTD for the Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evos.

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MONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura resumed its race-winning ways in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, scoring its second sweep of the 2020 season with a 1-2 finish overall and in DPi for Acura Team Penske, and a 1-3 result in GTD for the Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evos.
Today's wins are the best combined finish for Acura in the three years of IMSA competition in both DPi and GTD.
Cameron maintained the advantage for the #6 Acura ARX-05 throughout the next two stints, building a lead of as much as 12 seconds.
Matt McMurry and Mario Farnbacher scored their second victory of 2020 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in the #86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo to complete a double-win, quadruple-podium day for Acura in IMSA competition.

Acura's Successful Partnership With Team Penske To End After 2020

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Auto racing, Cars, Motorsport, Group GT3, International Motor Sports Association, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Acura, Team Penske, Penske Corporation, Daytona Prototype International, Honda Performance Development, Acura ARX-05

TORRANCE, Calif., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Acura Motorsports today announced it has come to a mutual agreement with Team Penske to end its successful partnership at the conclusion of the current IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

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TORRANCE, Calif., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Acura Motorsports today announced it has come to a mutual agreement with Team Penske to end its successful partnership at the conclusion of the current IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
Previously, HPD was affiliated with Team Penske in Championship Auto Racing Teams Competition (CART) in 2000 and 2001.
"We've also had a very spirited competition with Team Penske during our previous ALMS Acura prototype programs.
We will always be thankful for the contributions made by Team Penske over the three-year course of our DPi program."

ExxonMobil, Acura and Heinricher Racing Team Up to Chase IMSA GTD Class Championship in 2020

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Friday, January 24, 2020

Heinricher Racing, led by team principal Jackie Heinricher, has been a catalyst of change since the teams inception in 2013, and in 2019 by fielding the first ever all-female full season team in IMSA competition.

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Heinricher Racing, led by team principal Jackie Heinricher, has been a catalyst of change since the teams inception in 2013, and in 2019 by fielding the first ever all-female full season team in IMSA competition.
In 2020, Heinricher has her eyes on further developing a pedigree for her team by signing a new cadre of drivers including the 2019 IMSA GTD champion, Trent Hindman, as its endurance driver.
The 2020 driver lineup for Heinricher Racing, which races alongside partner and 2019 IMSA GTD championship winner Meyer Shank Racing (MSR), includes full-season competitors Misha Goikhberg and Alvaro Parente.
Follow Jackie Heinricher and her team as they work to achieve the next firsts for women in motorsport during the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

Gear Racing Teams Up With Grasser To Field Lamborghini For 2020 IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Sports car racing, Motorsport, Car classifications, International Motor Sports Association, Grasser Racing Team, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IMSA, 24 Hours of Daytona, Mirko Bortolotti

GEAR Racing joined forces with Grasser Racing Team to field the No.

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GEAR Racing joined forces with Grasser Racing Team to field the No.
19 Lamborghini with GEAR Racing in the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Championship.
Gottfried Grasser GmbH racing as GRT Grasser Racing Team is an Austrian racing team.
North America's premier sports car organization, IMSA sanctions the premier IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge plus five exciting single-marque series, competing at North America's premier circuits.

De Angelis clinches championship with Race 1 win at Mont-Tremblant

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Motorsport, International Motor Sports Association, GT3, IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada

I still dont feel like its over, said De Angelis, who previously won the 2017 GT3 Cup Challenge Canada Gold class championship.

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I still dont feel like its over, said De Angelis, who previously won the 2017 GT3 Cup Challenge Canada Gold class championship.
De Angelis path to the championship has mirrored that of his Mark Motors teammate last year, Zacharie Robichon.
Another title was also secured following Saturdays race, with Marco Cirone earning his sixth Platinum Masters championship in GT3 Cup Challenge Canada.
This is De Angelis second GT3 Cup Challenge Canada championship in three years with Mark Motors Racing, after winning the Gold Class championship in 2017.

MemSQL to Step Up as Primary Sponsor of No. 12 AIM VASSER SULLIVAN Lexus RC F GT3 at IMSA SportsCar Championship’s Silicon Valley Race

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

12 AIM VASSER SULLIVAN Lexus RC F GT3 team at the upcoming IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship taking place at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, CA, on Saturday, September 15.

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12 AIM VASSER SULLIVAN Lexus RC F GT3 team at the upcoming IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship taking place at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, CA, on Saturday, September 15.
AIM VASSER SULLIVAN will race two identically prepared Lexus RC F GT3s in the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
12 Lexus RC F GT3 will be campaigned by Townsend Bell and Frankie Montecalvo, and will be wrapped in a unique MemSQL livery for the Silicon Valley-area race.
AIM VASSER SULLIVAN (AVS) is a new professional racing team competing in the GTD class of the IMSA WeatherTech Championship with two Lexus RC F GT3 entries.

IMSA Legend Andy Lally to Reveal the MotorCrush® GT-R Winner at Lime Rock Park

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Motorsport, Auto racing, Sports car racing, Northeast Grand Prix, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Andy Lally, International Motor Sports Association, Petit Le Mans, Porsche 911 RSR

The Andy Lally ALIVE team is set to announce the modified Nissan GT-R winner at the IMSA Northeast Grand Prixpart of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship seriesSaturday, July 20, 2019, at Lime Rock Park just before 10 a.m.

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The Andy Lally ALIVE team is set to announce the modified Nissan GT-R winner at the IMSA Northeast Grand Prixpart of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship seriesSaturday, July 20, 2019, at Lime Rock Park just before 10 a.m.
"I'm so pumped!"
said Andy Lally, founder of ALIVE, 5-time Daytona 24 Hour race winner, and professional sports car champion.
"We get to announce the winner, and right after that I'll be hopping in a Lamborghini to race at Lime Rock, a track owned by the legendary Skip Barber, in the IMSA Northeast Grand Prix.
Andy Lally ALIVE is adigital marketing and technology, products and services business in the automotive and motorsports enthusiast space.

250ok Announces Lead Sponsorship of Juncos Racing Team for Indy 500

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

250ok , an Indianapolis-based email intelligence platform, today announces its lead sponsorship of the Juncos Racing team for the 2019 Indianapolis 500.

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250ok , an Indianapolis-based email intelligence platform, today announces its lead sponsorship of the Juncos Racing team for the 2019 Indianapolis 500.
When Greg offered to support us, and we connected over our personal journeys, we knew this sponsorship was meant to be, said Ricardo Juncos, owner of Juncos Racing Team.
Our team worked hard this season to qualify for the Indy 500, and 250ok was the final piece of the puzzle we needed.
Juncos Racing is a championship-winning team currently fielding multiple cars in the Pro Mazda Championship, the Indy Lights Series, and the Verizon IndyCar Series.