IMSA has a reputation for being fan-friendly, but a weekend at Motul Petit Le Mans showed me just how far that reputation extends. Over four days at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, one thought kept coming to mind: Wait, fans can just do this? Walk through the paddock while teams prepare the cars?…
Watching an IMSA race means accepting that you can’t possibly see everything happening at once. Multiple classes are racing simultaneously. Strategies are unfolding on different timelines. One car might be fighting for position while another is stretching a fuel window, and an incident on the…
General Motors staged a dominant championship sweep at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta during last Saturday's Motul Petit Le Mans, capturing top honors across both the GTP and GTD Pro classes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Headlined by Cadillac’s clean sweep of the GTP Manufacturer…
Driving under the shadow of late-season probation, the Frenchman turns a turbulent year of near-misses and controversy into an emotional victory
Kevin Estre had built a career of near-misses in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Going into the weekend, the Frenchman held 11 career podiums without a single victory – including five in GT competition alongside six podiums (three of which were runner-up finishes) in 12 top-class…
Porsche Penske won Petit Le Mans, but Cadillac closed out the season as manufacturer, team and driver champs. Corvette beat Mustang in the GT3 wars.
Ferrari clinched IMSA's GTD Endurance Cup manufacturer title at Petit Le Mans, but a Ferrari-on-Ferrari collision cost AF Corse the team crown by one point. The post Ferrari Won IMSA’s GTD Endurance Cup. AF Corse Lost It to Another Ferrari. appeared first on Backfire Racing.
IMSA Needs to Make the Rolex 24 Absolutely Insane IMSA has one opportunity every January to create something completely ridiculous. Put Max Verstappen, Alex Palou, Kyle Larson and Shane van Gisbergen on the same Rolex 24 grid — and make them compete against each other. Forget the shared-car…
There is something different about endurance racing. After experiencing Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, I completely understand why fans become obsessed with IMSA and sports car racing. The combination of prototypes, GT cars, night racing and a 10-hour battle creates an atmosphere unlike anything…
The path to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) title was anything but straightforward for George Kurtz, Alex Quinn, Toby Sowery, and the #04 ORECA LMP2 07 for CrowdStrike Racing by APR team. In a grueling 10-hour trial in Saturday night’s wild Motul Petit Le Mans…
