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Carrera Cup Back in Action This Weekend at Watkins Glen
Photo: Jessica Johnk/Porsche After a nearly two-month break, Porsche Carrera Cup North America resumes action this weekend at Watkins Glen International, with a total of 22 Porsche 911 Cup cars on the entry list for Rounds 7 and 8 of the season and second ANDIAL Cup event of the year. With Porsche’s new-for-2026 race car and Pirelli P Zero DHG tire, the IMSA-sanctioned single-make series’ trip to upstate New York will mark several novelties. Tyler Maxson leads the Pro class standings, thanks to three wins in five races so far in his No. 77 Topp Racing entry, with Tom Sargent, the only other winner so far this season in the top category, not present after his one-off weekend in Long Beach subbing for Kyle Washington, who remains suspended by IMSA for his actions in a Ferrari Challenge North America race. Maxson holds a 30-point advantage over second-placed Aaron Jeansonne of Kellymoss, with JDX Racing Callum Hedge third in the standings. In Pro-Am ACI Motorsports drive...
Championship Battles Tighten Entering Watkins Glen Weekend
Photo: Jamey Price/Lamborghini Two memorable races at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America field tightened up the championship battles in the Pro and LB Cup classes and has set the stage for what will be a pivotal third race weekend for Rounds 5 and 6 at Watkins Glen International. With 41 Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 cars entered , if all start this weekend it would eclipse the season-high of 39 cars set at the Sebring opener. It’s been a roller coaster and dynamic start to the season in Pro, with the top three entries separated by just one point heading to Watkins Glen. Will Bamber (No. 33 XONINE Racing) has three wins from four races with two different teams and is tied atop the top spot with the ever-consistent Nick Persing and Hampus Ericsson (No. 1 Wayne Taylor Racing). Elias De La Torre (No. 29 TR3 Racing), meanwhile, is just one point behind. Bamber’s first race in the XONINE entry at Monterey featured a mixed bag with pl...
Pittard Joins Paradine BMW Lineup for 24H Spa
Photo: Gruppe C Photography David Pittard will tackle the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa at the wheel of a BMW M4 GT3 EVO for the first time this weekend after joining the Paradine Competition squad. Pittard, who was unable to start last year’s contest after Henrique Chaves’ Superpole qualifying crash in the Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo that the Briton was due to race, had previously taken a best result of fourth at Spa in 2024. The 2023 Nürburgring 24 winner did contest the Spa race three times at the wheel of an BMW M6 GT3, the M4’s predecessor, but has now joined Paradine’s ranks for this year when he will share the No. 991 Bronze Cup BMW with team owner Darren Leung, squad regular James Kellett and ADAC GT Masters front-runner Leyton Fourie. Pittard is currently racing a similar car in the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup, in which he competes for KPX Motorsport. The sister Paradine Silver Cup No. 992 ent...
Lewis to Sub for Injured Hand at Gradient for Watkins Glen
Photo: Gradient Racing Corey Lewis has been drafted back into Gradient Racing’s Ford Mustang GT3 EVO for this weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, subbing for the injured Joey Hand, who has been ruled out due to a karting injury. Hand, who has served as one of the team’s two dedicated IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup drivers, suffered a broken pelvis in an accident. “I’m so bummed to not be able to race at Watkins Glen,” he said. “Unfortunately, I suffered a broken pelvis in an accident while training in my kart some weeks ago. “It’s tough to miss this one for so many reasons, but mainly because I love this track and I love driving with Gradient Racing. “I look forward to fully recovering and being back in action with the team for Road America. I’ll be watching and cheering from home.” Lewis has been serving as the team’s driver for the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sprint rounds, in addition to opening the se...
Staut Holds Off Dyszelski to Sweep GT3 Cup Races at VIR
Photo: Kyle Schwab/Porsche Karel Staut (Kellymoss) continued his winning form in Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama with a GT3 Cup sweep at Virginia International Raceway, while Ford Koch (Kellymoss) and Anna Cecchi (CHR) split Cayman Pro-Am class victories during the series’ fifth event of the season. Staut added two GT3 Cup victories to his season tally at VIR, although Sunday’s race proved to be his closest challenge of the weekend. Race 1 was interrupted almost immediately when Chris Hutter (JTR Motorsports Engineering) was involved in a heavy accident on the opening lap. The incident brought out an extended caution period before the field returned to green-flag racing. Once the race resumed, Staut quickly settled back into the lead and maintained control through the remainder of the contest. Behind him, Riley Giacomazzi (Competition Motorsports) secured second place while Matthew Siegal (JDX Racing) completed the podium in third. Danny Dyszelski (TO...