WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Double Poles for Acura at Road Atlanta

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Friday, October 16, 2020
Auto racing, Formula racing, Open wheel racing, Acura, Hélio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Juan Pablo Montoya, Alexander Rossi, Honda NSX, Acura ARX-05

The pole is the second of the season for Cameron, and the fourth consecutive WeatherTech SportsCar Championship pole for Acura Team Penske this season, a streak that started at Road America in August.

Key Points: 
  • The pole is the second of the season for Cameron, and the fourth consecutive WeatherTech SportsCar Championship pole for Acura Team Penske this season, a streak that started at Road America in August.
  • Taylor completed the front-row sweep for Acura, in the car he will share with Helio Castroneves and Alexander Rossi tomorrow, while Cameron's co-drivers at Road Atlanta will be Juan Pablo Montoya and Simon Pagenaud as Acura Team Penske seeks a fourth consecutive victory tomorrow.
  • Live network television coverage from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta begins at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, October 17, for six hours on the NBC Sports Network.
  • Our Acura NSX GT3 has been amazing and everyone at HPD has been amazing.

Acura Wins Wet & Wild Road America

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Monday, August 3, 2020
Auto racing, Sports car racing, Motorsport, Sports prototypes, Acura ARX-05, Le Mans Prototypes, Ricky Taylor, 24 Hours of Daytona, Acura, Team Penske, Hélio Castroneves, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

ELKHART LAKE, Wis., Aug. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Helio Castroneves found traction with his Acura ARX-05 where others could not, as he and his Acura Team Penske co-driver Ricky Taylor prevailed in monsoon-like conditions in the final hour to win Sunday's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Road America.

Key Points: 
  • ELKHART LAKE, Wis., Aug. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Helio Castroneves found traction with his Acura ARX-05 where others could not, as he and his Acura Team Penske co-driver Ricky Taylor prevailed in monsoon-like conditions in the final hour to win Sunday's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Road America.
  • Helio Castroneves (#7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05) race winner: "Before the race, and knowing the forecast, we made sure our Acura was set up well for the wet.
  • And we used the experience we gained at Daytona and other wet races we had before to learn.
  • Ricky Taylor (#7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05) race winner: "My teammate [Castroneves] is unbelievable, that was such an exciting finish.

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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
Motor Sports, Women, Sports, General Sports, Automotive, General Automotive, Oil, Gas, Energy, Performance & Special Interest, Consumer, Sports car racing, Motorsport, International Motor Sports Association, Auto racing, Misha Goikhberg, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IMSA, Chevrolet Sports Car Classic, Northeast Grand Prix, Mobil 1, Heinricher Racing

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

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
Motor Sports, Technology, Sports, Accounting, Professional services, Software, Data management, Cars, Motor vehicles, Motorsport, International Motor Sports Association, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Lexus, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, IMSA, Petit Le Mans, 12 Hours of Sebring, Chevrolet Sports Car Classic, Aaron Telitz, AIM VASSER SULLIVAN, MemSQL

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Podium Finishes for Acura Teams at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park

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Monday, July 8, 2019
Sports car racing, Motorsport, 24 Hours of Daytona, Motor vehicles, Acura, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Petit Le Mans, 12 Hours of Sebring, Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio, BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, July 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Acura Motorsports' run of podium finishes continued today at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, with the manufacturer extending or taking over the championship lead in all Daytona Prototype International and GTD categories for the first time in the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

Key Points: 
  • BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, July 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Acura Motorsports' run of podium finishes continued today at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, with the manufacturer extending or taking over the championship lead in all Daytona Prototype International and GTD categories for the first time in the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
  • Today's results also saw Acura leapfrog Lamborghini to assume the GTD Manufacturers' Championship lead for the first time this season.
  • After five of 10 races, Acura now has 152 points to 149 for Lexus and 148 for Lamborghini.
  • Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (2.459-mile road course) Bowmanville, ON, Canada