Category: Press Releases

Daytona Beach, Fla. (26 January 2014) – When the future came knocking, Action Express Racing was ready to answer the door as the team returned to Gatorade Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway Sunday afternoon after scoring a victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona in a convincing team performance in the first-ever IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship event.  The victory marked the second win in the world-class event in the team’s young history, and the strong team performance was underscored as both team entries finished on the podium. Joao Barbosa…

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It was close, agonizingly close to being a fairytale Daytona for Oliver Gavin and his team mates in the No.4 Corvette C7.R but a gearbox problem in the final few hours put paid to their challenge for GTLM victory.  The British sportscar champion, Tommy Milner and Robin Liddell eventually finished a disappointing 5th in class – a nevertheless extremely encouraging debut for the all-new Corvette racing car in the opening round of the 2014 Tudor United Sportscar Championship. Olly had qualified 4th in class for the season’s opening twice-round-the-clock classic and had…

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Daytona Beach, Fla. (26 January 2014) – Spirit of Daytona Racing took a strong first step in the opening round of the 2014 IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship with a run to fourth place in the 2014 Rolex At Daytona with the No. 90 VISITFLORIDA.com Corvette DP with drivers Richard Westbrook, Michael Valiante, and Mike Rockenfeller. Under a cool but perfectly clear Florida sunny day, the team started the race from the front row with Westbrook at the controls. The huge race marked the opening event of the IMSA era,…

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Daytona (US), 26th January 2014. BMW Motorsport and BMW Team RLL experienced a successful start to the United SportsCar Championship (USCC), securing an impressive podium result in what was the start of a new era in American motor racing. The number 55 BMW Z4 GTLM crossed the line second in the GTLM at the 24-hour race of Daytona (US), after completing a total of 679 laps of the iconic “Daytona International Speedway” road course. Bill Auberlen (US), Andy Priaulx (GB), Joey Hand (US) and Maxime Martin (BE) struggled to match…

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Daytona Beach, Fla. (26 January 2014)- Action Express Racing won the 2014 Rolex 24 At Daytona with drivers Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Sebastien Bourdais driving the No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP to victory on Sunday. Underscoring the strong team performance, the sister No. 9 Action Express Racing/Millennium Corvette DP finished in third. Thank you to all the team partners, fans, and sponsors for the support. A full report will follow. WINNERS: Joao Barbosa, No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP: “It’s an unbelievable result for the team. These…

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Daytona Beach, Fla.  (26 January 2014) –  There was no shortage of effort, but the effort fell short of expectations for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian as the team completed 599 laps of the Daytona International Speedway in the 52nd running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona this weekend. Drivers John Pew, Ozz Negri, Justin Wilson and AJ Allmendinger were hoping to match their 2012 result in the race with an encore victory as the new IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship opened this weekend. But after a mechanical setback during the…

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It wasn’t quite the result they were looking for in this weekend’s 52nd Rolex 24 At Daytona, but for three-time sports car racing champion Wayne Taylor, his sons Ricky and Jordan Taylor, and his longtime friend, business partner and co-driver Max Angelelli, ending up smack in the middle of a historic Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype sweep of the podium is quite the honor. The driving quartet that helped kick off the brand new Tudor United SportsCar Championship era by sharing the No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette Dallara DP for Wayne Taylor…

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jan. 26, 2014 – The new era of sports car racing began this weekend at the 52nd Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, the inaugural race of the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and the first round of the four-race Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup (NAEC). For 24 hours, Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) battled against some of the best racers from around the world.  At the end of the endurance race, the team finished seventh and 15th in the highly-competitive prototype class that was comprised of former American Le Mans…

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL (January 26, 2014) – The 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona was the first 24 hour endurance race for the DeltaWing coupe and in the end, the revolutionary sports car prototype went its longest distance to date, logging 288 laps and 1,035 miles in 16 hours before transmission failure ended the day. There is a long list of positives that the team can take away from the twice-around-the-clock race; knowing that the development of the revolutionary prototype continues in the right direction, that the car is quick, handles…

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Daytona Beach, Fla. (24 January 2014) -Stevenson Motorsports opened the 2014 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge at Daytona International Speedway as the team debuted the brand-new Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R. The weekend marked the first competition outing for the brand-new car, and the team emerged from the event with a huge amount of data and experience with the car. While the weekend didn’t ultimately provide the results the team was looking for, the Daytona opener was the first step forward as the promising new entry for the GS Class looks to…

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