Author: Josh Tons

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Freedom Autosport is returning to the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series for the 2014 season, and the team will be fielding three Mazda MX-5s in the ST class. Brothers Mat and Mark Pombo will co-drive the No. 25 Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5. Both brothers have been racing the series full-time since 2011, and both of them honed their skills racing Spec Miatas. Mark Pombo is the first veteran to drive for Freedom Autosport, a team which honors the men and women of the U.S. military and…

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Daytona Beach, Fla. (21 January 2014) – With international interest at an all-time high and a brand new championship to fight for, the 2014 Rolex 24 At Daytona is poised to be a watershed event. This weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona will mark the launch of the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, with a full range of new competition on hand as well as the deployment of a new set of technical rules. But for Spirit of Daytona Racing and its drivers Richard Westbrook (UK), Michael Valiante (Canada), and Mike…

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Amesbury, MA. – January 20th, 2014 — 2014 will mark the fourth consecutive year that Turner Motorsport will compete in the Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona. Turner has assembled a stellar driver lineup to accompany Paul Dalla Lana (CA) in the blue and yellow No. 94 Z4 GTD. Dalla Lana has been the team anchor throughout Turner’s four Rolex 24 hour efforts beginning in 2010. As with previous years, the Turner lineup will include drivers from around the world including BMW Motorsport Factory Driver Augusto Farfus (BR) and Blancpain Endurance series…

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Daytona Beach, Fla. (20 January 2014) – The opening round of the 2014 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSCC) championship this Friday marks the start of a new era in racing, and Mantella Autosport will look to play a big role as history is written at Daytona International Speedway when the team makes its official competition debut. Mantella Autosport pilots Anthony Mantella and Mark Wilkins will share the driving duties of the No. 8 Powered by Spyder/Gulf Aston Martin Vantage in Friday’s 2.5-hour BMW Performance 200 (US broadcast: Fox Sports 2 at 6:00…

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Orlando, Fla. (20 January 2014) – The two-time defending IMSA Champion Rum Bum Racing squad is ready to get the season off to another fast start, and the team has doubled down to score a big result this weekend in the home race. The team will kick off the 2014 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge championship in Friday’s BMW Performance 200 at Daytona International Speedway (Rum Bum Racing Fans can tune into same day broadcast on Fox Sports 2 at 6:00 PM ET) with a strong two-car entry for the opening…

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Pataskala, Ohio (20 January 2014) – Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian is packed and ready to go for the 2014 Rolex 24 At Daytona. The race marks the first-ever IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship event as the next era in sportscar racing launches with the blue riband event at Daytona International Speedway. The team won the race in 2012 and has finished on the podium four times since making its first start in the event in 2004. The 2014 driver line up is a familiar one, as full season pilots John…

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Buffalo Grove, IL (January 20, 2014) – Following a successful first season with the Audi R8 LMS in 2013, Fall-Line Motorsports enters their first full-season with the car in 2014 with great expectations. This program was a new addition to the Fall-Line family in 2013 and has made great strides since its inception midway through the season. This year the team will run the full year with Charlie Putman and Charles Espenlaub along with Oliver Jarvis and James Walker rounding out the lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The…

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Braselton, GA (January 20, 2014) – 24-hour sports car endurance races are as much a matter of survival as competition – an adage even more accurate this week, as DeltaWing Racing Cars prepares to battle more than 60 fellow competitors in the inaugural event of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. A host of new elements have made the virtually nonexistent off season an interesting one for the DeltaWing team: a new livery (designed by Andy Blackmore), a new tire (the Prototype class runs exclusively on Continental…

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Denver, N.C. (20 January 2013) – In its very first race, Action Express Racing made history when it won the 2010 Rolex 24 At Daytona and the team looks to repeat the feat as a new era of sports car racing is set to begin this weekend with the opening round of the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and the 52nd running of the twice around the clock endurance event. With the race demanding the perfect combination of speed, experience, and preparation, the team has assembled a venerable group…

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Mooresville, NC (18 January 2014)- Opportunity has come knocking for Tim Bell Racing, and the team is ready to answer the call as the newest IMSA team entrant prepares for the 2014 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSCC) season. Experienced CTSCC driver Tim Bell took advantage of an extraordinary opportunity to quickly assemble a new team, and formed Tim Bell Racing in the off-season. Even though 24-year old Bell is the youngest team owner in the CTSCC paddock, he had both the passion and connections to hire a group of…

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