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Photo: Jessica Johnk/Porsche Porsche Motorsport North America has confirmed that it will make up the canceled second Porsche Carrera Cup North America race from Miami in the upcoming event at Road America, in what will become a triple-header weekend for the IMSA-sanctioned single-make series. Race 2 from the Miami International Autodrome, originally scheduled for May 3, was canceled due to a schedule change for Formula 1 because of forecasted weather, which resulted in F1’s race being moved up earlier in the day. The rescheduled race will now run on Sat. Aug. 1 at 8:50 a.m. CST, following the two regular Road America rounds on Friday. Only the drivers that were entered for the Miami weekend will be eligible to take part in the 40-minute make-up race. All three races will be streamed live on Peacock as well as Porsche Motorsport North America and IMSA’s YouTube channels. Source: Sports Car 365

Photo: IMSA Toney Driver Development announced on Wednesday that it will return to the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge for the 2027 season, expanding its efforts and committing to a multi-car LMP3 program utilizing the Ligier JS P325 Toyota. The move marks its commitment to IMSA-sanctioned competition and comes as the series returns to an all-endurance race format for the first time in years. “We’re excited for Toney Driver Development to return to the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge with a multi-car effort right as the series returns to its endurance roots,” said team owner Nathan Toney. “This step shows commitment for our organization, and the timing couldn’t be better with the format change to longer, more strategic races. “We’ve put a lot of work into building a program that can compete for wins right out of the gate, and we can’t wait to introduce our driver lineups in the coming weeks.” IMSA officials confirmed last week that the LMP3 cla...

Photo: Rick Dole/IMSA Roman De Angelis believes it would be “so special” if the GTP class returned to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, suggesting the Canadian fans would be “pretty pumped” to see the top-class prototype machinery back at Mosport. The Heart of Racing Team driver, who took part in last weekend’s Chevrolet Grand Prix in the GTD class subbing for team regular Tom Gamble, who was on FIA World Endurance Championship duty, revealed the Aston Martin Valkyrie, which he normally drives in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, is the only car platform he hasn’t driven at his home track. The GTP class made a one-and-only appearance at CTMP in 2023 (pictured above) and dropped off the calendar the following year when Indianapolis Motor Speedway was added to the WeatherTech Championship schedule in place of the GT-only round at Lime Rock Park. Tom Blomqvist and Colin Braun won that event in Meyer Shank Racing’s Acura ARX-06. ...

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Photo: IMSA Former Grand-Am President Tom Bledsoe has passed away at the age of 71. Bledsoe served in the series’ executive leadership role from 2010-12, having initially been named Grand-Am’s chief operating officer in 2007, and prior to that working for parent company NASCAR beginning in 1990. “On behalf of our IMSA and NASCAR teammates, we extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of former Grand-Am President and longtime NASCAR executive Tom Bledsoe, who passed away over the weekend,” read a joint statement from IMSA President John Doonan and IMSA CEO Ed Bennett. “Tom played an instrumental role in the growth of endurance sports car racing throughout the 2000s and early 2010s, helping lay the foundation for the continued success IMSA enjoys today following the merger of Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series in 2012. “He was a respected leader and valued teammate within the GRAND-AM organization, including among ...

Photo: Mustang Cup Australia Motorcraft Mustang Cup Australia has released a provisional 2027 calendar that includes a first visit to the famous Mount Panorama circuit at Bathurst. The Ford-backed one-make series is currently amid its inaugural campaign, which runs on the support bill of GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS for all bar the season finale at Sandown, where it will host a standalone event. For its second season, it will once again feature on the support bill of the opening five GTWC Australia events under SRO Motorsports Australia’s ‘SpeedSeries’ banner, beginning with the opening round at Phillip Island on April 17-18. That will be followed by visits to The Bend Motorsport Park, Sydney Motorsport Park and Queensland Raceway, before a first trip to Bathurst at the end of October. A sixth and final round remains to be announced, in line with the GTWC Australia calendar that was revealed at last month’s CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa . Seri...

Photo: Julien Delfosse/DPPI Charlie Eastwood was concerned a slow puncture suffered in the penultimate hour of the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo FIA World Endurance Championship event could derail the TF Sport squad from securing a second successive LMGT3 victory. Eastwood triumphed alongside Salih Yoluc and Peter Dempsey at the wheel of the No. 34 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R but endured a more tense conclusion to the race than expected. Strong stints from Yoluc and Dempsey had guided the car from tenth on the grid into the class lead, before Eastwood took to the wheel in third. He was able to find his way past both the No. 92 Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo of Riccardo Pera and the No. 69 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 EVO of Dan Harper but it was not a straightforward final stint to the flag. “We came out behind the Porsche and BMW, but we knew we had a fuel advantage at the stop because obviously we were able to extend with Peter because his pace was so strong, which was great,” said Ea...